tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82225537813627197182024-03-04T22:50:45.038-08:00Dan From The TailgateCollege Football is the greatest spectator sport in America. Tailgating is an art form, sampling the local fare, traditions and partaking in a beverage or two is a must. Atmosphere is everything! If you don't attend a game, you can still tailgate right in the confines of your own man-cave. I am on a quest to attend a game and pre- game event at all 133 Division 1 stadiums and much more. Come join me!
Instagram - dantailgaterDan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-81996780633687737712024-01-13T09:16:00.000-08:002024-01-13T09:16:14.258-08:00Bye Bye Baby, Baby Bye Bye <p> </p><span id="docs-internal-guid-4fd290e2-7fff-e649-f24a-107bffb1cae9"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The end:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> It seems like just last weekend I was having a heat stroke during zero week at Jacksonville State in obscene temperatures. And now, the end is here with the final game of the season in the books. The Michigan Wolverines behind a stifling defense bested the Washington Huskies in Houston Monday to win the 2023 season National Championship. Michigan proved that keeping a team mostly together for three to four years paid off. It goes without saying that they had incredible leadership from their upperclassmen and excellent coaches. Unfortunately, I did not make it to any postseason game this year as life happened.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here is a recap of my season:</span></span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">14 D1A college games attended</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">6 first-time schools, 8 repeats with one new stadium (CSU)</span></span></p></li></ul><ul style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1 high school game</span></span></p></li></ul><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next season so far:</span></span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Zero Week - Eastern Illinois at Illinois</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Labor Day - Lafayette at Buffalo, Ohio at Syracuse</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">9/28 - Oklahoma at Auburn</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Appalachian State home game</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Family Weekend in October - Colorado</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">11/23 - Alabama at Oklahoma</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">12/7 - Army vs. Navy </span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The rest will be scheduled as conference schedules unveil, but I am looking at Tennessee, MTSU, East Carolina, UTSA and Rice</span></span></p></li></ul><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Bieber</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">: I know this won’t be popular with some of my audience, but this week’s winner is Michael Penix Jr. (MPJ) for his antics before, during and after the Natty. First of all, the attire he arrived in with his look-at-me Elton John shades and assassin’s balaclava that he continued to warm up in was alien like. During the game, he became a drama queen in the fourth quarter when it was apparent that UW would lose. By grabbing every part of his body and wincing after each play, he was essentially stating, ”I’m hurt and that’s why we are losing.” No doubt he took some hits, but so did a lot of other people that night, including his more severely injured running back Dillon Johnson who gritted the game out with three lower body injuries. Then after the game, MPJ had an assortment of rags draped over his head covering his face under his helmet as he sauntered off the field — again saying, “Look at me even though you can’t really see me.” For a six-year super senior, he showed a lack of maturity the entire time whilst in Houston. And yes, Houston, UW did have a problem in the vessel of their QB1. It pains me to award the Beibs to him as I have been a fan of Penix (oh yeah, pronounced “Penn Ex”) since his days at Indiana. MPJ, you did not win that sought after Natty, but take pride in your new bieberware and good luck at the next level.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGCOH9tKl564DkEOR8DxEMTx030RRHAooyWZK2tpJRFMcEDA0Td5-a8GGqA8awqg5ww8jabfcNH_d3DXGIbmGoALJwlDTXNPiktW3coAlnOPEy8CtFXK_Faw5FtGHFO4kry9pFhEpfwDbXSC2uWfVM0ilTgsKQIN02-y9wHUJdPRCjMrn_mtr-KAF1xbjT" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGCOH9tKl564DkEOR8DxEMTx030RRHAooyWZK2tpJRFMcEDA0Td5-a8GGqA8awqg5ww8jabfcNH_d3DXGIbmGoALJwlDTXNPiktW3coAlnOPEy8CtFXK_Faw5FtGHFO4kry9pFhEpfwDbXSC2uWfVM0ilTgsKQIN02-y9wHUJdPRCjMrn_mtr-KAF1xbjT=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The invisible man .....all night long</td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Ginger</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">: We all learned this week that the GOAT of CFB coaches, Nick Saban decided to retire after perhaps one of his best coaching jobs ever this season. Much of what I ranted about last week are some of the things that weighed on his decision to exit stage left from the game. College football has lost a huge asset and a pillar of its community. Even if you had “Bama fatigue” over the last 15 years, you can’t disagree that he did it the right way, unlike some unnamed others in the Bieber HOF. He won seven Nattys, six while at Bama, and countless SEC titles. His accomplishments will probably never again be matched with the way the game has changed (refer to last week’s rant) </span><a href="https://dantailgate.blogspot.com/2024/01/post-seasons-greetings.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">https://dantailgate.blogspot.com/2024/01/post-seasons-greetings.html</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> . Through the years, I saw Nick do his magic live in three national championships and a handful or two of regular season games. This past season when I was in Tuscaloosa for the LSU game, I saw him on the sideline in person and realized the end may be near. My respect for his accomplishments grew that night. He will be missed by the CFB world, but he gets to take his Ginger hardware with him into his golden years and keep on singing Dixieland Delight!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwwe-sUaCzoe7xkNpgzr3aTFoBUlVfwMBi9ab2YLyYgxP89usvVrV9ahLoNqnromULC-mCQGxsjspQ0Ifr8JK9PY6yjYdns57hdGnpGwXC-yvIuei1zIAQrfbKGgXxK3E8E6J2wmd8NapHJLNdsaj2BbSE8nUDWnwaX8LcYul1YgxcIbqY_cFRiQ4U4muO" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="959" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwwe-sUaCzoe7xkNpgzr3aTFoBUlVfwMBi9ab2YLyYgxP89usvVrV9ahLoNqnromULC-mCQGxsjspQ0Ifr8JK9PY6yjYdns57hdGnpGwXC-yvIuei1zIAQrfbKGgXxK3E8E6J2wmd8NapHJLNdsaj2BbSE8nUDWnwaX8LcYul1YgxcIbqY_cFRiQ4U4muO=w472-h640" width="472" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The two GOATS</td></tr></tbody></table></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The off-season:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Mrs. Tailgate and I will be splitting our time between Florida and Cali getting rested and ready for the 2024 season. I will continue to work on the Tailgate Connect business, which had a record year this season, and I thank those of you who helped make it happen. With that, I bid adieu for the next seven months.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Click on link: </span><a href="https://youtu.be/PgWyvnBHyOw?si=G0OsFworKZy9iJUC" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #196ad4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">https://youtu.be/PgWyvnBHyOw?si=G0OsFworKZy9iJUC</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Happy Tailgating!</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br />Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-58381209379954504052024-01-05T16:21:00.000-08:002024-01-05T16:21:11.749-08:00Post Season's Greetings<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">With 41 bowl games already played, we await only the Natty on January 8th in Houston to witness the highest level of college football. Additionally, the FCS ship is on Sunday, January 7th in Frisco, TX will be played between Montana and South Dakota State. Aside from two terrific playoff games, the overall bowl season was an unmitigated disaster for college football (more on that below). In the first CFP semifinal at the Rose Bowl, Michigan and Jim Harbaugh took down Nick Saban and mighty Alabama in a game ending with a goal line stop in OT. In the Sugar Bowl, Washington defeated Texas in a game that was closer in score than it should have been. Thus, Michigan and Washington will play for the grand honors in Houston’s NRG stadium on Monday night.</span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-4f676232-7fff-3fe8-ae9a-47db45185e34"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGJYpHdICAcu7pz_4EdAxtPfvtzLajd7zRRjSfoYpCE26gMkRCkyu-nFikYtsCTAz6b4z_u1eco4MQtXMMjBmMacVoYkqBsIaPyN-06kFK4RcjNaxcr98Abxf_ooFUqWyokRdB6J2PHyTe234xe9sl2AHQhJprz3kulfNxzvAn0mnZWRYfOKqqrSjDAtQQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGJYpHdICAcu7pz_4EdAxtPfvtzLajd7zRRjSfoYpCE26gMkRCkyu-nFikYtsCTAz6b4z_u1eco4MQtXMMjBmMacVoYkqBsIaPyN-06kFK4RcjNaxcr98Abxf_ooFUqWyokRdB6J2PHyTe234xe9sl2AHQhJprz3kulfNxzvAn0mnZWRYfOKqqrSjDAtQQ=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Around the country:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Other bowl games of note included the Cotton Bowl played at Jerry World on December 29th with Mizzou taking down “The” Ohio State Buckeyes 14-3. This win meant a lot to the Mizzou faithful as they outnumbered the Buckeye fans by a significant margin. Additionally, this was Tailgate Connect’s largest tailgate to date hosted by the VIP Ultimate Tailgate team at the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Boiling Tails </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">restaurant</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">across from the stadium. The Nerds of Northwestern finished a remarkable season by upsetting the mighty Utes of Utah 14-7 in the Las Vegas Bowl. This was remarkable considering the off-season turmoil the program endured. In the bowl where the winning team’s coach gets a giant container of Mayo dumped on him (Duke’s Mayo), WVU bested North Carolina 30-10. </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Okie State rebounded from the Big 12 Championship beatdown at the hands of Texas to take down Texas A&M 31-23 in the Texas Bowl played in Houston. Kansas State, without QB1 portal boy Will Howard (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">way to abandon your team, bro</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">), still had enough juice to beat the Wolfpack of NC State 28-19 in, wait for it … the Pop Tart Bowl. The Fighting Irish, playing without opt-out pretty boy QB1 Sam Hartman, destroyed Oregon State 40-0 who also played without their portal boy and QB1 DJ Ukulele. The Maryland Terps, also without their opt-out/portal combo QB1 “Little Tua,” put a beat down on Auburn 31-13. In the Fiesta Bowl, Oregon annihilated Liberty Biberty 45-6. In a rare occurrence amongst today’s superstars, the much heralded Oregon senior QB1 Bo Nix stood by his team and played brilliantly in the game to boot.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">No Bieber this week — instead you get a soapbox special I’m calling,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> “If I were the commissioner of college football”:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> With all of the players leaving their teams for the mythical transfer portal combined with “opt-outs”, college football was down over 1,600 players for the bowl season. Combine those numbers with coaches departing before bowl games, we had what amounts to spring games played away from home campuses. The transfer portal, filled with butt hurt feelings and NIL dollars, has rapidly spiraled out of control and is ruining this once great and pure game beyond repair. One can look at the outcome of the Georgia vs. Florida State Orange Bowl game where the Noles only had two starters from the regular season still around to suit up for the match. Final score UGA 63, FSU 3. The portal is equivalent to free agency now in college sports. Consider this: Even professional sports don’t allow for free agency until a set period after the final whistle has blown on the last game of the postseason. I can’t fault anyone for chasing a dollar as I am a full blown capitalist. However, there needs to be some riot control provisions in place to bring structure and integrity back into this once great game called college football. So, please humor me and allow me to make my case for what I would do to address this issue (Oh, and don’t even get me started on conference realignment):</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidj8xM43e4Okr85RJCxo4RpG5r8Gc83iu2U9mWfk_7XXTK6inf81N2dyjiysbGLyvUurkkSTzkEkIj566dpkrRfH2nckxLTxH5AYkOBXWSg2D4qxNbviNx3Tpw0lfkUFKu6mYcNbw_TdRs-0pzodS5JTeFZgbHlqpNYEoAfwRU1bESc-87q7nSjKCTd5l2" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidj8xM43e4Okr85RJCxo4RpG5r8Gc83iu2U9mWfk_7XXTK6inf81N2dyjiysbGLyvUurkkSTzkEkIj566dpkrRfH2nckxLTxH5AYkOBXWSg2D4qxNbviNx3Tpw0lfkUFKu6mYcNbw_TdRs-0pzodS5JTeFZgbHlqpNYEoAfwRU1bESc-87q7nSjKCTd5l2=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Commissioner DFT</td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">All high school recruiting shall be frozen from the last regular season game (not conference championship) until the day after the Natty.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: medium;">No coaches shall leave their teams unless they are terminated until after the Natty. They will remain with and continue coaching their team through their bowl game, assuming they are in one.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Transfer portal will not open until after the Natty for a period of two weeks. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Any player leaving his team </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-style: italic; white-space-collapse: preserve;">via portal or opt out </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-style: italic; white-space-collapse: preserve;">before their bowl game will forfeit that fall semester scholly and the proportionate amount of NIL dollars they have received.</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Student athletes will only be allowed to use the portal one time during their college career. If they transfer a second time, they will have to sit out a year as was required in the past.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Any schools caught tampering with other schools players will be severely fined and will not be allowed to participate in the postseason. Public shaming in the town square might be in order too.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Under no circumstances will any student athlete be allowed to have more than five years of eligibility. Military service is the only exception on a case by case basis. No more seven-year-wonders.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oh, and ESPN shall not be permitted to control the narrative on college football or the playoff selection 🙂.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There, so it is written, so it shall be done! </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Ginger</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">: The Texas State Bobcats. The Cats played Rice in the First Responder Bowl in Dallas, TX, at SMU’s Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Two points of badassery: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> the Bobcats stayed almost entirely intact with no portal departures or opt-outs. This bowl game meant something to them and to their fans. They ended up winning the game over the studious Rice Owls by a sizable margin of victory, 45-21. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> The stadium ran out of beer in the third quarter. It is believed that the rabid Texas State fans were responsible for this draining of the golden beverage. This is an impressive feat and deserves to be rewarded. So, for those two reasons, I award the coveted Ginger to the Texas State team and their fan base. Well done, Bobcat nation!</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Next up</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">: I will be on the couch for the two Nattys this weekend, being served libations and snacks by my adoring harem.</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-16729831213136252742023-12-05T07:54:00.000-08:002023-12-05T07:54:20.151-08:00The Table is Set<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">My plans this past weekend were altered, and thus I did not make the trek to Arlington, TX, for the Big 12 Championship Game.</span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-26d73f6e-7fff-193c-e8b8-0e2ce482205d"><span style="font-size: large;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">And so, just like that, the 2023 college football regular season has come to an end. The die is cast, and there is one deserving team that’s left on the outside looking in. Many of us without a dog in the fight were looking for even more chaos than what ensued this past weekend. With Alabama knocking off two-time reigning national champion Georgia, this opened the door for some good old-fashioned controversy. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Florida State went into the ACC Championship Game undefeated against a two-loss Louisville team. It was believed that they needed to win big and win pretty to secure their spot in the final four. The reason being that they would be without Heisman-hopeful quarterback Jordan Travis who broke his leg two weeks ago. They would be led by a freshman QB, as their number two was also out due to concussion protocol. The Seminole’s defense was up for the challenge as they shut down the Cardinal’s offense. However, the Nole’s offense was equally as inept as Louisville’s on the night. The Noles won, but didn’t win convincingly enough for the committee to not slide Alabama into the fourth playoff spot, which is exactly what happened.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The College Football Playoff will feature the aforementioned Alabama Crimson Tide taking on the Michigan Wolverines in the Rose Bowl on January 1. In the other semifinal, Texas will square off against the University of Washington in the New Orleans Sugar Bowl on January 1. Next year with the playoff expanding, we won’t have these controversies, right?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">In conference championship news (that mattered), Michigan, Washington and Texas dispatched their opponents to secure their conference trophies and invites to the playoff. In the Big Ten final, Michigan shut out Iowon’t 26-0. The Texas Longhorns in their final Big 12 ship, playing in a sea of two shades of orange in Jerry World, annihilated the Cowpokes from Stillwater 49-21. And the Huskies of UW clawed out their second victory of the year over the Ducks from Eugene 34-31 to secure the final PAC 12 championship trophy.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Other conference champions:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">AAC -. SMU </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">CONUSA -. Liberty, Liberty, Liberty ♯♯♯</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">MAC - Miami Ohio</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">MWC - Boise State</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sun Belt - Troy</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Bieber</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">: FSU fans would say the 13-person CFP committee is well deserving this week — and they may very well be. But let me point out something even more bothersome to me: Have you noticed that “the rise” in football pants is analogous to the rise of mini skirts in the 1960s? Players' pants no longer have knee pads or material covering their knees. In fact, Mrs. Tailgate inquired the other day, ”Why are those players wearing shorts?” It is almost a contest now to see how high up they can wear their pants. Larry Bird in his short shorts of the 80s would be proud to endorse. However, with no knee pads, more bone bruises and other types of knee injuries are probably more prevalent now than they were before this latest fashion statement. So this week, we awarded the trophy for the first time ever to a clothing fad! Hey pants, stick the trophy in a pair of football pants, you won't be covering up much of it, so all can still enjoy.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7EQuSKszMne27B7dqVOQayv6VZIEnC2NBGU84qKACDlJcM-hDOmj0QdT8LE2LlLiqUOKyWo7QBNfFL0yByVD4uUgMlLeog12ADEuP-to31hWME2G_DJsaGUTEXV-klE9wi86i5yqu6imDCU53ii1PvrhyphenhyphenE_jPxUqdkzafvlN-DLVf03tHHDbOs1Nir76/s1522/DFE91789-17FE-4E10-A02B-49019BBACA3B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1522" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7EQuSKszMne27B7dqVOQayv6VZIEnC2NBGU84qKACDlJcM-hDOmj0QdT8LE2LlLiqUOKyWo7QBNfFL0yByVD4uUgMlLeog12ADEuP-to31hWME2G_DJsaGUTEXV-klE9wi86i5yqu6imDCU53ii1PvrhyphenhyphenE_jPxUqdkzafvlN-DLVf03tHHDbOs1Nir76/w400-h269/DFE91789-17FE-4E10-A02B-49019BBACA3B.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He wears short shorts.......</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Ginger</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">: In a world of me, me, me, and “I am taking my talents to (insert your favorite school here),” it is refreshing to see a young man who is a contrarian to his generation. Utah State starting quarterback Levi Williams is walking away from college football to take a shot at becoming a Navy Seal to serve his country. After leading his team with a five-touchdown game two weeks ago, and making them bowl eligible, Levi made the surprising announcement. The 6’5, 230 pound QB had at least one more year of eligibility remaining. Instead, he stated that he felt it more important to serve his country that he loves deeply. We salute your move here Levi and wish you the best in your courageous endeavors. Ginger up, Sailor!</span><p></p><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Next up</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">: I hope to make at least one bowl game and possibly the FCS Natty in Frisco, TX. I will update you all here when I make the call.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Happy Tailgating!</span></span><br /></span>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-6501348765701709012023-11-27T09:49:00.000-08:002023-11-27T09:49:54.021-08:00 Wacky Wilvawee Weekend!<p><br /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-8defb947-7fff-1ccf-ae9f-fc36e227fa4f"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In what is known as rivalry weekend, the two days following turkey day did not disappoint this year. We will get to the games in a moment, but first the narcissist in me must discuss what the hell I did this weekend. (Also, you are correct. I failed again last week to send out an article. This is a possible Bieber infraction.).</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For the tenth time since 2001, I made my way to “The Farm” in Palo Alto for the Notre Dame/Stanford game. It took me three and a half hours from our new place in Cali to get there with the Thanksgiving traffic. Naturally, I passed the time listening to many of the exciting games on ESPN radio. Once in Palo Alto, I linked up with my old neighbor Drubaca at the patio bar for a quick beer and loaded tater tots. Then we embarked on a brisk one mile walk to meet the Harkin clan from Donegal, Ireland in the Masters Grove for a few more pops. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPBXrVbR2zQqF456bGj3t37KGAbtstGBjyZresZbB0bAsl7LBHNDMf_ZTOcnlZobKZJFtDV63Jy0d-vmmMTyYVLNS6ang48Oleo-rI1zP5Va6PDrCPN-y7ScQHRml9UriUyrJT7iG_JRw-y8NIydQcyaLg5ogIpKLRueQ9lovZkeGev1-N3f3SezxSR4D/s1280/IMG_4648.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPBXrVbR2zQqF456bGj3t37KGAbtstGBjyZresZbB0bAsl7LBHNDMf_ZTOcnlZobKZJFtDV63Jy0d-vmmMTyYVLNS6ang48Oleo-rI1zP5Va6PDrCPN-y7ScQHRml9UriUyrJT7iG_JRw-y8NIydQcyaLg5ogIpKLRueQ9lovZkeGev1-N3f3SezxSR4D/w640-h640/IMG_4648.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notre Dame owns "The Farm" once again!</td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As is customary, more than half the stadium was filled with Notre Dame fans sporting their green colors and a healthy glow from their tailgates. After several first quarter turnovers that put Notre Dame in a brief hole, the Irish dominated play for the next two plus quarters, rolling to a 56-23 smackdown of the lowly Cardinal. Notre Dame’s offense was led by Jerome Bettis’ Clone, Audric Estime, who ran for 238 yards and four touchdowns. I also finally got to see Sam Hartman play live after several failed attempts since tracking his career from his high school days on the Netflix series QB1. Oh, and what would a Stanford game be without me ranting about how disgusting and vile that joke of a so-called scatter band is? They remain an absolute disgrace to a very integral part of college football. The drive home was much shorter with no nighttime traffic and another helping of Thanksgiving dinner awaiting me.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Around the country</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: In a weekend full of close rivalry games, it depends on your personal loyalties as to which game was the best — but there was definitely no shortage of exciting matchups. In what is called “The Game,'' we saw Ryan “Charmin” Day lose once again to a Michigan team whose head coach was in timeout. My sister stated that Ryan Day looks like he kicks dogs. This most likely eliminates the overrated Buckeyes from playoff contention and possibly cryin Ryan from his current employment status. The only thing that makes me happier is watching Lincoln Riley lose (sorry SC friends). </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TLNv69bIMddy0ivahXK378l4QDJHjoF9M-qPZ2EkF-7eOl0X6fyACWx5-RWxZ_Cyl8yV0ntHzJS6oDkT_XGeCarn5rrY-QDjCOwPYb8jx3sK6LxQXn1RM98W3JNFMGdx1O84GHI-W4RrzRhKK6ID9O9guB628qaheckDDoOYt6dGcw0crwjjMcHyPmmm/s1024/IMG_4643.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TLNv69bIMddy0ivahXK378l4QDJHjoF9M-qPZ2EkF-7eOl0X6fyACWx5-RWxZ_Cyl8yV0ntHzJS6oDkT_XGeCarn5rrY-QDjCOwPYb8jx3sK6LxQXn1RM98W3JNFMGdx1O84GHI-W4RrzRhKK6ID9O9guB628qaheckDDoOYt6dGcw0crwjjMcHyPmmm/w248-h248/IMG_4643.JPG" width="248" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifz4NZ1ERcrzsbeQUBpyPYcQO7gvPruHu3oFBPkRKu7YQcsYT_85PrTdf-NonahZSXlKJKb5Y-OHnGoIhzPpu0rp7goQQyNftROc_fvPJ3zHFL2EkaHMUQGIjlleiVm8bM8DWZMcyTUMlEdd398cD8X24BN4RnBNhuY3sBuFGetqTgtZtk5JMMSnTaHfeb/s1363/IMG_4646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifz4NZ1ERcrzsbeQUBpyPYcQO7gvPruHu3oFBPkRKu7YQcsYT_85PrTdf-NonahZSXlKJKb5Y-OHnGoIhzPpu0rp7goQQyNftROc_fvPJ3zHFL2EkaHMUQGIjlleiVm8bM8DWZMcyTUMlEdd398cD8X24BN4RnBNhuY3sBuFGetqTgtZtk5JMMSnTaHfeb/s320/IMG_4646.jpg" width="225" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the Iron Bowl, Alabama pulled off what will now be called the “Milroe Miracle.” Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe threw a 40 yard strike to the corner of the end zone to his stud receiver Isaiah Bond for a come-from-behind 27-24 win over their hated rival Auburn. The #1 ranked Georgia Bulldogs struggled in the game known as “Good Old Fashioned Hate” against the Nerds from Georgia Tech. The Dawgs squeaked by with a 31-23 victory, their 29th straight.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> In the Apple Cup, it took a late field goal for the Huskies to narrowly secure another win to remain undefeated on the season. Final score UW 24, WSU 21. In the Civil War, Oregon easily bested Oregon State 31-7. After losing, OSU head coach Jonathan Smith pulled a Lincoln Riley and bolted for Michigan State. In the Commonwealth Cup, Kentucky knocked off Louiville, eliminating any outside chance they had at crashing the playoffs. Florida State, playing without injured all world QB1 Travis Hunter, managed to come from behind and beat their in-state rival Florida 24-15. Arizona capped off their best regular season in a decade with a crushing defeat of Arizona State in the Territorial Cup. In Group of Five action, Liberty ended their regular season 12-0 with a win over UTEP, and Tulane finished their campaign with an 11-1 record and possibly a top 20 ranking. Finally, FCS, D2 and D3 playoffs also got underway this weekend.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdK5YOY8R_yEKesnXzqqxdnfFTac9_k1lhli2VBoPCd1osZMgDvQVU_0wf3OmZWBHsnjiCCFkixyUdIoKmBb-2bKsILWCc4MS47i8285pynR3_HsCswQDmafxv7K1tWWydO3pLmIQ1LRNUbb9z2RvbDM3ccxRbEI1R9ZLcxH_zOaAucBe7-i_xxu9Uv7EM/s2016/IMG_2361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdK5YOY8R_yEKesnXzqqxdnfFTac9_k1lhli2VBoPCd1osZMgDvQVU_0wf3OmZWBHsnjiCCFkixyUdIoKmBb-2bKsILWCc4MS47i8285pynR3_HsCswQDmafxv7K1tWWydO3pLmIQ1LRNUbb9z2RvbDM3ccxRbEI1R9ZLcxH_zOaAucBe7-i_xxu9Uv7EM/w205-h273/IMG_2361.jpg" width="205" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Donnelly sibs at Navy 0n 11/15</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Conference championships for next weekend:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Final Pac 12 Ship: Oregon vs. Washington</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SEC: UGA vs. Bama</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Big 12: Texas vs. Okie State</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Big Ten: Michigan vs. Iowon’t</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ACC: FSU vs. Louisville</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">AAC: Tulane vs. SMU</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MWC: Boise vs. UNLV</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sun Belt: App State vs. Troy</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">CUSA: Liberty vs. New Mexico State</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">MAC: Miami-Ohio vs. Toledo</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bieber award</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: … Can you guess? Once again the award goes to perennial Bieberite, the Stanford Band and their lame mascot for not entertaining or amusing me. Simply put, in the harshest of terms, they suck. No talent, no humor, no respect. In fact, they are so bad, I am going to make them crawl the length of a muddy football field to obtain their latest Bieber trophy and then crawl back to their mansions in Woodside and Atherton, CA, to put it on their mantle. Honorable mention goes to all those who bailed on joining me at Stanford.