It’s when you have a party with a lot of friends, usually cheering the same team in the parking lot of the stadium, before a football game. Tailgating comes from the fact that people often set up around their cars and trucks, sometimes cooking or sitting on the tailgates.
Making a day long event out of a game. It doesn’t matter if the team will win or lose – just sit around drink beer, eat food and play games.
The actual event came from “American Tailgater Association, the practice developed from the first intercollegiate football game, which was between Princeton and Rutgers in 1869. Spectators gathered to grill sausages at the “tail end” of a horse, giving rise to the name.”
According to the NFL, these football fans have the best tailgating experience:
- Green Bay
- Tampa
- Houston
- Cleveland
- Philadelphia
- New York
- Denver
- Chicago
The do’s and Don’ts of tailgating:
- Do wear your teams jersey
- Don’t Tuck in your jersey
- Do bring games to play
- Don’t abandon your buddies
- Do have some caffeine handy
- Don’t forget to charge your cell phone
- Do have plenty of Beer & Snacks
- Don’t brag on how awesome your tailgate is
- Do help clean up
- Don’t overdo on fanaticism
- Do pace yourself
- Don’t pass out
- Don’t show up empty handed
- Don’t start fights
