Time to take the weekend off from the work of tailgating and put all our focus into drinking!  Follow @deadMBAtailgate on twitter for live updates as we move around Northgate (if we do), at least until cell phone service stops working.  We will likely start at The Corner Bar, since they’ve got some good Bloody Marys from past experience.

Well losing to Mississippi State was horrible, so time to take out our aggression on that other Mississippi school!  We get to wrap up the year with three straight home games, so this week we’ll be bringing on the BBQ!  We’re entering a brisket cookoff Friday night, so we’ll be carrying the theme over to the tailgate on Saturday.  Game kick has been scheduled for 6:30, so we will be shooting for a 2:00 serving time. As always, let us know if you want to bring something that will compliment the menu, or if you want to sign up for something that is on this menu.  Also, let us know if you’re coming and if you’re bringing guests, that way we can plan the headcount appropriately.

Lunch:

• Brisket
• Pulled Pork
• Sausage
• Chicken Legs
• Potato Salad
• BBQ Beans
• Cucumber Salad
• Chips & Dip – Erich
• Cornbread
• Hamburger Buns
• BBQ Sauce
• Pickles
• Onions
• Cookies – Wicks

Drinks:

• Beer
• Gatorade
• Cokes
• Water
• Beer

Tough loss for the Ags last weekend, but a great time for everyone that went on the tailgate road trip to Tuscaloosa!  Next up is a relaxing weekend with a 6pm start time against those damn Aggies!  The New Mexico State ones of course…  We’re going cajun this weekend, cause quite frankly, I just want to!  We’ll be looking to be set up around 8 as usual and have food ready around 2, so plenty of time to kick back, watch some games, play some bones, or just have a good ol’ time until it’s time to head into Kyle.  Please let us know if you’re coming and if you’re bringing guests, that way we can plan the headcount appropriately.

Lunch:

• Chicken & Sausage Gumbo – Bret
• Crawfish Etouffee – Warren
• Boudin – Warren
• Rice
• Corn on the Cob
• Cole Slaw
• Hush Puppies
• Spicy Crackers – Rachel
• Chips
• Cookies

Drinks:

• Beer
• Gatorade
• Cokes
• Water
• Beer

Got two more emails that have suggestions on things to do and food/beverages, including some repeated, so those must be good!

Dinner:  Cypress Inn – http://cypressinnrestaurant.com/facilities/cypress-inn/

Other restaurants:

• Dreamland (ribs):  http://www.dreamlandbbq.com/
• Depalma’s (Italian):  http://depalmasdowntown.com/
• Chuck’s Fish (Seafood, etc.):  http://www.chucksfish.com/tuscaloosa.php
• The Waysider or Rama Jama’s (Breakfast):  https://www.yelp.com/biz/waysider-restaurant-tuscaloosa  /  https://www.yelp.com/biz/rama-jamas-tuscaloosa

Bars:

• Gallettes (Home of the Yellowhammer):  http://visittuscaloosa.com/attraction/gallettes/
• Houndstooth (Link has a few other good ones as well):  http://hottytoddy.com/2013/09/26/ten-hot-spots-to-visit-in-tuscaloosa/

Attractions:

• The Quad (center of campus) – This is a couple of blocks from the stadium and is grand central for most of the tailgates, etc.
• Bryant Museum – Great football museum, and also has a few exhibits from Bear’s time at A&M
• Just walking around campus – I’m biased obviously, but mid/late October in Tuscaloosa is when a lot of the fall color starts coming out.

Drinking:

• Gallettes
• Yellow Hammer
• Houndstooth (one of the best bars in Tuscaloosa)
• Rounders (just got a remake and looks awesome, is right across the street from Houndstooth)
• Stay away from Egans (weird bar/people)
• Innesfree

Food:

• Sweet Home Food Bar
• Dreamlands BBQ
• City Café (for comfort foods, double check what times they’re open and if there’s a wait)
• Waysider (amazing breakfast)
• Rama Jamas (when it’s open)
• Mugshots (really good burgers)
• Mama Goldberg’s (amazing sweet tea and good sandwhiches)
• Buffalo Phils
• Hooligans (good burgers and Mediterranean food)

Things to do on Gameday:

• Get to campus early because traffic is an absolute nightmare
• Check out the quad and see denny chimes and the walk of champions