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ginger</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">award:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Goes to Oklahoma QB Dillon Gabriel for playing on Friday after getting hurt the previous weekend and being listed as doubtful. Not only did he play, but he threw for 400 yards, three touchdowns and even ran one in leading the Sooners to a 69-45 shootout over TCU. Do you think the Sooner fans miss Caleb now? Look at these comparative stats:</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGbQaKjBSambhdHARMrCDGTRNByCt_VAu2aNnJNW68AHlCVPTJ6l5jZV80_vRHNNSNaXbJO94CjdE-_lFn49rLvdnyHSs8X7tH8oubiI_Wua9pLagUeF98tFazFOUXhmMmZ6iFc00nYzprxbAbIv-o5H3MQnZPmFOTcVBRNnfg_y8pzx717SvREVoo-vl/s1280/IMG_4649.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGbQaKjBSambhdHARMrCDGTRNByCt_VAu2aNnJNW68AHlCVPTJ6l5jZV80_vRHNNSNaXbJO94CjdE-_lFn49rLvdnyHSs8X7tH8oubiI_Wua9pLagUeF98tFazFOUXhmMmZ6iFc00nYzprxbAbIv-o5H3MQnZPmFOTcVBRNnfg_y8pzx717SvREVoo-vl/w296-h640/IMG_4649.PNG" width="296" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Well done DG, and come back for one more year please!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next up:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I am off to Arlington, TX, to catch the Big 12 Championship and attend a tailgate sponsored by Tailgate Connect®. It will be hard being in a sea of all that awful orange, but I consider it a mission of mercy and charity to kick off the Christmas season.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy Tailgating!</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-70162037360561311362023-11-13T14:38:00.000-08:002023-11-13T14:38:03.274-08:00Tiger Bait<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I will start off by begging for your forgiveness for not getting an article out last week. This is my first miss of the season. I did attend two games in one day in the great state of Alabama that Saturday (11/4) at UAB and the University of Alabama. Forrest Gump would have been proud of all my running around. Check out pictures below from the missed weekend.</span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-270a7700-7fff-c005-6b7a-279301889ea4"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCshfkLI13Kn0yeyEaWHnxHqdcAC6_7oRTgcgcCp31PabgTYxT40K_jSww36loDX0baYP51CuzWyesxKED05yOQ4mxY3R4sGUgZ8MA7uCwNBx6oE7bJn-Va6QkzdbG2OQOEwljTofGRXt9zOpeivToc2NpF2mjTGDU38AmHTrteTqSZRqNC2wse3FC3QW/s1280/IMG_4406.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCshfkLI13Kn0yeyEaWHnxHqdcAC6_7oRTgcgcCp31PabgTYxT40K_jSww36loDX0baYP51CuzWyesxKED05yOQ4mxY3R4sGUgZ8MA7uCwNBx6oE7bJn-Va6QkzdbG2OQOEwljTofGRXt9zOpeivToc2NpF2mjTGDU38AmHTrteTqSZRqNC2wse3FC3QW/w640-h640/IMG_4406.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clockwise from top left- Utah Pig Bus Tailgaters, BC Pops & Peg enjoying the win at Cuse, The Duncan boys on opposite sides at USC/UW game and Friends of Frank Tailgate at Rutgers pre gaming!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6OaHCNFgs2fKLo4o0aK45QpHVkQTU97u-YYeLV9f7CHY9yq2UqIGD8z4A6dE-bIdLIr9UOkY6KZJVl0Uc4scvCXh8uZhHo_7eGpE3pwhKercg7OSva67ugnIgk5ZBbooZI37Z9-M-Ka8k0g2_9X2MyfcQonXw0G2GzVWuqf-dopZ8lnqglZzvGXwega-/s1280/IMG_4407.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6OaHCNFgs2fKLo4o0aK45QpHVkQTU97u-YYeLV9f7CHY9yq2UqIGD8z4A6dE-bIdLIr9UOkY6KZJVl0Uc4scvCXh8uZhHo_7eGpE3pwhKercg7OSva67ugnIgk5ZBbooZI37Z9-M-Ka8k0g2_9X2MyfcQonXw0G2GzVWuqf-dopZ8lnqglZzvGXwega-/w640-h640/IMG_4407.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rollllllllllllll Tide Rolll!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div>This past weekend had me once again traversing the highways of the Deep South to make my third SEC matchup in as many weeks. This time, my trusty F-150 pointed me due west on Interstate 10 and took me the five hours for my third trip to Baton Rouge, LA. The purpose of the trip was to visit three of our stellar tailgates that we at Tailgate Connect offer at LSU. The Tigers were hosting the Florida Gators, and the game, of course, would be played at night in Death Valley — which is the only way to see a game there. This meant that most LSU tailgates would be well underway by 8 a.m. and folks would have their glow on by noon. As I have mentioned before, LSU is consistently one of the top tailgate experiences every year.</span></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I arrived at 1 p.m. and started the day with our newest Tailgate,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Krewe of</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Damn Strong</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. While new to Tailgate Connect, this tailgate has been around 20 years and is run by Stephen Cannon and his family and friends. I was treated to some of the most amazing tailgate food I have ever had: Alligator sausage, meatballs, boudin, alligator piquante over a bed of noodles … Oh, and let’s not forget the stellar bread pudding. All of this was washed down with a swig of homemade moonshine, giving this tailgate a real bayou feel. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_-DMp5EkCLay12ysNPHUvDRGrUUPr1EVfPqQXmFgXANlruTIaLn1led4bRjoN9lf-YbMfed-uE824-WQjRPGDPoU-NXCVhRfIOKGYaxu4tKmLwHc226zAoix3yR9SmdvcP4ZfkH3RqNo-72zcT5vdH4sAZOUl0CZY7HVpQG_CmQJN__3byfKSPuRt9Xq/s1280/IMG_4404.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_-DMp5EkCLay12ysNPHUvDRGrUUPr1EVfPqQXmFgXANlruTIaLn1led4bRjoN9lf-YbMfed-uE824-WQjRPGDPoU-NXCVhRfIOKGYaxu4tKmLwHc226zAoix3yR9SmdvcP4ZfkH3RqNo-72zcT5vdH4sAZOUl0CZY7HVpQG_CmQJN__3byfKSPuRt9Xq/w640-h640/IMG_4404.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Damn Strong Tailgate bringing the you in Bayou! </td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I then made my way to our second and third tailgates, two long-time affiliate hosts of ours, where we had over 100 customers in attendance . </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">KOCKA </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bayou Bandits</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> are the names. At KOCKA, I spent time with a group of 10 customers from the Boston area that were doing a guys trip in Louisiana. At the Bayou Bandits tailgate, I met a group of 12 folks who were down from Canada and having the time of their lives. We also had a bachelor party and a group of 12 guys who all went to high school together in Danville, CA, back in the last 1970s. Through it all, the Abita beer kept flowing at the Bayou Bandits party.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHdgu3Hq2EDV_-sgRdBn7Z5jxuXm9tOXDXykQ4ig6B9-V6sZMN6ldGzV3G94IyHm_9QokDpqd8vos8vLk9GoCYyDXDaL4eCVfuyLKoxgKk0Ee1NSbxKpeHym3ZO9XYv9O-X6ZhdaCjaai410xHxP5g3y3K7EK0tM1VZBw7h3gtMuEr7fapcKYV87VYfFH/s1280/IMG_4405.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHdgu3Hq2EDV_-sgRdBn7Z5jxuXm9tOXDXykQ4ig6B9-V6sZMN6ldGzV3G94IyHm_9QokDpqd8vos8vLk9GoCYyDXDaL4eCVfuyLKoxgKk0Ee1NSbxKpeHym3ZO9XYv9O-X6ZhdaCjaai410xHxP5g3y3K7EK0tM1VZBw7h3gtMuEr7fapcKYV87VYfFH/w640-h640/IMG_4405.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bayou Bandits and KOCKA Tailgates at LSU.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stephen, the host of the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Damn Strong </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">tailgate was beyond generous and even provided me with a ticket to the game. Way better price than what Mrs.Tailgate paid for that Colorado ticket last month :). Kickoff was at 6:30 p.m., so the 102,000 fans started making their way into Death Valley to take their seats while another 100,000 continued partying outside the stadium. I also was given a free gameday program (which are rare by the way) from the program stand guy. It must’ve been my charm or the stupid look on my face, not sure which.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">LSU entered the game toting a 6-3 record,with Florida sitting at 5-4. LSU was led by one of the most dynamic players college football has seen in some time, QB1 Jaden Daniels, while Florida was captained by Wisconsin transfer QB Graham Mertz. If you have not seen Daniels play in person, you are missing out on one of the all-time greats IMHO. He did not disappoint on the night as he set a record as the only QB to throw for over 350 yards while also running for 235. The game teetered back and forth until midway through the third quarter when LSU and Daniels swung the momentum fully in the Tigers’ favor. After falling behind 28-24 early in the third, LSU ran off 28 points to Florida’s seven for a 52-35 swamp beating. If Daniels is not a Heisman finalist, I will call out the Heisman committee for being as corrupt as the Nobel Peace Prize committee. To top off an awesome game, the massive LSU marching band treated us to a patriotic Veterans Day halftime tribute.<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcY4s7fCz2-Sy4B7_0t89RAuf52Opar0nVrAmDtgaoWdLnPVpKsMtpzK2jh1W-86Kmxvc9_WirvTIyYKQKlqDOWHD1tys4fHxtN4atZJEpZWEPNIvN5LzeGMPhGzI0wwyX8E7_IXp_AyxYnBKJzozFiIL126H4yez3XbpmjDdzaXVc7N0Cf6omOXlYSOb/s2016/IMG_4378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcY4s7fCz2-Sy4B7_0t89RAuf52Opar0nVrAmDtgaoWdLnPVpKsMtpzK2jh1W-86Kmxvc9_WirvTIyYKQKlqDOWHD1tys4fHxtN4atZJEpZWEPNIvN5LzeGMPhGzI0wwyX8E7_IXp_AyxYnBKJzozFiIL126H4yez3XbpmjDdzaXVc7N0Cf6omOXlYSOb/w480-h640/IMG_4378.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Military halftime tribute by the marching band</td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Around the Country</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Michigan, absent Coach Harbaugh passed their first real test of the year by beating the Nittany Lions in Happy Valley. Out west, Oregon held on for a close win over Benedict Riley and the USC Trojans. Rumors are swirling that Lincoln is already looking to leave to protect himself when Caleb moves on to the NFL and leaves him completely exposed. (Can you tell I am still bitter about how he did Oklahoma?). In the Big 12, we witnessed Oklahoma righting their rocking ship by running wild all over the WVU Mountaineers. In the ACC, Florida State stayed perfect by scalping their in-state and conference rival, the University of Miami. I must also give the SEC a second mention as it is hard to ignore how well Georgia has been playing, winning their 27th straight game by blowing out Ole Miss 52-17. In Group of Five action, San Jose State upset Fresno State by showing them the way out of San Jose, 42-18. In Division 2 action, Frostburg State finished their season with a big win over Fairmont State completing a 7-3 campaign.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bieber</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Although there must be enough evidence that will prove Coach Harbaugh was complicit to some degree in the now notorious sign stealing scandal, he has not been officially charged. This did not stop the knee-jerk Big Ten administration from bowing to the whining of the other Big Ten schools to have ole mom pants suspended. Once upon a time in America, one was not convicted and punished until officially proven guilty. I suppose the paste eaters in the Big Ten admin skipped their classes in civics as they took it upon themselves, in an unconstitutional manner, to suspend Harbaugh from coaching on Saturdays for the rest of the season. This was not even sanctioned by the NCAA or Dean Wormer at Faber. In the words of Otter from Delta Tau Chi, “Isn’t this an indictment of our entire American society? We’re not going to sit here and listen to you bad mouth the United States of America!” Well, Big Ten administration, you might not have the backing of John Belushi and the rest of the Animal House, but you do have some nice, shiny new Bieberware!</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ginger:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> This goes to my new friend and chairman of the Damn Strong tailgate Stephen Cannon for the amazing amount of work and pride he puts into his tailgate along with his Krewe. Here is a brief video of just a snippet of what goes into his preparation each Saturday for an LSU home game:</span></span></p><div style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><header aria-label="Message" class="r_BN D_F W_6D6F p_R P_Zjgzuf ir_0" style="cursor: default; display: flex; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 16px; position: relative; width: 735.6px;"><div class="D_F ab_CI en_0 H_6Fd5 W_6Fd5 lv_1IWXzk h_Z13pql2 h4_2d9T5e" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-shrink: 0; height: 16px; outline: none !important; transform: scale(1); transition: transform 0.1s linear 0s; width: 16px;"><button aria-label="This message is not starred" aria-pressed="false" class="c27KHO0_n b_0 M_0 i_0 I_T y_jyw3a A_6EqO c1AVi73_6FsP r_P C_q cvhIH6_T P_0" data-test-id="icon-btn-star" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; appearance: none; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; cursor: pointer; font-family: "YahooSans VF", YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;" tabindex="-1" title="Star" type="button"><span class="D_F ab_C gl_C W_6D6F" style="align-items: center; display: flex; justify-content: center; outline: none !important; width: 16px;"><svg class="D_X W_6Fd5 H_6Fd5 cdPFi_Z1WBuqm cZW7ROP_n en_0 cvhIH6_T" viewbox="0 0 20 20"><path d="M9.242 1.762a.83.83 0 01.766-.512c.336 0 .637.2.77.508l2.179 5.183 5.402.176c.739.024 1.082.93.547 1.442l-4.133 3.984 1.11 5.105c.168.961-.649 1.235-1.051 1.043l-4.82-2.683-4.89 2.683c-.411.196-1.216-.093-1.052-1.043l1.18-5.105-4.156-3.984C.559 8.047.902 7.14 1.64 7.117l5.425-.176zm.77 2.472L8.187 8.582l-4.503.148 3.402 3.258-.98 4.254 3.91-2.148 3.855 2.148-.922-4.258 3.383-3.254-4.496-.152zm0 0"></path></svg></span></button></div></header></div><div data-test-id="message-body-container" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important;"><div class="I_ZkbNhI D_FY W_6D6F" data-test-id="message-view-body" style="background-color: white; display: table; outline: none !important; width: 735.6px;"><div class="X_6MGW" style="outline: none !important; padding-left: 24px;"></div><div class="msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal; outline: none !important; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 2px 0px 0px; position: relative; word-break: break-word;"><div class="jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5" style="outline: none !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 16px;"><div style="outline: none !important;"><div id="yiv6982839717" style="outline: none !important;"><div style="outline: none !important;"><div class="yiv6982839717" style="display: inline-block; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/t1VCng4TINs?si=S94T2IItycDlghwQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/shorts/t1VCng4TINs?si=S94T2IItycDlghwQ</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next Up</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: We have the Donnelly Family and Friends Tailgate for the “Causeway Classic'' at UC Davis as they host crosstown rival Sacramento State. The tailgate will be underway by 9 a.m. with a noon kickoff. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy Tailgating! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-42147914093483349342023-10-31T13:18:00.004-07:002023-10-31T13:32:14.137-07:00Dawgs bite harder than gators!<p> <span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This past weekend was my annual boys’ trip with my high school crew from Seneca Valley in Germantown, Maryland. We chose “</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'' in Jacksonville, Florida, as our excuse to reconvene. Of course, this is the neutral site location of the annual matchup between the universities of Florida and Georgia. There were seven of us coming in from different parts of the country. We rented a spectacular house in Ponte Vedra situated right on the beach. The same coming of age stories were retold all weekend, only more legendary than the last time they were spun. Ample beers, whiskeys, and cigars were enjoyed on the deck overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. And massive gourmet meals were cooked up by accomplished chef Brian, one of our crew members. </span></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5WxlSNELitgqN-0cbwNf-ZZ648aU6_2tkvyYKZN9IDo2DG9eG_qj5GM_Cqdfajc6nRuKx-xfTbZ-6BZCjgWd8eNpjjMELAg8qbjvyHNEmBvcQKBuaF6t9EdGp84jpP8cAFt7DyBkAqke43AbiQHmN28ObtywmPzq61B9bJFoxDozSg9_xTN9obsuKMk1J/s1280/IMG_4126.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5WxlSNELitgqN-0cbwNf-ZZ648aU6_2tkvyYKZN9IDo2DG9eG_qj5GM_Cqdfajc6nRuKx-xfTbZ-6BZCjgWd8eNpjjMELAg8qbjvyHNEmBvcQKBuaF6t9EdGp84jpP8cAFt7DyBkAqke43AbiQHmN28ObtywmPzq61B9bJFoxDozSg9_xTN9obsuKMk1J/w640-h640/IMG_4126.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-111985a2-7fff-1afb-f674-0d79084faa9f"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As for game day itself, through a myriad of miscues and missteps, we found ourselves not going into the stadium after taking in several hours of the pregame atmosphere in the surrounding area. Yes, this is Bieber-worthy on paper, but there are mitigating circumstances that were in play here. Instead, we loaded up and headed back to Chubby’s sports bar in Ponte Vedra and watched several key matchups on TV. Georgia thoroughly dominated the action from the mid-first quarter on, scoring at will and holding Florida’s offense in check. Final score Georgia 43, Florida 20.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8LPbx7zFHrGAaf6RYrcyhjC235qLgPlXnts0cUfoJdPZImkyOf62vt2ZwfbV2sHQKMwldVWYcfgN4Yfq4ELDVgY_9UEwMfWXgEWisV6Ki-7-JxnPInGNIbUf7V1O__ivkS40GvTQnmk6RBs6PuvADrp_BifOf92KSPLDf7-vi5QDpGlSohnkCL33jMXh/s2016/IMG_4086.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8LPbx7zFHrGAaf6RYrcyhjC235qLgPlXnts0cUfoJdPZImkyOf62vt2ZwfbV2sHQKMwldVWYcfgN4Yfq4ELDVgY_9UEwMfWXgEWisV6Ki-7-JxnPInGNIbUf7V1O__ivkS40GvTQnmk6RBs6PuvADrp_BifOf92KSPLDf7-vi5QDpGlSohnkCL33jMXh/w640-h480/IMG_4086.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Magnifcant Seven rides again!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Around the country:</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> It pains me to write these words, but my beloved Sooners lost in a stunner in Lawrence, Kansas, to a much improved Jayhawk team. Rock Chalk Jayhawk, I suppose. Oregon thoroughly dominated Utah in the best contest of the day in the soon to be defunct PAC 12. In ACC action, Louisville skunked Duke 23-0 and kept its playoff hopes alive. Since Michigan didn’t play, no cheating was discovered in the Big Ten. Meanwhile, Northwestern quietly won its fourth game of the season, knocking off Maryland. Air Force remains perfect by besting Colorado State in the snow in Fort Collins. In FCS action, South Dakota State demolished South Dakota, further solidifying their top ranking in the FCS.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxPP-65OaoOKcEa9Bj2VWWO_1hv-Mb9Uj-lPdgDjBM5moHLeqXvo3ReJlbfpDp_qfvGkQBnu6dwUUbTkY-HS8MNJJVRRlKY4ExQ-JXtNzoN2-vv3vsFUgTYovZ8GErBJ5oM9bCqnr_hPJ16JTB4wg5cqz8_Lkr3WyUK7ghRJwc2BtQ4owGo5RkYWC3BMG/s1500/IMG_4896.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxPP-65OaoOKcEa9Bj2VWWO_1hv-Mb9Uj-lPdgDjBM5moHLeqXvo3ReJlbfpDp_qfvGkQBnu6dwUUbTkY-HS8MNJJVRRlKY4ExQ-JXtNzoN2-vv3vsFUgTYovZ8GErBJ5oM9bCqnr_hPJ16JTB4wg5cqz8_Lkr3WyUK7ghRJwc2BtQ4owGo5RkYWC3BMG/w400-h300/IMG_4896.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Bolt/Munding clan braving it in Lawrence, KS.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67QKnaa5VK7cKvu8YpWQocaAhiMvMW4SuiyBTTqo8lK8Q8DT3SsX4aPphaMbbmwaBRYE_pzXXdCMIQKRtm2jFos933qp2Hi2NXimqMfatgTiFQl4dKHMUgkP52CgL21cJmYXDTBpEjedLSKFfck4wCeMs_HoO6g0pNBE9fmJZAsGWPOGeVS8HHceWVAKz/s2016/IMG_0563.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="2016" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67QKnaa5VK7cKvu8YpWQocaAhiMvMW4SuiyBTTqo8lK8Q8DT3SsX4aPphaMbbmwaBRYE_pzXXdCMIQKRtm2jFos933qp2Hi2NXimqMfatgTiFQl4dKHMUgkP52CgL21cJmYXDTBpEjedLSKFfck4wCeMs_HoO6g0pNBE9fmJZAsGWPOGeVS8HHceWVAKz/w400-h225/IMG_0563.JPEG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Disillusioned USC fan Major Rodrick adopting Baylor as his go to team</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bieber: </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you haven’t heard the name Connor Stalions by now, you are probably living under a rock. The aforementioned Mr. Stalions is the member of the University of Michigan coaching staff that is at the center of the cheating scandal that has rocked the college football world. I will summarize the narcissist's actions here: Apparently, he was attending the games of future opponents and sitting across from the coaches to learn their play calling signals. In turn, these signals were used on game day against those opponents by the Michigan coaching staff, with Coach Harbaugh possibly being implicated. The analytics purportedly show that the Michigan defense is much stingier against teams they had signals for versus those they didn’t, or the teams that were onto their shenanigans. Furthermore, in Stewie Griffin/Ted Kazinski fashion, Stalions wrote a 600 page manifesto on how he would one day run Michigan football. He had been planning this since the age of 15 and he is now 28 years old, so let’s just say he has been playing the long game. Mr. Stalions has been suspended for the time being and will probably be dismissed; however, he will always have his newfound Bieber hardware!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUusHlXka4vwtMqy0QZWjSLXe8DZWq88JP6BAK61hcDcsgcV_-vRLQ7Y4U2QnTN5ylZVuwiNi_-ZcpDwlmVoBsgN2pXOton54IBPVa4szgzT4YmN_wQ6g_LyITMPfrdcRu1fGREWr7DSIhY4zLY1m8eRP11AG0WfTHJedCKYayduF0ChSrMJTDtH2Uu7y/s1280/IMG_4024.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUusHlXka4vwtMqy0QZWjSLXe8DZWq88JP6BAK61hcDcsgcV_-vRLQ7Y4U2QnTN5ylZVuwiNi_-ZcpDwlmVoBsgN2pXOton54IBPVa4szgzT4YmN_wQ6g_LyITMPfrdcRu1fGREWr7DSIhY4zLY1m8eRP11AG0WfTHJedCKYayduF0ChSrMJTDtH2Uu7y/w296-h640/IMG_4024.PNG" width="296" /></a></div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ginger: </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Third-year Holy Cross quarterback Joe Pesansky got his first start Saturday after waiting patiently the past two and half seasons for his shot. He did not disappoint as he led the Crusaders to a 49-47 victory over Patriot League foe Fordham. Young Pesansky absolutely lit it up with 337 yards in the air and three touchdowns. Proud grandpa Mitch Chaney sent the stat line as he is a loyal DFTer. Way to go, Joe, and enjoy your Ginger “badass” award for absolutely tearing it up in your first career start.</span></span><div><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizQSixrBqluGbRkMLyQhZrrXT48YRlRq3BbQo4bFG_PFnahyYI60LXK8iFCIqiCUzriB_r8ld4fTkk4IjG4i2etVxTWJVSLfu5ok3OOEiBnIf8ofGhqEh_CW7SvRzAepqBKGgr1rdI_61D02EtqtL8He4NeLG75dK1EMBgTLG7Vov7l9T4CME4faWHUSo/s625/IMG_0962.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizQSixrBqluGbRkMLyQhZrrXT48YRlRq3BbQo4bFG_PFnahyYI60LXK8iFCIqiCUzriB_r8ld4fTkk4IjG4i2etVxTWJVSLfu5ok3OOEiBnIf8ofGhqEh_CW7SvRzAepqBKGgr1rdI_61D02EtqtL8He4NeLG75dK1EMBgTLG7Vov7l9T4CME4faWHUSo/w320-h400/IMG_0962.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crusader QB1 Pesansky celebrating the win!</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next up: </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Off Saturday morning to the University of Alabama Birmingham for their game against FAU, followed by a night game in Tuscaloosa between Alabama and LSU.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy Tailgating!</span><p></p><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-33004355571297341542023-10-23T10:16:00.003-07:002023-10-23T10:16:53.257-07:00R&R<p> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">This past weekend was all about rest & recovery before the approaching storm of six straight weekends with a game and tailgate. I was also able to recapture part of that lost bronzing I acquired over the summer with shirtless walks on the beach while scaring the hell out of sunbathers. Well, it is almost Halloween, right? A good chunk of the weekend I was able to work the remote in our Florida bungalow, and I am happy to report it still functions to perfection. We also spent part of the day watching CFB at Boshamps Oyster House in Destin.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcfJcn36VbnX3zU5SxtRtFpSN2D4kLEv3i0Qvw7D0KxZojV8zN6ZHD2eYI-bMhcSgii2zXZ4cZU3vJpSdaBcJy5WJ7wUiStCmZm9r4g2Z6xYpAhjgNwZxxy9pnY-Twp91LFdADyGkxG8RB08-SAGfgz2AT4D0K1Rg8-8exeYtztGzEM0Ug1jnUSKZGHiW/s2016/IMG_9049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcfJcn36VbnX3zU5SxtRtFpSN2D4kLEv3i0Qvw7D0KxZojV8zN6ZHD2eYI-bMhcSgii2zXZ4cZU3vJpSdaBcJy5WJ7wUiStCmZm9r4g2Z6xYpAhjgNwZxxy9pnY-Twp91LFdADyGkxG8RB08-SAGfgz2AT4D0K1Rg8-8exeYtztGzEM0Ug1jnUSKZGHiW/s320/IMG_9049.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Catching SEC action at Boshamps</td></tr></tbody></table><span id="docs-internal-guid-369f717d-7fff-afb8-6ab1-1ad45db04018"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Around the country: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State at Ohio State turned out to be a very ugly offensive affair as neither team looked particularly adept on that side of the ball. Ohio State and Cryan Ryan Day scored a 20-12 victory. Alabama was able to enjoy those victory cigars by completely outplaying Tennessee in the second half after forgetting to show up in the first. Final tally, Bama 34, Rocky Top 20. Duke played Florida State close until late in the third quarter when Florida State started overpowering the scrappy Blue Devils. Duke’s starting QB Riley Leonard played for the first time after his ankle injury he suffered against Notre Dame a month ago. Unfortunately he re-injured that same ankle in the third quarter. The Noles earned a 38-20 win. Utah owned USC, once again beating them in the Coliseum 34-32. Oklahoma fans do not miss Benedict Riley or crying Caleb one bit. Speaking of Oklahoma, they narrowly escaped an upset at the hands of UCF by scoring 31 to their 29. Texas also avoided an upset by winning 31-24 over Houston. However, Texas QB1 Quinn Ewers suffered a shoulder injury that will keep him off the field for a few weeks. The Washington Huskies and star QB Michael Penix were lucky to get the W over lowly Arizona State. If not for a pick six thrown by the Sun Devils’ QB late in the game, UW might be a one-loss team now. How about those Wahoos from Virginia knocking off Drake Maye and previously unbeaten North Carolina? In celebration, UVA sportswriter Whitey White was seen leading the crowd streaking through the quad. Air Force remains perfect on their season by sinking Navy 17-6 in Annapolis. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrm64LBh2d5FKVgBmv6G_C4gqI4NLUoJiZ428xAvbhjFR4l2C65mqUy1jMRitUAWNESS1vSKqDu_osXjUUSY-9aMGfmHEUcZvXDrW8GCrhstI0QYcNQxRyzTbq73B01d-leA3RTdrYaXN5koOVgdB3s7YeiouL5URnJplPzliGuN-EyZqUILK0folN0pp7/s1280/1021230855_HDR.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrm64LBh2d5FKVgBmv6G_C4gqI4NLUoJiZ428xAvbhjFR4l2C65mqUy1jMRitUAWNESS1vSKqDu_osXjUUSY-9aMGfmHEUcZvXDrW8GCrhstI0QYcNQxRyzTbq73B01d-leA3RTdrYaXN5koOVgdB3s7YeiouL5URnJplPzliGuN-EyZqUILK0folN0pp7/w300-h400/1021230855_HDR.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brady's Navy Tailgate</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50ROHjSsR9zkgyF_7nSc2F7tk_dTpP1FbciQvA9TjFOEXnaGviKu8Kz7CPUVsFxUddrv5JgstlToYYAsGglB8rA5Nwlk6Oqo6hg0lOCZEHlQvy0LIn4-qFmIoEh_V-CuuhoJpbc4LITdT8aAxdgWDGssoVkKPlngcyJvUIWtgVk7r5IEofO2J1Spzyggm/s960/IMG_3946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50ROHjSsR9zkgyF_7nSc2F7tk_dTpP1FbciQvA9TjFOEXnaGviKu8Kz7CPUVsFxUddrv5JgstlToYYAsGglB8rA5Nwlk6Oqo6hg0lOCZEHlQvy0LIn4-qFmIoEh_V-CuuhoJpbc4LITdT8aAxdgWDGssoVkKPlngcyJvUIWtgVk7r5IEofO2J1Spzyggm/s320/IMG_3946.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFb7aObfkOx8y9OQJRwS-6AhvB6uF7oI5ktXWVJPNvVoFSE98dXKvb9Sl55dIhyphenhyphenZolJ9d_ZUyEtSRcOopm882JFiW2W3nsNKa4GofKU2xPMtNW6XZo12XS2N0s5kPCkeQmKsEcMhGUDzceLZzq5McG4AfZKI2rTqORl79r_JUdlVxM4wEYuCvFNz-HYK53/s1024/IMG_6149.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFb7aObfkOx8y9OQJRwS-6AhvB6uF7oI5ktXWVJPNvVoFSE98dXKvb9Sl55dIhyphenhyphenZolJ9d_ZUyEtSRcOopm882JFiW2W3nsNKa4GofKU2xPMtNW6XZo12XS2N0s5kPCkeQmKsEcMhGUDzceLZzq5McG4AfZKI2rTqORl79r_JUdlVxM4wEYuCvFNz-HYK53/w300-h400/IMG_6149.JPEG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stan Fitzwater making his first appearance on DFT supporting WVU</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvjTKE2dbqqbxMQHqvTXvSeo9IP6uqq0IfAqumlyslcS7Xwn7yadTL1qx3bnp_zA26fU8wm0NnFcK9KniCFxZQ6im7Aa1fDMMGJCcUXM9XLUqllGWUM7suDCKgGDbIVrEgSQ3xWBhlkZ520Kh-oFmU69gacsgjPHFCIrMgydVjpuyHiOdDycyHpZwYwP1/s2016/IMG_6439.