A Love for College Football Tailgating: An Interactive Article

Making a party happen is hard work.  Sometimes you sacrifice your own fun for others.  Honestly, it’s worth every single second.

But don’t worry, I still have my fun.  I just want people to come away and remember our party and how much fun they had—or I want them to have the best time they can’t remember.

I can’t do it by myself.  I have friends just as dedicated as I am.  Without them, I’d have to scale it back a bit.

We have our fun, but we’re all doing this on budgets.  I don’t have an RV.  Those guys are even more serious (and more well-funded) than me.  At what job do you get Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday off work seven times a year?  And are they hiring?

No, I’m not rich.  I don’t rock plasma screens or have a grill the size of a semi.  I don’t have a souped-up bus, station wagon, or hearse drowning in my school colors.  But the days of a few people, the single ice chest, and mini-grill are a distant memory as well.

My tailgating crew (or krewe for you Louisianians) is called the “Tower Drive Tigerfanz,” or “TDT” for short.  Our motto is, “We’re not the biggest, we’re not the best, but I assure you, we’re well above average.”

That’s pretty much the best way to describe us.  We know our place in the universe but still aspire to greatness.

We work and prepare for this.  A buddy and I put as much effort into selecting our song set list for a day of tailgating as some NFL teams put into the draft (I’m looking at you, Redskins).

We don’t have any gourmet chefs, but we always have good food.  We don’t know anyone famous, but we’re in a great place to be seen.  We’re not the most off-the-hook throwdown you’ll find, but we’re a fun place to pass a good time.

We do some themes every year.  The annual luau is our oldest continued theme, which we do every year.  We put on an “Oktoberfest” and “Around the World” tailgate, both of which center around our second love after football: beer.

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