I can honestly say there were folks here with tents up and music going when I arrived at 8:30 this morning. I should have known better. After all, it is the home opener and we are all a bit craved for a home game. Good thing it is against a local team like WKU. More on that later.
If you are a Blue Raider faithful, or just reading this because I have hounded you to near exhaustion, this is good tailgating to experience. I have been to great places like The Grove in Oxford, the hill in Knoxville, Touchdown Jesus in South Bend and even Pappa John’s Palace in Louisville. They are great tailgate experiences. No doubt. But here, nestled on Greenland Drive in the ‘Boro, we have something going. Maybe it is a little bit of southern hospitality. Maybe it is a dash of our desire to recruit anyone to be a Blue Raider fan (we need lots). Either way, folks that are here to tailgate are here because they are passionate.
Yes, all tailgaters are passionate. Yes, they all have cool gear and great traditions. Trust me, it gives any fan of football chills to watch the ND band march by on their way to the stadium with the throng of fans cheering them on. That is pure football legend and history. But at MT, we are in the evolution of football tailgating infancy. No, I don’t mean we are immature or weak tailgaters. Rather, we don’t have multiple national championships to spur us on. Our program does not strategically schedule our fall to avoid possible losses. Rather, we will play anyone, anytime, anywhere.
Today, we are here. It is great weather. We have ESPN going, beer flowing and games of corn-hole already begun. It is football season, and the Blue Raiders are at home tonight! (ESPN/CSS 6PM)
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