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvjTKE2dbqqbxMQHqvTXvSeo9IP6uqq0IfAqumlyslcS7Xwn7yadTL1qx3bnp_zA26fU8wm0NnFcK9KniCFxZQ6im7Aa1fDMMGJCcUXM9XLUqllGWUM7suDCKgGDbIVrEgSQ3xWBhlkZ520Kh-oFmU69gacsgjPHFCIrMgydVjpuyHiOdDycyHpZwYwP1/w300-h400/IMG_6439.JPEG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jamie Newton rocking the Penn State pants in Columbus</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6CRt5SkQO0AiFejwMDSpF9f0En904piD_6YhJCtKhqeMIONdxj8O-5ycM-E2llGklSuuoUBucT2pgOqNHtfoi3ouOkNFiqc1RN1TQX1WlIOqCDGWMq1yo5VzWy6quc317uUD0IjYnt4S0hdy5Q_35_Ki8uOLT2s00-lTn1SeqBpzae8ElrG45mSe3JhF/s2016/IMG_5282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6CRt5SkQO0AiFejwMDSpF9f0En904piD_6YhJCtKhqeMIONdxj8O-5ycM-E2llGklSuuoUBucT2pgOqNHtfoi3ouOkNFiqc1RN1TQX1WlIOqCDGWMq1yo5VzWy6quc317uUD0IjYnt4S0hdy5Q_35_Ki8uOLT2s00-lTn1SeqBpzae8ElrG45mSe3JhF/w300-h400/IMG_5282.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tori Santa Maria Geauxing strong at Death Valley</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bieber:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> This week’s award goes to perennial Bieberite, ESPN. This time it’s for sending ESPN Gameday to cover “The” Ohio State for the 59th time since its inception. This is not an exaggeration, it is a fact. 24 of those visits have been in Columbus and the other 35 on the road. The next most visited school is Alabama. Outside of the state of Ohio, most people don’t give a sloth’s fecal cake about the Buckeyes. In fact, most college football fans despise them and think the majority of their fans are some of the most obnoxious, cocky creatures you will encounter. We, the college football fans, want to see a new school every week, and there isn’t anything you can say or show about Ohio State that is remotely interesting. We are also sick of your love affair with Cryan Ryan Day. Just because Herbie was a QB back in the day there (and not even a very good one) does not mean you have to keep appeasing him every year with a trip home. My advice: Take the Bieber hardware and go visit other schools we have not seen yet. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">L</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ast week’s Bieber vote winner</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">:Was Mrs.Tailgate for her “expensive taste in tickets”. I apologize for the technical issues in the vote setup. We will do better next time.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ginger</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: We have co-winners this week. #1 LSU for painting their end zones in camo to honor their opponent, Army. #2 Oklahoma coaches for wearing pink in honor of breast cancer awareness, which is near and dear to my heart.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next up</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: I am heading back to Jacksonville for the “</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">” at the Florida-Georgia game with my high school crew. If you receive a call in the middle of the night for bail, please answer it!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy Tailgating!</span></p><br /></span>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-37286904466135707142023-10-17T20:07:00.011-07:002023-10-18T10:43:34.410-07:00The Collapse in Colorado<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPRVo_0aIIgTRncf-GrKIA6RPOdVGuGN0ph2GXDhn-ZvlADPJ0i248d5KUBfHgjssAD629pl_cxZwnOQGIiUUVt0F0gUIEIR9IwdP-jFK6L0feE1rn9k4XBB0KcPcrqf8H4lc4A_MqGKJaDG9f2-DHJvGTULFEEhAh7wg8fT9T1VqnalBg2QhbKoDJslS/s900/IMG_6581.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPRVo_0aIIgTRncf-GrKIA6RPOdVGuGN0ph2GXDhn-ZvlADPJ0i248d5KUBfHgjssAD629pl_cxZwnOQGIiUUVt0F0gUIEIR9IwdP-jFK6L0feE1rn9k4XBB0KcPcrqf8H4lc4A_MqGKJaDG9f2-DHJvGTULFEEhAh7wg8fT9T1VqnalBg2QhbKoDJslS/s320/IMG_6581.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Perhaps it was the effect of the solar eclipse this weekend, but I believe I witnessed two of the biggest collapses in all my time of going to college football games. Mrs. Tailgate and #1 daughter joined me on another trip to Boulder for #3’s Family Weekend. Game time for the Buffs was 8:20 p.m. on Friday night against the lowly Stanford Cardinal. Pregaming took place at the Chateau featuring street tacos and libations prior to wandering to a myriad of other parties. </span></span></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMSb0gGSB2yeonSXoaprV7Z17Wi9-mNvFqvDbnli0a5cEG9f4glBcZvVGhHvlnH9t7FetO-HpdAOzPra-UgPB9t8u2xA64cA-UAUj_TJa6xg1vGgeftTaU5u2PSnd4JB9hlIzFBbszjVibBJE4VxXeV_6tbZSsiU18K19jyxUYZuh68BgBDwTxGnvMr29/s1280/IMG_3842.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMSb0gGSB2yeonSXoaprV7Z17Wi9-mNvFqvDbnli0a5cEG9f4glBcZvVGhHvlnH9t7FetO-HpdAOzPra-UgPB9t8u2xA64cA-UAUj_TJa6xg1vGgeftTaU5u2PSnd4JB9hlIzFBbszjVibBJE4VxXeV_6tbZSsiU18K19jyxUYZuh68BgBDwTxGnvMr29/w640-h640/IMG_3842.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pregaming on the Hill in Boulder and some game action.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-b590abcc-7fff-c9e6-0401-668552215d73"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The game — or the Colorado collapse or Deion’s debacle or the failure on the Flatirons as we now know it — is quite simple: The Buffs stormed out to a 29-0 halftime lead. Most people thought the game was over. Many left the stadium and viewers across the country flipped their TVs off. When they awoke on Saturday morning, they saw that Stanford came back and won 46-43 in double OT. How did this happen, you ask? Stanford made a few simple halftime adjustments and Colorado never countered them. Deion and his staff were out coached. </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On Saturday, I ventured up to Fort Collins to watch the Boise State Broncos take on the home team Colorado State in a Mountain West Conference matchup. The last time I went to a CSU game was 19 years ago at the genesis of my DFT quest at the old Hughes Stadium. It was game three of a three-game weekend with my brother when I decided I wanted to go to a home game at every Division 1A stadium. And 19 years later, I made my return. But this time to their new on-campus stadium, Canvas Stadium. For pregame activities I was joined by Luke Lorick and Dave The Viking. We successfully moochgated at the alumni tailgate and dined on a nice BBQ dinner. The stadium is a beautiful 36,000 seat facility built in 2017 with great views of the mountains to the northwest. The house was packed and full of excitement for this homecoming matchup. CSU had never beaten Boise State. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iBUKMhTIVbXA2tnous3ZGtFtob_AGbkFaIAhQrND5UPSAfMX_WkeOOfElKCDzeJ9kIVdbE0Ql_wMQH-NKBAvEx_YtJxMHPT8EwsnvyLy6uMBoUy6JY5mrU1-D559SMbUbTNmCAAungwmCWzGnESuCSDodmX4oCkLvR5KYoD-aX4SLmq7ECy5AOcwoTxC/s1280/IMG_3818.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iBUKMhTIVbXA2tnous3ZGtFtob_AGbkFaIAhQrND5UPSAfMX_WkeOOfElKCDzeJ9kIVdbE0Ql_wMQH-NKBAvEx_YtJxMHPT8EwsnvyLy6uMBoUy6JY5mrU1-D559SMbUbTNmCAAungwmCWzGnESuCSDodmX4oCkLvR5KYoD-aX4SLmq7ECy5AOcwoTxC/w640-h640/IMG_3818.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CSU with Duff Man and the Viking</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Much like Colorado the night before, Boise jumped out to a commanding 17-0 halftime lead. With a little over four minutes remaining in the ball game, Boise was on top 30-10. Then their collapse began as CSU scored two quick touchdowns to narrow the gap to six points. On CSU’s final possession, QB1 Brayden Nicolosi heaved a 33-yard hail Mary that was batted down only to be caught by wide receiver Dallin Holker before the ball hit the ground to tie the game. CSU converted the extra point to seal the win, and those who were left in the stadium stormed the field.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Around the country</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: In the game of the week, we witnessed another coaching blunder by cocky Coach Dan Lanning of Oregon. With a narrow lead and less than two minutes to go, Lanning decided to go for it on fourth down instead of punting the ball and pinning their opponent, the Washington Huskies, deep in their own territory. The play failed, UW got the ball back and scored the game-winning touchdown for a 36-33 victory. The fighting Irish exposed all the holes in the veneer that is the Lincoln Riley-led USC football program with a resounding 48-20 drubbing. Down in Knoxville, TN, the Vols sailed away with a 20-13 win over the Texas A&M Aggies. In ACC action, one week after knocking off the Fighting Irish, Louisville had a meltdown losing to the underdog Pitt Panthers by a score of 38-31. In Big Ten action, Sparty appeared to be righting their ship by racing out to a 24-6 lead over Rutgers by the end of the third quarter. It appears as though they forgot to show up for the final set as Rutgers ran off 21 straight points and a 27-24 win. In Stillwater, Okie State came from behind to top Kansas 39-32. Perhaps the new Group of Five darling is James Madison as they improved to 6-0 by pounding Georgia Southern 41-13. Too bad they are not yet eligible for a post-season bowl game.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQCk926wY6NhSVbaRcAxcPtMZbGqB62FKiHLZD_gMZTIXV08K1MI_Zqe5Fl3Foz0_klbq11L1Y2q-lgHmTrbdP3kY-5QfBfQEtCeE9GDi5uoLb0N1NdGv9YgFruFAhW8hf-swpCc-z6Jkj6VYsf29PLPaZXLFjjZb-PvROIgd0NqSfkdGhZqRB3d6AUYb/s1392/IMG_3817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="959" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQCk926wY6NhSVbaRcAxcPtMZbGqB62FKiHLZD_gMZTIXV08K1MI_Zqe5Fl3Foz0_klbq11L1Y2q-lgHmTrbdP3kY-5QfBfQEtCeE9GDi5uoLb0N1NdGv9YgFruFAhW8hf-swpCc-z6Jkj6VYsf29PLPaZXLFjjZb-PvROIgd0NqSfkdGhZqRB3d6AUYb/w275-h400/IMG_3817.jpg" width="275" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcRP1TLwZhQRo6-PcIM912_uKylTtsAOLcy1bXIUf994t2HLib1KIcM7b4KGBOjOxbsUKEZ5UdN1m_WLLGdOHNEtAumH-RFt9xb8IK2Fvif3BgvNhz59A7L7la7VhYMm1Tp8ufBh1b66g06OJg8zb9fQD8Cw9TExgowcgSa_O41rXe_WJejeZjIXsMXwC/s1280/IMG_3843.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcRP1TLwZhQRo6-PcIM912_uKylTtsAOLcy1bXIUf994t2HLib1KIcM7b4KGBOjOxbsUKEZ5UdN1m_WLLGdOHNEtAumH-RFt9xb8IK2Fvif3BgvNhz59A7L7la7VhYMm1Tp8ufBh1b66g06OJg8zb9fQD8Cw9TExgowcgSa_O41rXe_WJejeZjIXsMXwC/w640-h640/IMG_3843.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dusty Johnson & Big Orange Tailgate in Knoxville. Dan Lusk and his Vol Navy College Football Club</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdM0icJJuQ_ReyeagdJxbuDOuiPrkNcKcL59T6qvTByLboNepq_Dai9U9kE88eBzRdgnh2B-II3YThZ18K-ntZTbWoF_GbB7T8QMnCMotD0oLsFgT7NRvMcyWRzj4YOmjtevi0OjDvwctHX4vmy8h9NnYWDbzHNbppzzHnT_7mOLxVJxB7_lrv6EW2jc1/s1280/IMG_3846.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdM0icJJuQ_ReyeagdJxbuDOuiPrkNcKcL59T6qvTByLboNepq_Dai9U9kE88eBzRdgnh2B-II3YThZ18K-ntZTbWoF_GbB7T8QMnCMotD0oLsFgT7NRvMcyWRzj4YOmjtevi0OjDvwctHX4vmy8h9NnYWDbzHNbppzzHnT_7mOLxVJxB7_lrv6EW2jc1/w640-h640/IMG_3846.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South Dakota Coyotes Homecoming Bus, The Duncans at UW and two felons at the JMU game.</td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bieber</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: You get to vote this week as the candidates are: Deion for the Buffs’ collapse, Coach Dan Lanning for poor decision-making in the Oregon loss, Boise State Coach Andy Avalos for squandering a 20-point lead late in the fourth quarter, and last but not least, my beloved Mrs. Tailgate for paying $482 for her ticket when mine was only $100 </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a better seat.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Click below to vote:</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><u>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO2Gq5pFfe6aKe2CBSM3EN6e6_jXbfeiwMnQxgHkRwpWq5pw/viewform?usp=sf_link</u></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ginger</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Ginger has taken this week off.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next week:</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Beach time back in Florida on the white, sugary sands of 30A. In two weeks, I will return to Jacksonville for the Florida - Georgia rivalry game.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Happy tailgating!</span></span></p><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-68088949344499780312023-10-08T20:23:00.001-07:002023-10-08T20:23:59.669-07:00Ground Control<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Best laid plans don’t always come to fruition. As such, my planned outing to the Montana at UC Davis game did not happen due to unforeseen circumstances. Devastated as I was, I took solace on my couch with the remote and a days worth of games to watch.</span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-d52f7ced-7fff-cdab-a69d-caea3507ce03"><span style="font-size: medium;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Around the country</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: This year's Red River Shootout was perhaps one of the best ever out of the 119 meetings in this storied rivalry. Both teams came in undefeated and ranked. The Sooners were embarrassed last year in this rivalry game by losing 49-0. With revenge on their minds and a much improved team, the Sooners punched hard early and often. Texas was equal to the task and punched back throughout the game as momentum seemed to shift constantly. In the end, the Sooners led by QB Dillon Gabriel mounted a game-winning drive to seal a 34-30 victory. Elsewhere, Miami dropped from the ranks of the undefeated at the hands of Georgia Tech on a last-second touchdown. (More on this outcome later.) If anyone was doubting whether UGA should still be top dog, those doubts were laid to rest as the Dawgs destroyed the previously undefeated Cats from Kentucky with a final tally of 51-13. Out west in the LA Coliseum, Caleb Superman Williams led USC to a triple OT victory over the University of Arizona. In the Big Ten, Michigan improved to 6-0, sinking PJ Fleck and his Gopher boat. In “Group of Five” action, last week’s darling Fresno State went down in defeat at the hands of the Cowboys from Laramie, Wyoming, 24-19. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6sT9amLiL66rWd__c4t-knJ1fp67yPrTGb9fQzI1xHtVSx5icR4-3QxTNzBaiXJOsZP9Ty6PnjmK0FZy1iquiv66Oe0WcQCbqbQiovsb-1vn0Qj5N2Gh7G_PDtLTc4r-1rvLp89lzpUHXH8c58x6utvAfXyGRBwea_fSVVK2VnCNLCQ3sXOfG8Y24IZN/s1280/IMG_3607.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6sT9amLiL66rWd__c4t-knJ1fp67yPrTGb9fQzI1xHtVSx5icR4-3QxTNzBaiXJOsZP9Ty6PnjmK0FZy1iquiv66Oe0WcQCbqbQiovsb-1vn0Qj5N2Gh7G_PDtLTc4r-1rvLp89lzpUHXH8c58x6utvAfXyGRBwea_fSVVK2VnCNLCQ3sXOfG8Y24IZN/w640-h640/IMG_3607.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clockwise from Top Left - The Bolt Boyz at Red River, Colonel Holter and his crew at Iowa, Captain Dan Lusk winning the tailgate at Minnesota and a Yeti sighting in Boise</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bieber</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: As promised, here’s more on that Georgia Tech victory. Miami had possession of the ball and was leading the game 20-17 with just over 30 seconds left on the clock. All they had to do was take a knee, run the clock out and go celebrate like 99.999% of teams typically do. But Miami head ball coach Mario “Two Hands” Cristobal misplaced his thinking cap and decided to run the ball instead of taking a knee and running the clock out. Mr. Murphy reared his ugly head and created a fumble, which Georgia Tech recovered. They would throw the ball twice down field and score on the second one on a blown coverage by the Miami defensive backfield, securing the upset victory. Coach Cristobal, next time look into your crystal ball so you can better predict your future before you do something so Bieberish! For now, your shiny Bieber hardware will have to do.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilT2qpn4JCbs-8qj1Wv1se7eCV87PoBQyQjIvPLTr93pOD3v9Vh7qgPky2Py_Goceh77e0HqWlYk6Kb15RThKzpXN5F2_ShHdlEV3J3LXzUr88ybR8xoN-hbDHuSrvgZXk8EglXU63TBJhz-r0FiqGTtCtoQagm8diRRSj3LJVjSFJ8Zhh1no3IQ6ETlXw/s1219/IMG_3604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1219" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilT2qpn4JCbs-8qj1Wv1se7eCV87PoBQyQjIvPLTr93pOD3v9Vh7qgPky2Py_Goceh77e0HqWlYk6Kb15RThKzpXN5F2_ShHdlEV3J3LXzUr88ybR8xoN-hbDHuSrvgZXk8EglXU63TBJhz-r0FiqGTtCtoQagm8diRRSj3LJVjSFJ8Zhh1no3IQ6ETlXw/w315-h400/IMG_3604.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ginger: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Hawkeye Wave. I have mentioned this one before, but it is always worth drawing attention to this tradition. I was reminded of it again yesterday when my buddy attended the Purdue at Iowa game and sent me a picture of the fans waving to the children in the hospital windows next to the stadium. I had the honor of being at the first Hawkeye Wave ever that was performed on Labor Day weekend, 2017. I remember getting a chill up my spine at how touching this gesture was and what it must mean to the kids. Many of these kids are fighting battles against very severe illnesses, and something like this goes a long way in improving their spirits. The children’s hospital rises from the east like a phoenix above Kinnick Stadium on the campus of the University of Iowa. At the end of the first quarter, all the kids and their families gather at the windows of the hospital. The 70,000 fans in the stadium all stand and wave in unison to the kids. This truly is one of the most moving experiences you will ever have at a college football game. It goes without saying that this is beyond badass and worthy of multiple Ginger awards!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuvfMKFWFva9_PwPB7Ifa05UrkYggYpwTRUehT9BZBFpgKgGKGRR9q6VMZtu3IbTqylr143_iFivM4MkmDUWz3q1gZ4uKf6asK73tY0-E2L5tkz9zIYbLjzOEIgJiCSrJl8QArhcQKM9ahLSnZw4N7kXW5P9UNJIHl4V-LYrBtvx3qkf7UgIqm6FnEaY5/s2016/IMG_2412.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuvfMKFWFva9_PwPB7Ifa05UrkYggYpwTRUehT9BZBFpgKgGKGRR9q6VMZtu3IbTqylr143_iFivM4MkmDUWz3q1gZ4uKf6asK73tY0-E2L5tkz9zIYbLjzOEIgJiCSrJl8QArhcQKM9ahLSnZw4N7kXW5P9UNJIHl4V-LYrBtvx3qkf7UgIqm6FnEaY5/w400-h300/IMG_2412.JPEG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Hawkeye Wave!</td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next up</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Heading back to Boulder for Family Weekend and a Friday night matchup in the now winter temps of the Rocky Mountains. This is only two weeks after I was playing drinking games outside in my dad shorts. There is a possibility I will also head up to Fort Collins for Colorado State’s Saturday night game against the Boise State Broncos.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy Tailgating!</span></span></span>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-12848625695631882342023-10-02T20:05:00.000-07:002023-10-02T20:05:39.072-07:00Prime Time Rise n Shine!<p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Gd0Kgfs-3KujMrMDd3wcqTNlePTiIovLln3-wxj9uBMKNlxNAEelpl-xOkH0YmQEaVLFbYv1tlWocD7KQ2uiSiraaLIZJkS3-RM__yzvzzKMz6vB1SdQkGdCFr4xTGSyPmxuoU-QpAB-7GAgG6M_y5scJpmUPi8DiDM31rWvdCoGs7OQHG_uFo3LnciL/s660/FCBB244A-357D-4B4C-8B65-9C5983312772.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="660" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Gd0Kgfs-3KujMrMDd3wcqTNlePTiIovLln3-wxj9uBMKNlxNAEelpl-xOkH0YmQEaVLFbYv1tlWocD7KQ2uiSiraaLIZJkS3-RM__yzvzzKMz6vB1SdQkGdCFr4xTGSyPmxuoU-QpAB-7GAgG6M_y5scJpmUPi8DiDM31rWvdCoGs7OQHG_uFo3LnciL/w400-h225/FCBB244A-357D-4B4C-8B65-9C5983312772.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We coming!</td></tr></tbody></table><p> <span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The DFT Express returned to Boulder for my sixth game at CU. The occasion this time was Dad’s Weekend for #3’s sorority. Friday night was low key, but I finally had the famous fried chicken dinner at The Post in Boulder. With a 10 a.m. Mountain Time kickoff, this meant an early start for our pregame festivities. #3 and her roomies at “The Chateau” threw an epic pregame breakfast tailgate consisting of bottomless mimosas and my patented eggolini breakfast concoction. Mother Nature provided us with a chamber of commerce day: blue skies, temps in the 70s, and the spectacular Flatirons as our backdrop.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3H4JwDFVb9tB49K5jvJWsbV6y9PjxzWV9xIJKBptULw0o9Bu3Kf0uHSyh_kB09O8ti5XK2Sul2AjlG8fhx_MqcVZAOELNS3oUgGckroQ87bmJkLmxwtTNM4VxXiDLae018hnJyPNP_A49zWvtdwEZJztc1E5vcA3PcqB4N0ppWyNrwoG2J85NHzkWgSh/s1280/C3755C4D-AD21-4916-BD45-56C2587AFD9F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3H4JwDFVb9tB49K5jvJWsbV6y9PjxzWV9xIJKBptULw0o9Bu3Kf0uHSyh_kB09O8ti5XK2Sul2AjlG8fhx_MqcVZAOELNS3oUgGckroQ87bmJkLmxwtTNM4VxXiDLae018hnJyPNP_A49zWvtdwEZJztc1E5vcA3PcqB4N0ppWyNrwoG2J85NHzkWgSh/w640-h640/C3755C4D-AD21-4916-BD45-56C2587AFD9F.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gang at "The Chateau" for an early morning tailgate.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-073d585d-7fff-595f-c070-e39290f03270"><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After our early morning tailgate, we made the trek over to beautiful Folsom Field on campus. A new vibe was in the air in Boulder, courtesy of Coach Prime and the excitement he has brought to the Rocky Mountains. Prior to kickoff, we were treated to an air-force flyover and Ralphie the buffalo running the field. The stadium was packed for the Buffs’ matchup against #7 USC and their sleaze ball coach Lincoln Riley. There were a decent number of Trojan fans in the house; however, they were overshadowed by the Buff faithful all wearing white for a daytime whiteout. Each team had a number of celebrities on their respective sidelines amping up the intensity of the game.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the first half, USC Heisman trophy winner and QB1 Caleb Williams owned the Buffs’ D and had his way by throwing for four touchdowns. The Buffs were without their star two-way player Travis Hunter once again as well as starting safety Shilo Sanders. Williams made sure to exploit the holes their absences left. Colorado seemed to be a step behind but showed more life than they did the week before when they got throttled by the Oregon Ducks. This gave the home team fans some hope that the game was not out of reach yet. The two teams headed into the locker room for a halftime break with USC up 34-14.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For the halftime show, we were treated by the CU band as they performed hits from many of the big concerts that have been played at Folsom Field over the last 50 years. Ralphie of course ran again to commence the second half. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the second half, the Buffs made a miraculous comeback led by their QB1 Shedeur Sanders. In fact, Shedeur led the Buffs to four touchdown drives and 27 second half points with 1:43 seconds left on the clock. Aside from half the students leaving in the third quarter, the buzz in the stadium increased with each Colorado possession. The game came down to an onside kick attempt by Colorado that was recovered easily by USC. With no timeouts to stop the clock, USC simply snapped the ball and took a knee three times to end the game. Final score USC 48, Colorado 41. Caleb WIliams threw for 403 yards and six touchdowns, and his opposite Shedeur Sanders threw for 371 yards and four touchdowns. Apparently there were over thirty NFL scouts on site to watch these two future NFLers. NostraDANus did predict a one score game, so please hit me up before your next draft king's bet.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bBNPasRkVZMInw9EBZAa2hUejS6Zj7lJyO1IjMQPpSynEQxJsqQmgRyuW0xQEOohWnV5YIl8qIiAauOx9xPrS7Sk5qxCSmhMyzeGReOYukqJ-5Ao9tb3bXmwLRVi8de_1g_1un_lVxtN5ara87YnLLJMRD1WGXw6tashbKXFu3rL72k3z3pY3LS0pE8X/s1936/5829B2A4-490F-47AC-A298-8017AA1343E5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bBNPasRkVZMInw9EBZAa2hUejS6Zj7lJyO1IjMQPpSynEQxJsqQmgRyuW0xQEOohWnV5YIl8qIiAauOx9xPrS7Sk5qxCSmhMyzeGReOYukqJ-5Ao9tb3bXmwLRVi8de_1g_1un_lVxtN5ara87YnLLJMRD1WGXw6tashbKXFu3rL72k3z3pY3LS0pE8X/w640-h640/5829B2A4-490F-47AC-A298-8017AA1343E5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Folsom Field with my beautiful #3!</td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After departing the stadium, we made the half mile trek back to the Chateau for drinking games on the front lawn the rest of the afternoon. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuYTfBoh1S81-sfo-eq-pKuoQwF8WKfhutlCUbT5G8mtt2doRSEd9niFCnguEH4L2DtE_mBvHw9kPavM9GayebzWK4rcgyyV_6Hh5l4rF5SzW9gyt3JEw6BuP3Epf6kPxKNZGpsYVxwt8NN1FZEp3sQgiFoRoiDttVuknclyzemTgj9MhU77im9pznt0F/s1936/82D0B001-31B8-499E-9B91-259C6EA6AE74.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuYTfBoh1S81-sfo-eq-pKuoQwF8WKfhutlCUbT5G8mtt2doRSEd9niFCnguEH4L2DtE_mBvHw9kPavM9GayebzWK4rcgyyV_6Hh5l4rF5SzW9gyt3JEw6BuP3Epf6kPxKNZGpsYVxwt8NN1FZEp3sQgiFoRoiDttVuknclyzemTgj9MhU77im9pznt0F/w400-h400/82D0B001-31B8-499E-9B91-259C6EA6AE74.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Post game festivities</td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Around the country</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Both Oklahoma and Texas each tuned up for next week by dispatching their opponents with ease. Ole Miss won in a shootout with LSU by a score of 55-49 in Oxford. Notre Dame recaptured their magic by beating Duke on a game-winning touchdown with less than a minute on the clock. Maryland improved to 5-0 by beating Indiana handily behind little Tua. And our current “Group of Five” darling Fresno State improved their record to 5-0 by defeating the Wolfpack from Nevada. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhIWY0bFwPzPqb0nnFiTTG5ODkJPBIlNvWhDgGVJoGBBy2mw2PcZ_SB_D5D8J6GnqUdaPGdQO0nLVGSBQSEJuxnp59RcRXeaTIa4WeZ4Tr3XDpSInr7e_E3UP1Axezfd9oGp-U-Z436T1GXxOag1IVLmMpPAG-1DqgOrpFGnLgE3z60hZ7kDHw2H-DIJ-/s2016/2DC5F0FB-ECDD-4D07-A901-2AA0BD034716.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhIWY0bFwPzPqb0nnFiTTG5ODkJPBIlNvWhDgGVJoGBBy2mw2PcZ_SB_D5D8J6GnqUdaPGdQO0nLVGSBQSEJuxnp59RcRXeaTIa4WeZ4Tr3XDpSInr7e_E3UP1Axezfd9oGp-U-Z436T1GXxOag1IVLmMpPAG-1DqgOrpFGnLgE3z60hZ7kDHw2H-DIJ-/s320/2DC5F0FB-ECDD-4D07-A901-2AA0BD034716.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#2, Squatch and friends enjoying another Sooner beat down.</td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bieber:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> This week’s Bieber goes to Louisiana Tech’s Brevin Randle for one of the dirtiest actions seen on the field this century. Randle, a defensive player for LT, was captured on video shoving an injured UTEP lineman into the ground as the lineman was laying on his stomach. Well that wasn’t very nice, but what he did next was far outside the lines of competition. Randle stood up and then stomped down on the defensive player's head leaving him in agonizing pain. Unbelievably, the referees did not see this as there was no penalty called. However, it did not go unnoticed as Randle has now been suspended from the team — hopefully for good. Randle may not have shoulder pads and cleats to strap on any time soon, but he can take pride in owning his first Bieber.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPfrPaVQBCuPVlcqBsIbouBhCvXrn15MxpK7q2d3Jwkwj3Rx2cb9eS5q3jRn7oMwaB6j9vRO5U_FoRLuPR_9m95WHu5UWNImKTwY6iWN5vLAJfu2JQW19ywSjYoXPr6RiRlH5SLywqRGaXbmic78jOhDURcMrJlwd9VwsHNJqoUkv0l9waM5bwZcBxRAV/s466/94041F36-B702-49A0-AD15-34E62A7533A6_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="306" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPfrPaVQBCuPVlcqBsIbouBhCvXrn15MxpK7q2d3Jwkwj3Rx2cb9eS5q3jRn7oMwaB6j9vRO5U_FoRLuPR_9m95WHu5UWNImKTwY6iWN5vLAJfu2JQW19ywSjYoXPr6RiRlH5SLywqRGaXbmic78jOhDURcMrJlwd9VwsHNJqoUkv0l9waM5bwZcBxRAV/w210-h320/94041F36-B702-49A0-AD15-34E62A7533A6_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="210" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Classless act</td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ginger</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: This week’s winner is Notre Dame QB1 Sam Hartman. After Hartman led his Irish to a stunning drive late in the fourth quarter to give his team the lead, Duke had another chance as there were still 31 seconds left on the game clock. Duke’s QB Riley Leonard, who carried the Blue Devils to two second half touchdowns, was badly injured on the second play of the drive and turned the ball over to seal the game for Notre Dame. Leonard was helped off the field into the injury tent on the sideline. During the postgame on-field interviews, Hartman was filmed waiting outside the injury tent for several minutes to check on his opponent. Leonard finally came out on crutches and Hartman was seen walking up to him and giving him the bro hug before trotting off the field. I have liked this kid since I first saw him as a 17-year-old high school star on Netflix’s QB1 series. This act of true sportsmanship just made me like and respect him even more. For this Slinging Sammy, you win this weekend’s Ginger award for being such a badass.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnV068M4EeqmhjE6t5u1Yux3g_MPsqJazjsg4AiMidXJWiGdjqR4P6RgipLYTlyR4LAg4HdRj02cnYC5zWK_EFlpOtQDLiuQ0EpymgAe-eWi3JilLIWRJ8j4Gt8OJMCS5Wrgq7SuacrVVshpD9hUnW0dqUcnYArewATjzGyr59j7IavyrzKAt8lXI77W36/s1263/8D97F7EF-9E6D-45DF-8F26-8E8DDFC01B42.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1263" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnV068M4EeqmhjE6t5u1Yux3g_MPsqJazjsg4AiMidXJWiGdjqR4P6RgipLYTlyR4LAg4HdRj02cnYC5zWK_EFlpOtQDLiuQ0EpymgAe-eWi3JilLIWRJ8j4Gt8OJMCS5Wrgq7SuacrVVshpD9hUnW0dqUcnYArewATjzGyr59j7IavyrzKAt8lXI77W36/w304-h400/8D97F7EF-9E6D-45DF-8F26-8E8DDFC01B42.jpeg" width="304" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Classy act</td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next up:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Off to UC Davis as they take on the Montana Grizzlies. