The combination of a 12:30 kickoff and homecoming activities means that we'll have a pretty small tailgate this weekend. If you want to come by and have a drink or say hello, that would be great.
We'll also have some breakfast finger foods, but we're not planning on doing any big meals.
Our main purpose for tailgating this weekend is "real estate management." We're protecting our turf from would-be squatters. ;-)
See you on Saturday. Go Dawgs.
In case you missed it, we won the WSB / Publix "Ultimate Tailgate" Award for the Tennessee game. They came by and the photo above, and uploaded it to the web site. We always knew we operating at a pretty high level!
| ESPN College Gameday (ESPN) | 10:00 |
| Texas vs. Oklahoma (ABC) | Noon |
| South Carolina at Kentucky (Raycom) | 12:30 |
I just wanted to get a quick note out to everyone to say thanks for all that you did to make Saturday's tailgate a huge success.
The sides were awesome and we had plenty of food to feed everyone throughout the day. Thanks for taking the time to bring sides and helping us make our tailgate a great place to hang out.
Saturday was a perfect example of why we do what we do for tailgates. It was an amazing day!
Thanks again for pitching in and bringing side dishes and we hope to see everyone at the Tennessee game. Kick off has been announced for 3:30.
Beef Brisket and Brunswick stew are on the menu.
Update - We're watching the weather closely. I don't think Hurricane Hanna is coming our way but we'll post any change of plans for our tailgate here. 
The 3:30 kickoff this week means that we get to have a full day of tailgating. The main item on the lunch menu will be Margarita Chicken. If you've ever had it at Chili's then you know what I'm talking about, but this is much better. We'll be grilling on site this week too.
Gameday will be on at 10:00am but we'll be there before that to set up and enjoy the morning.
Southern Miss vs. Auburn will be showing on the big screen at 12:30.
Bringing side items is huge help for our tailgate. Everyone that pitches in with items like that helps make our tailgate the resounding success that it is every year.
If you plan on bringing something just leave a note in the comments section.
We seriously need everyone to bring a side dish. We need baked beans, potato salad, green beans, etc. Anything that sounds like it would go well with a chicken dish.
The more visibility we have into who's coming and what you're bringing, the better we can plan. We're excited to have all of you, and your guests! We're looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday.
I cannot wait for our first tailgate of the year! Believe it or not, preparations are made literally year round for football season and tailgating. Well before the season starts, we spend a lot of money stocking up on paper supplies, bottled water, chafing dishes, sterno cans, table cloths, trailer storage, you name it. I thought you might be interested to know that for the 2007 season, our tailgate cost about $2000 (give or take). This figure excludes another $2000 in "big ticket" purchases, like the trailer in which to store all the equipment.
At $10 a head, it would be tough to find better food or a better part on campus. The good news is that if 10 more people per home game paid, we would break even. I know sometimes it may be tempting not to pay if you're not going to eat, but I just wanted to point out that the $10 is our way of getting back a lot of sunk costs that go into having the awesome experience we have.
If you bring a friend, be a good host and throw in $10 for them. And whatever is left over after we pay our expenses goes right back into the tailgate. Just wait until you see the upgrade for watching the satellite. The only bigger screen on campus is in the scoreboard. Just saying.
Go Dawgs! GATA!
Josh
Kickoff time for GSU is 12:30 pm. We'll be there early to set up and enjoy the morning. We're going to have an omelet station and a pancake griddle. We tried this for the Kentucky game last year, and it was a huge hit. Mmmmmm.....Chick-Fil-A omelets.
Don't you remember how yummy those omelets were last year?
I would be pretty cautious about 'confirmed' game times after the Alabama game. CBS screwed us last year towards the end of the season more than once. S, so remember things are always subject to change, especially as the season wears on. Now if we remain at the top of the pack, that schedule below should hold to form... but one loss and who knows what will happen.
I'm just sayin'.
T
Most game times have now been confirmed. I adjusted the spreadsheet below to reflect the latest.
The schedule (as of 08/15/08):
| Date | Opponent | TV Network | Kickoff Time | Confirmed? |
| Aug. 30 | vs. Georgia Southern | PPV | 12:30 pm | Yes |
| Sept. 6 | vs. Central Michigan | FSN | 3:30 pm | Yes |
| Sept. 13 | at South Carolina | CBS | 3:30 pm | Yes |
| Sept. 20 | at Arizona State | ABC | 8:00 pm | Yes |
| Sept. 27 | vs. Alabama | ESPN | Night Game | Partially |
| Oct. 4 | IDLE | |||
| Oct. 11 | vs. Tennessee | CBS | 3:30 pm | Yes |
| Oct. 18 | vs. Vanderbilt | TBD | TBD | |
| Oct. 25 | at LSU | CBS | 3:30 pm | Yes |
| Nov. 1 | vs. Florida (Jax) | CBS | 3:30 pm | Yes |
| Nov. 8 | at Kentucky | TBD | TBD | |
| Nov. 15 | at Auburn | CBS | 3:30 | Estimated |
| Nov. 22 | IDLE | |||
| Nov. 29 | vs. Georgia Tech | CBS | 12:00 pm | Yes |
| Dec. 6 | SEC Championship | CBS | 4:00 pm | Yes |
| Jan. 2 | Sugar Bowl | Fox | TBD | |
| Jan. 8 | National Title Game | Fox | TBD |
There are 65 days til kickoff. I'll try and change the header graphic soon.
