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Week #4 - "The Dead Presidents"...

No - no, I didn't mean anything by the title... Eastern Meechigan's mascot is - well, a President. And since these punks have lost 15 straight, it's pretty plain to see they will be "Dead" come this Saturday...

This week - it's the "Poor Boy's of EMU Sammie's"... Bologna is back - and it's better than ever... But - we also want to give Saturday a "stadium" type of feel... Kind of like you were in the "Grand Ole Horseshoe" - except, you can drink all you want and pee in the bushes... So - a few thoughts on things we could use:

Soft Pretzels with cheese
Nacho's with cheese and jalapeno's...
A big old bag of shelled peanuts (that I'm sure will be thrown at will at all passer byer's...)
Buns for the sammie's
A nice "theme drink" for the occassion
Jello??? That is always a "stadium fan favorite"...
And anything else you can think of that gives the day a "I'm in the stadium" type of feel...

The plan for Saturday: I plan to park the rig early - leave for a few extra hours of sleep - then arrive back around 9:00 or so. A few twists for the day: Karoke will be back (YEAH BABY...) and we plan to have a "Blind Draw" cornhole tourney. $5 a person and you will be choosing your partner off a blind draw (no teamin up Jimmy Conroy...)

See you all on campus bright and early Saturday - GO BUCKS!!!

Week #3 - "It's A Bloody Mary Bobcat Brunch..."

The Bucks are well on their way to a fantastic season (great win over the turnover prone Hurricanes...) Now comes the "lull" in the schedule. A few weeks of "lackluster" opponents could mean the games will be over by the half. But that won't stop the tailgate crew... It's the portion of the schedule where we need to "Get Better Every Week" - so what better way then by having Bloody Mary Saturday with 80-100 of your closest friends...

The theme for this week will be breakfast - Bloody Mary's - and maybe an afternoon "Hot Dog" or two (get it, that is where the brunch thing comes from - YAHTZEE!!!). Johnnie "O-Face O" and myself will be preparing a batch of "Mary's" that will tempt your taste buds. Mrs. "O Face O" plans to do some biscuits and gravy - and the "Old Cagy Vetern - JP" will be putting together a "Potato medley" and will have some sausage and bacon... Beyond that - we are looking for some other breakfast type of items. Donuts - eggs - more sausage - bagels - etc. We could also use some Hot Dogs and buns for the afternoon session.

Please post a comment on the blog site to let everyone know your intentions. We have been getting a lot of small donations in the form of cookies - desert type items - etc. These are needed - but we may be getting too many of these. If you don't have a food item and would like to contribute - please add some of the following (we can always use these types of items): Red plastic cups (NOT BLUE...) - styrofoam plates- plastic ware- napkins - paper towels - LARGE trash bags. And if worse comes to worse - bring some FROSTY COLD BEER'S FOR THE BIG WHITE TROUGH OF A COMMUNITY COOLER..

Thanks for all of the support - and thanks for making last week one of the best tailgates I can remember (although I don't remember a whole bunch of that day...)

GO BUCKS!!!

WEEK #2 - A Hurricane is Sweeping Through...

Ahhh - college football is back and all is good with the world. After a "sparkling" start to the season - the Buckeye's play host again this week - and the foe get's a little tougher... It's the re-match of the 02 Natl. Championship game (we're Soldier's dog - SOLDIER'S...) and this game will have National Title implications on the line.

For week #2 - the theme is once again "Pork Day"... Now I know what some of you may be thinking - but we plan to have a "Pork Extravaganza" on display - so you will not want to miss this one...

Items we could use:
Buns (we need a bunch of these - probably 100-120)
Sauces (hoping to get 3-4 sauces that we can use on each type of pork for different flavors)
Side Dishes (anything you can think of that goes well with pork)
Desert Dishes
Jello (always a fan favorite)

On the pork - Dan - Dan - the Wildman, Toby B. (in the place to be) and JP and myself plan to all smoke around 20 lbs. each (talking pork here - not wacky tabaccey...) We plan to ask for donations to the "Pork Fund" throughout the day - so please try to contribute. Also - bring your gamblin money - there will be LRC and we plan to do squares this week... Final thought - the weather looks perfect, so get on campus early to enjoy the finest atmosphere in sports. Saturday is going to be a "Magical" day...

GO BUCKS!!!

Phil Mickelson – a Duck Fan…

Post Game at the Sharks Cove – Manhattan Beach…

A “WHO’S WHO” OF PAST CHILI COOK-OFF CHAMPIONS…

HEY – WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME???

THE PAPARAZI IS GETTING TOO CLOSE…

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Final Plan for this weeks tailgate (New Mexico St., These guy's Really Suck...)
Updated 10/30/09

Brats (35 of the finest Meats - assorted flava's): Matt (aka Grill Meister...)
Hot Dogs: The Elder Statesman
Burgers:  Phil and (I had nothing to do with Bucky going down) Nancy (20)
Side Dishes:  Big Tom, Pete and Jackee (Buffalo Chicken Dip), The Elder Statesman (Grilled Potato's and Onion...)
Dessert:  Phil and Nancy (Some Apple Thingy)
Early morning:  Mark and Rachel (Donuts from Der Dutchman - mmmmmmmmmmmmm)
Hamburger / Hotdog Buns:  Big Tom (3 burger - 3 dogs), The Elder Statesman (2 hot dog) - We should be good on Buns...
Condiments:  We could use:  Cheese (singles are fine) - Tomato - Pickle (and anything else good on burgers and dogs)
Special Drink of the week:  Bloody Mary's (no comments please...)  "The Godfather" and AP...

Halloween Costumes???  I have heard a few people are in the Spirit (myself included...)

Schedule Update:
5:45 am - Initial set-up
8:30 am - Music starts
10:15 am - food on the grill / Gameday
10:45 am - LRC / "Debauchery"
Noon - Kick-off
Halftime - Music / LRC
Once we win - Celebrate like it's 2009...

Weather Update:
Rain Percentage throughout the morning
6:00 am = 60%
7:00 am = 30%
8:00 am = 30%
9:00 am = 30%
10:00 am = 20%
11:00 am = 20%
Kick-off = 10-20%