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Let’s talk tailgating! What are the essentials to have the ultimate tailgate experience? What do you have/do at your tailgate?

jcmanson wrote:Let’s talk tailgating! What are the essentials to have the ultimate tailgate experience? What do you have/do at your tailgate?

Essentials - Ice cold beer. Everything else is a condiment!

jcmanson wrote:What are the essentials to have the ultimate tailgate experience?

The opposite of this:
http://www.liberty.edu/media/1210/Code% ... LATEST.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

elcid83 wrote:

jcmanson wrote:Let’s talk tailgating! What are the essentials to have the ultimate tailgate experience? What do you have/do at your tailgate?

Essentials - Ice cold beer. Everything else is a condiment!

Amen!!!

Obviously essentials are grill, drinks, and friends. Everything else on top of that just adds to the experience.




Some of our meals last year:

Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:

jcmanson wrote:What are the essentials to have the ultimate tailgate experience?

The opposite of this:
http://www.liberty.edu/media/1210/Code% ... LATEST.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Jesus H...what a waste of four years.

Any visiting fans that have been to McNeese and visited our reserved tailgating areas know we take our enjoyment of tailgating very seriously.

Here is a typical hometown tailgate schedule for me. Sometime after noon on Friday, I travel over to my shop/storage area and pick up the four tailgating popup canopies and the hardware to put them up, tie them together and stake them down, a large table, and an assortment of bag chairs. Then, I head to Lake Charles and meet Andy, one of my tailgate buddies at our tailgate spots. A group of us have two back to back spots, 14 & 16, together in the Westside Reserved Tailgating Area. Andy brings his travel trailer and sets it up on the eastside of our spots. After it is setup, we then put up the four popups next to the awning of his travel trailer, bungy them together, stake them down. We then put up the flags, banners, McNeese decorations, etc. Once, we set up, we visit the other people who are bringing in the motorhomes, travel trailers, RV's, etc and are setting up. We sit around awhile and may go get something to eat. After that I head home while Andy and his wife spend Friday night in the tailgate areas (as a lot of other people do). Friday night, I buy drinks and ice them down in my ice chest.

Friday about noon (remember most all of McNeese games are 7PM night games), I pack up my camera bag, laptop bag, and my ice chest and head for Lake Charles. When I get there, Andy has usually started grilling or cooking food. We eat lunch. The satellite dish is setup and and we watch other games on a flat screen on one of the tables next to the travel trailer. Also, CBuck brings his Verizon Access point (plus I have a Verizon aircard) so that we have wireless internet access. We fire up the laptop at various times to check scores, messageboards, and watch other games streaming on the internet.

About 3PM, especially during the hot Sept. and Oct. games, we walk across the street from the tailgate area to the Frosty Factory, which is a bar that servers frozen adult beverages. One of those tastes great in the hot weather.

About 4PM, I break out the camera, to take pictures of the Cowboy Walk. The players are bussed over to the stadium after their pregame meal. They get off the bus and walk through the tailgate areas on the way to the dressing room by the stadium. I then go through the Westside Area, take pictures of anything interesting for the Geauxcowboys.com website, and, of course, sample a lot of food and drink. I then walk around the stadium to the other big reserved tailgating area on the eastside to visit with the people I know there and take more pictures and sample more food and drink.

I usually get back our spot at 5PM to rest my feet and visit with any of the visiting fans, who we always invite to our area, who have showed up. Also, the Cheerleaders come by and visit our area somewhere around 5:30 and sample some food and drink water. At 6 PM the band marches through the Westside Tailgate Area and plays the two McNeese fight songs, Jolie Blonde and On McNeese. After taking pictures of the Band, I head for the Stadium and sidelines to take pictures of the teams warming up and the pre-game ceremonies. The Band marches to the other tailgate areas and repeats their playing of the fight songs.

Of course, the main event, the game is next. After taking pictures of the game and postgame stuff, I head back to the tailgate area. I get off my feet again and we usually eat again, visit, and rehash the game. Sometimes, I download my pictures to my laptop and view them. After resting up, we take down the popups and load them, the table, ice chest, etc. into my truck. I head home and Andy stays, along with the other travel trailer and motor home people, in the tailgate area overnight. They are supposed to leave by noon on Sunday.