JW
First let me start off by saying how awesome the Auburn game was. It was one of the best home games and tailgates we've had in a quite some time. And a big shout out to everyone who brought sides and other delectable goodies to the tailgate. Your efforts did not go unnoticed and I am thankful for everyone helping out in that department.
Now onto Kentucky... We were all bummed out that this game turned out to be a 12:30 kickoff, but we have resolved to make the best of this situation.
We'll be there early to set up and enjoy the morning. We're going to have an omelet station and a pancake griddle. I'm sure the other yummy breakfast snacks will be around too. After all what is a tailgate without some sort of pork dish?
Please show up early so we can enjoy our last tailgate of the season!!! If you want to bring a breakfast type food item that would be spectacular as well. If you plan on bringing something just leave a note in the comments section.
Thanks and GO DAWGS!
TW
We are rocking the Turducken on Saturday. We seriously need everyone to bring a side dish. We need baked beans, potato salad, green beans, etc. Anything that sounds like it would go well with smoked Turkey, Duck or Chicken. Please leave a note in the comments section that tells us what you're bringing.
The more visibility we have into who's coming and what you're bringing, the better we can plan. We're excited to have all of you, and your guests!
Tiffany cooked Turducken for the 2005 Auburn game, and the feedback was incredibly positive. It was unquestionably one of our best tailgates ever.
We're looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday. We're going to have the TV and Satellite cranked bright and early for ESPN Gameday. We'll be watching Arkansas at Tennessee in the morning, and during commercials we'll be checking out Michigan at Wisconsin, Wake at Clemson and whatever other good games are on.
Remember: The Game kicks off at 3:30 pm. Turducken Photos are below.
Due to the early kickoff and the marathon from Jacksonville, we're still recovering. So we're going to take a break this week for everyone to enjoy homecoming festivities.
However, Auburn is a 3:30 kickoff so be prepared for an awesome tailgate. The turducken is coming back better than ever. This will be our first 3:30 kickoff since 2005!! So everyone come early and come hungry.
We're going to do something small pre-game. No after game plans are currently slated. The Troy game will probably be pretty low key as well as it will also be a 1:00 pm kickoff.
Don't let the low key nature of Saturday's Ole Miss Tailgate discourage you from coming by. We'd love to see you. Nor should the low key nature of the morning tailgate stop you from bringing something interesting to eat for breakfast. Bring it on.
Also -- The Turducken will make its return to the Tailgate scene for the Auburn game. More on that later. Also, I'm of the opinion that the Kentucky game will quite possibly be a 3:30 pm kickoff so we will do something interesting that week as well.
Go Dawgs.
jw
First off, thanks to everyone who came out for the South Carolina game. This coming weekend, we're playing Western Carolina with a 1:00 pm kickoff.
Due to the kickoff time and the nature of the opponent, we're flying pretty lightweight this weekend. We'll serve breakfast in the morning, and we have no tailgate plans after the game.
Bama beat Western Carolina by 50 or so points in Week 1. It'll be interesting to see how we compare to that.
There won't be a $10 food charge this week. It'll be something less depending on how many folks show up. If you want to bring something to eat, that would be great.
Other Tidbits:
I just wanted to send a quick update to get to word out there. I'm sorry this is so late in the week, but I think Josh, Jasen and I have all been out of town this week.
First, I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who brought sides and desserts last week. I think everything was a huge success and it helped having so much food to feed the big crowd. I think there will be at least a crowd equal to last week, and maybe a little larger because it is a conference opener.
The plan as it stands now is to have chicken, chicken, and more chicken. I'm going to cook it a few different ways like smoking some of it, grilling some of it and also making some beer can chicken. It will be the same deal as last week, since it is a 5:45 kick off, in essence we will probably need to eat twice. So there will be plenty of meat and if it goes like last week, plenty of sides!
So... whatever creative sides you can think of to go with chicken please bring it!!
Just leave a comment as to what you are going to bring so that everyone can see it. Please e-mail us or leave a comment if you have any questions.
GO DAWGS!!!!
Update - Thanks to all those who are willing to bring side dishes for the day. We all really appreciate it and look forward to the good eats! I just wanted to let everyone know that we do have chaffing dishes to keep things hot as well. We forgot to mention that earlier. So if you have a hot dish that you would like to bring that's fine too, we'll transfer it to the chaffing dishes when you get here. Just please leave a comment that includes what you are going to bring or if you have any questions.
The official UGA site has its preseason look at the Dawgs online. It basically says, "Neil Callaway didn't recruit any good offensive linemen for a bunch of years, blah, blah, blah. We're depending on guys you've never heard of at OL, blah, blah, blah. We're glad he's gone."
Ok, it doesn't say that. But it should.
jw
Mouse over a video, and you'll see the title of the video. If you want to watch it, just click on it. The site will open the video at the top of the page. It's pretty cool.
However, like anything else with Youtube, the quality is all over the place. I don't pick the videos. It's just searching on Georgia Bulldog related keywords. So if you get crap. Blame Google. They own Youtube.
If no one is into it, I'll delete it.
jw
