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Do many people just tailgate (without going into the football games)?
Posted on 7/13/13 at 11:20 am
Posted on 7/13/13 at 11:20 am
I do enjoy the game day experience, but am growing a lot less tolerant of the morons in the stadium...
I am thinking it might be fun to just beef up the tailgate and watch the game from there while cleaning up during the game...
does anyone have experience doing this?...
I am thinking it might be fun to just beef up the tailgate and watch the game from there while cleaning up during the game...
does anyone have experience doing this?...
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Posted on 7/13/13 at 11:25 am to Spankum
I go to maybe 1 or 2 games a season and tailgate at all of them. I seriously can't imagine being in BR on a saturday that's gameday and not tailgating. That just doesn't make sense to me.
This post was edited on 7/13/13 at 11:28 am
Posted on 7/13/13 at 11:28 am to Spankum
Probably 70 to 80 thousand.
Posted on 7/13/13 at 11:30 am to Spankum
I generally have more fun tailgating than watching the game. I love hanging out, drinking all day. We rarely go to games but are at our tailgate weekly.
Posted on 7/13/13 at 11:32 am to Brageous
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I seriously can't imagine being in BR on a saturday that's gameday and not tailgating. That just doesn't make sense to me.
agree completely...it is kind of strange, but I find myself looking forward to the tailgating more than attending the game this year...I guess I am getting old!...
Posted on 7/13/13 at 11:34 am to La Place Mike
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Probably 70 to 80 thousand.
I hear this consistently, but frankly, I am not sure I believe it...at least in my tailgate area, the place is pretty much deserted while the game is going on...
Posted on 7/13/13 at 11:34 am to Spankum
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agree completely...it is kind of strange, but I find myself looking forward to the tailgating more than attending the game this year...I guess I am getting old!...
I look forward to the tailgates just as much, if not more these days as well. That's why I really like night games. We have a good sized tailgate each year and when we can tailgate that much longer, it's a lot of fun. I've been to shitloads of games and still LOVE going, I just don't feel the need to always go and am happy watching it at the tailgate or going to a restaurant/bar when it starts.
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I hear this consistently, but frankly, I am not sure I believe it...at least in my tailgate area, the place is pretty much deserted while the game is going on...
People go to a friend's house or a bar to watch it if they don't go to the game. Not THAT many people have TV setups outside the stadium. It also means you aren't in traffic after the game.
This post was edited on 7/13/13 at 11:36 am
Posted on 7/13/13 at 11:34 am to Spankum
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cleaning up during the game
Posted on 7/13/13 at 11:34 am to Spankum
same here, I was actually reluctant to leave the tailgate a few times last season to head to the stadium.
Posted on 7/13/13 at 11:35 am to Brageous
Yes. I think the police said they expected 120,000 people tailgating for a game last year. 92,000 seats
This post was edited on 7/13/13 at 11:40 am
Posted on 7/13/13 at 11:39 am to Spankum
More like 40,000. Not 70 to 80.
Posted on 7/13/13 at 11:53 am to Spankum
LSU fans would rather tailgate than go in the stadium. That's embarrassing.
Posted on 7/13/13 at 11:57 am to Spankum
i actually prefer tailgating and NOT going to the 7pm kickoffs. i usually tailgate all day and then go home for the game.
however, for the 230pm kickoffs, i will go to the game and continue the tailgate afterwards.
however, for the 230pm kickoffs, i will go to the game and continue the tailgate afterwards.
Posted on 7/13/13 at 11:59 am to Spankum
"but am growing a lot less tolerant of the morons in the stadium..."
You're tired of watching the offense too I see
You're tired of watching the offense too I see
Posted on 7/13/13 at 12:00 pm to Spankum
I won't turn down tickets to stay at a tailgate, but if I don't have tickets I am not at all disappointed to stay at the tailgate and watch the game there!
Posted on 7/13/13 at 12:05 pm to Hurricane Mike
Reading here & on several other posts that more & more Tiger fans prefer to drink & party than go to 7 games a yr. That's why Tiger Stadium is not even close to what it used to be & unfortunately never will be again. Yet many of these same fans stand up & beat their chests about how great Tiger Stadium is. I can understand all the reasons given for giving up season ticktes, i.e. ticket prices too high, morons in the stadium, heat, kickoff time, etc. But when our fans just prefer to drink & party,that is embarrassing.
Posted on 7/13/13 at 12:10 pm to Spankum
We always watch the game at our tailgate spot. I can watch the game, keep drinking, eating, and I have all the space I want to stretch out. Depending on the game, we usually have anywhere from fifteen to fifty people watching the game with us.
Posted on 7/13/13 at 12:16 pm to Keltic Tiger
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when our fans just prefer to drink & party,that is embarrassing.
Some fans realize the game is entertainment, and their self worth isn't determined by the outcome. Thank god we have fans like you to pick us up.
Posted on 7/13/13 at 12:19 pm to Spankum
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I am thinking it might be fun to just beef up the tailgate and watch the game from there while cleaning up during the game...
There ya go.............. Tons of people do it..........
Posted on 7/13/13 at 12:22 pm to Keltic Tiger
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that is embarrassing.
No it's not. It's part of the changing landscape of sports. 25 years ago we didn't have every LSU game broadcast on HD tv, with dozens of other games to follow during breaks. All sports and venues have seen more people watch games at home. There are still plenty of fans to pack stadium to get the gameday atmosphere one or twice a year.
But more and more of the passionate fans are watching at home bc of HD, DVR, improved tv production, real-time scores. Which is why stadiums empty earlier less interested fans attending
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