That is usually my tailgating weekend. Now for some pictures.

A shot of the popup canopies at our tailgate area.



Another shot of our area. This picture is a few years old and the old CRT Tv is replaced by a bigger flat screen now.



A couple of shots of the Frosty Factory across the street from the Westside Reserved Tailgating Area.





A shot of the Westside Reserverd Tailgating Area taken from the second floor balconey of the Frosty Factory.



A shot of the Cowboy Walk



A shot of the Band marching though and playing in tailgate area. Picture was taken from the top of a motorhome.



More pictures of McNeese Tailgating and Games back to the 2007 season can be found here:

Doc's Shots

Later,
Doc

Not to turn this into another shit on Liberty thread but....



HOLY FUCK...Someone tell me that thing is a joke.

UNI31f wrote:Not to turn this into another **** on Liberty thread but....



HOLY ****...Someone tell me that thing is a joke.

Did you read the section on dress codes?? Guys can't have long hair??

MSUBear42 wrote:

UNI31f wrote:Not to turn this into another **** on Liberty thread but....



HOLY ****...Someone tell me that thing is a joke.

Did you read the section on dress codes?? Guys can't have long hair??

The academic side of it I understand. That is pretty standard.


The "non-academic" is where I started to

No "long hair". No "counter-culture", and the counter culture is to be determined by a group of "experts"

If you are using alcohol OFF OF CAMPUS GROUNDS you can still be expelled.

Mandatory Random Drug tests

Shorts are not accepts for men or women

Wow...if you didn't want to read that link before please do. You'll get a good chuckle. Apparently we are still in a private/catholic high school...in the 1940's

Liberty University seeks to provide an environment free of alcohol, tobacco and any illegal drugs or controlled substances. Therefore, Liberty prohibits the possession, use, manufacture or distribution of alcoholic beverages, tobacco and illegal drugs or controlled substances by its students.

Wasn't Jesus' first miracle turning water into wine? Hypocrites.

McNeese72 wrote: Also, the Cheerleaders come by and visit our area somewhere around 5:30 and sample some food and drink water.

Are you sure that is all they sample?

SDHornet wrote:

Liberty University seeks to provide an environment free of alcohol, tobacco and any illegal drugs or controlled substances. Therefore, Liberty prohibits the possession, use, manufacture or distribution of alcoholic beverages, tobacco and illegal drugs or controlled substances by its students.

Wasn't Jesus' first miracle turning water into wine? Hypocrites.

most pictures seem to depict him with longish hair too.
but then, who knows how accurate such pictures are.

SDHornet wrote:

Liberty University seeks to provide an environment free of alcohol, tobacco and any illegal drugs or controlled substances. Therefore, Liberty prohibits the possession, use, manufacture or distribution of alcoholic beverages, tobacco and illegal drugs or controlled substances by its students.

Wasn't Jesus' first miracle turning water into wine? Hypocrites.

Yep, and then he grew his hair long.

EDIT: Damn ya Jay, ya beat me by a minute.

UNI31f wrote:Not to turn this into another **** on Liberty thread but....



HOLY ****...Someone tell me that thing is a joke.

It is a joke, only we're laughing at them, not with them.

