The total experience has to be college for me... I will admit that I am spoiled to one of the best tailgating (party) scenes in the world. If you've never been to the Grove on a big game weekend you are missing out. You don't need to bring anything with you. Almost every tent in the grove will invite you in. We will feed you, we will give you our alcohol, and we will show you an absolute great time..... LSU is the only exception to the rule. They hate us and we hate them..
If you want to come to the grove I invite you to come tailgate with our group. Bring your friends, wife, or come by yourself. Our tailgate isn't the fancy silver and chandeliers. All the men at our tailgate gamble. We set up 2 TVs and a seating area. Everybody there brings iPads. Its a pretty cool scene in the morning while the atmosphere is calm... All of the guys are sitting around the TVs talking spreads and plays and the women are getting the food and drinks set up... Young or old you're invited to come. Our core group are in our mid 30s... All of us in our 30s get there early and setup everything. From mid morning to around noon all of our dads, moms, kids, and random friends show up. We always set up a big breakfast and lunch... If we get the dreaded 11 o'clock game we will have a big lunch after the game and everyone stays and watches the CBS 230 game of the week. We hardly ever win the big game but we always win the party.