Saturday, December 10, 2011

The Tailgate Finale & New Beginning ...

Here we are again ... an eventful few weeks in the KU Football universe since summarizing the stellar Baylor tailgate. Settle in, let's take this one step at a time.

1. Arrowhead Game vs. Mizery

Could this be the final Border War football game of our lifetime? Quite possibly. As a result, TEAM Tailgate deemed it mandatory to get aggressive, real aggressive. Jeff D., MTB, and QC Tim, earned "first in Lot H" status and had tailgate popping by 7AM. Much appreciated the love from our friends at InBev for the early grass pass. Great to have a solid showing for the final tailgate of the year.

The food lineup was equally impressive. We'd been holding a few back in the bag o'tricks all season, just waiting to unleash the fury during the final epic tailgate of the year. Behold. Frito Pie. Yep, chili served right in the bag topped with cheese & jalapenos. BOOM!

Enjoyed by the masses, no doubt about it. First up, QC Tim getting after it.

Next up ... the birthday girl herself ... Libby. Without question, the #1 fan of TEAM Tailgate's culinary efforts. Showering praise, offering constructive criticism, and spreading the word! Big Ups.

Next up ... Bacon Spread! Yes, you read that correctly ... Bacon Spread! Look - anybody can serve a flipping cheese burger. Come on, child's play. TEAM Tailgate has already wowed with the Spud burger (topped with hash brown patty). Yup, we've taken it to DEFCON 1. Feast your eyes on this culinary masterpiece: Cheese burger, topped with hash brown patty slathered in Bacon Spread! Face.

2. Charlie Weis - Head Coach, University of Kansas

Still seems weird to say, let alone wrap your head around. Regardless of where you shake out ... Love it? Lukewarm? Skeptical? Please allow TEAM Tailgate to share some extremely insightful tidbits:

A. There is no way, and we mean no way, that things can get any worse than they were two weeks ago today!
B. KU has been throwing around the pigskin for 122 years. Our program has gone to back-to-back bowl games ONE time! ONE time! Our team has won TWO conference games in three seasons. TWO freaking games! Dr. Z just locked up a coach who has FOUR Super Bowl rings!

Zenger brought this "power surge" to put butts in the seats at Memorial Stadium. Reports indicate that over 300 NEW season ticket packages were sold yesterday. Well, to be perfectly honest, the buzz has carried over to TEAM Tailgate, too. We have seen our shareholder requests jump over 65% in the last 48 hours! As you know, we have a grueling screening process, so please be patient. All applications will be processed in the order they were received.

3. Spring Game - Date & Time TBA

More details forthcoming, but rest assured, TEAM Tailgate will be mobilizing in record fashion to help usher in the Charlie Weis era.

Rock Chalk Jayhawk!