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy Tailgating!</span></p><br /></span>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-17688669071555983132023-09-27T06:56:00.000-07:002023-09-27T06:56:06.795-07:00Couch Potato Saturday<p> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">After attending six games throughout the first four weeks of the season, the DFT Board of Directors insisted I take the weekend off from attending a college game in person. This measure was taken so I can roar into October firing on all cylinders for several monumental weekends. Well, I mostly complied as I did not attend a college game — but they made no mention of not attending high school football. We did get to experience some Friday night lights in our new Cali hood of Lincoln where we watched the mighty Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos demolish the team from Bear River 41-7. The intent was to expose the grandsons to football. They did not make it through the first quarter as bedtime competed with the outing, but they had a blast until the sleepies kicked in.</span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-2c36106b-7fff-9437-d022-4eed5952dbca"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOmp7zp_NFrIcQ6_8N48Sdvm_TtzqGbe4fPkViqtgJsOFRbh5oeGM4YOJS19PW2pyylS3OjuaEULH3lFSnz7bRbbf0AnAubQgxVsGMnBNjdPbEeL1ROi3ltgzwV7E86aAZJSwhUSkpjMFatplcN5w_PDDfkOEh9uQfMvD8fMPTZPUQo5NemM3LRqnLP7t/s1280/790AB350-AA9B-47CE-90CA-76B4B3D672BB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOmp7zp_NFrIcQ6_8N48Sdvm_TtzqGbe4fPkViqtgJsOFRbh5oeGM4YOJS19PW2pyylS3OjuaEULH3lFSnz7bRbbf0AnAubQgxVsGMnBNjdPbEeL1ROi3ltgzwV7E86aAZJSwhUSkpjMFatplcN5w_PDDfkOEh9uQfMvD8fMPTZPUQo5NemM3LRqnLP7t/w640-h640/790AB350-AA9B-47CE-90CA-76B4B3D672BB.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friday Night Lights!</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On the couch Saturday: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My lineup was simple. First up, I watched Oklahoma’s defense welcome Cincinnati to the Big 12 with a masterful performance. The offense left much to be desired. OU won the contest by a score of 20-6. Second on the slate was the disaster in Eugene, Oregon, as Coach Prime and the Buffs came crashing back to earth after being throttled by the Ducks 42-6. Maybe Deion, having an aversion to Ducks now, won’t want to do any more AFLAC commercials? Last on the primary ledger was the marquee matchup between Notre Dame and Ohio State. Not only did Notre Dame lose in the final seconds to Ohio State 17-14, but they also lost to one of the most classless coaches in the history of the game. (More on that nut job later.) </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Elsewhere, Florida State ended up scalping the tigers of Clemson in Death Valley. Some of Dabo’s play calling is being questioned now. Bama rebounded with a strong performance against Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss in T-Town. Coach Saban will definitely continue with AFLAC commercials! And Penn State absolutely white washed Iowa in the white out game in Happy Valley 31-0. On the backyard blackstone we cooked a bevy of teriyaki chicken, grilled pineapples, corn on the cob and</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="vertical-align: sub;">,</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> of course, ice cold lagers and a little red vino.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLaR434m95q0NdqDA5RBQDOSM8nF49KCjEodvpgqpp16yXwLD4xyL4OgFtpDAStMMyHONlgjL4x9Sr6bZgW6cV5alJy53_h4poC0eRq7Zf-q04e_5rUkQZkdFxvHcUoGkC0PtARmn3xHeBMCDj43tu6VyehU75nVQAjN_oHGqaHbsEtJ-xtbo19gwl19F/s1280/7B2C9B23-46FD-4378-BA9B-F5F5C8C08AD3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLaR434m95q0NdqDA5RBQDOSM8nF49KCjEodvpgqpp16yXwLD4xyL4OgFtpDAStMMyHONlgjL4x9Sr6bZgW6cV5alJy53_h4poC0eRq7Zf-q04e_5rUkQZkdFxvHcUoGkC0PtARmn3xHeBMCDj43tu6VyehU75nVQAjN_oHGqaHbsEtJ-xtbo19gwl19F/w400-h300/7B2C9B23-46FD-4378-BA9B-F5F5C8C08AD3.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Buckley tailgate at the rain out/white out game</td></tr></tbody></table></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bieber:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> This week, the Bieber goes to none other than the aforementioned classless coach of Ohio State, Ryan Day. Apparently, earlier in the week, 86-year-old geriatric Lou Holtz made some comment about Ohio State not being the same Ohio State of years past and said that they are not physical enough. After squeaking out a victory against the Irish, Day was interviewed on the field by an NBC reporter. He proceeded to go on a rant targeting Lou Holtz for almost a minute about how tough his team is while yelling into the microphone with his voice cracking and spittle flying. Uhh …. uhhh Coach Day, Lou Holtz left Notre Dame nearly 30 years ago. I bet you feel real tough now going after a man 40+ years older than you who was making an observation that most of the country believes too. After you take a chill pill, get a grip on your new Bieber hardware and relish in the fact that you are a Bieberite for life.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-bD0_wCpwPQzxydAfuuNDh78xcf93hiresz650sHrjkd0k4lV27p19ZrT5HmiRVMzIcG3fzbnbWTCQwjkol1P_9C_smw98yKi_D8E0ZtSPA0voV0Z24fc6hOQueUunuNBY0qaCnttpTKIvDtBjH9e-hGYR1l5skYM6LrgxcCMHZgbGeQOJLKYQrkiGEU/s1205/41DD0C5F-D438-4707-862E-8532B1781857.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1205" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-bD0_wCpwPQzxydAfuuNDh78xcf93hiresz650sHrjkd0k4lV27p19ZrT5HmiRVMzIcG3fzbnbWTCQwjkol1P_9C_smw98yKi_D8E0ZtSPA0voV0Z24fc6hOQueUunuNBY0qaCnttpTKIvDtBjH9e-hGYR1l5skYM6LrgxcCMHZgbGeQOJLKYQrkiGEU/w319-h400/41DD0C5F-D438-4707-862E-8532B1781857.jpeg" width="319" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ginger:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Matt Gaynard is a 34-year-old first year kicker for the UVA Cavaliers. But it’s not just his age that is important. Sixteen years ago he tried out for UVA as an undergrad and did not make the team. The interesting part is that he never played football in high school — he was a soccer player. After graduation from UVA, he went on to fly helicopters in the Marines for 10 years. After leaving the Corps, he went back to UVA for grad school and received a waiver to try out for the football team. This time he made the squad and now actually starts for them on the kickoff team, booming kicks to the opposition. For your perseverance, service to your country and your advanced age as a college football player, you are truly a badass and have earned your first Ginger award!</span><p></p><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next up:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Heading to Boulder, CO, for Dad’s weekend to watch Coach Prime take on Coach Slime from USC. 10 a.m. kickoff will have us getting after it early!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy Tailgating!</span></span></span>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-13786029230855919562023-09-19T18:40:00.000-07:002023-09-19T18:40:21.431-07:00Magnolia Magic<p> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This past Saturday I made the three and a half hour trek from the Redneck Riviera to Southern Mississippi University (SoMo) in Hattiesburg, MS. I was joined by my brother Brian who flew in from Baltimore and his Maryland cohort Lagarius Buckley. A few facts about the school: The SoMo student population is just under 12,000. The football team plays in the Sun Belt Conference, and its most famous alumni is none other than Brett Favre. The Golden Eagle home games are played on campus at M.M. Roberts Stadium which seats 36,000 football hungry fans.</span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-b6448533-7fff-84d5-07fe-86d13e7859c4"><span style="font-size: medium;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After an afternoon and evening of hitting the beach and bars of 30A on Friday, we jumped in the F150 for our journey to Southern Mississippi. This marked my 105th D1A home stadium and pregame that I’ve attended.* The Hattiesburg weather was mostly sunny and in the 90s with that patented late Mississippi summer humidity. Upon our arrival on campus, we looked for grassy areas with all the tents but did not initially see any (we found them at game time). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMw8Jmb-gPKXNQ8JacnjVGS_5Rok2JL-QwHQOvCpkKm71JXGubpj2Z-gJz3bN1MmUieHECze-emE2x2y4fbfSo4lMqVtVDC7xFiqNsQRhbXJbfsM7RQc6f-qNpRCa95bT73zo6omjd2_h-QWFaqvrEp-UZGsGD_rUUySBW7_ZZ4OFIM9gthlKDQvv-nqh/s1544/IMG_3184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMw8Jmb-gPKXNQ8JacnjVGS_5Rok2JL-QwHQOvCpkKm71JXGubpj2Z-gJz3bN1MmUieHECze-emE2x2y4fbfSo4lMqVtVDC7xFiqNsQRhbXJbfsM7RQc6f-qNpRCa95bT73zo6omjd2_h-QWFaqvrEp-UZGsGD_rUUySBW7_ZZ4OFIM9gthlKDQvv-nqh/w480-h640/IMG_3184.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Planting the flag in the Hat</td></tr></tbody></table></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> We set up our gate under a big shade tree in a grassy area with only one other tent close by. Regardless, the three of us engaged in our typical shenanigans. We grilled up a menu similar to that of my FAU and Miami tailgates from two weeks ago: bacon and cheddar-infused short rib burgers, hot dogs, potato salad, brownies and, of course, ample ice cold Yuengling. We scored three online tickets for $12 each by playing the waiting game and made our way down to the beautiful M.M. Roberts Stadium for the main event. The stadium has seen several renovations over the past fifteen years. The south end zone is on par with any power five stadium with beautiful suites and shaded box seats. The north end zone has their new football facilities in a detached building. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The opponent on the day was the Tulane Green Wave who had an amazing season last year capped off by a Cotton Bowl win over USC. However, they were without their “All World” QB1 Michael Pratt missed his second straight game due to a leg injury. The absence of Pratt gave the SoMo Golden Eagles some hope they could keep up with the Green Wave. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tulane jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead on their first drive. From that point on, it became a defensive battle between the two squads with neither team adding any more points in the first half. At halftime we were treated to a spectacular performance by the Southern Miss marching band. They were also joined by the Tulane band and the alumni band for several songs. The three bands combined totaled over 700 members. We made friends in our section and learned a bit about the program, its history and what it means to the local community. By the second half, the student section sitting in the sun started to diminish in numbers. But those of us in the shade stuck around. Tulane added two more touchdowns in the third set and Southern Miss got three on a field goal. Final score: Tulane 21, Southern Miss 3. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2Au78EozrLYU8ZlwaW8KI-0tpPhlqu5Btf0Jrm6z4N60NuWdGgfjJAVwhgWRtClhCR0fg31BJJTcKpVvp9lXwHJuOm0_iN1s_trbW0cuZHEF3RibW4ustdrii0RI7AIZm5GzXGsMrX4frBRxoAjjwRVmIvSovho8ebSTjNfdTE25IVRSt8EvKBZuhXs4/s1280/IMG_3228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2Au78EozrLYU8ZlwaW8KI-0tpPhlqu5Btf0Jrm6z4N60NuWdGgfjJAVwhgWRtClhCR0fg31BJJTcKpVvp9lXwHJuOm0_iN1s_trbW0cuZHEF3RibW4ustdrii0RI7AIZm5GzXGsMrX4frBRxoAjjwRVmIvSovho8ebSTjNfdTE25IVRSt8EvKBZuhXs4/w640-h640/IMG_3228.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breathtaking M.M. Roberts stadium.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Around the country:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> In the most hyped game of the weekend, which lived up to its billing, Colorado bested Colorado State in double overtime in Boulder in a very chippy contest. My #3 braved the packed crowd and stuck it out to the bitter end. The Washington Huskies obliterated the Michigan State Spartans who are in disarray based on this week’s Bieber news. In the SEC, we saw the once invincible Alabama Crimson Tide struggle with the University of South Florida. Staying in the state of Florida, the Gators upset the Tennessee Vold in Gainesville, and Florida State escaped Chestnut Hill in Boston with a two point win over BC. In a battle out on the plains, Mizzou squeaked out a W over the Kansas State Wildcats in Columbia, MO. North Carolina, behind Everyone’s All American Drake Maye, hunted down the Gophers in a solid non-conference win. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bieber:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Mel Tucker, disgraced head coach of the Michigan State Spartans. With the recent disgusting scandal of Dr. Nassar at this prestigious institution, one would think they need to be on their best behavior. Overpaid and overrated head coach Mel Tucker failed to get that message as he is being charged with sexually harrssing a former rape victim in a manner so grotesque I cannot print it. Tucker has been placed on leave, but really, he needs to leave for good and leave now. MSU completely overpaid him a few years back after one good season. Hopefully they can recoup that amount and find a less, shall we say, “hands on” coach. Well Mel, you can put your hands on your new Bieber hardware as a consolation prize.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ginger: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Shout out to my buddy “Joe”, diehard Duquesne fan and alumni. It wasn’t until just recently that I learned Joe has been battling major illnesses for almost four years. Joe, being a very private and stoic person, kept this information to himself until recently when we had a text exchange. Joe and I coached girls basketball against each other for a number of years, and we share the same passion for college sports. From the DFT Nation — get well soon, Joe, and let’s get you back to a tailgate!</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next Up:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I will be taking next weekend off to practice the art of couch gating at our Cali house. We are planning on taking the two grandsons to a high school game on Friday night. I will make my paternal return to Boulder on 9/30 for Dad’s Weekend when Coach Prime faces Coach Slime and the USC Trojans.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy Tailgating!</span></span>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-63219182019769598602023-09-11T06:00:00.000-07:002023-09-11T06:00:05.498-07:00The sweat continues<p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsr8gQ4QlGBUdxQCP6mdrEl-vZgO6N25zBwC4O1_I2m6GzeR44w-fSC-t4-cVGECsg5Ea62WAKyEz35l3D9QuBDO_yXCCyA0SmmArC3CQcZZ_JK_v8htYAG9HPx6SOQ3GuD5ZSWhBa7DJq08vdUNb_fMzfCEoUHJCXtrKncPN5ZhviLQ5TDUxollDherAY/s1280/1EF595B0-85F0-4A31-9140-E1B2399313DB.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsr8gQ4QlGBUdxQCP6mdrEl-vZgO6N25zBwC4O1_I2m6GzeR44w-fSC-t4-cVGECsg5Ea62WAKyEz35l3D9QuBDO_yXCCyA0SmmArC3CQcZZ_JK_v8htYAG9HPx6SOQ3GuD5ZSWhBa7DJq08vdUNb_fMzfCEoUHJCXtrKncPN5ZhviLQ5TDUxollDherAY/w640-h640/1EF595B0-85F0-4A31-9140-E1B2399313DB.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My return to Tallahassee. Chief Osceola and the marching band doing a Disney tribute to Aladin</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Since I made a return trip to Tallahassee for the Florida State game this past Saturday, I will not be writing a full article this week. Instead, I am providing a link to the latest edition of Tailgater Magazine where I wrote an article on neutral site rivalry games and was interviewed for another article. The two articles start on pages 42 and 50. Here is the link:</span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-579c4ba8-7fff-0304-dcd3-a3ddac8b3f2e"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://cloud.3dissue.com/96043/96462/113567/TailgaterFall2023/index.html?page=44" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://cloud.3dissue.com/96043/96462/113567/TailgaterFall2023/index.html?page=44</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Around the country</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Texas shocked Bama in T-Town with a convincing win. Coach Prime and the Buffs ruled Matt Rhule and the Huskers in Boulder. (ESPN Gameday will be there next weekend.) The Utes snatched a victory in Waco over Baylor in a tight contest. The Hurricanes blew by the Texas A&M Aggies in Miami. The Ducks quacked up a win in Lubbock against Texas Tech and Ole Miss knocked off Tulane in Nawlins.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7K6zXXni0GS3UevUWtvfBg5mkdbFRykOOz9xQsLI8l0m0f5YM19vcNiStFBfA9x8FXcTMdpLqx_Rb-JEud6tydzfHNSPVBgNQ9Qzdq9tw-3HTAQfeqwCLzvHu-DChNQIsI-hYxXvP2U4r-GKgYN1MxX-Pt1xN_7fCsnrLDWD_7JWLwFczoV4tSn1JMJSZ/s2019/172F31E2-0B36-4B5A-937F-2BA9D93EE0E3.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2019" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7K6zXXni0GS3UevUWtvfBg5mkdbFRykOOz9xQsLI8l0m0f5YM19vcNiStFBfA9x8FXcTMdpLqx_Rb-JEud6tydzfHNSPVBgNQ9Qzdq9tw-3HTAQfeqwCLzvHu-DChNQIsI-hYxXvP2U4r-GKgYN1MxX-Pt1xN_7fCsnrLDWD_7JWLwFczoV4tSn1JMJSZ/w370-h640/172F31E2-0B36-4B5A-937F-2BA9D93EE0E3.heic" width="370" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Pig Bus tailgaters and movie star Luke Lorick at Baylor</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBV8dlr7lFWYrpx45AxA-aoLBNCVLJpxCWGzxFqOYHqzY7Az1q_wvHsp6jktxsKykTtozlKiec-F8IFqZSsDgfkARF7dJ8lOCgnxf1p0yIVNZspuIsmj9u3ndKfWBL8NXUIFLyixav2NkalB7MpkRLXZpAl3tpWEum1fLw8eCqaM8Ppo09-k_cZ_QUGUit/s4032/2817C860-C379-4EAA-858A-BC8B7BEAA0F1.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBV8dlr7lFWYrpx45AxA-aoLBNCVLJpxCWGzxFqOYHqzY7Az1q_wvHsp6jktxsKykTtozlKiec-F8IFqZSsDgfkARF7dJ8lOCgnxf1p0yIVNZspuIsmj9u3ndKfWBL8NXUIFLyixav2NkalB7MpkRLXZpAl3tpWEum1fLw8eCqaM8Ppo09-k_cZ_QUGUit/w480-h640/2817C860-C379-4EAA-858A-BC8B7BEAA0F1.heic" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BC superfan Patsy Doherty and her doppleganger!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGT2-oXeSsCByOuwWRLOxmSw77WIrol2dM_QAXbOdbIx1t62boWsv72Zp1mfwbdQ1ikSiGpg6jwwoh5XMhOIuetspoNr5jMriO8v797VEjPRtEdIT3p4oq_0x9FYPJggiyyJbKCZNQKdPMg4kDoN8gg9CZ78BZULYfhzoe1fQuyDl_9KSwluXBX_Kz7FpZ/s4032/533781F7-0C62-49D7-8535-7011C0D3A7D2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGT2-oXeSsCByOuwWRLOxmSw77WIrol2dM_QAXbOdbIx1t62boWsv72Zp1mfwbdQ1ikSiGpg6jwwoh5XMhOIuetspoNr5jMriO8v797VEjPRtEdIT3p4oq_0x9FYPJggiyyJbKCZNQKdPMg4kDoN8gg9CZ78BZULYfhzoe1fQuyDl_9KSwluXBX_Kz7FpZ/w480-h640/533781F7-0C62-49D7-8535-7011C0D3A7D2.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#3 and her bestie pre game in Boulder</td></tr></tbody></table></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_8afooE8RNiRrSdrDvVrQSlm0AV8txCJPR-fo938c4t5mWkC7L3jwkUVBxUei8OOWqI7FJ7lM8KWvmcdyGzVy41SkdxuO4vd3usya8Z8r2eIN9A2Qmrhkg02p-CfqoiHHQS-gHYsnwC-cEVaGaKQp41z54yA4mZyJplNFGzeBkU79tAxXiGlRv0mKI4b/s800/IMG_3093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_8afooE8RNiRrSdrDvVrQSlm0AV8txCJPR-fo938c4t5mWkC7L3jwkUVBxUei8OOWqI7FJ7lM8KWvmcdyGzVy41SkdxuO4vd3usya8Z8r2eIN9A2Qmrhkg02p-CfqoiHHQS-gHYsnwC-cEVaGaKQp41z54yA4mZyJplNFGzeBkU79tAxXiGlRv0mKI4b/w400-h300/IMG_3093.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drubacara & Stanky Reinke and the Polynesian bruddahs at SJSU gate</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tailgate Connect:</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Remember to check out my company Tailgate Connect® at </span><a href="http://www.tailgateconnect.com" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.tailgateconnect.com</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. If you are in need of an all inclusive, hassle-free tailgating experience at a football game this season, we have you covered. Tailgate Connect® now offers 40 college tailgates and 23 NFL tailgates for you to choose from.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next up:</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I will be attending the Tulane/Southern Miss game in Hattiesburg, MS, this coming Saturday with my brother Brian and Lagarius Buckley. </span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Tailgating!</span></span></p><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-64650332425428243642023-09-07T05:45:00.008-07:002023-09-07T06:26:36.673-07:00Move over Idalia<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDSmSltZKz4vfbem6mfg6oFG7AKeJGd0zXVy4i3imdHQdqXr8r781Rdno-t1qFlSYtZlMQJMyTTHL-qP1R-JPfh1-rhR0uUL99qx_nwCKfLTuH3ANtXdTRtKwlJskCvMOaW0exbVE6HTUEUF_1k5XlGQfPKw2TsyvkONx8ij0LnLoW4EcFAVFgNqzI6ze/s4032/F4F38222-E631-4A19-86ED-49D897952EB7.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDSmSltZKz4vfbem6mfg6oFG7AKeJGd0zXVy4i3imdHQdqXr8r781Rdno-t1qFlSYtZlMQJMyTTHL-qP1R-JPfh1-rhR0uUL99qx_nwCKfLTuH3ANtXdTRtKwlJskCvMOaW0exbVE6HTUEUF_1k5XlGQfPKw2TsyvkONx8ij0LnLoW4EcFAVFgNqzI6ze/w480-h640/F4F38222-E631-4A19-86ED-49D897952EB7.heic" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sunshine state!</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">What has now become a tradition for the last 10 years, I was once again joined by my college friend known as Tubby for a trifecta Labor Day weekend. We were also joined throughout the weekend by another college friend, Sparky Pomeroy, and our buddies the Butcher and Ouzie. When planning a three day weekend for football games in September, it’s probably best not to do it in a state known for high humidity and heat this time of the year. That said, after all the sweating throughout the weekend, I am proud to announce that I too can now wear skinny jeans. The weekend commenced 24 hours after hurricane Idalia packed a heavy punch through north Florida.</span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-651931f1-7fff-e4ab-8182-5270e10c997e"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our first stop was Orlando to watch the University of Central Florida take on the Golden Flashes of Kent state. UCF is the newest member of the Big 12 and one of the largest schools in the country with 68,000 of students. The stadium is known as the bounce house because the fans like to bounce up and down and make the place rock. We were treated to an amazing halftime performance by the marching band who did a tribute to Earth, Wind and Fire. We also saw the SpaceX launch during the second half of the game. </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The game itself was mostly a one-sided affair, dominated by the golden knights of UCF. Although Kent State showed some grit in the first half, by the second half the superior talent, speed and conditioning of the golden knights was very apparent. Kent State players appeared to be running in quicksand against the much faster UCF squad. UCF won by a commanding score of 56-6.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5YWr3kg0o8HSOmdJYAYkfd7ENMCJTp1V40atTvpx99SdtLV4AOWVYaDJckbbJZQfYkyXre2cFCe0Q_1lNsoNnl-XRaTV-o5yKQTxoVXgo7HTwVhXTSEOu9PMyil6WkJciQRi8p62i8NY_kHJ-vCM4QnymTX_FtUYpDEGpxVKXPE71VpfP7d_oHEMxvGh/s1280/DFA9EA3A-7CBA-46A0-A1E9-2A90566713F0.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5YWr3kg0o8HSOmdJYAYkfd7ENMCJTp1V40atTvpx99SdtLV4AOWVYaDJckbbJZQfYkyXre2cFCe0Q_1lNsoNnl-XRaTV-o5yKQTxoVXgo7HTwVhXTSEOu9PMyil6WkJciQRi8p62i8NY_kHJ-vCM4QnymTX_FtUYpDEGpxVKXPE71VpfP7d_oHEMxvGh/w640-h640/DFA9EA3A-7CBA-46A0-A1E9-2A90566713F0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Game one, let us not forget that UCF was the self proclaimed national champions in 2017. Bottom right is the spaceX launch we saw.</td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On Friday, we linked up with the aforementioned Sparky and Ouzie for the University of Miami versus Miami of Ohio battle in Miami, FL. After throwing up our tailgate tent, tables, grills, music and beer pong tables, we grilled some beer brats and hotdogs, accompanied by amazing sides and desserts. A good portion of the tailgate was spent standing under the tent as the heavens opened up on us and dumped a large quantity of H2O onto the area. We were treated to some thunder and lightning, and the game was delayed for 30 minutes.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPsimIx3fQ30hK0kKh9sAtvyYhFanbaNKxU2fMer6OyaRcJCOPftYldp8U9Hv3VIRYxr2KIRy5DliTR2GxAKLXl7jSyeOGwVXHqXEACDLA1nW5g3rekJl5GkO8zufcDY2ejm5KeG-ZRXlH8WiCST8FSJccI2Hg0P9Lm2l_PXvJkPkyQyZlV2H9MNEGQjD/s1936/3D547771-084B-4680-923C-9FF654A4A3D0.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPsimIx3fQ30hK0kKh9sAtvyYhFanbaNKxU2fMer6OyaRcJCOPftYldp8U9Hv3VIRYxr2KIRy5DliTR2GxAKLXl7jSyeOGwVXHqXEACDLA1nW5g3rekJl5GkO8zufcDY2ejm5KeG-ZRXlH8WiCST8FSJccI2Hg0P9Lm2l_PXvJkPkyQyZlV2H9MNEGQjD/w640-h640/3D547771-084B-4680-923C-9FF654A4A3D0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hunkering down under the tent during the storm. Winners of the Tailgate Connect drawing, and a sparsely attended Hurricanes home game.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The University of Miami is a member of the ACC and plays its home games at Hard Rock Stadium, which is 15 miles away from campus and also serves as the home field for the Miami Dolphins. While it’s a perfect NFL stadium, it’s the antithesis of perfection for a college atmosphere. Miami of Florida was clearly the better team throughout the night in the very cavernous stadium. It’s hard to tell whether they’ve improved or we’re just playing lesser competition. Final score of this match was Miami, FL 38, Miami, OH 3.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Game three on Saturday placed us in the picturesque town of Boca Raton, Florida, on the campus of Florida Atlantic University. It was a beautiful afternoon for a tailgate. We grilled burgers infused with blue cheese and bacon followed by two pans of chicken wings, totaling 100 in all. The Tailgate Connect tent was going full force with a special drawing and lots of interest from fellow tailgaters. An ample number of Yuenglings were consumed without any effect due to the sweat factor. </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">FAU plays on Schnellenberger field at FAU stadium. Built in 2011, the on-campus venue seats 30,000 fans. The opponent on the day was Monmouth from New Jersey who plays at the FCS level. FAU was known for its Cinderella story this past year when they reached the final four in basketball. In the past they have been coached by Howard Schnellenberger and Lane Kiffin. The current coach is former Texas head honcho Tom “put your hands in your pits” Herman. FAU QB Casey Thompson also played for Herman at Texas. The game turned out to be the third blowout of the weekend we witnessed. FAU prevailed in the contest with a tally of 42 to Monmouth’s 20. We finished off a great weekend with a visit to a cigar bar complemented by a nice glass of neat whiskey. Then it was a nine hour drive back to my crib in NW Florida on Sunday morning. But prior to my departure on Sunday, I toured the Lynn University (formerly Marymount) campus where my two oldest siblings matriculated from many decades ago.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ledxOtoKKxEuV3zZDfNdDHv9Wp6yGh6_qQO551EcRBG93Orr0QO02EEs3fV5sg8cvZSHTSXsE5xF_cg4AgUhqwZKIsUUQPPvaY3f9MUec_6ulC1A4lgFe53o127ca3v0GOdfs2dCRZWqYJsIKmRjVQeGNNzv_Sb9UGXUkBsSpo_3VNj2eoFjgannqBDJ/s1280/96530FF0-F431-4C1D-97C9-C4650B9A3765.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ledxOtoKKxEuV3zZDfNdDHv9Wp6yGh6_qQO551EcRBG93Orr0QO02EEs3fV5sg8cvZSHTSXsE5xF_cg4AgUhqwZKIsUUQPPvaY3f9MUec_6ulC1A4lgFe53o127ca3v0GOdfs2dCRZWqYJsIKmRjVQeGNNzv_Sb9UGXUkBsSpo_3VNj2eoFjgannqBDJ/w640-h640/96530FF0-F431-4C1D-97C9-C4650B9A3765.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My doppleganger the Owl, portable beer pong getting another workout and the cozy FAU Stadium.</td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4iMSi4fK9Jk8q5W4k_p-NYXrsJpenl3Dz2YfuGrRC2sYsS-BTuP86zCSK662inp7fc8d6LRdeRx0pkTutVHiCBtyOeJhy8CJ0PXapuSSHP9nuvHvfNNyNy7RjVTfAFfv74u6fCsd6CYg8oUnrwDCH-x8x1VKASJg-21lvXFkbIm_ykJBb4ikEgmCSRmv/s2016/196DE88A-B04A-4088-9485-09E5F5DFB041.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4iMSi4fK9Jk8q5W4k_p-NYXrsJpenl3Dz2YfuGrRC2sYsS-BTuP86zCSK662inp7fc8d6LRdeRx0pkTutVHiCBtyOeJhy8CJ0PXapuSSHP9nuvHvfNNyNy7RjVTfAFfv74u6fCsd6CYg8oUnrwDCH-x8x1VKASJg-21lvXFkbIm_ykJBb4ikEgmCSRmv/w400-h300/196DE88A-B04A-4088-9485-09E5F5DFB041.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The victory cigars!</td></tr></tbody></table></span><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Around the country</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Coach Prime in Colorado shocked the world by knocking off TCU in Fort Worth. Brian Kelly and his family got scalped by the Seminoles in Mickie world. Penn State took a bite out of the mountaineers in Happy Valley. Are the Sooners back as they put up 73 points against Butch “Sergeant Carter” Jones and the Arkansas State pigskin squad? The soon to be PAC 12 or now known as the Tupac go 12 and 0 for the first time ever on opening weekend. In the battle for the Carolinas, the north beat the south in Charlotte. On Monday night the nation witnessed the unthinkable: Duke not only beat Clemson but absolutely destroyed them. Isn’t Duke supposed to be just a basketball school? The Gators were eaten alive by the Utes on Thursday in SLC.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLBEQjvCrW97KpXD5FxLMC-IMNaugFbG3wh48vCQ3cB8W4eBMt0Sdky44wg0g0MiDeGR4koehGvXVLTHynok64hc31Mr-wZ5oZbRG2XHKGkL1Wkah_kU2wJjlmQgyLwMEY1D6VNdigRpxnzCHWSj7WgcozO3VAql8gA0rF2r-17uDozhG0VTjUzFhemZ3/s4032/2C51655E-51A8-4DCD-BC8F-3471C4354230.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLBEQjvCrW97KpXD5FxLMC-IMNaugFbG3wh48vCQ3cB8W4eBMt0Sdky44wg0g0MiDeGR4koehGvXVLTHynok64hc31Mr-wZ5oZbRG2XHKGkL1Wkah_kU2wJjlmQgyLwMEY1D6VNdigRpxnzCHWSj7WgcozO3VAql8gA0rF2r-17uDozhG0VTjUzFhemZ3/w400-h300/2C51655E-51A8-4DCD-BC8F-3471C4354230.