GopherWeatherGuy
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So far the weather looks great for next Saturday. Mostly sunny with a kickoff temperature of 55. SE wind of 10-15 mph.
Another tailgating question for this Saturday for the pros. What time is a good time to show up pre game? I was thinking around noonish to have some time to grill and drink some beers. Would we miss out on anything really cool by showing up then? What do you guys recommend?
Everyone is different but in the world of tailgating I always think of a weird comparison with Vegas casinos when I think of tailgating. In Vegas, a friend of mine always says it is like they pump something into the air where you don't get tired and staying up until 4:00 AM is not tiring (until you leave town). In tailgating, 2 hours feels like 15 minutes.
We host a tailgate every home game and over and over people show up, giving themselves about 2 hours and without fail, every time we start breaking down we hear things like "already?" or "we just got here!" or "we should have arrived earlier." I have yet to be at a tailgate that seems too long.
With all this in mind, for tailgating, if it is a 2:30 game we typically arrive 10ish to set up and start. We usually break it down a half hour before scheduled kick off.
Mrs. Billd will be able to bicycle to the game. Happy camper.
Sounds like an awesome day.... "Golden" sunshine. The Gopher gods are on your side my brothers. Sadly I can't make it. Eat, drink, and beat Maryland. Please hoist one for me.
Far better than Golden Showers
Everyone is different but in the world of tailgating I always think of a weird comparison with Vegas casinos when I think of tailgating. In Vegas, a friend of mine always says it is like they pump something into the air where you don't get tired and staying up until 4:00 AM is not tiring (until you leave town). In tailgating, 2 hours feels like 15 minutes.
We host a tailgate every home game and over and over people show up, giving themselves about 2 hours and without fail, every time we start breaking down we hear things like "already?" or "we just got here!" or "we should have arrived earlier." I have yet to be at a tailgate that seems too long.
With all this in mind, for tailgating, if it is a 2:30 game we typically arrive 10ish to set up and start. We usually break it down a half hour before scheduled kick off.
Maybe Mrs. Billd can be the sober driver for Mr. Billd
Sorry if I crossed the line, but I thought it was funny.
Since the River Flats tailgating situation is limited to the paved lot for Saturday, where else do people tailgate that doesn't require a season parking pass? I'm a long-time season ticket holder and the Flats has been our go-to for years. Anybody know anything about Lot C13 on the East Bank? What's the energy like on the St. Paul campus?
Mrs. Billd will be able to bicycle to the game. Happy camper.
Since the River Flats tailgating situation is limited to the paved lot for Saturday, where else do people tailgate that doesn't require a season parking pass? I'm a long-time season ticket holder and the Flats has been our go-to for years. Anybody know anything about Lot C13 on the East Bank? What's the energy like on the St. Paul campus?
State Fairgrounds has a Tailgate lot, similar cost to River Flats, free shuttle before and after game. This will be our first tailgate there with my group. Not sure how well that shuttle works or how fast it will fill up with the river flats potentially rerouting to there.
Yeah, biking can be a great way to get to the game. Especially if you can come in from the east on the transitway.
After some kinks in the first couple seasons of TCF Bank Stadium the shuttle system to and from St. Paul is easy and convenient. There is hardly ever a wait for the shuttle to the stadium. For the shuttle back form the stadium your wait will be AT MOST a couple minutes. I wouldn't worry about it filling up. The only time it ever came close was when Maturi approved NDSU to have their official pregame tailgate party there and there were 20k Bison fans converging on the parking lot. It's a huge lot. There will be plenty of spots but it won't feel like its empty either. I like it.
I would expect this the rest of the way. The rowing regatta really tore things up.Thank you for the heads up on the River Flats being pavement only this Saturday.
Thanks. I was wondering how the fairgrounds lot turned out for tailgating recently. The last time I tailgated there was the 2nd year in TCF. Loved the tailgating, but the shuttle system especially post-game was a total clusterf'k.
Was able to bike to every game last season. This season...not so much. Sat. will be perfect though.