Football season is upon us and that means your Saturdays are booked, your always wearing your team’s colors and that you’re probably having one too many at the tailgating parties.
Many colleges claim to have held the origins to this athletic tradition, but no one knows for sure. Today, however, there are ten schools that have the honor of having the best tailgating spots according to Cocktales.com
1. Louisiana State University: There’s a reason that Chris Fowler called LSU his favorite college game day experience. Fans arrive at Tiger Stadium in Death Valley two days before the game to begin tailgating and skipping class for a 48-hour bender.
2. University of Texas-Austin: UT has everything – Tradition, food, music, a great bar scene, and more 9’s than a Tokyo phonebook.
3. World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party: These guys have been going to the same party for what, 13 years now? While the number 3 location on the list isn’t a college campus, it is hands-down one of the best tailgates in America. The is more beer consumed in the hours before kickoff of the annual Georgia-Florida game than at most university parking lots all year.
4. University of Tennessee-Knoxville: Head down to Volunteer Landing on the Tennessee River for the opportunity to tailgate on land or sea with great BBQ and 100,000 fans.
5. University of Mississippi: The talent at Ole Miss is one of the best kept secrets in the SEC. A reasonably looking guy with an IQ above 50 should be able to score more than BBQ in Oxford. Add in the tailgating tradition called ‘Groving’, where the tailgating begins at 5 a.m. around the Grove, and you have a Top 10 experience and a two-day hangover.
6. Florida State University:From Friday nights on Tennessee Street to all-day drunkfests at Indian Village in the shadows of the Doak. A weekend here reminds you of all that is right in the world.
7. University of Southern California: If you were at the game last month, then you know how much planning goes into the tailgate parties at USC. If you saw the pictures of Dr. D on the bus, then you know how much alcohol is at the tailgates.
8. University of Wisconsin: You don’t become a fixture on the Princeton Review’s Top Party Schools for nothing. The crazy kids in Madison even garnered the distinction of #1 Beer School in 2006 (registration required). With that kind of pedigree as well as the cheese and sausage processing nearby, Madison is a fat-assess’ tailgating heaven.
9. Notre Dame: While the Irish may not know the value of a Nebraska home football ticket, they definitely know how to arrive at the stadium hours before kickoff. The quantity of tailgates, not the quantity of girls, in South Bend makes Notre Dame Top 10 worthy.
10. Clemson University: The laid-back South Carolina charm might not be the only thing that’s contagious at Clemson, but the talent at Clemson is top-notch in the ACC and the students fill up Death Valley for home games. In a city of just over 10,000, the tailgates are just as important as the game itself.
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