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan Lufkin and the Utah Pig Bus crew grilling up some gator!</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Scy3U_OUYl6ijGIR_W01_Jwc1SPzlLKVdzIeCyAuqOlwymYYbLV5D2n9QObaTx4HVoL36TXkhgHtrUg2jO3wDY9_JHg0q7mywMzWSM9uft7NGvMfSq0QdI1_prXly6TCj-xnQjRnBCcF1Jj6LbCDNY2tc8i2rGcERMwQNBc6jLFhaOriyqh_iq4Y5hLM/s800/DA8FD22C-6571-4808-813D-6D1BA4D6EA82.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="800" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Scy3U_OUYl6ijGIR_W01_Jwc1SPzlLKVdzIeCyAuqOlwymYYbLV5D2n9QObaTx4HVoL36TXkhgHtrUg2jO3wDY9_JHg0q7mywMzWSM9uft7NGvMfSq0QdI1_prXly6TCj-xnQjRnBCcF1Jj6LbCDNY2tc8i2rGcERMwQNBc6jLFhaOriyqh_iq4Y5hLM/s320/DA8FD22C-6571-4808-813D-6D1BA4D6EA82.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Kernans at the Hampden Sydney opener.</td></tr></tbody></table></span><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bieber</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">:- Although LSU coach Brian Kelly should be in contention this week for stating that they were going to beat the crap out of Florida State, he is not the winner. This week’s Bieber is a collective. It is anyone — specifically sports commentators, but also college football fans — who after one week declares somebody is a Heisman candidate. I get so nauseated at hearing so-and-so (who had </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">one</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> great game during the week) is all of a sudden a front runner for the Heisman. Settle down folks, it’s a long season and one game does not make a person a legend. Let the season play out and see if that person that played so great in week one plays great for the next 12 weeks. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> you can pop off all you want about who is a contender or front runner for the Heisman. Until then, all you got is this Bieber award, which you can treasure for the rest of your life!</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ginger</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: My #3 for flying into the lion’s den of Fort Worth to root on her beloved CU Buffaloes against TCU. The abuse she must have braved by jilted Horn Frog fans must have been unbearable as she stood tall in the saddle (actually she is only 5’2) with great pride. Way to be a badass, little one.I will see you in three weeks for Dad’s Weekend. Get those beer funnels warmed up for me.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next up</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: There is a very strong possibility I will drive over to Tallahassee for Florida State’s Saturday night game against Southern Mississippi.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Happy Tailgating!</span></span></p><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-17541657554219087622023-08-29T16:16:00.000-07:002023-08-29T16:16:25.429-07:00 Where in the world is Jacksonville State?<p><br /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-d745d20a-7fff-4849-863f-5739f455e00b"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome back to another season of indulging me in my quest to go to a game and pregame celebration at all division 1A schools! My apologies for not doing my traditional preseason primer — life has been very busy and I failed in delivering one. That being said, we already kicked off the tailgating season at Jacksonville State this past Saturday for zero week action. Jacksonville State has been a very successful program playing at the division 1AA level for many years. This is their first season jumping up to division 1A, joining the Conference USA. Given that their name is Jacksonville State, I’d always assumed the school was located in Jacksonville, FL. Much to my surprise, when I looked at the school website, I found out it is located in Jacksonville, AL! It’s a good thing my Magellan skills kicked in, and I figured this out in advance of making the trek.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In addition to moving up to the highest level of competition, Jax State is coached by Rich Rodriguez (Rich Rod), former head coach of WVU, Michigan and Arizona. The mascot is Cocky the Gamecock and their slogan is “fear the beak.” I can relate given the shape of my nose. The picturesque campus sits in NE Alabama with a beautiful mountain backdrop. The school has approximately 11,000 future taxpayers enrolled in studies. The football team plays their games in Burgess Snow Field, JSU stadium, which was originally built in 1947 and has seats for 24,000 fans. The stadium is in the midst of a substantial renovation to make it better suited for the big time. </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This past weekend, the Gamecocks hosted the Miners from UTEP on what turned out to be the hottest game I’ve ever attended with temps on the field hitting 130 degrees. I accomplished a first by consuming more water than beer on the day as the sweat was pouring off me like Victoria Falls.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mrs. Tailgate and I were joined by my high school buddies Dr. Alabama Al Rector and Tony Pifer and their wives Tracey and Edna. We set up an excellent tailgate under the trees in the general tailgating lot to get a little extra shade. The menu consisted of pulled pork sandwiches, chicken wings, potato salad, deviled eggs, tomato/mozzarella/basil skewers and many other snacks. We broke out my brand new RYOBI bucket top mister to cool things down, blared tailgate tunes, told embarrassing stories to the wives and even played beer pong on my new portable game stand. The Gamecock player walk from the bus to the stadium went right past our tailgate tent and was led by a section of their famed marching band known as the Southerners. As we were breaking down our tailgate, we were introduced to a Jax State super fan named Murray who was escaping his official duties with his wife’s soiree. He told us many historical facts about the campus and program and even gave us three free tickets to the game.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-mBrAKEwMIunzuJyOGCBTq9ohC7JZOYv9m4GgtnXRornIyUg_qIEAio17IYEjYpfBlao2ZVs-dNKJ4Q_eqj7BeTFi_wU-L19e-xkc_0kwTXbOiCISM2L-t4ES7VTpkWxxyJucO8Bs5I8TZ-oJcaYxiyERza0MgViRn_eNmovarRzjDeoSnIInzb7SF3o/s640/D74CFC5F-2422-4738-8AA5-81CEFEFCB823.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-mBrAKEwMIunzuJyOGCBTq9ohC7JZOYv9m4GgtnXRornIyUg_qIEAio17IYEjYpfBlao2ZVs-dNKJ4Q_eqj7BeTFi_wU-L19e-xkc_0kwTXbOiCISM2L-t4ES7VTpkWxxyJucO8Bs5I8TZ-oJcaYxiyERza0MgViRn_eNmovarRzjDeoSnIInzb7SF3o/w400-h400/D74CFC5F-2422-4738-8AA5-81CEFEFCB823.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fear the beak! The Taikgate couple and my cool new toy in action!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SishqepFZJWYmHSOlb_yrzbgfP4CnPOYtnTBKK57olqD3PMydAPhuBYmQrDGKEEu1QOa0nvCcjVYXI9ESlWmqKbvUm_XFtoRpYe8h0228D10N1w3-Nn3OZEgeo6tj1gqHMpxruGXFl2_xLUunYCqQZEuMOnYaBGT2HdWuDiXZ5KptkjBBbLpOytPmjcz/s640/DBD98CD8-262F-4B49-A4D9-194DBD7B92E6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SishqepFZJWYmHSOlb_yrzbgfP4CnPOYtnTBKK57olqD3PMydAPhuBYmQrDGKEEu1QOa0nvCcjVYXI9ESlWmqKbvUm_XFtoRpYe8h0228D10N1w3-Nn3OZEgeo6tj1gqHMpxruGXFl2_xLUunYCqQZEuMOnYaBGT2HdWuDiXZ5KptkjBBbLpOytPmjcz/w640-h640/DBD98CD8-262F-4B49-A4D9-194DBD7B92E6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">clockwise from the left - Cocky, beer pong, our TG Queen of the day and part of our amazing chow.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEpXHV0Ub_BStC0PmEQZ8laIq-PGeMWd63ebigdLriKXhpMreETtGF4Eh4NMmRh8znQDQUQziUdo2sUNV9klHdfr2orARRqnAJ0c2DenP-a24lBeVmkhFjOij2oJXSn-BvWic85EdWMY6f8OYf39aMa3C_YQBrahAOlg6NHBun1eLqirJDYd0XMQ7KEH3/s640/ED30A682-50BF-4FFE-8821-F3ED5EAA2BF5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEpXHV0Ub_BStC0PmEQZ8laIq-PGeMWd63ebigdLriKXhpMreETtGF4Eh4NMmRh8znQDQUQziUdo2sUNV9klHdfr2orARRqnAJ0c2DenP-a24lBeVmkhFjOij2oJXSn-BvWic85EdWMY6f8OYf39aMa3C_YQBrahAOlg6NHBun1eLqirJDYd0XMQ7KEH3/w640-h640/ED30A682-50BF-4FFE-8821-F3ED5EAA2BF5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ladies & sweaty men</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once in the stadium, all the fans sat on the south side, while the students and band were located in the east end zone. The north side was under construction with the bleachers already stripped out. Thanks to the extreme temperature and humidity, we continued to down water as fast as we could get it. The Gamecocks drew first blood with a field goal in Q1 and added a touchdown to take a 10-0 lead in the second quarter. The Miners were able to punch one in right before the half to close the gap to three points. In the third quarter, the Gamecocks ran another score in from the seven yard line. The Miners would make it interesting in the fourth quarter by putting another seven on the board with a 32 yard pass play. But the Gamecocks would ultimately hold onto the lead and walk away with a 17-14 win in their inaugural game at the D1A level. More impressive than the game itself was the 500+ member Southerners marching band. They put on a halftime performance that rivaled any SEC or Big Ten marching band.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqa5G3xZlgeaVu5JomNjZC1ouJjxc1vAyJx-qlcasA6uwfaYtOBEfjKtwf3se3f9g6Pg6BQrWwHqQz6YSVWFG2kar0tuoAKjfhMrANFyS49uuKzxxLge9vXxmkz0Xwz_STOVHokK0F7qlBR38lq1KpK-BCfLoCkmoFykkmgMUOAlhf2iccxCE-jwNfjL0E/s640/43BC92B4-817A-433D-A5B7-BDEC686BFED3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqa5G3xZlgeaVu5JomNjZC1ouJjxc1vAyJx-qlcasA6uwfaYtOBEfjKtwf3se3f9g6Pg6BQrWwHqQz6YSVWFG2kar0tuoAKjfhMrANFyS49uuKzxxLge9vXxmkz0Xwz_STOVHokK0F7qlBR38lq1KpK-BCfLoCkmoFykkmgMUOAlhf2iccxCE-jwNfjL0E/w640-h640/43BC92B4-817A-433D-A5B7-BDEC686BFED3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the sweatbox - a stadium being transformed</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Around the globe</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Notre Dame would sink the Navy in Dublin, Ireland, 42-3 in the marquee match of the day. Meanwhile, the Trojans dominated the Spartans in a Roman battle in the LA coliseum. San Diego State nudged Ohio University, and Vandy got the best of Hawaii.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bieber:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The winner is the soon to be former PAC 12 for disintegrating before our eyes over the past two months. How could this happen to one of the most storied conferences in collegiate athletics? First, we saw USC and UCLA announce after last season they would bolt for the Big Ten. UW and Oregon followed suit earlier this summer with Colorado, Utah and the two Arizona schools bolting for the Big 12. Stanford and Cal are in discussions with the ACC, which only leaves WSU and Oregon State to fend for themselves. Let’s take into consideration that this move is for all sports, not just football. This makes zero sense for kids in non-revenue sports spending a chunk of their school year traveling coast to coast for events and games watched by a handful of parents and family. The state of college sports is rapidly becoming unrecognizable. And for this, the PAC 12 will at least retain the coveted Bieber hardware.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ginger</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: This award goes to our tailgate crew this past Saturday for being brave enough to tailgate and sit through an entire game in outlandish weather conditions. </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next up:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> My annual Labor Day trifecta with co-pilot</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Tubby and several other buddies. Thursday we’ll be in Orlando for the UCF home opener against Kent State. Friday you will find us in Miami for the battle of Miamis. And Saturday for the finale, we will be in Boca Raton for FAU’s opener when they face Monmouth.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy Tailgating!</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-69277263272925358602023-01-24T07:42:00.001-08:002023-01-24T07:42:37.690-08:00Short N Sweet<p><span style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6msyrdty2wdvI5mOvsEPvPSBzGcEIpU6cF2v8k3zh6u6nl0zvS-MqtLhbGtqqv9YJK5u630wIwHq6tt_iiUINmDliFq-HixhtEgO0AgBACPNzjsITVIzCsPlct4OmhAW89xgN-UM74jBh6Sc8fx1_d0bN-xLlC3EOPhAuGG8EsJnKbxO2emceB9npw/s4032/D65B3D99-E0C1-4C34-931B-5AF026C94545.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6msyrdty2wdvI5mOvsEPvPSBzGcEIpU6cF2v8k3zh6u6nl0zvS-MqtLhbGtqqv9YJK5u630wIwHq6tt_iiUINmDliFq-HixhtEgO0AgBACPNzjsITVIzCsPlct4OmhAW89xgN-UM74jBh6Sc8fx1_d0bN-xLlC3EOPhAuGG8EsJnKbxO2emceB9npw/w300-h400/D65B3D99-E0C1-4C34-931B-5AF026C94545.heic" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My typical evening view on 30 A for my nightly beach walk</td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The 2022 season, for all its epic moments, had one of the most unceremonious conclusions to any season that I can recall in my time on this planet earth. Ten days after two amazing semifinal games that saw Georgia and TCU advance to the cotillion ball of college football, the proverbial turd in the punch bowl was served up. Georgia absolutely annihilated a TCU team that simply did not look like they wanted to be there, by a score of 65-7. Georgia is now competing with Alabama as the “it” team of college football after winning back-to-back natties.</span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-4ebcb116-7fff-39de-a4ae-51d1ef22545c"><span style="font-size: medium;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My college football travels this season were the lightest in thirteen years (other than the 2020 covid season). I only attended 10 games, six of which were first-time campus venues for me and one new neutral site venue for the Florida-Georgia game. When I started this quest in 2004 to attend all D1A stadiums, there were only 117 of them. God willing, I had hoped to hit that number next year. However, the goalposts continue to be moved back by the NCAA as two more teams have been added for next season, bringing the new total to 134 D1A schools. Between the added teams and my penchant for repeating fun schools and visiting lower division teams, this has become one long, extended journey. If all goes to plan, Most likely I will finish my climb in November of 2025 at the University of Hawaii with a massive Lua tailgate. You are all invited, of course!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yvkRNu7AElyaXif2lkBAbe6NAEP4HP99d3VTmWbGO0qMPxFnUwqR8ZZjyQB5Dhp6zcIEfUaUknhCzsaO6s1fMv_N03QSSC3Hzc-PFeS2YOlkPn0hxxRoUHF6Z2PyByocO9o0AoB6K5e-WDIRc7u0i8XzYQFncCsXfpOjEp45o6izrGqdXJ4rjCa7Rw/s640/AA8ED703-A30F-4B69-BA47-1039826CAFCB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yvkRNu7AElyaXif2lkBAbe6NAEP4HP99d3VTmWbGO0qMPxFnUwqR8ZZjyQB5Dhp6zcIEfUaUknhCzsaO6s1fMv_N03QSSC3Hzc-PFeS2YOlkPn0hxxRoUHF6Z2PyByocO9o0AoB6K5e-WDIRc7u0i8XzYQFncCsXfpOjEp45o6izrGqdXJ4rjCa7Rw/w300-h400/AA8ED703-A30F-4B69-BA47-1039826CAFCB.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next fall, the goal is to hit at least 15 first-time venues, several repeats and a bowl game or two. I am also tentatively planning on attending the Notre Dame vs. Navy game in Dublin, Ireland. If that happens, I may join the ranks of a very select group of people who have seen a regular season college football game on three continents (Australia in 2016). Other candidates for next season include Miami, FAU, FIU, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana Monroe, Southern Miss, UAB, East Carolina, Appalachian State, UTEP, New Mexico State, Georgia State, EMU and WMU. Once all conference schedules are released, I’ll officially put out a tentative DFT schedule.</span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNhBqjuhl-mQGiduD24maYTxsLbTyIleLLCJlUt7qZd7kjaxaIKVgFp0JBiSebI2AJUPYI93LwLZErhshinjp-hhpGZhgIP1v00uNoKvg_LVsqeYfYI887tdLQqhaVRtfAw4rf6E8SlGVfY0USHtDk0RwsUvwjRtjJT0A9-cykeuu-DBFEHWzzmAd5A/s640/CCB0964F-5E47-4DBF-86FA-041476F5A5EA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="640" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNhBqjuhl-mQGiduD24maYTxsLbTyIleLLCJlUt7qZd7kjaxaIKVgFp0JBiSebI2AJUPYI93LwLZErhshinjp-hhpGZhgIP1v00uNoKvg_LVsqeYfYI887tdLQqhaVRtfAw4rf6E8SlGVfY0USHtDk0RwsUvwjRtjJT0A9-cykeuu-DBFEHWzzmAd5A/s320/CCB0964F-5E47-4DBF-86FA-041476F5A5EA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">End of year Bieber</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - TCU for failing to get off the bus and play the game at SoFi Stadium for the Natty. No doubt UGA had better talent and should have won the game. However, when you are playing against better competition, you have to bring a higher energy level than your opponent and not make your odds worse with countless mental errors. I think mirrors should have been put under the noses of the TCU team and coaching staff to see if they were still breathing and alive during the game. Everyone loves a great underdog story, but unfortunately this one did not play out like a Disney theatrical. No Natty hardware for the Horned Frogs, but a nice Bieber statue will reside within the ring of honor in Fort Worth.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ginger</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - To my daughter Erin for being such a professional proofreader and copywriter for me the past few seasons. I can always count on her to make suggestions for the jumbled thoughts I put on paper that make my recaps infinitely better. She has been an amazing addition to team DFT, and I am grateful for her stellar work. I will buy her an ice cream to show my gratitude!</span></p><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next up</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - Seven months of other hobbies and going back and forth between the Cali and Florida DFT Headquarters. Have a great off season and see y'all in the fall.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Happ Tailgating!</span></span></span></div>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-40591143708936545092022-12-12T22:33:00.011-08:002022-12-12T22:44:59.970-08:00United As One<p> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And so my regular season has come to an end once again with only a glimmer of hope on the horizon for attending a bowl or playoff game this postseason. If this is the end of the road, what better way than to conclude the season by attending the annual Army Navy game in its rightful home of Philadelphia, PA. This was my first time back since 2018 after making seven of the previous nine games. It was not the usual large tailgate run by Ray Carlucci and the Jersey Boys of Cliffside Park. Nonetheless, we made up for those who were missing this year with added enthusiasm, a fighting spirit … and a few extra libations.</span></span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKnNxJGBP8BHpxQhMma-LMACVzlVVzpXOAubI8pvijwQRhGTTS3UqgiJrvlnMKhSlXx5UJyF1F7WjWDIjGPhIHq3-tMg-TS9kq6t8bdDfsi-hbK7YQ5tNQWF1LuCwmDrFtgtmRi5bVu7Q28YuNaQUWhLKfh51KX2Vo8NX9VNTJWfaCn3gkABJCtMViA/s640/IMG_3289.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKnNxJGBP8BHpxQhMma-LMACVzlVVzpXOAubI8pvijwQRhGTTS3UqgiJrvlnMKhSlXx5UJyF1F7WjWDIjGPhIHq3-tMg-TS9kq6t8bdDfsi-hbK7YQ5tNQWF1LuCwmDrFtgtmRi5bVu7Q28YuNaQUWhLKfh51KX2Vo8NX9VNTJWfaCn3gkABJCtMViA/w480-h640/IMG_3289.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DFT Banner once more at Army Navy</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-f1b9013e-7fff-aa37-0810-8bb9492f72d9"><span style="font-family: arial;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Friday night we darkened the doorstep of Moriarty's Irish pub in downtown Philly. They serve wings that are so large they must be from a pterodactyl and are consistently voted best chicken wings in town. On Saturday at 0900 hours, our tailgate consisted of my brother Brian, aka Mr. Struggles, and his wife Lor Scoot along with Lagarius and Michelle Buckley. We had drop-ins from a number of friends throughout the day and linked up with the tailgate right next to ours. The pregame menu consisted of apple cider mimosas, grilled breakfast sandwiches, potatoes and an assortment of foods too healthy for me. The post-game tailgate featured Brian’s signature old bay chicken wings accompanied by a few cold natty bo’s. The weather was sunny and crisp, which is perfect football weather IMHO. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwi9vB2IJzyFCXwKClYjkJ86m9tMi2pGf0TE2vJ_4gCewJCNUtmrj3WUIEMJWDyrMSYNbHACFNj898Duch0jBvlkiDgycD4_cvAJrBnICRUHVZ1rvjk1DAx8_yIr2rBROapqBZ6ahRODK5KCJK_Af-f0sU8PGOOEvmlIQzioaYPl5Z5LbMakRe_R-FIA/s275/IMG_3269.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwi9vB2IJzyFCXwKClYjkJ86m9tMi2pGf0TE2vJ_4gCewJCNUtmrj3WUIEMJWDyrMSYNbHACFNj898Duch0jBvlkiDgycD4_cvAJrBnICRUHVZ1rvjk1DAx8_yIr2rBROapqBZ6ahRODK5KCJK_Af-f0sU8PGOOEvmlIQzioaYPl5Z5LbMakRe_R-FIA/s1600/IMG_3269.JPG" width="275" /></a></div><p></p><div><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3bA6bNMQ93OhEQD5kZ4Xa_QOua8rb0GfA2TLMBm4KpugyCuapmCkIDiLgg-3CA0CwqlpyCUAVU5SimIufbdMxSzdEOTzJ1VhKf1TAwHfLvBMCvgvWZwEIkIoHREovds0sIEC67fE6POWgZ9bKJMSIm1Q_6erTQoX8ZQEnzcCLekins9NxrGycCuCIg/s640/20221210_133932.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3bA6bNMQ93OhEQD5kZ4Xa_QOua8rb0GfA2TLMBm4KpugyCuapmCkIDiLgg-3CA0CwqlpyCUAVU5SimIufbdMxSzdEOTzJ1VhKf1TAwHfLvBMCvgvWZwEIkIoHREovds0sIEC67fE6POWgZ9bKJMSIm1Q_6erTQoX8ZQEnzcCLekins9NxrGycCuCIg/w480-h640/20221210_133932.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister in Law Lor Scoot leading us in a toast!</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>I have written a number of times over the past years about this epic event. And it’s not always about the on-field product of the overachievers on each team. It’s about the pageantry surrounding the game. The cadets and Midshipmen who ”march on” to the stadium, The Navy jets flyover, the Army helicopter flyover, the parachute teams and the overall feeling of patriotism of America united as one! The kids from each academy make this event special as they truly are the best and brightest America has to offer (next to Frostburg State)!</span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxQqNmSvV7J-oc7YfMj8fW0uv83PZqs3uKCNfkwRlKpSKYVPNAm6MAmmB6tAadaahoif6VBrgdHP5Cgb4NE-TWvGHP2bsvOu0DCvdg2XSBa_FDP997T8BswiKdP1DD5I5NJ5Z7chYVMiecUim1kSax6ysPZy5C8muycqrjufFoTWTjr6m3tDYToKz-Q/s1280/IMG_3342.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxQqNmSvV7J-oc7YfMj8fW0uv83PZqs3uKCNfkwRlKpSKYVPNAm6MAmmB6tAadaahoif6VBrgdHP5Cgb4NE-TWvGHP2bsvOu0DCvdg2XSBa_FDP997T8BswiKdP1DD5I5NJ5Z7chYVMiecUim1kSax6ysPZy5C8muycqrjufFoTWTjr6m3tDYToKz-Q/w640-h640/IMG_3342.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pre game pageantry</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The game went down as a first. Army and Navy battled to a 10-10 tie in regulation with each defense doing its part to prevent the other from any major advancements. This would be the first overtime game in the series history. Caveat: Overtime has only been around since 1996 in college football. Navy did out gain the Army on the ground by a two to one margin, but Army had also completed one pass to none for the Navy. In OT, each team would score on their first play to knot the score at 17. On Navy’s second possession, running back Anton Hall Jr. would unfortunately cough the ball up while attempting to score a touchdown. Army took over and eventually kicked a game winning 39 yard field goal. On another first, the cadets stormed the field to celebrate with their team. The four security guards were outnumbered by 500 to one. While they initially tried to prevent the field rushing, they soon recognized the matter was hopeless. And off to the post game tailgate for us it was.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpiUiotJMK5k6Fru9yVl2m2JqnFhoPZClk0kHDM5Fv-bPbRgb3QIuQR5c6y4Blf32Cip9_FOrB9PFOrg93gRy_HRnJZK8jWlkXyMNdRUm79qJK2cXlumnTm_GwWdJcfZ-o2vDdRtYywufPwUuDiWPMiQtW08oTx2Iu0tiF8KfSAkHtxfjG0fth6kBQg/s1280/IMG_3343.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpiUiotJMK5k6Fru9yVl2m2JqnFhoPZClk0kHDM5Fv-bPbRgb3QIuQR5c6y4Blf32Cip9_FOrB9PFOrg93gRy_HRnJZK8jWlkXyMNdRUm79qJK2cXlumnTm_GwWdJcfZ-o2vDdRtYywufPwUuDiWPMiQtW08oTx2Iu0tiF8KfSAkHtxfjG0fth6kBQg/w400-h400/IMG_3343.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>The previous weekend</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, I attended the Sun Belt Conference championship where Troy University hosted the Chanticleers from Coastal Carolina university. This was my second time attending a game at Troy in a one month period. The highlight was the Yankee Jambalaya I made and contributed to a communal tailgate. The concoction consisted of chicken, shrimp, spicy sausage, onion, rice and a whole lot of seasoning and flavors. It paired amazingly well with cold yuengling. The game was less interesting than the food. It was a massacre from the onset as Troy brought the energy and Coastal could not find the answer on that dreary, wet, early December day in southern Alabama. Troy captured the Sun Belt Conference ship with a convincing score of 45-26. And in reality, it wasn’t even that close. </span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLq78hWsqsb7Z-_VGoeKBhMshuF9IPkByV-M3sQNmw8YDaQ8Qr8xLS27bUvM9XVRwPd2ZyVwodSGMWauEaNlZa8FxhxzDN4v0M326QSFQPRk6IaEyP2skCee-5r2wkzRYKU02HINOqCRjdCzRNRiim4BF-dk9jDKm6yJuPLmiughNgxByFeSEsai0AwA/s1280/IMG_3346.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLq78hWsqsb7Z-_VGoeKBhMshuF9IPkByV-M3sQNmw8YDaQ8Qr8xLS27bUvM9XVRwPd2ZyVwodSGMWauEaNlZa8FxhxzDN4v0M326QSFQPRk6IaEyP2skCee-5r2wkzRYKU02HINOqCRjdCzRNRiim4BF-dk9jDKm6yJuPLmiughNgxByFeSEsai0AwA/w400-h400/IMG_3346.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even the Grinch likes the Troy band!</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Around the country - </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With USC getting upset by a physical Utah squad, the door opened for Ohio State to sneak back into the four-team college football playoff where they will play number one ranked Georgia in the semifinal. On the other side of the bracket, Michigan will face TCU from the Big 12, despite TCU losing their conference championship game to Kansas State. All other bowl games are opportunities for players to showcase their skills for next year or for the pro scouts. Otherwise, there is not a whole lot of meaning these days as so many star players will opt out of the game and coaches will depart for greener pastures.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0tVc8DX2XtLJZgWXMP021TZS9uKabBa5eCq6LYp2JMBzEDkg2aCo5Y0l0Z-SUtH0kSpvL5Ozrgmr-inxwzvazQ10PqJO7sFXidRdoOxylgF3v_WId0fmP4DtSJR8TJ0a0MlxiTrwLUMoJdNI67cAARBx_r9lpOmM2EPSovWCvRe0QIySMV9Cy5S45A/s1280/IMG_2232.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0tVc8DX2XtLJZgWXMP021TZS9uKabBa5eCq6LYp2JMBzEDkg2aCo5Y0l0Z-SUtH0kSpvL5Ozrgmr-inxwzvazQ10PqJO7sFXidRdoOxylgF3v_WId0fmP4DtSJR8TJ0a0MlxiTrwLUMoJdNI67cAARBx_r9lpOmM2EPSovWCvRe0QIySMV9Cy5S45A/w400-h300/IMG_2232.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Zeisings pre gaming for the MWC championship in Boise.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bieber</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - The drunk guy in our row at the Army Navy game who proclaimed the lady sitting in front of him was not pretty enough to sit there. His comments were nearly responded to with severe violence by the lady and her male friends. We helped diffuse the situation and the inebriated one was escorted out of our section — and hopefully the stadium. He may not even remember the game or the tailgate, but he will have his new Bieber hardware to enjoy.</span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ginger </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Back in September we lost a friend way too young who was a huge part of our past Army Navy weekends. Sincerely one of the nicest guys you will ever meet, Mikey Carlucci went to be with the Lord. His smiling face, keeping his brother in check, helping with the breakfast cooking … He will be sorely missed going forward. Mikey, you were and will always be one helluva great guy. With that, we honor you with this week’s Ginger award along with the silent toast I held for you Saturday</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next up</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - Most likely my season is over now. I will enjoy watching those meaningless bowl games and the four-team playoff.</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy Tailgating!</span></span><br /><br /><br /></span>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-66710796910431509722022-11-21T05:44:00.001-08:002022-11-21T06:02:11.828-08:00Never Leave Your Brother Behind<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This weekend was one of those hallowed football trips I look
forward to every year with my brother, Brian, who was there with me 18 years
ago when I started my dft cfb quest. Every season, we connect for a weekend of
college football at stadiums we have not previously been to. This year, I
purchased tickets for the Thursday night Tulane home game and the Saturday
Southern Miss home game. Hotels booked, social plans secured, down time
activities planned … it turned out it’s that time of the month for my brother,
and he had to pull the ripcord on the trip and call an audible at the last
second. More on this later, of course.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tulane University is a private institution that sits in the middle
of the city of New Orleans with a student body of about 14,000. Tulane’s Yulman
stadium was built on campus almost a decade ago. Before that, the team played
its home games in the miserable Superdome for the previous four decades. Yulman
can provide seats for 30,000 fans and is a hidden gem of an autumn cathedral.
