Where do you tailgate?
Am curious where most MGoBlog posters tailgate when going to games.
I'm going to guess a majority of the answers will be on the golf course.
Every single Michigan game that I have gone to, I have tailgated at Jack's lot. It's across the street from the West side of The Big House on South Main and is the second empty lot on Potter Ave.
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Near or at the rear end of a vehicle, mostly.
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I'm 99.9% positive that that park is named after All-American Ernest Allmendinger.
My great aunt Pippy Allmendinger is not going to be happy about this development.
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and almost always in the same spot on the course--- near the utility shed and near The Angell House approximately 30 yards from those two buildings. We try to get there early and the lot attendants recognize us and let us have "our" spot and allow for us to stake out space for late-comers who we know will be joining us for our tailgate party. "Our" spot includes some well-placed shade trees, a very welcome feature for early-season warm weather days.
On occasion (usually due to AAGO being closed because of weather condiitions or occasionally because of other circumstances), my alternate "go-to" spot is Lindy's Lot on Scio Church Road. It's on the south side of the road, the 3rd lot going west from Saline Rd. across from the Pioneer High School Prairee and their cross-country course. This used to be our regular tailgating spot for well over a decade until we decided to move to AAGO about a dozen years ago (mainly to cut down on the long walk as we all neared the "get off my lawn!" demographic).
Lindy's Lot remains the 2nd choice because it is grassy, has a generous helping of shade trees, and is well-sheltered from strong winds out of the north and/or west, the kind of winds that blow cold in the latter part of the season. It's always been well-maintained and the owners are some of the nicest people around, knowing me and my friends and family by name. It's family-owned and staffed, they are willing to accomodate us when we need to save a spot(s) for late arrivals. My guess is that it can hold about 300 vehicles or so but it usually only fills up about 3/4 of the way unless there are weather closures of the gold courses.
We try to avoid Pioneer HS lots because of two reasons:
1) No Alcohol
1 a) No Alcohol
1 b) No Alcohol
1 c) No Alcohol
2) Asphalt
Oh---did I mention, they don't allow drinking?
signs and website for several years now. Although is is only very loosely enforced, a friend at the last tailgate we did there was ordered by an AAPD uniformed officer to "dump out your cup---NOW !!", and it was obvious he meant business.
If you wanted to come hang out with me at my tailgate, you could have just asked. No need to make a whole thread about it.
But I'm usually at the golf course when I can make it to a game.
Spent plenty of time in college at Pioneer and was always drinking.
You're right about that. What do people think they shot gun every half hour? Rootbeers and Pepsi?
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IMO unless you had one of the RVs/big vans, golf course is nicer than Pioneer. I guess it could be nice to have the reserved spot but not much advantage IMO to being 5 minutes walking closer.
I can confirm that 5-0 doesn't endorse a booze policy at Pi Hi.
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a graduate of the River Rat University.
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At the breakfast table.
but Golf Course or just bar hopping around AA.
WD if you eventually make it to UM, will that change your gameday rituals at all?
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