It is fall and for many... that means Football & Hunting season has arrived!
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to the Cleveland Browns Aug. 29 on the heels of a
loss to the Vikings and creaming the Bengals before ending preseason with a win over Miami. So the Bucs enter the season with a preseason of 2 - 2. Hopefully we'll see a "w" posted in the opener against Tennessee! GO BUCS!
The USF Bulls started by having home field advantage in their season opener against Florida A&M on Sept. 5 with a HUGE win! GO BULLS!!! This Saturday we get to see the Bulls take on Florida State which is sure to have some good Saturday rivalry talk for all of us locals.
Despite a less than stellar season (for both teams) last year, the bulls and Bucs plan to charge Raymond James Stadium with all the gusto, passion and power their mascots imply.
Almost as popular as the game itself is the forerunner to the kick-off: the tailgate party. From the picnic basket literally perched on the tailgate of a vehicle to the ever expanding collection of portable tables, canopies, grills, chairs, coolers, banners, music and satellite television systems, tailgating has morphed into a social setting that blends sports, food, friends and fun.
Toby Keith wrote and sang a hit song for one tailgate necessity: red Solo cups.
And along with those cups, you are going to want some:
- Ice and cooler
- Beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic)
- Corn Hole set and bean bags
- Cold drink holders
- USF or Tampa Bay Buc apparel
- Sunnies (sunglasses, useful in the Sunshine State and fashionable for all night games)
- Sound system
- Grill
- Burgers, brats, dogs + toppings, chips, sides
- Pigs in blankets
- Frisbee/football
- Aspirin
- Bottle opener, cork screw
- Binoculars
- Folding chairs
- Blankets
- Friends
- Tickets to the game
Tailgating is not confined to parking lots or campus either. Fans tailgate in backyards, on street corners, in sports bars, man caves, neighborhoods and anywhere a few friends gather. If you are hosting a good-sized tailgate party, you may as well go ahead and set up to rent a dumpster from Bin There Dump That because these folks have "been there" -- they know the kind of trash that can accumulate from tailgaters. You do not want overflowing trash cans and errant red Solo cups to spill on to your lawn or driveway and roll down the street.
If all your friends are out of town on your tailgate party day, just make friends, like Toby Keith did, with a red Solo cup.
Red solo cup, you're more than just plastic
More than amazing, you're more than fantastic
And believe me that I'm not the least bit sarcastic
"Red solo cup, you're not just a cup (No, no, God no)
When I look at you and say:
You're my friend, yea (Lifelong)
Thank you for being my friend"
Save most of your energy for when Rocky the Bull, the Herd of Thunder and the
USF football bull players thunder on to the field for a spectacular afternoon of a uniquely
American sport. Watch the Buccaneers in their 39th season as they hope to play right to
the Super Bowl, like 12 years ago when they captured the Lombardi Trophy in a 48-21
win over Oakland. in Super Bowl XXXVII. Rah rah rah!
Go Bucs and Bulls!
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