Prior to their years in the Pooperdump, Tulane played their home games in
Tulane Stadium on campus, which was also home of the iconic Sugar Bowl game. A
little fun fact about Tulane is that they were an original member of the SEC
and played in the conference from 1933-1966. They are currently part of
the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and are in the midst of a very strong
season with an 8-2 record. Famous alumni include Matt Forte, Tommy Mason and
Shaun King.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Despite my brother ghosting me, I would not be alone as I was able
to meet up with our old friend, “Coach” Travis Carter, who I last tailgated
with eight years ago at Louisiana Lafayette. Serendipitously, Brian’s absence
turned into my gain as Coach Carter invited me to join their party bus full of
35 beer-guzzling Cajuns. $40 for all the beer, fresh sandwiches and transport
to and from the stadium. Travis’s nephews Randy and Robbie were in tow as well,
and we all shared tales of our favorite venues and tailgates throughout the
busgating event. I was also able to reconnect with Ben Chase at the game who we
met over Labor Day at the beginning of his record-setting college football
journey. Ben set out to see 70 college football games this year. The Tulane
game was #50, and he was the recipient of Brian’s vacated ticket. When we met
Ben on Labor Day, he was full of energy, vigor and enthusiasm. I teased him in
Tulane that he’d aged 20 years and was a walking zombie at this point. He is
closing in on this amazing feat and he will get rich off of this. He too was
disappointed in my brother Brian.<br />
</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLJKlUtGcCHFWTMAbB5SuEU4fuM65bezXH7DbNp79nPzEi8P0uRk1eJUNcAPG69YqjFNXlKvq0e6jIrIPgrgq2Q05Ho0af9skLeY8zAqhatnbXOtaAUXe5wcKA7Rv3KpO_Jc5rWDeLPKUNbtar8gACfClUduqRVpL6R8jb7FDaqP-Qq6hmZykWkU_Yg/s640/IMG_2940.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLJKlUtGcCHFWTMAbB5SuEU4fuM65bezXH7DbNp79nPzEi8P0uRk1eJUNcAPG69YqjFNXlKvq0e6jIrIPgrgq2Q05Ho0af9skLeY8zAqhatnbXOtaAUXe5wcKA7Rv3KpO_Jc5rWDeLPKUNbtar8gACfClUduqRVpL6R8jb7FDaqP-Qq6hmZykWkU_Yg/w300-h400/IMG_2940.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bus gating in Nawlins!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NefdXNEpuZvw43nKmRkTrTaf3vzBDgZvJRStw6dy9_fcTJHpbzuc15znmyRHxywzg0_vC3jCxB1JYh_S61QFkK0WXUNidZrTgsUzU9539s8pT-x4Vp9pdDipfR-dfHFeukKOrQvIHYe46g_HbNrmQhfEipUHaaFuoz-w77K1WpoDS53QPHYlvlrgag/s640/IMG_2961.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NefdXNEpuZvw43nKmRkTrTaf3vzBDgZvJRStw6dy9_fcTJHpbzuc15znmyRHxywzg0_vC3jCxB1JYh_S61QFkK0WXUNidZrTgsUzU9539s8pT-x4Vp9pdDipfR-dfHFeukKOrQvIHYe46g_HbNrmQhfEipUHaaFuoz-w77K1WpoDS53QPHYlvlrgag/w300-h400/IMG_2961.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The legendary Coach Travis Carter<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
The Tulane Green Wave are having an amazing season and came into the contest
with a record of 8-2 and a shot at the AAC championship game. Their foe would
be the silver spoon trust fund babies from SMU who had a record of 6-4. SMU is
led by former Oklahoma QB Tanner Mordecai who has been stellar for the team
from Dallas. But first, I must give my nod of approval to the stadium
concessionaires as there were beer stands every 10 feet with multiple choices
of flavors, drafts and cans. Of course, I was told five years ago by an
assistant AD at Tulane, “Dan, this is New Orleans. We serve beer in our
churches.” So with that wisdom, I should not have been so surprised. I also had
the best stadium hot dogs I can recall. We upgraded our seats and moved from
the end zone to the 37 yard line, 10 rows up behind the SMU bench.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></span><p></p><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> <br /></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIZowBGpEYYxFpdkOWQg-ojntWLd4tYfwK2tZh5JKZlyZxgVMlAMKTdtJxFnRPYG-TbGKJcxotfWsG-YkoBNDpfBwMSkW7v3IIHwt-ODQWtXtlpRweEhQI3qIxaJZCZ236m4IOKxP36_OtDKqf8a9TvWdiYkESK4LXKppZ0DS_ej4CF4nx9DkhgPAqQ/s640/IMG_2954.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIZowBGpEYYxFpdkOWQg-ojntWLd4tYfwK2tZh5JKZlyZxgVMlAMKTdtJxFnRPYG-TbGKJcxotfWsG-YkoBNDpfBwMSkW7v3IIHwt-ODQWtXtlpRweEhQI3qIxaJZCZ236m4IOKxP36_OtDKqf8a9TvWdiYkESK4LXKppZ0DS_ej4CF4nx9DkhgPAqQ/w480-h640/IMG_2954.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Ben Chase on his 50th game of the season.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigl2dqPKEjqiFv54IkM4x9VqxH-nJIMI8KklaUyiNbjyydbGflDQuGQ6WxUj6H6h0r6spe6ZWRUHFr6vi9z5GNQv5ZVu55om3nBQEdtOUA1KGbemr0jB1DnAy5TWGPy8kY3g5RNMmE5Q6T5nzIBOTYE_Jas63e57RuH8g8KCx3XkokmPMp5xF-MP5oag/s640/IMG_2967.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigl2dqPKEjqiFv54IkM4x9VqxH-nJIMI8KklaUyiNbjyydbGflDQuGQ6WxUj6H6h0r6spe6ZWRUHFr6vi9z5GNQv5ZVu55om3nBQEdtOUA1KGbemr0jB1DnAy5TWGPy8kY3g5RNMmE5Q6T5nzIBOTYE_Jas63e57RuH8g8KCx3XkokmPMp5xF-MP5oag/w640-h640/IMG_2967.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An uncanny resemblance with coach Carter and his nephews<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span><p></p><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tulane jumped out to a commanding 21-0 first quarter lead. It was
apparent they were way faster than their Mustang opponents. The Green Wave
defense was constantly in Mordecai’s grill, forcing him into multiple
turnovers. Each team would add a touchdown in the second quarter for a halftime
score of 28-7. The second half saw more Green Wave dominance as they would rack
up over 300 yards on the ground for the night. Tulane thoroughly dominated the
match and won by a final tally of 59-24. Back to the party bus for the ride
home. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gE43byU12oXOotMP-bsbbRiu99wmHHLXuKArRV5vVCmf309XU39RzCuA0jNsXnwm8ytCHQV74zJVFeazg9UFEKj5nSS_O_K1jEXER4CwfpB4Ta0GFg-5aNf6fib_ijW2pj6k0VnRjkVjzgCN9SQ41v1oVwAluXJxdOtZht9rTKO_kkx5Kn3BqMa2FQ/s790/00C7A809-D354-4B83-A7E3-EDE859F130D6.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gE43byU12oXOotMP-bsbbRiu99wmHHLXuKArRV5vVCmf309XU39RzCuA0jNsXnwm8ytCHQV74zJVFeazg9UFEKj5nSS_O_K1jEXER4CwfpB4Ta0GFg-5aNf6fib_ijW2pj6k0VnRjkVjzgCN9SQ41v1oVwAluXJxdOtZht9rTKO_kkx5Kn3BqMa2FQ/w380-h400/00C7A809-D354-4B83-A7E3-EDE859F130D6.JPG" width="380" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After every score, the fans chanted this 100 year old diddy<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
Had Brian joined me as he promised, we were going to see Arch Manning’s high
school playoff game Friday night (the surprise I mentioned in last week’s
write-up) then make the trip to Hattiesburg for the Saturday game at Southern
Mississippi. I elected to return to my new home on the redneck riviera as I do
not particularly enjoy doing my quest solo.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></span><p></p><span style="font-size: large;">
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<b>Around the Country - </b>All<b> </b>top five ranked teams were unexpectedly
put to the test . Tennessee would see their chances of crashing the dance go
down in flames at the hands of the South Carolina Gamecocks in Columbia, SC.
The Gamecocks were led by another former Oklahoma QB, the cocky Spencer
rattler, who threw for six touchdowns on the night. Michigan and TCU needed
last-second, heroic field goals to squeak by with their respective wins over
Illinois and Baylor to remain unbeaten. The Ohio State nearly lost in College
Park, MD, to the feisty Terps, and Georgia would struggle offensively in
Lexington against the Wildcats before securing their win. In the battle of LA,
the traitorous Lincoln Riley and USC would best Chip Kelly and UCLA in a
high-scoring affair. USC remains in the hunt for a berth in the college
football playoff if they beat Notre Dame and win the Pac 12 championship game
in two weeks. In South Bend in a blizzard, Notre Dame put up four squared to
Boston College’s donut hole in the battle of the Catholics. I did win a bottle
of wine on that bet for ND covering the point spread. As for the Bedlam game in
Norman, Oklahoma’s offense showed up for exactly one quarter and relied on
their defense to hold off their little brother from Stillwater with a final
score of 28-13. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir9N-Mw0Et-laOtfc85xs_WjqFNLa-ANiWdNqAs6K-SZLkiLIWjge0nXHQt6yURIYApxCA7RBv6z7eOo3GIkA3COSZZXqTE42PO_0SC6b4nu6wis3HJ68YqA-evFLfLMVciBc98bpWbN-adnwt-wmN9S5rKtT1uInZjguihFp3wPyNWTt8Y5OsJFPpLw/s640/69058437117__C67C9809-44A8-4386-94BA-3370B2C59FB1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir9N-Mw0Et-laOtfc85xs_WjqFNLa-ANiWdNqAs6K-SZLkiLIWjge0nXHQt6yURIYApxCA7RBv6z7eOo3GIkA3COSZZXqTE42PO_0SC6b4nu6wis3HJ68YqA-evFLfLMVciBc98bpWbN-adnwt-wmN9S5rKtT1uInZjguihFp3wPyNWTt8Y5OsJFPpLw/s320/69058437117__C67C9809-44A8-4386-94BA-3370B2C59FB1.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Go Irish!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-DJJD8LvlNwZe85WHwIlDMTZkA2orhh2axrgn5yv_6RRO4ASuZM3q8FT-NAyEWgiST6nBR6K2LFTLZ2s3UIxTJQrvP4oL_49PkMJes_ky6UL5zkxOXfWvh3-D4-Cw0JYK58AwfOLIeZsKanoPTcMrGyFo66ZNzRNda3a_9kWZSpoCMy-p6Tomro-Ug/s640/IMG_0924.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-DJJD8LvlNwZe85WHwIlDMTZkA2orhh2axrgn5yv_6RRO4ASuZM3q8FT-NAyEWgiST6nBR6K2LFTLZ2s3UIxTJQrvP4oL_49PkMJes_ky6UL5zkxOXfWvh3-D4-Cw0JYK58AwfOLIeZsKanoPTcMrGyFo66ZNzRNda3a_9kWZSpoCMy-p6Tomro-Ug/w480-h640/IMG_0924.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Olsons pre-gaming at Bedlam.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo12drGP8_2Jf8DeFCA8wWZwt07g56grQWROC3EcqREsctf5T0hTNgDE9CjwExa7flDUKOPVujhUpComf_qD3Zdh28rRPSolC8d2p_MNEQP-y1HVgtTFP3RF0K74DeCXL8-7VT_XVvHbjkfJeavOzxXdUamiYVIDxzDRC02aFcpP1L38pICouW3zdUug/s640/IMG_2172.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo12drGP8_2Jf8DeFCA8wWZwt07g56grQWROC3EcqREsctf5T0hTNgDE9CjwExa7flDUKOPVujhUpComf_qD3Zdh28rRPSolC8d2p_MNEQP-y1HVgtTFP3RF0K74DeCXL8-7VT_XVvHbjkfJeavOzxXdUamiYVIDxzDRC02aFcpP1L38pICouW3zdUug/w300-h400/IMG_2172.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Panos suffering through another Northwestern defeat.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Bieber</b> - The aforementioned Brian Donnelly for not timing his cramps
properly and bailing on me last minute. If that wasn’t egregious enough, it was
reported that on that very night he was to be at the Tulane game, he was seen
stuffing his face at a restaurant in Frederick, MD. To add insult to injury, on
Saturday when he should have been at the Southern Miss game with me, he was
spotted at a division two game at Shepherd College with his enabler Legarius
Buckley. After consulting with the DFT chairwoman of the board (my sister
Patsy), it was agreed that an unprecedented <b>DOUBLE BIEBER</b> would be
awarded to our brother Brian for his unacceptable treasonous actions. Here is
Brian after learning of his new major award:</span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cuPYWSGO6ZJOCZ5ieH12WTefFAlHV7VPFw9Mh9bm48sj1QRM6NFSOuuoK__SgFPh8afy7XWKKQfil7cHM9ygTKulFB2wZ0n9tz7slXxVKGe_Jhf7_8-hdpK-ANDHyfNH-yww9aF9hf56TX427JB3EJBnRsc5XkkOIiHFO6ankWvlpin6kUXV_k4tbg/s1466/IMG_7353.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="908" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cuPYWSGO6ZJOCZ5ieH12WTefFAlHV7VPFw9Mh9bm48sj1QRM6NFSOuuoK__SgFPh8afy7XWKKQfil7cHM9ygTKulFB2wZ0n9tz7slXxVKGe_Jhf7_8-hdpK-ANDHyfNH-yww9aF9hf56TX427JB3EJBnRsc5XkkOIiHFO6ankWvlpin6kUXV_k4tbg/w248-h400/IMG_7353.jpg" width="248" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double Beebs!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
<b>Next Up </b>- Either the SEC championship in Atlanta or the Sun Belt
Conference championship which will either be in Troy, Alabama, or Mobile at
South Alabama on December 3. Happy Thanksgiving to all!<br />
<br />
Happy Tailgating!</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"></span></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The annual weekend with my high school crew took place partially
on the white sugar sands of the redneck riviera at the new World DFT
Headquarters. This was followed by a trip to Troy University for their battle
against Army. Meanwhile, Mrs. Tailgate was teleported back out to Cali so as to
not witness the depravity of these shenanigans The fellas rolled into the
riviera on Thursday, and as usual, we got home early that evening as we pledged
to take it easy … Early as in 2 a.m. That’s early, right? Friday had us diving
in the emerald clear waters of the Gulf of Mexico and partaking in some
recovery beverages and tucking in by 10 p.m. This set the stage for our main
event, which was the tailgate and game at Troy University.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwF1fZwGt2nRlzFmAKUA5VJ-ed2WJrUKrRu-4yQ0xbNxYwoUktIsosqSMsgFcS85DsFEdeoh6-2Hd-4B7eaiZjL2nXNErwuYOecqNZRr-GoY7VoanspRRFx5Lp4uhV_XpZlfthtiGD3kPFr36TMfDBgM59iEdlpBkgXfpni5hKtyFIAvWAotkHnJzs3Q/s640/IMG_2917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwF1fZwGt2nRlzFmAKUA5VJ-ed2WJrUKrRu-4yQ0xbNxYwoUktIsosqSMsgFcS85DsFEdeoh6-2Hd-4B7eaiZjL2nXNErwuYOecqNZRr-GoY7VoanspRRFx5Lp4uhV_XpZlfthtiGD3kPFr36TMfDBgM59iEdlpBkgXfpni5hKtyFIAvWAotkHnJzs3Q/w640-h640/IMG_2917.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Village Idiots, the white sands of 30A and someone had to shave their head!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
After a two hour drive, we arrived in Troy to a balmy 72 degrees and sunshine
only to see the temp drop 25 degrees throughout the day with clouds rolling in.
Our menu consisted of protein, more protein and even more protein charred up on
the grill, chips and beer, and a few other libations. I brought half of my
tailgate belongings in the Florida move, and we put them to use throughout our
three hour tailgate. Since it was military appreciation day, we were treated to
a helicopter squadron flyover and static machinery displays in the tailgate
area brought in by Fort Rucker. We blasted music, played cornhole and told
tales that just keep getting more incredulous. After a final toast, we broke
camp and headed into the game. Our tickets were provided courtesy of Vet Tix, a
great organization that provides free tickets to veterans and law enforcement
personnel.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1aUmwoyLS1m5WyhMe35Tesn1p3ilko3GdIWRM1EZvfDGhEaxAJuBLOitu4se56KfL5kl9fAFZQetD-Epi7kQhRgVbkbw28YUIn6QmDU9jwvNJHsqNOEYF46Ns0OiZvlGsG_6sEOlTdE9uIlYkmwTWAhrr7vmr_6Ybkcw6WMuFqQd4GCTQSjb4G3GmA/s640/IMG_2918.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1aUmwoyLS1m5WyhMe35Tesn1p3ilko3GdIWRM1EZvfDGhEaxAJuBLOitu4se56KfL5kl9fAFZQetD-Epi7kQhRgVbkbw28YUIn6QmDU9jwvNJHsqNOEYF46Ns0OiZvlGsG_6sEOlTdE9uIlYkmwTWAhrr7vmr_6Ybkcw6WMuFqQd4GCTQSjb4G3GmA/w640-h640/IMG_2918.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3rg8aBOtCrYYJSZydFCQg_hblgH6y1sgejYiQwzS7qEp9LSPyT1BOkS_CTHDANrTuEugzTiE7ZU7sQBLvFmmXY9-4tkjuVF_H19flw5iumZ2FKk8S5ffawu3MwqU0e2DxS1ZL5nwAarOZ7og8uju0dnC0UpFx72B54beCvzp6i1D7GAzKxBuux50UA/s640/IMG_2913.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3rg8aBOtCrYYJSZydFCQg_hblgH6y1sgejYiQwzS7qEp9LSPyT1BOkS_CTHDANrTuEugzTiE7ZU7sQBLvFmmXY9-4tkjuVF_H19flw5iumZ2FKk8S5ffawu3MwqU0e2DxS1ZL5nwAarOZ7og8uju0dnC0UpFx72B54beCvzp6i1D7GAzKxBuux50UA/w640-h640/IMG_2913.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tailgating in Lot 5 at Troy</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Troy University resides in the town of Troy, AL, which is in the southeastern
part of the state. Troy is a university of over 18,000 students, and they
compete in the Sun Belt Conference. Demarcus Ware and Virgil Seay are two of
the most famous alumni to play at the next level. The team nickname is the
Trojans, and their mascot is, you guessed it, a Trojan. <br />
<br />
The stadium was relatively full to start the game with active duty soldiers
from Fort Benning and Fort Rucker along with many veterans filling the stands.
Fittingly, the stadium is nicknamed the Vet, short for Veterans Memorial
Stadium. It was built in 1959 and originally only held 5,000 seats. Today, the
beautiful Troy Colosseum holds 30,000 fans who love their team as much as Bama
and Auburn fans do in the Yellow Hammer State. The Troy University band, named
the Sound of The South, belted out many great songs but were also competing
with the piped in music. They more than made up for it with an amazing
patriotic halftime performance. We also witnessed history as sixth year Troy
senior, Carlton Martial, set an NCAA record by recording his 546th career
tackle.</p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhempPAbuFKnSJGQ8yc2Uf9yKpgUWiIvW9OBC4fb8CoKpTKsXoFbtm13G40OpPVdPiBSTrHcwuD-PJAA6MkwtuMoREJ7Nps8MI3tVwcN1GDpnnPjPvGsgic3_3KLXt1qaW5bcRhZClarVhZBnfgWDkIc2Tgupay4vk4PNlaxFgxO3obexgcRM9s21737g/s640/IMG_2915.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhempPAbuFKnSJGQ8yc2Uf9yKpgUWiIvW9OBC4fb8CoKpTKsXoFbtm13G40OpPVdPiBSTrHcwuD-PJAA6MkwtuMoREJ7Nps8MI3tVwcN1GDpnnPjPvGsgic3_3KLXt1qaW5bcRhZClarVhZBnfgWDkIc2Tgupay4vk4PNlaxFgxO3obexgcRM9s21737g/w640-h640/IMG_2915.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the Vet!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Army, in the midst of a disappointing season, came into the contest with a 3-5
record, while Troy was sitting at 7-2. Army jumped out to a 9-0 first half lead
behind a touchdown run by Tyheir Tyler and a field goal. Army’s fortune would
change as the Troy defense tightened up and their offense added a field goal.
With eight minutes left, Troy would take the lead on a touchdown pass from QB
Gunnar Watson to Tez Johnson for a score of 10-9. Each team would trade punts,
and then came Army’s chance to earn a victory. However, they would fall short
as they missed a 42 yard field goal attempt with time expiring. Off to our
choice lodgings in Troy to begin our recovery process.</span></p><p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b></b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Around the Country</b> - In the PAC 12, both UCLA and Oregon dimmed the chances
of their conference getting in the CFP by both suffering their second losses of
the season. This leaves only USC with an outside chance of crashing the dance.
In the Big 12, TCU continues its Cinderella story, knocking off Texas to
improve to a record of 10-0. All went as expected in the Big Ten with Michigan
and Ohio State continuing on their collision course in two weeks, both
winning and preserving their undefeated seasons. Down South in the SEC, Alabama
left the Grove in Oxford with a close win, and Georgia and LSU both won,
solidifying their collective grip on the SEC championship game. In the ACC,
both Clemson and North Carolina improved to 9-1 creating a path to meet in the
ACC championship with the winner perhaps getting in the playoff. Since it was
Veterans Day on Friday and Military Appreciation Day on Saturday, let’s see how
our other academies performed. The Midshipmen from Annapolis put up a
courageous fight but were ultimately sunk by the Fighting Irish from South
Bend. Air Force bombarded the Lobos from Breaking Bad land 38-3. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9c8yM6fPXcQY2AyaafkiifH_g87rS1b2D_5lR5OVRNHL2M5LYyTVMEnTVOgR1ucEVWwmEk7sqX1j0ISFgHOqtO21BBT_xQ0-A8hgNX0AMRF4pNon8XZ9_6LBa5QWthRYuMSzhktf1nZV0ZDxdrlilDINj8gLSPaYYWUpWuKIWm9HsYEMA_jVJ1qmFw/w640-h480/1112221033a_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brady's Navy pregaming for Notre Dame- Navy game<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9c8yM6fPXcQY2AyaafkiifH_g87rS1b2D_5lR5OVRNHL2M5LYyTVMEnTVOgR1ucEVWwmEk7sqX1j0ISFgHOqtO21BBT_xQ0-A8hgNX0AMRF4pNon8XZ9_6LBa5QWthRYuMSzhktf1nZV0ZDxdrlilDINj8gLSPaYYWUpWuKIWm9HsYEMA_jVJ1qmFw/s640/1112221033a_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLm-KY3U7TqRK3DAjsjF6NshU0WnR6TJGUukuaY-1VzO2J5AY4zVEkkrE9yySY-HQliWe_h4KpZV8AF5nPXfukpnt1cW0eeMXjbJWsS1NuaKwz-5eUZWGVSCubTi9OOpoyEnsFlnmoSGjTs3r5cehSZs-V1Trh4TbUZm5dFIglh4A6ehTgRpglfRmPzg/s1024/IMG_2042.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLm-KY3U7TqRK3DAjsjF6NshU0WnR6TJGUukuaY-1VzO2J5AY4zVEkkrE9yySY-HQliWe_h4KpZV8AF5nPXfukpnt1cW0eeMXjbJWsS1NuaKwz-5eUZWGVSCubTi9OOpoyEnsFlnmoSGjTs3r5cehSZs-V1Trh4TbUZm5dFIglh4A6ehTgRpglfRmPzg/s320/IMG_2042.JPEG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Colonel and his chicken<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<b>Condolences</b> - To the three UVA football players who were murdered by a
former UVA player over the weekend. This is a tragic loss of life and we do not
know the reason as to why this happened. Please pray for their families.<br />
<br />
<b>Bieber</b> - ESPN Gameday is this week's honoree. I still have no idea why
they picked the University of Texas. Yes, TCU is worthy this year, but they
were not the home team. Other than the shellacking the Horns gave the Sooners
earlier this year, they have had a most forgettable season. Shame! There were
many other worthy venues to promote, but you were lazy and picked Austin again.
Maybe you can place the Bieber trophy on the desk where Lee Corso should be
until his return. Honorable mention for the people in Reno who were afraid of a
little weather — and a really bad home team — and bailed on the Boise beat down
of their boys. </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><p></p><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ginger</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> - Coach Jim Mora of
UCONN. UCONN has been the laughing stock of the FBS for over a decade now.
There has even been talk of the program being jettisoned. They consistently
were referred to as UCANT and found themselves in the ESPN bottom ten each
week. Now in his first season as the man at the helm, Mora just secured the
Huskies’ sixth win of the season with an upset over Liberty University. This
makes them bowl eligible which is an incredible feat. Hats off to Mora for
pulling this relic of a program out of the depths of despair and bringing
respectability to Storrs, Connecticut. You, sir, are a badass.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Next Up </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- A double banger with
my brother Brian for games at Tulane on Thursday and Southern Miss on Saturday.
