Game on! DFT Season Primer After a long hiatus away from what I love to do, tailgating and DFT Nation is back in full force this season! 2020 should be considered a four letter word and never spoken again in decent company. I was fortunate to attend one live game and tailgate at Western Kentucky University last fall versus a normal season of 15-20 road games across the fruited plains. I say fortunate as most fans were imprisoned in their domicile the entire season. This fall, my travels will take me to the four corners of the world and beyond to catch a large assortment of CFB action. Regardless of the Delta Chi Omega variant sniffles going around, college football and tailgating is back!
A lot has changed since 2019: First we had a virus shut the world down. Next, we became a nation more divided than ever with cities ablaze amidst uncivil unrest and different ideas for America. We also have lost many icons to our cherished sport (most recently Bobby Bowden) and college players can now make money off their name image and likeness (NIL). A new 12 team playoff was announced and Texas and Oklahoma have decided they will defect to the SEC. Our local high school football league was played in a shortened spring season. Most importantly, my youngest tailgater is off to the University of Colorado to add to my polygamist collection of favorite teams. Lastly, after nearly 25 years we are leaving DFT world headquarters for new pastures. We will stay local for a year and then it's off to Texas next summer.
What’s on deck for the season:
8/28 - DFT hosted tailgate at San Jose State v Utah Game
9/2 - Boise at UCF (first time)
9/4 - Oklahoma at Tulane (first time)
9/4 - Southern Miss at South Alabama
9/5 - Notre Dame at Florida State
9/18 - Nebraska at Oklahoma
10/2 - Oklahoma at Kansas State (first time)
10/16 - Arizona at Colorado
10/23 - Colorado at Cal
10/30 - Rutgers at Illinois (first time)
11/13 - Ga State at Coastal Carolina - (first time)
11/18 - Louisville at Duke (first time)
11/20 - Wofford at UNC (first time) 1
1/20 - Syracuse at NC State (first time)
11/27 - DFT hosted tailgate Notre Dame at Stanford
12/11 - Army v Navy
Bowl Games TBD
Off Season Bieber Award - goes to all of 2020. I need not say more on this subject.
Ginger - To all who survived a year without tailgating. I raise a toast to you all for your pain and suffering!
Tailgate Connect ® is back up and running. If you are looking for a hassle free tailgate with a local flair, hit us up at www.tailgateconnect.com and use DFT as your promotional code.
Next write up will be after the Labor Day whirlwind.
Happy Tailgating!
Dan
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