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10 people you meet at the first college football game of the season

By John Buhler

August 27th 2017, Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia; College Football Sydney Cup; Rice University v Stanford University; Standford Cardinals linebacker Ryan Beecher celebrates with fans after the game; (Photo by Nigel Owen/Action Plus via Getty Images)
August 27th 2017, Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia; College Football Sydney Cup; Rice University v Stanford University; Standford Cardinals linebacker Ryan Beecher celebrates with fans after the game; (Photo by Nigel Owen/Action Plus via Getty Images) /
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – AUGUST 27: A specially made cornhole board is seen as football fans tailgate in the carpark before the College Football Sydney Cup match between Stanford University (Stanford Cardinal) and Rice University (Rice Owls) at Allianz Stadium on August 27, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – AUGUST 27: A specially made cornhole board is seen as football fans tailgate in the carpark before the College Football Sydney Cup match between Stanford University (Stanford Cardinal) and Rice University (Rice Owls) at Allianz Stadium on August 27, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) /

Here for the Tailgate Guy

Does this person even like football? Debatable, but he’s here and he’s going to win the tailgate no matter what. If he’s in his 20s, it’s all about the social gathering and the partying. Should he be a decade or two older than that, it’s all about the RV, the Honda generator and the latest flat-screen TV.

Here for the Tailgate Guy knows what he likes and doesn’t let anybody get in the way of him having a good time. The final score of the contest doesn’t matter, as long as he won the tailgate. His life dream is to locate prime real estate in Oxford, Mississippi at The Grove. He may not be an Ole Miss Rebels fan, but he realizes this is Tailgate Mecca.

It doesn’t matter that he spent a fifth of his annual salary on tailgating paraphernalia or this semester’s dues on party accessories, it was totally worth it because Saturdays are for the boys. While he doesn’t understand what a spread offense is, he enjoys the tailgate atmosphere and people just kind of gravitate to his set-up on the quad.

No, he doesn’t actually make it into the stadium. He has never bought a ticket to a football game in his life. Though he claims to know that the field markings run width-wise, for all he knows, the end zone runs length-wise down the field like a swim meet. At least this guy knows how to set up a TV through a generator and cooks a mean pot of chili.

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