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Tailgating 201
What happened to Tailgating 101, you ask? This is Wisconsin, folks, and if there is one thing us cheeseheads know, it’s how to manage the basic tailgate. Just ask Jim Caple from ESPN.com , who ranks Wisconsin as the #7 best college tailgating team . But just as college athletes move to the pros, we’re here to take you from Badger to Packer level. That’s right. No more messing around. It’s time to get your tailgate on. There are five categories to the advance tailgate, and they’re listed below. Grab your #2 pencils and wide-ruled notebook paper. We’re only going to say this once, and you’re going to want to listen. 1. Tailgate food – What’s the perfect tailgating recipe? Trick question. There is no perfect recipe. There are, on the other hand, several exceptional tailgating dishes that a professional tailgater must have present in order to classify it as a real Green Bay Packer tailgating experience. They are as follows: • One word – Beer. While not technically tailgating food, it’s still worth mentioning in this section. • Brats – Cooked in beer, obviously. • Soup – Beer-cheese and/or booyah soup. • Cheese curds – But you already knew that, didn’t you? • Chili – The standard at any football tailgating party, and Green Bay is no exception. 2. Tailgating equipment – First, the grill. The mecca to football fanatics everywhere. You can find one of every size, make and model throughout the parking lots, truck beds and backyards of football fans everywhere. Do not underestimate the power of the grill because with the grill comes the party, not the other way around. Also worth special mention is the cooler, or coolers for the serious tailgaters. When not hovered over the grill, you can find most tailgaters dabbling around the cooler reaching for an ice cold brewski. 3. Tailgate games – Got a bags or cornhole set ? Of course you do. It’s probably covered in green and yellow, too. Bags are numero uno when it comes to tailgating games. Why? Because it’s easy to keep score, and more importantly, you can play with a beer in your hand. 4. Tailgating gear – Now it’s time to get serious. Tailgating gear can range from the flag you fly out your pickup truck window to the very color of your socks. Of course, you’ll want to wear a Packers jersey , but that’s the bare minimum. Gloves, hats, scarves, they should all represent your team. Flags, chairs, heck your beer koozie even, should all be green and yellow with a big “G” on the front, lest someone confuse you for, say, a Bears fan (yuckie!). 5. Tailgate beverages – An item so important when it comes to tailgating, that we mention it twice. Beer. When you’re wearing nothing but green and yellow body paint on your upper half, an old pair of jeans on your lower half, and a block of cheese on your head, how else do you expect to stay warm in the blistering cold otherwise known as Green Bay, Wisconsin? |
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