This will be our last game with LSU on Thanksgiving Day, but it won’t be our last Thanksgiving themed tailgate, I guarantee you that!  We will try to have food ready by 2, but as usual will have to play some of the preparation by ear since this usually ends up being our largest tailgate.  We will have a few traditional items, but what makes this tailgate fun is that it usually turns into a ‘potluck’ as people bring a dish that really makes them think of Thanksgiving!  That said, let us know what you’re wanting to bring (or feel free to not bring anything and just pitch in), that way we can keep this list updated and coordinate so that we don’t have 15 people all bringing yams…  For planning purposes, we usually have about 30-35 adults at the Thanksgiving tailgate.

Thanksgiving Dinner:

• Fried Turkey – Warren
• Gravy
• Garlic Mashed Potatoes – Alayne
• Sage Sausage Stuffing – Kerrie
• Green Bean Casserole – Tonya
• Sweet Potato Casserole – Tonya’s Mom
• Fresh Salad – Cat
• Mustard Greens – Craig
• Mac ‘n Cheese – Allison
• Broccoli Rice – Sarah
• Pumpkin Pie Dip – Rachel
• Holiday Cheeseball – Craig
• Cranberry Sauce – Alayne
• Chocolate Pecan Pie – Angela
• Chocolate Pie – Rachel
• Pumpkin Pie – Ann
• Rolls – Wick
• Cheesy Garlic Biscuits – Andy

Drinks:

• Beer
• Gatorade
• Cokes
• Water
• Beer

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