Here are some images of the lovely tailgate party hosted by the MSU College of Arts and Sciences. I was very impressed with the whole shebang and wondered if these sorts of parties are hosted by other colleges at other universities. There was plenty of food, live music and lots of friendly people.
When we walked up to the tent this guy was playing "Angel From Montgomery," which he followed with JT's ubiquitous "How Sweet It Is," and I thought "this is going to be nothing but frat party standards," but he mixed in some rather obscure tunes, such as the Holy Modal Rounders' "Mr. Spaceman," and the Beatles' "Rocky Racoon." He also played "Orange Blossom Special," the samba-lounge version of "Layla," "Horse with No Name," and "Steal My Kisses." Check out the floral display, really top notch:
The boys had Bulldog shirts and pom-poms and closely observed a bean-bag tossing game being played at a neighboring tent.
I am so glad that my wife works for a university that takes such good care of it's faculty on game day. At faculty orientation we received two tickets to the game, and it was eventually decided that I would take Bugs. We sat close to the field in a fenced off area. Behind us the students were crammed shoulder to shoulder. Although cowbells have been banned by the South Eastern Conference, and the stadium has a sign prohibiting "artificial noisemakers," the racket from hundreds of cowbells during the game was horrendous even in the open air. In the concourse area below it was thrilling. We were directly behind the opposing team, the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, who, as you can see, have the same team colors as MSU:
This caused some confusion for the MSU offense, which scored no points and at one point threw the ball right into coverage. MSU picked off a pass early in the game as well, so perhaps the advantage was equal.
Here are some images of the lovely tailgate party hosted by the MSU College of Arts and Sciences. I was very impressed with the whole shebang and wondered if these sorts of parties are hosted by other colleges at other universities. There was plenty of food, live music and lots of friendly people.
When we walked up to the tent this guy was playing "Angel From Montgomery," which he followed with JT's ubiquitous "How Sweet It Is," and I thought "this is going to be nothing but frat party standards," but he mixed in some rather obscure tunes, such as the Holy Modal Rounders' "Mr. Spaceman," and the Beatles' "Rocky Racoon." He also played "Orange Blossom Special," the samba-lounge version of "Layla," "Horse with No Name," and "Steal My Kisses." Check out the floral display, really top notch:
The boys had Bulldog shirts and pom-poms and closely observed a bean-bag tossing game being played at a neighboring tent.
I am so glad that my wife works for a university that takes such good care of it's faculty on game day. At faculty orientation we received two tickets to the game, and it was eventually decided that I would take Bugs. We sat close to the field in a fenced off area. Behind us the students were crammed shoulder to shoulder. Although cowbells have been banned by the South Eastern Conference, and the stadium has a sign prohibiting "artificial noisemakers," the racket from hundreds of cowbells during the game was horrendous even in the open air. In the concourse area below it was thrilling. We were directly behind the opposing team, the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, who, as you can see, have the same team colors as MSU:
This caused some confusion for the MSU offense, which scored no points and at one point threw the ball right into coverage. MSU picked off a pass early in the game as well, so perhaps the advantage was equal.
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