1 Reprimand
• Late to Convocation (1 additional reprimand for each 15 minutes late)
• Late for curfew (1 additional reprimand for each 30 minutes late)
4 Reprimands + $10.00 Fine
• Absence from required meeting (Convocation, etc.)
• Disturbance/non-participation during Convocation
• Dress/hair code violation (male or female)
• Failure to respond to official call slip within 48 hours (for Student Affairs use only)
• Horseplay (plus financial restitution)
• Improper personal contact (anything beyond hand-holding) / Improper social behavior
• Improper sign out
• Music code violation
• Out of the residence halls after curfew
6 Reprimands + $25.00 Fine
• Possession and/or use of tobacco
• Direct disobedience/disrespect
• Gambling
• Attendance at a dance
12 Reprimands + $50.00 Fine
• Attendance at, possession or viewing of an “R”-rated movie
• Deception
• Malicious horseplay/behavior (plus financial restitution)
• Participation in an unauthorized petition or demonstration
• Possession of a school key without authorization
• Students of the opposite sex visiting alone at an off-campus residence
• Entering residence hallway, quad or on-campus apartment of the opposite sex or allowing the same
18 Reprimands + $250 Fine + 18 Hours Disciplinary Community Service
• Association with those consuming alcohol
• Commission of a misdemeanor
• Obscene, profane or abusive language or behavior
• Possession and/or viewing of sexually-explicit material or movies (“X” or NC-17”)
• Entering the bedroom of the opposite sex on or off campus or allowing the same
• Failure to properly identify oneself
• Falsification of information on an official document (including sign-out sheet)
• Racial harassment
• Sexual harassment (i.e., unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors or other conduct or comments of a sexual nature)
• Sexual misconduct and/or any state of undress
• Threat to do bodily harm
• Two or more individuals of the opposite sex together in motel room without proper permission
• Vandalism (plus financial restitution)
30 Reprimands + $500.00 Fine + 30 Hours Disciplinary Community Service + Possible Administrative Withdrawal
NOTE: For each accumulation of six or more reprimands after 30, an additional $150 fine will be assessed
• Abortion
• Assault/sexual assault (minimum two semesters out)
• Commission/conviction of any felony
• Illegal drug association/possession, use/distribution (minimum two semesters out)
• Immorality
• Involvement with witchcraft, séances or other satanic or demonic activity
• Life-threatening behavior or language to others or oneself (immediate removal/exclusion from campus and a minimum of two semesters out)
• Non-participation/disruption/non-compliance (possible removal/exclusion from campus)
• Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages
• Refusal to submit to an Alco-Sensor test and/or drug test as specified by the administration
• Spending the night with a person of the opposite sex
• Stealing or possession of stolen property (plus financial restitution; minimum two semesters out)
• Unauthorized possession/use of weapons

So basically pay to go to college but don't live any of the experience.
How does anyone with any individualism make it through this place?
I did get a good chuckle that abortion is on the list. The "immorality" is another good one too.

SDHornet wrote:

Liberty University seeks to provide an environment free of alcohol, tobacco and any illegal drugs or controlled substances. Therefore, Liberty prohibits the possession, use, manufacture or distribution of alcoholic beverages, tobacco and illegal drugs or controlled substances by its students.

Wasn't Jesus' first miracle turning water into wine? Hypocrites.

Jerry Falwell was anti alcohol, it goes back to the time when as a kid, he got drunk and had sex with is mom.

Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:

jcmanson wrote:What are the essentials to have the ultimate tailgate experience?

The opposite of this:
http://www.liberty.edu/media/1210/Code% ... LATEST.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I wouldn't last a week there. No alcohol, no tobacco, no shorts, no sweatpants, count me out.


Also tailgating needs beer, food, maybe some cornhole, maybe toss a football around. A tent or other sunblocking device is essential for those people who have skin that doesn't tan but only burns, such as myself.