We might even pull off a surprise third game on Friday. 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<p></p>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-80866616381838493202022-11-02T07:08:00.001-07:002022-11-02T07:34:04.683-07:00The Florida Georgia Line<p> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-4bffbf5c-7fff-b65d-36e3-863df0905b08" style="font-weight: normal;"></b></span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-4bffbf5c-7fff-b65d-36e3-863df0905b08" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All true college football fans must attend the three neutral site annual rivalry games at least once. Those games are Army-Navy, OU-Texas (AKA the Red River Shootout) and Florida-Georgia (the world’s largest outdoor cocktail party). I was fortunate enough to complete this trifecta by finally going to Jacksonville, FL, this past weekend for the Florida-Georgia game. </span></b></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-4bffbf5c-7fff-b65d-36e3-863df0905b08" style="font-weight: normal;"></b></span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-4bffbf5c-7fff-b65d-36e3-863df0905b08" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The first meeting between these two teams dates back to 1904. Georgia leads the series 54-44 with two ties. The game has been held every year since1933 in Jacksonville with only two times where it wasn’t. The moniker of “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” came about in the 1950s when a sports writer witnessed a drunk fan in the street offer a uniformed cop a drink. The politically correct world has in more recent years frowned on the nickname and asked CBS and the city of Jacksonville to not use it anymore as it may promote the wrong message. Me, being a fan of the drink, just don’t get this thought process. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The pregame environment did not disappoint. I was joined on this trip by Danville’s own Dave Wannstedt doppelganger, Dave Q. This was after the bulk of the Danville crew bailed on this weekend (more on that later). After a night of inspecting establishments on Bay Street for proper pouring techniques, we arose to a gloomy, overcast final October Saturday morning. After downing a packet of Ralli (an antioxidant life saver), we rebounded quickly and made our way down the one and half mile stretch to the parking areas surrounding the TIAA Bank Field, home of the NFL Jacksonville Jaguars. Clearly there were more participants in the cocktail party than the number that would enter the stadium. </span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-4bffbf5c-7fff-b65d-36e3-863df0905b08" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZ73cQUoP95sLHg27N6w4JxVmP7oKHM56rfueKp-EnzcRQ4GqS8SfzoKpVitgfO1Zz_DTwkRV4IPe0CmZWyxd_JwvNku2GB3Fvu-d4dp3eChx1i48bhFKooiEvKSdbZ0wt-IMM7XGeASmoUoQCeymNNk4qnAZ80mya5eYD39dMAvPZsatB9SJ9WMUOA/s1280/IMG_2660%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZ73cQUoP95sLHg27N6w4JxVmP7oKHM56rfueKp-EnzcRQ4GqS8SfzoKpVitgfO1Zz_DTwkRV4IPe0CmZWyxd_JwvNku2GB3Fvu-d4dp3eChx1i48bhFKooiEvKSdbZ0wt-IMM7XGeASmoUoQCeymNNk4qnAZ80mya5eYD39dMAvPZsatB9SJ9WMUOA/s320/IMG_2660%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Wannstedt twins<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></b></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-4bffbf5c-7fff-b65d-36e3-863df0905b08" style="font-weight: normal;"></b></span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-4bffbf5c-7fff-b65d-36e3-863df0905b08" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A mosaic of red, blue and orange painted a human tapestry of pregame revelry perhaps second to none. We were offered shots of fireball and pieces of fried chicken as we mooch-gated our way through the parking lots. We even attended a frat party tailgate with Florida college kids where we saw a young man who not only wouldn’t make it into the game, he wouldn’t even see 3 p.m.that afternoon. I also had a celebratory toast with the daughter of one of my best friends who attends Florida. Surprisingly, for such a big rivalry, we did not witness any hate or trash talking. It was like hyenas and lions coexisting peacefully together in the Serengeti. As game time approached, we parted ways with our new besties and made our way into the stadium.</span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-4bffbf5c-7fff-b65d-36e3-863df0905b08" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-4bffbf5c-7fff-b65d-36e3-863df0905b08" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNp6hyjR8oRvHvWzVw9dmir-ZMG9PIBhE7ZFpehPj7fH14GtKYd6b7PfrFYOdafHYk6IANgSE2AZl7doyKl4axr_h8VZIT3V7DssBx-3aAeY8XAPYGeagRfctNiWso_33oXYX9R9BUBSq2hHWCqEd8Rsp3kO-maA3mVKyFoR-e2ChpUvCTloHzuGR6w/s1544/68876042500__FF28DEDD-02C8-4824-A3C5-DC1A8BCB4214.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNp6hyjR8oRvHvWzVw9dmir-ZMG9PIBhE7ZFpehPj7fH14GtKYd6b7PfrFYOdafHYk6IANgSE2AZl7doyKl4axr_h8VZIT3V7DssBx-3aAeY8XAPYGeagRfctNiWso_33oXYX9R9BUBSq2hHWCqEd8Rsp3kO-maA3mVKyFoR-e2ChpUvCTloHzuGR6w/w480-h640/68876042500__FF28DEDD-02C8-4824-A3C5-DC1A8BCB4214.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Corrupting my buddy's Gator daughter while "TailGatoring"<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4YWIGT59BAm1ooY6RLDO3c0zmcmwtBUaRg36j7JzgXhlLD6rCVPeeqlJKRCIVYxefMtn5mrq-_8ymVc-3wXK3l0MUVZQBJqY9bYon44tNKoWHB7hJ1khWJfHg1Ksw1Bo4VHQSL8fqOB9n4Q80O79qvhat2Ne5Ev6JF5TH7h-iIxBwbAQgkLcF7HcnQ/s1280/IMG_2662.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4YWIGT59BAm1ooY6RLDO3c0zmcmwtBUaRg36j7JzgXhlLD6rCVPeeqlJKRCIVYxefMtn5mrq-_8ymVc-3wXK3l0MUVZQBJqY9bYon44tNKoWHB7hJ1khWJfHg1Ksw1Bo4VHQSL8fqOB9n4Q80O79qvhat2Ne5Ev6JF5TH7h-iIxBwbAQgkLcF7HcnQ/w640-h640/IMG_2662.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sights of the world's largest outdoor cocktail party<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Note to online ticket buyers: Don’t use the random website my wingman did, or you might end up in the very top row of the stadium. At least we had air conditioning up there, but as the prostate expanded with each libation, the trek down and back up the 300 steps became a feat to be celebrated each time. Popular Florida Governor Ron Desantis came out to thunderous applause to do the coin toss and then flew off to save the world shortly after. As expected, Georgia dominated the first half action despite the shaky play of veteran QB Stetson Bennett. All World tight end Brock Bowers made a spectacular catch, resulting in a 73 yard touchdown that made all the highlight reels. Georgia took a commanding 28-3 lead until the locker room at halftime. Florida fans were drinking for a different reason than Georgia fans at this point. Then lo and behold, as the second half unfolded, Florida ran off 17 unanswered points to make it a one-score game with a score of 28-20. However, the Gators used up all their gas, and Georgia put two more touchdowns on the board for a final score of 42-20. We stayed to the bitter end and made the trek back to the hotel lobby bar for nightcaps and games on the tele. I will be going back to this game every year as long as I live in Florida. Look me up if you are planning to attend!</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><b id="docs-internal-guid-4bffbf5c-7fff-b65d-36e3-863df0905b08" style="font-weight: normal;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Around the Country: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The other notable matchup in the SEC pitted Tennessee against Kentucky, which turned out to be a one-sided affair with Tennessee winning big in their all black uniforms. This sets up perhaps the biggest marquee game of the year for this coming Saturday when Tennessee visits Georgia. Up north in the Big Ten, Ohio State outgunned the Nittany Lions of Penn State by proving to be too strong in the fourth quarter and running away with a victory in Happy Valley. Michigan beat little brother, Michigan State, on the field … but not in the tunnel to the locker rooms where they got mugged. Way out west in the PAC 12, Oregon behind QB1 Bo Nix won their seventh straight game in a decisive win over the Berkeley Bears. In Big 12 action, TCU destroyed the Mountaineers to remain perfect on the season, and Okie State forgot to attend their game at Kansas State. In the ACC, UCAN’T under Jim Mora beat the fighting Jesuits of BC. An inside source at BC stated that the experiment with a position coach as a head coach is now over after losing to UCAN’T for the first time in two decades. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bieber: </span> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBWpEltMoUZIqWaBvW-HmH-fEVYKlSfwgpFahrU64qfmrefuiHYECawJ6WbUZnD4dDNBFSAF6hXtbb_rjdd06YDw1UhEq7qXzpRfQOl83DtfuLtInMvfu0_dD2X1oecn3EFNujHexqEG0K1X48YiihiUG6PGdC-Okg0mR9CrzGksRC6Qz77XIp1IgYA/s620/douchey%20beebs.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="620" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBWpEltMoUZIqWaBvW-HmH-fEVYKlSfwgpFahrU64qfmrefuiHYECawJ6WbUZnD4dDNBFSAF6hXtbb_rjdd06YDw1UhEq7qXzpRfQOl83DtfuLtInMvfu0_dD2X1oecn3EFNujHexqEG0K1X48YiihiUG6PGdC-Okg0mR9CrzGksRC6Qz77XIp1IgYA/w200-h113/douchey%20beebs.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Simple. The following names have now made the Bieber Hall of Shame for decommitting for the Florida-Georgia game: AC, Sweet Lou, Christafur, Butcher, Yeti, Miguel, Dunkin and anyone else who said they were joining us but didn’t. Now do the walk of shame and find a way to redeem yourselves.<p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ginger: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Me and Wannsteadt. We are truly badass for staying the course.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next up:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The weekend of November 12, I will be joined by the bulk of my high school buddies for the Army at Troy State game, which just so happens to be a mere two hour drive from my Florida HQ.</span></p></b></b></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img src="http://www.nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/Army.gif" /> v <img src="http://www.nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/Troy_U.gif" /><b id="docs-internal-guid-4bffbf5c-7fff-b65d-36e3-863df0905b08" style="font-weight: normal;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy Tailgating!!!</span></p></b></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-4bffbf5c-7fff-b65d-36e3-863df0905b08" style="font-weight: normal;"></b></p><p></p><p></p><div><br /></div><p><b id="docs-internal-guid-4bffbf5c-7fff-b65d-36e3-863df0905b08" style="font-weight: normal;"></b></p><p><b id="docs-internal-guid-4bffbf5c-7fff-b65d-36e3-863df0905b08" style="font-weight: normal;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></b></p><p></p>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-52221556031383723572022-09-20T20:00:00.001-07:002022-09-20T20:00:17.363-07:00Breaking Bad in the ABQ<span id="docs-internal-guid-7c934415-7fff-3448-9af1-f56710e93845"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uuv68OKt-gobi-cG2zbPaIfUjEgTzF03edGrlP60SU1AOnECuugvx7Is7B0qTXWgdkqcicsIoC-A4vk0fgjb1A2Cobz8Fd4LCeYPlEd9oLQ6MDqmJM0seG5zeuzNgNW3151QLq9AA33bSZls2lBUPRMgNS_JnXIkIOjaf_UumFSDCGhckHpc7fJFGg/s500/IMG_1872.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="500" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uuv68OKt-gobi-cG2zbPaIfUjEgTzF03edGrlP60SU1AOnECuugvx7Is7B0qTXWgdkqcicsIoC-A4vk0fgjb1A2Cobz8Fd4LCeYPlEd9oLQ6MDqmJM0seG5zeuzNgNW3151QLq9AA33bSZls2lBUPRMgNS_JnXIkIOjaf_UumFSDCGhckHpc7fJFGg/w400-h225/IMG_1872.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yo Byotch!</td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The state of New Mexico is known for many things, but college football would not be at the top of the list. The state of New Mexico has a certain mysticism to it. It is the home of Roswell, New Mexico, where aliens invaded 70 years ago and now occupy positions of importance throughout our world’s governments. It is also the same land where Lucas McCain as The Rifleman took on all comers and always won his shootouts. More recently, the city of Albuquerque is where the popular series Breaking Bad took place. In fact, there are RV and bus tours throughout the city that take fans of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman to many of the locations that were featured in Breaking Bad. The landscape outside of the city is majestic with big, blue skies, a mesa to the west and the Caspian Mountains to the east. Most notably, I spent the first night of my honeymoon at Kirtland AFB many setting moons ago.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qH9J5k1aRb6bDIFZkAiDCYCIrZb88R90dLLfLa6L9461gMyRQsb9hY1ftyFdyY7LCOSKAJJ5go8BiZilX5Ek1tDSjrANxqm_fm1qRHco1hbaVmzyb9PIEll8vLUJ0UiprOkS0IkJFGOCcbB4vS9BkAB2b89D95rJxoRukvVoYpYZ1S44w39R6GWXsA/s271/IMG_2011.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qH9J5k1aRb6bDIFZkAiDCYCIrZb88R90dLLfLa6L9461gMyRQsb9hY1ftyFdyY7LCOSKAJJ5go8BiZilX5Ek1tDSjrANxqm_fm1qRHco1hbaVmzyb9PIEll8vLUJ0UiprOkS0IkJFGOCcbB4vS9BkAB2b89D95rJxoRukvVoYpYZ1S44w39R6GWXsA/w260-h320/IMG_2011.JPG" width="260" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Current World Leader from Roswell, NM</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSa3OFIcExfC0EZrrO4WhHGAg3ktzeNEcgEfdUsiqmOktavzVoQvwgefu8iFbi70mGHDiZflvEPGTPW1MqyM2hgNX5w2wgUHaRbP-_565NXGVOdFKU7QcfyMiDRGXJft1KIQMzUmRidSvVh7M1ahf8JxzkOzzY-Zz9c53Z8N363RwbIhpUTea285aWQ/s913/IMG_2012.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="913" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSa3OFIcExfC0EZrrO4WhHGAg3ktzeNEcgEfdUsiqmOktavzVoQvwgefu8iFbi70mGHDiZflvEPGTPW1MqyM2hgNX5w2wgUHaRbP-_565NXGVOdFKU7QcfyMiDRGXJft1KIQMzUmRidSvVh7M1ahf8JxzkOzzY-Zz9c53Z8N363RwbIhpUTea285aWQ/s320/IMG_2012.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He kept the rifraff out of New Mexico</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The University of New Mexico is a big part of the city as it is home to over 22,000 students. The campus has a largely southwestern flare to its architecture honoring the Native American and Hispanic cultures that are significant in the land of enrichment. University stadium resides on the southern end of campus. It was built in 1960 and currently has a capacity of 42,000. It is a horseshoe structure with a beautiful football training facility in the south end zone. The Lobos (Spanish for “wolf,” for you knuckleheads) are better known for basketball and play their home games in an arena simply known as The Pit. As far as notable football players go, there’s Don Perkins who played RB for the Dallas Cowboys in the 60s, and more recently, Brian Urlacher — a monster of a man. Brian used to go to my barber but is now president of the Chicago chapter of the hair club for men. What a sellout.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj58TQAEj4YFU1STSscJ_uESlYTkVNwdu8jzrXenPMK3s9roj4l4x98twhDvB1bQotl2tH8lmawYulOh4VBHSpj98Q1KM8c-C7eiUC6uxO3G_txFkCpJUGDjL-QOzhud9Mx31YfkXSlXCxA1H2F0mWZHcO_Dz_eWWfbG4R_nHSreXYrCK6fwPxelsFlCw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj58TQAEj4YFU1STSscJ_uESlYTkVNwdu8jzrXenPMK3s9roj4l4x98twhDvB1bQotl2tH8lmawYulOh4VBHSpj98Q1KM8c-C7eiUC6uxO3G_txFkCpJUGDjL-QOzhud9Mx31YfkXSlXCxA1H2F0mWZHcO_Dz_eWWfbG4R_nHSreXYrCK6fwPxelsFlCw=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The watering holes of the mystical ABQ</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Lobos hosted the Miners from the University of Texas El Paso “UTEP” for a 6 p.m. game. But prior to the game itself, there were rituals that needed to be performed, as is customary. Friday night I had happy hour on the swanky rooftop bar of the Hotel Chaco while watching the sun set into the western mesa. Saturday’s pregame began with a few breakfast beverages and an introduction to a peanut butter and jelly shot at Bourbon and Boots in downtown ABQ. Then I was off to a trendy craft beer spot called Differential Brewery close to campus. After the proper hydration rituals were complete, I wandered over to the main tailgate lot on the east side of the stadium. Let’s just say I was underwhelmed with the tailgate scene that lacked both tailgaters and energy. Maybe it was the heat that was in the high 80s or the waft of weed that has everyone in the ABQ on a constant mellow, but something was missing. I did find my way to the alumni tailgate tent and fit right in as an old-timer. Rudy’s BBQ catered the event, so naturally I acted like I belonged and was fed like a ranch hand on Yellowstone while I listened in on stories of former teammates reminiscing about their glory days.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New Mexico was coming off a big loss to their Mountain West Conference bully the Boise State Broncos. UTEP had just squeaked out a win against their neighbor from Las Cruces, NM, the New Mexico State Aggies. UTEP plays in the Conference USA. The Lobos are led by versatile QB Miles Kendrick who hails from Valley Christian High in San Jose, CA. The stadium was less than half full with most of the fans sitting on the west side to avoid the late afternoon sun during the first half. Interestingly enough, the traveling UTEP marching band was larger and louder than the home Lobos’ band. For the most part, the fans' energy was on par with what I witnessed in the tailgate lot. The student section was only a few hundred strong in numbers. However, after big plays or scores, a loud wolf howl would sound throughout the stadium while fans made a wolf-like figure with their hands.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6ktTWysgVGj-vrAOHL0Ild7k7fNdcUu6d_IMi4zkpKKHgzGU-19SIbTmyXB53BQvR0bp2ca61D9eVQyFW0uP5I7uKuCPsnnxQN5KIeX7d5NkMd7Sk8piDsgFTaznTqrIf_9B5EIZmS063BO-tnyHDfeC1doqu7Teo_2A5Qihd2cThdMMtGptGVAhcCw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6ktTWysgVGj-vrAOHL0Ild7k7fNdcUu6d_IMi4zkpKKHgzGU-19SIbTmyXB53BQvR0bp2ca61D9eVQyFW0uP5I7uKuCPsnnxQN5KIeX7d5NkMd7Sk8piDsgFTaznTqrIf_9B5EIZmS063BO-tnyHDfeC1doqu7Teo_2A5Qihd2cThdMMtGptGVAhcCw=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The low key University Stadium</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As far as the on-field action went, the Lobos jumped out to a 10-3 lead in the first set that they stretched to 20 by halftime. Kendrick controlled a balanced offensive attack, and the Lobos defense performed the “bend don’t break” methodology to perfection. Miners QB Gavin Hardison threw for 299 yards but was wildly inconsistent throughout the game. The Miners could not dig themselves out of the hole they created in the second half as each team added another touchdown. Final score: Lobos 27, Miners 10.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Around the country</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> – Who has ever had a more memorable start to their season than the Appalachian State Mountaineers? In week one, they scored 40 fourth quarter points to still lose in regulation to North Carolina 63-60. Then last week, the nation witnessed the Mountaineers go into Bryant College Station, TX, and slay Goliath in the form of the highly-rated Texas A&M Aggies. In fact, ESPN loved it so much they awarded College Gameday to App State for the first time ever this past Saturday. The town of Boone, NC, went absolute bonkers with this news and pulled out all the stops to give the Gameday crew a hearty welcome. Then the miracle in Boone happened on Saturday night. Facing the Troy State Trojans, App State found themselves down by two with a few seconds on the clock. App State QB1 Chase Brice heaved the pigskin 53 yards in the air with a hope and a prayer, and it was answered. The ball was tipped near the goal line and grabbed out of the air by Wide Receiver Christian Horn who calmly ran it in for the game-winning score. Mayhem ensued, fans rushed the field, animals were sacrificed, moonshine was distilled, and babies were made that night in Boone, NC. Out west, UW behind Indiana transfer QB Michael Pendix put a hurting on Michigan State. Arizona eked out a victory over FCS champion North Dakota State. Big Ten power Penn State traveled to Auburn and promptly caged the War Eagles in a one-sided contest. UGA annihilated South Carolina and helped reaffirm that Spencer Rattler is still … not good. In the ACC, NC State proved to be an inhospitable host to the visiting Texas Tech Red Raiders by applying a 27-13 win on them. In the Big 12, Brent Venables took the Sooners to Lincoln, NE, for the storied rivalry game with the Cornhuskers. After a slow start, and falling behind 7-0, the Sooners ran off 49 unanswered points before bringing in the second team in the third quarter. Get this everyone: Kansas is 3-0 after topping Houston by 18.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bieber – </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A mostly Bieberless weekend I must admit, other than the classless act by the ASU AD firing Coach Herm Edwards on the field immediately following the game.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ginger </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">– The town of Boone, NC, and Appalachian State University. The spirit this combo has shown all year needs to be recognized in the form of the prestigious Ginger Badass award. Last night’s storming of the field after their Hail Mary win over Troy was nothing less than epic. The previous Saturday night, the town of Boone went berserk in celebrating the team’s win at Texas A&M 1,000 miles away. The icing on the cake was how the town lined up to receive ESPN College Gameday. Country Star Luke Combs, an APP State alumnus, was the guest picker and was quite entertaining. The visit to App State also gave ESPN Gameday the shot in the arm it needed, as the program has become stale as of late. Love the spirit of the Mountaineer nation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next up</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> – DFT will mostly be grounded the next few weekends as we pack up our California home and say goodbye to our Danville friends. My next scheduled game is Family Weekend at CU Boulder on 10/15 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy Tailgating!!!</span></p></span><p> </p>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-47737829843639592662022-09-07T05:53:00.000-07:002022-09-07T05:53:11.117-07:00DFT Labor of Love<p> <b id="docs-internal-guid-8181070c-7fff-f94b-ecc0-c0bd0bf849ce" style="font-weight: normal;"></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-8181070c-7fff-f94b-ecc0-c0bd0bf849ce" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Well, I survived another Labor Day trifecta of tailgates and games at three universities I got to visit for the first time. A few additional firsts during this annual ritual: banana pudding moonshine, a tailgate host in a kilt, “tealgating,” and a young man attempting to hit 60 college games this year! When this trip was scheduled, the highlight was to see three QBs that are on the Davey O’Brien watch list. As luck would not have it, two of the three QBs were injured and did not suit up for the game. As always, my wingman for this annual ritual was my college buddy, Tubby Devine.</span></b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-8181070c-7fff-f94b-ecc0-c0bd0bf849ce" style="font-weight: normal;"></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-8181070c-7fff-f94b-ecc0-c0bd0bf849ce" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Game one:</span></b></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-8181070c-7fff-f94b-ecc0-c0bd0bf849ce" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First stop was at Wake Forest University for their matchup against FCS opponent VMI. Wake Forest is in the City of Winston Salem, NC, most notable for Reynolds Plantation, the home of the original American tobacco king. We linked up with my high school buddy Tony Pifer and his beautiful bride Edna. They put together a fine tailgate for us with a main course of smoked chicken wings. Our tailgating neighbors invited us over to sample the aforementioned banana pudding moonshine. Talk about dangerous! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBg3okjcAJ4drdemDkk6U-lh8UO8skvMIJtxI3f-VXSn2SkOtp2ocLDnDvItW9t10DSht3KEdxYPY14qGfE9IAdazLj9BX2IFuW7BnWIaYFaYDbGArvBhAcTwJY-thoX0uJ9w5-mqsAUMRm6crJSA8uPPIfwgZeA65fRw-nMZi6Y6Wi8DBVGkZdpH7Ww/s640/A399D433-4FF6-43ED-836D-5CC7D804CA80.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="640" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBg3okjcAJ4drdemDkk6U-lh8UO8skvMIJtxI3f-VXSn2SkOtp2ocLDnDvItW9t10DSht3KEdxYPY14qGfE9IAdazLj9BX2IFuW7BnWIaYFaYDbGArvBhAcTwJY-thoX0uJ9w5-mqsAUMRm6crJSA8uPPIfwgZeA65fRw-nMZi6Y6Wi8DBVGkZdpH7Ww/w400-h303/A399D433-4FF6-43ED-836D-5CC7D804CA80.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Pifers threw out a mean pregame spread<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXXXQYSXSqH1Rcga_7Lkw6HNUaL73tdVdBe8xSfCc342PGALVhwI4Nv-SlT5TfQNMcIvuFqgf2VaOXBcth0XFFK5Ek8v1gA_Ajmw-tWWptRt5MLlGdvG6YiRgeXEdTY0_P3nrlk6-1OuH1fKWIqmS5Ma_yDD_oM0XgTHcz1SGcxKwY23ZBE9sFinTTg/s640/IMG_1806.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXXXQYSXSqH1Rcga_7Lkw6HNUaL73tdVdBe8xSfCc342PGALVhwI4Nv-SlT5TfQNMcIvuFqgf2VaOXBcth0XFFK5Ek8v1gA_Ajmw-tWWptRt5MLlGdvG6YiRgeXEdTY0_P3nrlk6-1OuH1fKWIqmS5Ma_yDD_oM0XgTHcz1SGcxKwY23ZBE9sFinTTg/w640-h640/IMG_1806.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Wakegating" with banana pudding moonshine!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wake Forest All American QB Sam Hartman did not suit up as he is battling an undisclosed illness/injury that the school has been mum about. The rumor is possible blood clots. We at the Tailgate wish him well and a speedy recovery. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wake Forest is one of the smallest power five schools in the country with an undergrad enrollment of 5,400 students. The stadium now called Truist Field holds approximately 31,000 fans and is the smallest amongst all the Power Five schools. Nevertheless, it is a fine piece of architectural genius! There were ample beer stands throughout the facility which was a huge plus as it was warm … and we were thirsty. As far as the game went, it was basically a snooze with Wake dominating all facets. VMI was scrappy but clearly outmanned and outgunned. Final score: Wake Forest 44-10. We made it back to the hotel to watch the final quarter of the Backyard Brawl where Tony’s WVU Mountaineers lost to their old rival Pitt in a close match.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfgbSWcOkGMImDw231FVIMwDXaKjyT0oHToiaBTlq2lwjERvaAihrEDEgAHoj0_N1vB4S54xxgZ2D0eD_Xp0MWKGBuCxnsh0bpE69_c9k0S4JoCO-DivMRDLs83Y1NDQ-L-8nATYV6YLFffgjdtyNaOO5Xn92LfKoDDXrEoVPJbUJYYOvcsjKVJumGg/s1024/imagejpeg_0.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfgbSWcOkGMImDw231FVIMwDXaKjyT0oHToiaBTlq2lwjERvaAihrEDEgAHoj0_N1vB4S54xxgZ2D0eD_Xp0MWKGBuCxnsh0bpE69_c9k0S4JoCO-DivMRDLs83Y1NDQ-L-8nATYV6YLFffgjdtyNaOO5Xn92LfKoDDXrEoVPJbUJYYOvcsjKVJumGg/s320/imagejpeg_0.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking in Truist Field at Wake Forest<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-8181070c-7fff-f94b-ecc0-c0bd0bf849ce" style="font-weight: normal;"></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-8181070c-7fff-f94b-ecc0-c0bd0bf849ce" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Game two:</span></b></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-8181070c-7fff-f94b-ecc0-c0bd0bf849ce" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We said goodbye to the Pifers and traveled 90 miles to the Queen City of Charlotte for the University of North Carolina Charlotte “UNCC” 49ers match against another FCS opponent, William & Mary. Our hotel was literally on campus, so post game transportation or the threat of a DUI were stricken from the equation. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We were hosted by Rob Dibble’s Normbulance tailgate at the entrance to gate #2 of the stadium. Why Normbulance, you ask? Well, Norm is the Charlotte mascot, and a green and white ambulance is the centerpiece of their tailgate. Not only is Rob the host of this lively tailgate, he is one of 10 people responsible for bringing football to UNCC. In 2005 he and the other nine people forced the issue with the administration, and eight years later they had a team. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The first two years, the 49ers played at the FCS level and then promptly moved to the FBS level. The cathedral, Jerry Richardson Stadium, is a 15,000+ seat venue that meets the FBS minimum requirements for number of butts. It is designed to build capacity, and in fact, they are looking at adding 20,000 seats in the south side in the next few years. I was ecstatic to find plenty of beer stands and Bojangles chicken throughout the stadium concourse. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStxBdgiR-89nAiBU7P5nJGHscbSVs87tuDQDLqnbADvjmuQA-6J4VPGI-WNWbcVAdiD3kD-4GKZD0kxTREzFzGb-ENpp6bebfJRlj1rD-Vy6xkFwGoOFSa-dJcga3YPSZXF7vuVSU_AENjyK1XipKk_56xzPeoat0Md_94bsHCGwydOjZYw3BajMhnw/s640/00C7A809-D354-4B83-A7E3-EDE859F130D6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="514" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStxBdgiR-89nAiBU7P5nJGHscbSVs87tuDQDLqnbADvjmuQA-6J4VPGI-WNWbcVAdiD3kD-4GKZD0kxTREzFzGb-ENpp6bebfJRlj1rD-Vy6xkFwGoOFSa-dJcga3YPSZXF7vuVSU_AENjyK1XipKk_56xzPeoat0Md_94bsHCGwydOjZYw3BajMhnw/w321-h400/00C7A809-D354-4B83-A7E3-EDE859F130D6.JPG" width="321" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bet on your shot!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVDiMedBnIuG2UHGe8DrueIOeDcoHDrfmEb5LtjoUeBfcMUKIyO0PJpiv8sk-Q9uN7Gqx_eFMlFlVshOo9YJHzu1rZbYBzQ2zTS5L46c5aoraQ6gsn4_HuaCWKlPpo5blmVV8SwILyyq67tAtjzuS8TaYN7TbrKTJmKx7VCVbVLA7EFQKyheh_Xp31g/s640/IMG_1804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVDiMedBnIuG2UHGe8DrueIOeDcoHDrfmEb5LtjoUeBfcMUKIyO0PJpiv8sk-Q9uN7Gqx_eFMlFlVshOo9YJHzu1rZbYBzQ2zTS5L46c5aoraQ6gsn4_HuaCWKlPpo5blmVV8SwILyyq67tAtjzuS8TaYN7TbrKTJmKx7VCVbVLA7EFQKyheh_Xp31g/w640-h640/IMG_1804.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Host Rob Dibble in the lower left<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQcaMgtRGQh7ByVxz5gZtRhhTUWhYKQ6n2RLWjjzbi8lmLcu2AJ3xXaKUj6fodCxk8_bMPqqTfoCrvT8t9UiycKYK-BGvaehadtzgA6PWxOg4xQWsoyiKXvs56h-bM-QJDbslI5u0Ild8m-z-4bDOTfMYhB7Pek5lRw6dUA55AKSi3Kbfi5LOhgqOkg/s640/DED74F12-9E6D-4746-8859-35157122CDF8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="514" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQcaMgtRGQh7ByVxz5gZtRhhTUWhYKQ6n2RLWjjzbi8lmLcu2AJ3xXaKUj6fodCxk8_bMPqqTfoCrvT8t9UiycKYK-BGvaehadtzgA6PWxOg4xQWsoyiKXvs56h-bM-QJDbslI5u0Ild8m-z-4bDOTfMYhB7Pek5lRw6dUA55AKSi3Kbfi5LOhgqOkg/w321-h400/DED74F12-9E6D-4746-8859-35157122CDF8.JPG" width="321" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pick axe....like a shot ski!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This was the second game in a row where the Star QB was sitting out due to injuries. Chris Cox, who had an amazing 2021 season, was banged up in Charlotte's opening loss to FAMU the week prior. Thus, he did not suit up for the game. The first half of the game was exciting with both teams battling back and forth to a 17-17 halftime score. Charlotte came out of the locker room with a quick TD to take the lead. However, they would not score again, and Bill ‘n Mary added 24 more points to the board for a 41-24 victory. The game decided, it was time to head back to the hotel bar for a nightcap.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDa37dABIJbbarxVyHKxEH4gR8sGSVSjOAsQJXnRV1GoHbj3gWcpqiwiZmQ-RHoMaAeW-2MBkEjb4kn-wpBvZkhOFGe3TI75dte21EMhPQML-s8HMExpYVZefFrrsdUBv6z4UfnAmMMpdZFDBdwOBFutLGos-hcNe3u4dFj-tGiDEjJTdWBh6HycUKg/s640/IMG_1766.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="295" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDa37dABIJbbarxVyHKxEH4gR8sGSVSjOAsQJXnRV1GoHbj3gWcpqiwiZmQ-RHoMaAeW-2MBkEjb4kn-wpBvZkhOFGe3TI75dte21EMhPQML-s8HMExpYVZefFrrsdUBv6z4UfnAmMMpdZFDBdwOBFutLGos-hcNe3u4dFj-tGiDEjJTdWBh6HycUKg/w185-h400/IMG_1766.PNG" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He broke his hand messing with his face diaper!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Game three:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After catching the first half of ESPN’s now politicized College Gameday on Saturday morning, we made the three hour trek to Conway, SC, for the Coastal Carolina/Army battle. