What goes on the SEC Network? Tailgating shows...

ESPN Senior Vice President of Programming Justin Connolly, who will oversee the network, envisions programming such as studio news and analysis shows, tailgating shows, classic games, and profiles on SEC athletes, personalities and the league's history.

"We are looking to put what makes the flavor and passion of the SEC onto the screen," Connolly said.

Read More: http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/05/what_content_goes_on_the_sSave & Closeec_n.html

Mets Fans Upset by Tailgate Beer Crackdown at Citi Field

Baseball fans heading to Citi Field this season to soak in a New York Mets game may be surprised to learn that New York City police officers will be patrolling the official team parking lot to hand out citations to tailgaters drinking in public.

Drinking alcohol in public has long been banned in New York Cityand its surrounding areas, but until recently, the law was rarely enforced inside local team stadium parking lots.

For example, the New York Jets, who play home games at the nearby MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, have no official policy on pregame tailgate beers on their website. The Jetswebsite explicitly states that tailgating "has become a ritual at the stadium."

Similarly, the New York Yankees, located in nearby Bronx, New York, have no express written policy on their website banning the consumption of tailgate beers in the team parking lot.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/mets-fans-upset-tailgate-beer-crackdown-citi-field-165700488.html

The Tailgaters Have Spoken...

The tailgaters have spoken and fixed the sign.

Meet Green Bay Packer Alex Green at Tailgate Party

Where can you meet Green Bay Packer Alex Green and get his autograph? Join the Green Bay Packer party, Tuesday, May 14, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Oshkosh Convention Center and enjoy food, giveaways, question and answer sessions and Packer autographs.

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Get your tickets today at Festival Foods in Oshkosh for $30 each to see Alex Green.

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University of Maryland Contemplating Tailgating

For some students, knocking back a few beers and grilling burgers with their friends is a pregame ritual during football season, whether they do it in a parking lot, their apartment or behind a fraternity house.

But a new proposal from the Interfraternity Council and Student Government Association representatives could change that. In an effort to ease neighborhood tensions, increase safety and boost student attendance at games as the university prepares to move to the Big Ten, the council is proposing the university allow students to organize tailgating on the campus during next fall’s football season.

Read More: http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/campus/article_fa64a1be-ae30-11e2-b0c6-0019bb30f31a.html

Monday Morning Wakeup Call: Chicago Bears

Bear down, Chicago Bears!

Here's a 4 pack for the Bears fans:

Black Bean Corn Flautas with Cilantro Lime Dip

From the TailgateFan:

Try out this recipe for one of my favorite game-day appetizers: a zesty, filling dish that will keep the crowd happy. Black Bean Corn Flautas with Cilantro Lime Dip – makes about 30 flautas.

Ingredients
2 cups frozen corn
1 15oz can black beans, rinsed
2 cups Monterrey Jack cheese, shredded
2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
4 green onions, chopped fine
1 jalapeno, chopped fine
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon chili powder
Dash of cayenne pepper
Pinch of salt & pepper
1 package of wonton wrappers

Directions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Combine all of the ingredients (except the wrappers) in a large bowl. To assemble the flautas, place a tablespoon of the mixture onto one of the wonton wrappers. Roll tightly, and wet the edge of the wrapper with a bit of water, pressing to seal. Repeat until you are out of mixture or out of wrappers.

Place the flautas seam-side down on a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Once all of the flautas are on the baking sheet, spray the tops with cooking spray. Bake until browned, about 15 minutes. Serve warm with salsa or cilantro lime dip (recipe follows).

For the Dipping Sauce
Makes about ½ cup of dipping sauce
Adapted from Big Girls Small Kitchen

Ingredients
4 ounces plain Greek yogurt
½ lime, zest & juice
Large handful of cilantro
2 garlic cloves, pushed through a garlic press or chopped fine
¼ teaspoon chili powder
¼ teaspoon cumin
Salt & pepper to taste

Directions
Combine all ingredients in a food processor and pulse to combine. Serve cold alongside the flautas

Source: http://tailgatefan.cbslocal.com/2011/12/29/tailgate-recipe-black-bean-corn-flautas-with-cilantro-lime-dip/

Frosty Raptor fans fueled by poutine

Given it was frigid outside, the Raptors tailgate party was a success.

Held outside the Air Canada Centre for the majority of Wednesday afternoon, the party saw a couple hundred fans — many ticket holders — indulge in:

Free poutine (the Raptors special was a carnivorous concoction of sausage, bacon and pulled pork)

Chili (about 700 pounds were consumed in 2 ½ hours)

Hot chocolate

“There is a lot more excitement in the air,” said Josh Samuel, a PhD student in theology at McMaster University. “Openers have a playoffs atmosphere.”

Read more: http://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/nba/raptors/article/1108257--frosty-raptor-fans-fueled-by-poutine

Fatal Accident at Yale Bowl Highlights Tailgating Debate

For administrators at Yale and Harvard, it is a nightmare to be confronted every other fall: how to best regulate the student tailgate area at the alcohol-fueled, tradition-bound spectacle known reverently as the Game.

Students, most of them with high SAT scores and low interest in football, lobby fiercely for the right to forsake their studious dignity for one Saturday morning and guzzle cheap beer while tromping in a muddy field. Some may eventually stumble into the Yale Bowl or Harvard Stadium; many others will not.

Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/nyregion/at-harvard-and-yale-tailgate-rules-spark-debate.html?_r=1

Mizzou Move to SEC Ends Tailgating Tradition

The University of Missouri’s move from the Big 12 to the Southeastern Conference will mean the end to a long-time halftime tradition, and it means that fans needing a drink or a smoke will just have to wait until after the game.

The school currently allows fans to leave Faurot Field at halftime to grab a drink or smoke a cigarette as long as their tickets are scanned both when the ticket-holder first enters the stadium and again after halftime.

But SEC rules don’t allow fans to leave and then re-enter the stadium for football games.

In Big 12 country, a lot of people make a habit of running back to the parking lots to top off the tanks.  I suppose that's why they make flasks!

Source: http://fox4kc.com/2011/11/16/mizzou-move-to-sec-means-end-to-tailgating-tradition/