1 Reprimand
• Late to Convocation (1 additional reprimand for each 15 minutes late)
• Late for curfew (1 additional reprimand for each 30 minutes late)
4 Reprimands + $10.00 Fine
• Absence from required meeting (Convocation, etc.)
• Disturbance/non-participation during Convocation
• Dress/hair code violation (male or female)
• Failure to respond to official call slip within 48 hours (for Student Affairs use only)
• Horseplay (plus financial restitution)
• Improper personal contact (anything beyond hand-holding) / Improper social behavior
• Improper sign out
• Music code violation
• Out of the residence halls after curfew
6 Reprimands + $25.00 Fine
• Possession and/or use of tobacco
• Direct disobedience/disrespect
• Gambling
• Attendance at a dance
12 Reprimands + $50.00 Fine
• Attendance at, possession or viewing of an “R”-rated movie
• Deception
• Malicious horseplay/behavior (plus financial restitution)
• Participation in an unauthorized petition or demonstration
• Possession of a school key without authorization
• Students of the opposite sex visiting alone at an off-campus residence
• Entering residence hallway, quad or on-campus apartment of the opposite sex or allowing the same
18 Reprimands + $250 Fine + 18 Hours Disciplinary Community Service
• Association with those consuming alcohol
• Commission of a misdemeanor
• Obscene, profane or abusive language or behavior
• Possession and/or viewing of sexually-explicit material or movies (“X” or NC-17”)
• Entering the bedroom of the opposite sex on or off campus or allowing the same
• Failure to properly identify oneself
• Falsification of information on an official document (including sign-out sheet)
• Racial harassment
• Sexual harassment (i.e., unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors or other conduct or comments of a sexual nature)
• Sexual misconduct and/or any state of undress
• Threat to do bodily harm
• Two or more individuals of the opposite sex together in motel room without proper permission
• Vandalism (plus financial restitution)
30 Reprimands + $500.00 Fine + 30 Hours Disciplinary Community Service + Possible Administrative Withdrawal
NOTE: For each accumulation of six or more reprimands after 30, an additional $150 fine will be assessed
• Abortion
• Assault/sexual assault (minimum two semesters out)
• Commission/conviction of any felony
• Illegal drug association/possession, use/distribution (minimum two semesters out)
• Immorality
• Involvement with witchcraft, séances or other satanic or demonic activity
• Life-threatening behavior or language to others or oneself (immediate removal/exclusion from campus and a minimum of two semesters out)
• Non-participation/disruption/non-compliance (possible removal/exclusion from campus)
• Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages
• Refusal to submit to an Alco-Sensor test and/or drug test as specified by the administration
• Spending the night with a person of the opposite sex
• Stealing or possession of stolen property (plus financial restitution; minimum two semesters out)
• Unauthorized possession/use of weapons

Wait, did I read some of those right? You cannot attend a party or watch an R-rated movie? Really?

Also, what exactly is defined as life-threatening language? Those spells in Harry Potter that you aren't supposed to say?

phoenixphanatic21 wrote:Also, what exactly is defined as life-threatening language? Those spells in Harry Potter that you aren't supposed to say?

witchcraft!

though I suppose life-threatening language would be, you know, threats against someone's life. "I'm gonna kill you", etc.

let's see how many of these we can break with the available Smiles.....
(adding a spoiler tag just to save page space)

Spoiler: show

4 Reprimands + $10.00 Fine
• Disturbance/non-participation during Convocation
• Dress/hair code violation (male or female)
• Horseplay (plus financial restitution)
• Improper personal contact (anything beyond hand-holding) / Improper social behavior
• Music code violation
• Out of the residence halls after curfew

6 Reprimands + $25.00 Fine
• Direct disobedience/disrespect
• Attendance at a dance

12 Reprimands + $50.00 Fine
• Attendance at, possession or viewing of an “R”-rated movie
• Deception
• Malicious horseplay/behavior (plus financial restitution)
• Participation in an unauthorized petition or demonstration
• Entering residence hallway, quad or on-campus apartment of the opposite sex or allowing the same

18 Reprimands + $250 Fine + 18 Hours Disciplinary Community Service
• Association with those consuming alcohol
• Commission of a misdemeanor
• Obscene, profane or abusive language or behavior
• Possession and/or viewing of sexually-explicit material or movies (“X” or NC-17”)
• Failure to properly identify oneself
• Racial harassment
• Sexual harassment (i.e., unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors or other conduct or comments of a sexual nature)
• Sexual misconduct and/or any state of undress
• Threat to do bodily harm
• Vandalism (plus financial restitution)