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers began their football journey 20 seasons ago as an FCS school until the 2017 season when they jumped up to D1A. Brooks Stadium sits in the middle of campus and holds 21,000. Ironically, it is named after the former chairman of Hooters! Given some of the local entertainment, this is not surprising. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This was the first time I ever “Tealgated” in homage to the host team’s primary color of teal. We joined up with some of my family, Patsy, Barney, Judy and Sean, and their friends, Mitch Chaney USMA class of 72 and his wife Barb. We had an amazing tailgate of chicken wings, pasta salad, burgers, dogs, numerous snacks and cold beer to combat the humidity. We were all supporting the Army Black Knights but have immense respect for the Coastal program. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuFIy9EOKhiJRNe7o0hKuS0uYIw2bbHPHgwbsGjZEL2nhxCzs5GejjmVfTjJ5z0zItcpst8Hua9S2v4zllnVGB1wRuJ-tbPVIrJNLDYh_xEhhcPVkRJo3iaYoztW3FYEwJVbAX_CxukrLXBMuuprMNqT-y7CsTMeU0o6Ml2q7L6TXzssUoKs_XnpkIw/s640/IMG_1775.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuFIy9EOKhiJRNe7o0hKuS0uYIw2bbHPHgwbsGjZEL2nhxCzs5GejjmVfTjJ5z0zItcpst8Hua9S2v4zllnVGB1wRuJ-tbPVIrJNLDYh_xEhhcPVkRJo3iaYoztW3FYEwJVbAX_CxukrLXBMuuprMNqT-y7CsTMeU0o6Ml2q7L6TXzssUoKs_XnpkIw/w640-h480/IMG_1775.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tealgating!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOe5HHeRjEcxZTi7q5q2lJsp6NhD43MGCCkMBBOOn6nexS6kGwwgXQW-M_a1Wj8pKKMrq_oqDIjOGwuYEEbtVLLddb9Qs9Vz183cacGSqYC48IjhrRFWjokrccBeasl_0rXAryCa3APis3GTq1_xLdRjuve5rqTWz_TYaWiacgWEieGTqqJq4bRcLsIQ/s640/IMG_1803.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOe5HHeRjEcxZTi7q5q2lJsp6NhD43MGCCkMBBOOn6nexS6kGwwgXQW-M_a1Wj8pKKMrq_oqDIjOGwuYEEbtVLLddb9Qs9Vz183cacGSqYC48IjhrRFWjokrccBeasl_0rXAryCa3APis3GTq1_xLdRjuve5rqTWz_TYaWiacgWEieGTqqJq4bRcLsIQ/w640-h640/IMG_1803.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nothing better than pregaming with family!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> After breaking down our tailgate, we force road marched approximately one mile to the stadium for the third 7 p.m. kickoff of our weekend. By far, this was the best game of our trifecta. Coastal was led by the highly touted Senior QB Grayson McCall who did play on this night. The Chanticleers were favored, but it is never easy to stop the Army ground game. In addition to the Black Knights’ ground attack, they threw for two long passes including one touchdown. The squads would fire back and forth at each other all night until the team in teal pulled away midway through the fourth quarter. Coastal came out victorious over the rugged Army team by a score of 38-28. McCall threw for three touchdowns on the night in addition to running one in for six. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Around The Country</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In notable action, Ohio State bested the Fighting Irish 21-10. LSU got chopped down by a much improved Seminole team from Tallahassee. The Tigers scored a potential game-tying touchdown as time expired only to have their extra point blocked. Brian Kelly’s Irish eyes were not smiling. (Can you tell I am still just a wee bit angry about his departure from South Bend?) The resurgent Florida Gators took down the Pac-12’s top ranked Utah Utes in a nailbiter that ended 29-26 in the swamp. In perhaps the wackiest game of all time, the Appalachian State Mountaineers scored 40 points in the fourth quarter only to still lose to the in-state Goliath North Carolina Tarheels. Old Dominion once again knocked off VA Tech in the commonwealth of Virginia, which happened five seasons ago as well. Blowout of the weekend goes to defending national champion Georgia who declared open season and shot down the Ducks of Oregon 49-3. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEokgdZkLn1InghdLACrckQV5TD0GkqD0ZtQ5kn3tFPOjkoYzXdGsyyMmSnG4MQpu3oxNiboGJ0YgiPoTD981JNIK3TDKsRK_BFix4YtUliTBoW8yBP7OBDMSF0w_75SR6voQLqXm_LRjjE5XXddThUJMuaRWp9L_MrChZ3hL8IX70niV2sUbumhscWA/s640/IMG_4395.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEokgdZkLn1InghdLACrckQV5TD0GkqD0ZtQ5kn3tFPOjkoYzXdGsyyMmSnG4MQpu3oxNiboGJ0YgiPoTD981JNIK3TDKsRK_BFix4YtUliTBoW8yBP7OBDMSF0w_75SR6voQLqXm_LRjjE5XXddThUJMuaRWp9L_MrChZ3hL8IX70niV2sUbumhscWA/w400-h300/IMG_4395.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Maddalon Tailgate at UNR<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmPfjDD2VR35Qp1U1ai5q2WPwpvvPnVGxEqVwrFIjhdgqzH0gpiGkwh-I-IspCbW_b9lBBDF0VSti_1TtnB37kBMCuOtQqJxI2pdVZ2t5NRZRNSyY6wULr2A30nzonRKdIjj3zLPU78eYiAdOIByZ1F9TFP8pwp_kS3-vDqI8ltvXgh6Eu6mckjsQfA/s640/IMG_2120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmPfjDD2VR35Qp1U1ai5q2WPwpvvPnVGxEqVwrFIjhdgqzH0gpiGkwh-I-IspCbW_b9lBBDF0VSti_1TtnB37kBMCuOtQqJxI2pdVZ2t5NRZRNSyY6wULr2A30nzonRKdIjj3zLPU78eYiAdOIByZ1F9TFP8pwp_kS3-vDqI8ltvXgh6Eu6mckjsQfA/w400-h301/IMG_2120.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roscoe Ross entertaining #2 and Squatch at the OU tailgate<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bieber: </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlo5-OFU-Iyv0QRhJ9gwRQc0keDDhH-NvXA1udqAyfRD3KMpLsfsAvxmDV_YNXzfzq3rAHPRVBQevuPIl3vq2otVDKXTPDpP37u1JTJBXsTMj1h2-6aA_JBR7nG41cNSlQRiU4a7d3y19e3hHKliZiJIcKmg_USvRaFOhOyU_YQqlqM3BTvMNLuHhe2A/s756/justin-bieber-over-here-looking-like-joe-exotics-next-husband-meme.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="444" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlo5-OFU-Iyv0QRhJ9gwRQc0keDDhH-NvXA1udqAyfRD3KMpLsfsAvxmDV_YNXzfzq3rAHPRVBQevuPIl3vq2otVDKXTPDpP37u1JTJBXsTMj1h2-6aA_JBR7nG41cNSlQRiU4a7d3y19e3hHKliZiJIcKmg_USvRaFOhOyU_YQqlqM3BTvMNLuHhe2A/w118-h200/justin-bieber-over-here-looking-like-joe-exotics-next-husband-meme.jpg" width="118" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> All World Texas Freshman QB Quinn Ewers won his first start as the Longhorns new signal caller. The Longhorns defeated cupcake U in a snoozer. But that’s not the real news. The real news is what happened to the boy’s porche during the game. Apparently, since daddy’s car didn’t come fully equipped with proper parking pas</span><b id="docs-internal-guid-8181070c-7fff-f94b-ecc0-c0bd0bf849ce" style="font-weight: normal;">ses
for certain locations, the mighty Quinn got ticketed $200. Wherever he
parked his “legal” vehicle, he had the wrong or no parking permit in his
window. This cost his daddy two Benjamins to pay off. I am sure the
Quinster will be able to pay him back with his NIL proceeds or his trust
fund shekels in due time. If he gets desperate enough, he can also sell
his new Bieber hardware and use the proceeds to pay daddy back.</b><b id="docs-internal-guid-8181070c-7fff-f94b-ecc0-c0bd0bf849ce" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b><br /><b id="docs-internal-guid-8181070c-7fff-f94b-ecc0-c0bd0bf849ce" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b><p></p></b></span><p></p><p><b id="docs-internal-guid-8181070c-7fff-f94b-ecc0-c0bd0bf849ce" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ginger: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Ginger goes to young Ben Chase who we met at the UNCC Tailgate. Ben has promptly quit his job and will live out of his van for the next four months. Why would he do that, you ask? Duh! He is attempting to go to 60 college football games across the country. The current record is 50. He will also become an ambassador for Tailgate Connect™. We offered up Ben plenty of encouragement and hope he makes it through. There are 16 weeks in the season for him to tackle this feat. That means on average, he will need to hit four games per week unless he also accomplishes some of this through bowl games. Good luck on your adventure, Ben!</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next Week:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> DFT will be beachgating at Dune Allen Beach off 30A. Next game will be on 9/17 when the University of New Mexico takes on UTEP in the ABQ.</span></span></span></b></p><p><b id="docs-internal-guid-8181070c-7fff-f94b-ecc0-c0bd0bf849ce" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img src="http://www.nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/New_Mexico_OLD20.gif" />v </span></span></span></b><b id="docs-internal-guid-8181070c-7fff-f94b-ecc0-c0bd0bf849ce" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img src="http://www.nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/UTEP_M.gif" /> </span></span></span></b></p><p><b id="docs-internal-guid-8181070c-7fff-f94b-ecc0-c0bd0bf849ce" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></b></p><p></p>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-3027962870182317002022-01-04T09:12:00.008-08:002022-01-04T10:40:43.041-08:00Turn out the lights, the party’s over!<p> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And just like that, this crazy season has come to an end for me. It seems like just a few weeks ago we were hosting our first tailgate of the year during zero week at San Jose State. The championship game will be played next Monday night in Indianapolis between this season’s two top teams, Alabama and Georgia. This is a rematch of the SEC championship game last month where we saw Bama upset the allegedly unbeatable Dawgs. Many believe that Bama head coach Nick Saban rents space in UGA head coach Kirby Smart’s head. In FCS action, North Dakota State returns to its second home of Frisco, Texas, this Friday to take on Montana State for the D1AA championship. NDSU has won nine out of the last 11 championships at the FCS level. </span></b></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Some highlights of the past year of college football:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> After a year of mostly fanless stadiums, college football returned to full capacity. Although some stadiums had mask, vax or negative test mandates, it still seemed like college football again. The BIG Ten lost some prestige with Ohio State losing to Oregon and then to Michigan for the first time in a decade. Michigan made the CFB playoff but embarrassed themselves and their conference in their non performance against UGA. MIchigan State had a resurgent year, but other BIG Ten schools like Penn State, Indiana, Wisconsin and Northwestern had seasons that did not meet expectations. Cincinnati became the first non Power Five team to make the playoff but ultimately succumbed to a better Alabama squad. USC suffered through one of its worst seasons ever, shedding themselves of their head coach in the process. Oklahoma and Texas announced they will do the Lebron thing and take their talents to the SEC in the near future ... Baylor and the Stillwater Cow Pokes picked up the slack for the Big 12. Lincoln Benedict Arnold Riley left OU in a lurch, announcing the day after losing the Bedlam game that he was leaving to take the USC job. In the process, he decimated a strong recruiting class. Brian Kelly followed suit a day later and left a strong Notre Dame team for LSU and picked up a real bonafide Southern accent in the process. Mario Crystal Balless then did the same to Oregon by fleeing to the free state of Florida and returning to his alma mater in Miami. Bryce Young became the first QB1 from Alabama to ever win the Heisman. The ACC was rendered irrelevant as Clemson had an off year and the next best team was Pitt. Aside from UGA and Bama dominating the SEC, Florida grew tired of the whiney bitch Dan Mullen and sent him packing. Tennessee had a resurgent year and was very close to winning their Bowl game. Lane Kiffin brought Ole Miss into the realms of respectability and also became a great post-game interview with is quirkiness. The Name Image and Likeness (NIL) spread like an omicron virus and became a way for boosters to lure recruits by working the edges of the rule. The transfer portal hit galactical numbers as butthurt players took their ball and ran elsewhere.</span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Pictures in the rearview mirror: </span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4_UhPv1C-lg7MWcUeaYnpgcPFtHd-VNmxBaJWfreHS-PX_O0sr7DWIr39DEzwYEwuiQVNiYkJFiZJX5bgz1TIBC3D6B3nR3tQBQTmBx4_LWzwfIXM0lnL4ok9cLBnEafMYS83w3droCHYX3SJYuFs41LMO2CeOeF0073w0-XCmsPLt3vvVk2pHzYxlA=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div>I finished the season off on New Year’s Day by attending the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, AZ, to cheer on my beloved Notre Dame Fighting Irish. With an 11 a.m. kickoff and wind chills in the 30s, there was no proper pregame activity. However, we more than made up for it in the stadium by keeping the Dos Equis beer servers quite busy. The Fiesta Bowl is played annually at the home of the Arizona Cardinal stadium now called State Farm Stadium. It is a modern marvel with a grass field on a tray that is rolled into and out of the stadium for watering and sunshine. The stadium also has a retractable roof for when the weather is just right. The Fiesta Bowl is considered one of the New Year’s Six Bowls and is often the sight for one of the college football playoff games. The Irish could not have started out any better running off to a 28-7 lead in the first half. In the second half, the mulleted one from Okie State out strategized the Irish brass and orchestrated a comeback for the ages by leading the Pokes to a 37-35 win. Irish QB Jack Coan threw for over 500 yards in a losing effort, and OSU QB Spencer Sanders threw for more than 300 himself. With that, my 2021 season came to an abrupt end.<p></p></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Season Stats:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seventeen college games</span></b></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Eight first-time stadiums</span></b></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One first-time Bowl game</span></b></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One NFL game</span></b></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One high school game</span></b></span></p></li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bieber:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The final Bieber of the season goes to UCLA for pulling out of the Holiday Bowl game against North Carolina State a mere four hours before kickoff. It was publicly stated this was due to covid protocols. Upon further investigation, there was one player who had come in contact with someone with this thing called covid. It has been rumored by very reliable sources that Chip Kelly called for the cancellation as he felt he didn’t have enough players to be competitive. The lack of players had nothing to do with covid casualties, this had to do with your ego and not wanting to get your butt kicked by a team that wanted to be there. People from the great state of North Carolina spent their Christmas bonuses to fly themselves out to San Diego for this event. Also the organizers of this game being played at Petco Park, home of the baseball Padres, were left high and dry. It’s not like me to defend ESPN, but they even got screwed as advertising revenues would not be paid and replacement programming needed to be hurried in there at the last minute. Even my old neighbor “Little” John, a die hard UCLA fan, made the trek to the 619 only to be left disgusted in his alma mater. So ACLU, you have the honor of being this year’s final Bieber. At least you have a trophy to finally put in your football trophy case.</span></b></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ginger</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: This award goes to the star players who opted to stay and play their final game with their teams instead of “opting out” or hitting that mythical transfer portal before the Bowl games were played. Many of these players are projected early round draft picks such as UNC QB Sam Howell and Ole Miss QB Matt Corral. I also award the Ginger to coaches who took new jobs but stayed to finish their old ones like Ole Miss OC Jeff Lebby and UGA DC Dan Lanning. You all did it the right way as you decided to finish what you started and not take the easy way out like so many others did. For this, we salute you and thank you for your loyalty and leadership.</span></b></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next Up</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Seven and half months of prayer, meditation, yoga, cleansing, dieting, no drinking, daily exercise, betterment conferences, writing poetry, painting nature pictures, clothes shopping with my daughters, running a few triathlons ……. Okay, okay, okay, who am I kidding? I will be shooting guns, bbqing and drinking beer while getting prepped for next season. See ya’ll in August!</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-464f8218-7fff-c568-8462-8362a7782763" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy Tailgating!</span></b></span></span></p>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-17705193925219826382021-12-06T09:23:00.000-08:002021-12-06T09:23:56.348-08:00And Now, The End Is Near ♭♯♮<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">And so, the table is set for this year’s college football playoff.
Alabama not only upset Georgia; they thoroughly dominated them on both sides of
the ball. And by doing so they earned the #1 seed and will face Cincinnati in
one semifinal, and Georgia will face the Wolverines of Michigan in the other
big game. Cincinnati, after going 13-0, is the first non-Power Five team to
make the CFP, and Michigan is dancing for the first time since the inception of
the four-team bracket eight years ago.</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;">I had to get my final fix in and made my way through the Caldecott tunnel Saturday evening to watch USC take on Cal in a meaningless makeup game. We stopped in for a quick beer at a USC players’ parents tailgate to say hello to the parents of USC tight end and Ginger recipient Erik Kormmenhoek. Erik played his final collegiate game on this chilly evening in Strawberry Canyon. Unfortunately for Erik, the Cal Bears won this game by a score of 24-14. USC brought its band with them who clearly outperformed the Cal marching band throughout the contest. And,yes, the USC song girls were lovely as always. Kudos to the Cal student section who must have known I was there last night as they showed up in force versus the
pathetic showing six weeks ago that I witnessed.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3lH0VmEnwvi9VTkf45oRVBogbczXeEp5Lh7sSDHfqW7Oxi9-aCOxga9TsgiYG5nMLNCI_lLZgzCmOSy3MzXnIlZBDElcaEXGvuhk6g4zMEDc9X7UW5qazTiLSeK7RqtXz9U-zljvSZl-/s1280/IMG_7778.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3lH0VmEnwvi9VTkf45oRVBogbczXeEp5Lh7sSDHfqW7Oxi9-aCOxga9TsgiYG5nMLNCI_lLZgzCmOSy3MzXnIlZBDElcaEXGvuhk6g4zMEDc9X7UW5qazTiLSeK7RqtXz9U-zljvSZl-/w400-h400/IMG_7778.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: black;">Around the Country - Conference Championship recap:</span></b></span></span></p><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;">ACC - Pitt defeats Wake Forest 45-21</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;">AAC - Cincy over Houston 35-20 </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;">Big 12 - Baylor squeaks by Oklahoma State 21-16</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;">Big Ten - Michigan dominates Iowa 42-3<span><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;">Conference USA - UTSA tops Western Kentucky 49-41</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;">MAC - NIU pulls out a win over Kent State 41-23</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;">Mountain West - Utah State embarrasses San Diego State
46-13</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;">Pac 12 - Utah throttles Oregon for the second time in
three weeks 38-10</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;">SEC - Bama knocks off UGA 41-24. (Bryce Young has my
vote for Heisman!)</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;">Sun Belt - Louisiana and Billy Napier get the win over
App State 24-16</span></span></span></span><br /></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: black;">Bieber</span></b></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;"> - At the time of last week’s article going to press, we had just learned of Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly’s news that he was departing for LSU. What we didn't know were all the classless details surrounding this move. With Notre Dame being one of the five true blue bloods of college football, one would question Kelly’s motives in wanting to leave such a coveted position. Notre Dame had just wrapped up an 11-1 season and had a legitimate shot at making the college football playoffs. Any normal leader would be thrilled with this potential opportunity. Brian Kelly is no normal leader. Twelve years ago, he did the exact same thing to Cincinnati when he left them immediately for Notre Dame despite his team getting into a then BCS bowl game against Florida. It was classless then and it is equally classless this time. Allegedly, when Kelly flew back to South Bend to address his team (after the news was out), he parked in the Notre Dame head coach’s spot. After his cowardly two-minute meeting with his team, he returned to his car and found a $60 ticket on his windshield, stating the spot was reserved for the head coach of Notre Dame football. To prove his true phoniness, apparently this
Massachusetts-born and Midwestern-groomed man developed a deep Southern accent overnight. He addressed the LSU basketball crowd with a beautifully perfected Southern drawl. The meme factory was hard at work with that news. Coach Kelly, we hope a gator chases you into your new plantation in the bayou. Enjoy the Bieberware!</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqCtgLozJUd85mCWXb8F93oOCGmnKtFGjS0VD0Q8GBt8ccduqIhbn7vsk-W7bA_QomDiGeZPGHY2_I8CjCzakuTJdyWcTQVxq7wewJaCIleAHqoh8Z3bemIq0sJYVFSNMxqVdHXht-V81/s1200/IMG_7782+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="943" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqCtgLozJUd85mCWXb8F93oOCGmnKtFGjS0VD0Q8GBt8ccduqIhbn7vsk-W7bA_QomDiGeZPGHY2_I8CjCzakuTJdyWcTQVxq7wewJaCIleAHqoh8Z3bemIq0sJYVFSNMxqVdHXht-V81/w314-h400/IMG_7782+%25281%2529.JPG" width="314" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><b><span style="color: black;">Ginger</span></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;"> - To my buddy CK who donated two tickets and a parking pass to me for last night’s Cal game. You have done me this solid several times through the years, and I am greatly appreciative. I will sponsor a beer call for you over Christmas as a token of my gratitude.</span></span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: black;">Next Up</span></b></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;"> - I will be taking a break from live games for the time being. I will be watching Army vs. Navy this year on my new YouTube TV subscription. There is a possibility I will go to the FCS championship in Frisco, Texas, on January 7 as my only other game this season. I finished the regular season with 16 college games, eight of which were first time stadiums, one NFL game, and one high school game. I will do my next write-up after the semifinals are played in four weeks.</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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<![endif]--></p></div>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222553781362719718.post-4060706947087532092021-11-29T19:48:00.005-08:002021-11-29T19:54:59.694-08:00Last Trip To The Farm<p><b id="docs-internal-guid-8fec8af5-7fff-b243-3088-3b36a289dc53" style="font-weight: normal;"></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-8fec8af5-7fff-b243-3088-3b36a289dc53" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cGZW6yD7UlOPCBI2olCYOFR1GBexoku0xShyphenhyphensC4LqLFT8lzRcoBFptmLhsY3gzXaDD5zaxKzXkXqQEyOoA4qS54TiraMxjmREzg6hvRJUyCKabO1UF-I_mmG8uoXgFxo1c2F5Mlwr9Kk/s2016/IMG_7578.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cGZW6yD7UlOPCBI2olCYOFR1GBexoku0xShyphenhyphensC4LqLFT8lzRcoBFptmLhsY3gzXaDD5zaxKzXkXqQEyOoA4qS54TiraMxjmREzg6hvRJUyCKabO1UF-I_mmG8uoXgFxo1c2F5Mlwr9Kk/w640-h480/IMG_7578.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tailgate at the Farm<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><b id="docs-internal-guid-8fec8af5-7fff-b243-3088-3b36a289dc53" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePTyC4QAZscJLmb9I5Z8v5qtNrWWekr1xhwWDcZQ73slDlFmejAr9HjJs_xDBpwafyIKGGAYB41Dc6vUq53QcDNpgOpj2lOoq_u8HV4NswaRBwiofGSVtv85fN3NOA0wkKakJ4CcFFt6C/s2016/IMG_4721.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePTyC4QAZscJLmb9I5Z8v5qtNrWWekr1xhwWDcZQ73slDlFmejAr9HjJs_xDBpwafyIKGGAYB41Dc6vUq53QcDNpgOpj2lOoq_u8HV4NswaRBwiofGSVtv85fN3NOA0wkKakJ4CcFFt6C/w300-h400/IMG_4721.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Co- hosts<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></b><p></p><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt;">
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">With a week full of momentous occasions for the DFT family
(baptism of grandson, Mrs. Tailgate’s birthday, Thanksgiving and our
anniversary), I was accused of prioritizing Saturday’s tailgate and game over
all. The accusations may have some merit to them. Sadly, after going to Notre
Dame games at Stanford in Palo Alto </span><b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(</span></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Farm</span><b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">)</span></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> for the last 20 years, this past Saturday was my swan song. If you are going to go out, you might as well go out in style. I took that advice, and along with my co-host Irish Mike Iorio (the Italian), we organized our largest and best tailgate to date. We had 70+ people attend this epic event. The menu consisted of tri tip sandwiches, beer brats, sausage bread, charcuterie boards, mac n cheese, cheesy potatoes, all kinds of desserts and snacks, many other tasty morsels, and of course, a wide array of adult beverages. The setting for this soiree took place in the Stanford arboretum under the sunny, blue California skies with temperatures reaching into the 70s. The music blared, the satellite TV broadcasted other games across the country, and tailgate games were played. The only downside was that four hours of tailgating was too short as all were having a great time. The vast majority of fans celebrating in true tailgate fashion throughout the arboretum were Notre Dame fans. This is one of the few times when Stanford comes alive for college football.</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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The Irish, as expected, thoroughly dominated the Stanford Cardinals in all aspects of play and won convincingly. Irish QB Jack Coan threw for 345 yards with nine of those completions going to his beast of a tight end Michael Mayer. The stingy Notre Dame defense held Stanford’s offense to 220 yards and two touchdowns. Final tally had Notre Dame on top 45-14. As usual, the Stanford nerd band thoroughly sucked and were booed at their woke attempt at humor during halftime. Worst band and mascot in all of college football bar none. 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</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: black;">Around the Country</span></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;"> - The nation watched as “Mom Pants” Harbaugh and the Wolverines of Michigan shocked the Ohio State Buckeyes by beating them for the first time in nine years. This upset knocked the Buckeyes out of the college football playoffs. Michigan will face Iowa next Saturday for the Big Ten title with a great shot of making the playoffs. In the SEC, Alabama won a four-overtime thriller in the Iron Bowl, defeating in-state rival Auburn. The win secured a spot for the Crimson Tide in the SEC championship against UGA this Saturday. Oklahoma State bested in-state rival Oklahoma in the Bedlam game. In the process, they knocked the Sooners out of playoff contention and improved their own chances. The Cowpokes will play Baylor for the Big 12 honors on Saturday. The Pac-12 final this Friday night in Vegas will match the Ducks against the Utes in a rematch game from two weeks ago when the Ducks were knocked out of their spot in the playoffs. In the ACC, Wake Forest will play Pitt on Saturday for the ACC crown in a battle between two great QBs: Sam Hartman of Wake and Pitt’s Kenny Pickett. Cincinnati remains unbeaten after topping East Carolina. They will face off against Houston on Saturday and try to become the first non-Power Five team to reach the college football playoffs.</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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How dare you do the Kevin Durant move and leave the state of Oklahoma for a California team? It’s not just that you are leaving one of the five true, blue blood teams for another (which is Notre Dame's sworn enemy), it’s that you quit on the team some time ago. It became apparent after the benching of Spencer Rattler that you lost focus and drive. Your deal with the Trojans has obviously been in the works for some time as your lack of interest in OU football culminated with an ass kicking at the hands of Baylor and a loss to little brother Okie State in the past three weeks. You could not figure out a simple zone defense in the second half against OSU and gave up a two score lead, letting your team down. Maybe you were butt hurt over having your hand forced in the benching of Rattler. If so, you need to growacet, and be a man … like Mike Gundy who is a man and is now 55! In a time when most people are leaving communist Cali for free states like Oklahoma, you go all contrarian and do the opposite. Well Stinkin Lincoln, I wish you high taxes, long, frustrating commutes in traffic, lack of freedom and Lebron James’s tears upon you. Please find a nice spot in your new Hollyweird mansion for your Bieber hardware. </span></span></b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-8fec8af5-7fff-b243-3088-3b36a289dc53" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGflcBePuGPBiI6i11y5WndEM04pohrFSYmW9rAyubOoTg9gFX28sq1nWTbNCA01i4U26YWbosgYtUkY17Jxv5WMblkRryhqKKEt8LUzNKga_A26nAKLFVZzPwBahL1FaxBe57gn4ZQ5Ki/s550/Benedict-Arnold.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="420" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGflcBePuGPBiI6i11y5WndEM04pohrFSYmW9rAyubOoTg9gFX28sq1nWTbNCA01i4U26YWbosgYtUkY17Jxv5WMblkRryhqKKEt8LUzNKga_A26nAKLFVZzPwBahL1FaxBe57gn4ZQ5Ki/s320/Benedict-Arnold.webp" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Benedict Bieber Riley<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: black;">Ginger</span></b></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;"> - Goes to all the fans who storm the field in defiance of the six feet apart BS. This past weekend students from Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma State, and NC State stormed their fields after meaningful wins. Washington State fans stormed their rival Washington's home field after their Apple Cup win. I love to see the field storming as it is an exercise in freedom but also a big part of keeping college football special. In my estimation, this is truly badass and needs a sprinkling of ginger recognition.</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: black;">Next Up</span></b></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;"> - I was going to wrap it up after last weekend, but I may make my way back to Bezerkeley as Cal hosts USC in a meaningless game Saturday night at 8 p.m. that was postponed a few weeks back. There are several local kids on each team I am interested in supporting.</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: black;">Late breaking news</span></b></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;"> - Notre Dame Coach Brian Kelly announced he is leaving for LSU. I can’t take any more!</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: black;">Happy Tailgating!</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /> </span></span></p>Dan From the Tailgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195551597983231889noreply@blogger.com0