30 Reprimands + $500.00 Fine + 30 Hours Disciplinary Community Service + Possible Administrative Withdrawal
NOTE: For each accumulation of six or more reprimands after 30, an additional $150 fine will be assessed
• Abortion
• Assault /sexual assault (minimum two semesters out)
• Commission/conviction of any felony
• Illegal drug association/possession, use/distribution (minimum two semesters out)
• Immorality
• Involvement with witchcraft, séances or other satanic or demonic activity
• Life-threatening behavior or language to others or oneself (immediate removal/exclusion from campus and a minimum of two semesters out)
• Non-participation/disruption/non-compliance (possible removal/exclusion from campus)
• Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages
• Refusal to submit to an Alco-Sensor test and/or drug test as specified by the administration
• Spending the night with a person of the opposite sex
• Stealing or possession of stolen property (plus financial restitution; minimum two semesters out)
• Unauthorized possession/use of weapons

JayJ79 wrote:let's see how many of these we can break with the available Smiles.....


4 Reprimands + $10.00 Fine
• Disturbance/non-participation during Convocation
• Dress/hair code violation (male or female)
• Horseplay (plus financial restitution)
• Improper personal contact (anything beyond hand-holding) / Improper social behavior
• Music code violation
• Out of the residence halls after curfew

6 Reprimands + $25.00 Fine
• Direct disobedience/disrespect
• Attendance at a dance

12 Reprimands + $50.00 Fine
• Attendance at, possession or viewing of an “R”-rated movie
• Deception
• Malicious horseplay/behavior (plus financial restitution)
• Participation in an unauthorized petition or demonstration
• Entering residence hallway, quad or on-campus apartment of the opposite sex or allowing the same

18 Reprimands + $250 Fine + 18 Hours Disciplinary Community Service
• Association with those consuming alcohol
• Commission of a misdemeanor
• Obscene, profane or abusive language or behavior
• Possession and/or viewing of sexually-explicit material or movies (“X” or NC-17”)
• Failure to properly identify oneself
• Racial harassment
• Sexual harassment (i.e., unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors or other conduct or comments of a sexual nature)
• Sexual misconduct and/or any state of undress
• Threat to do bodily harm
• Vandalism (plus financial restitution)

30 Reprimands + $500.00 Fine + 30 Hours Disciplinary Community Service + Possible Administrative Withdrawal
NOTE: For each accumulation of six or more reprimands after 30, an additional $150 fine will be assessed
• Abortion
• Assault /sexual assault (minimum two semesters out)
• Commission/conviction of any felony
• Illegal drug association/possession, use/distribution (minimum two semesters out)
• Immorality
• Involvement with witchcraft, séances or other satanic or demonic activity
• Life-threatening behavior or language to others or oneself (immediate removal/exclusion from campus and a minimum of two semesters out)
• Non-participation/disruption/non-compliance (possible removal/exclusion from campus)
• Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages
• Refusal to submit to an Alco-Sensor test and/or drug test as specified by the administration
• Spending the night with a person of the opposite sex
• Stealing or possession of stolen property (plus financial restitution; minimum two semesters out)
• Unauthorized possession/use of weapons

Time to use one more smiley.

Looks like this thread has been hopelessly hijacked.

So I'll put in my two cents. Is anybody forcing the kids to go to Liberty? The ones that choose to go probably know what they are getting into when they go.


Doc

I didn't exactly engage in endless partying at my college(CCU) as i don't drink or smoke or do drugs( ) and i prefer to not hang with people who do to an excess . So yes liberty might be different but that's not to say it would be worse. I think it would be worth trying at least once.

btw ive never seen anyone cook a pizza on a grill before, i wonder how it tastes

McNeese 72, thanks great post. I’m just getting things started on my end for tailgating. I’ve got the chairs and table. I’m going to be buying a grill in the next week or two. I’m also looking into buying a pop-up canopy. Where did you get yours from? Appx. how much did they cost?

McNeese72 wrote:So I'll put in my two cents. Is anybody forcing the kids to go to Liberty? The ones that choose to go probably know what they are getting into when they go.

true. although some kids may be "forced" to go, by their parents.

and in any case, they probably know what they are getting into. and they should probably know that people in the general public that aren't fundamentalist baptists (or whatever) are likely to "not understand" and poke fun at such things.