We kick off the 2012 season with FCS school and former Danny Hope coaching stop Eastern Kentucky. I would like to say that I’m highly confident in us getting a win this year against the I-AA (yes I know it’s not called that anymore but I don’t care) team, but this EKU team took Kansas State to the wire last year and we have a tendency to let teams like this hang around. In my mind this will be a true test of whether or not this team has finally grown up (as well as the coaching staff) in Danny Hope's 4th season in West Lafayette.
Please note below that the game time for this game is 3:30 p.m. I’m not sure why they did that, but I’m not complainingas our seats in Section 120 should be in the shade by kickoff! That will obviously be helpful if the temperature is in its customary 90’s for the first game of the year.
This game will be a family reunion of sorts as Danny Hope’s son plays for the Colonels. Given that fact and the fact that the first game is a chance to renew acquaintances with our own tailgating family we will be going with a “family reunion” themed menu for the first game. We will be serving up fresh fried chicken with all the fixings and drinking our lemonade from mason jars.
We will plan on meeting in the W lot on Saturday morning, hopefully towards the front of the lot just like last year. The W lot is across from the Slater Hill and the Stone Cold Tailgating Club spot is marked by the gold square.
For those of you parking in the IM Gold Lot it is only a 5 minute walk to the W lot, just think of us being on the way to the stadium. We have the large flagpole that extends to 20 feet and an ambulance so hopefully you will be able to locate us easily. We will be sporting our custom flag this year which sports our “Old School Boilermakers” motif similar to our cups.
Saturday September 1, 2012
11:00 a.m. Depart for the W Lot
11:15 a.m. Arrive W lot/Set up Tailgate
2:45 p.m. Depart for Stadium
3:30 p.m. Kick Off
Eric and his parents will be departing from the house at 8:00 to ensure that we have two adjacent spots. If anyone else would like to meet at the house they are welcome to but it is not necessary. We have room to transport up to 7 people from the house in the ambulance and Element.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Purdue Football 2012
Football season 2012 is upon us and this Boilermaker squad looks like they could build on the 7 wins that they brought home last year. We have 19 returning starters and for the first time in several years it looks like all of our QBs are healthy! If Ralph Bolden is back and healthy off of his ACL injury suffered in last year’s bucket game we could have an offense to reckon with.
Ticket sales are down mostly on the complaint that we “don’t play anyone good” at home this year. The home slate features no less than five teams that appeared in the post season in 2011/12 (EKU (FCS), Marshall, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Penn State) so the competition will be good this year. The Boilers look like they will be up to the challenge and hope to improve on the 5-2 mark at home in 2011.
I currently still have 4 seats for each of the following games priced at $12.50 per person so please contact me if you’re interested?
Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Michigan
Marshall
While I expect improved performance from the team we will still have some fun tailgates planned to ensure that your game day experience is good regardless of what happens on the field. We will be having a great time before and after each game in our normal spot in the W lot across from Slayter Center.
We will be featuring the return of some of our tried and true favorites including Make Your Own Pizza for Penn State, Kegs and Eggs for Eastern Michigan, and Oktoberfest which returns for the 4 p.m. kickoff against Michigan on 10/6/12.
We will also be doing our Stone Cold Tailgating Club charity events this year. I really do appreciate everyone that has supported our Charity endeavors over the last three years, I think it is great that our tailgating “family” is giving back. The events will be as follows:
10/6 Michigan – Almost Home Pet Rescue
10/13 Wisconsin – Coats for Kids
11/3 Penn State – St. Lawrence Food Pantry
11/24 Bucket – Toys for Tots
The Stone Cold Tailgating Club is in effect again this year; pay one price and it covers you for the season! The membership levels and costs are listed in the table below. There have been no changes to the pricing from last year.
In addition to the Stone Cold Tailgating Package you can see that there is also a lodging package available. With two locations I am going to leave it up to everyone to arrange their lodging each weekend by contacting Brendan and Dawn (goboilerz@yahoo.com) or Susan Franklin (susanfranklin_1814@comcast.net). The revenues from the Stone Cold Lodging package will be put towards house upkeep, utilities, and improvement work. Each location has a “bucket” for you to make your donations. I look forward to seeing everyone this fall!
Ticket sales are down mostly on the complaint that we “don’t play anyone good” at home this year. The home slate features no less than five teams that appeared in the post season in 2011/12 (EKU (FCS), Marshall, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Penn State) so the competition will be good this year. The Boilers look like they will be up to the challenge and hope to improve on the 5-2 mark at home in 2011.
I currently still have 4 seats for each of the following games priced at $12.50 per person so please contact me if you’re interested?
Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Michigan
Marshall
While I expect improved performance from the team we will still have some fun tailgates planned to ensure that your game day experience is good regardless of what happens on the field. We will be having a great time before and after each game in our normal spot in the W lot across from Slayter Center.
We will be featuring the return of some of our tried and true favorites including Make Your Own Pizza for Penn State, Kegs and Eggs for Eastern Michigan, and Oktoberfest which returns for the 4 p.m. kickoff against Michigan on 10/6/12.
We will also be doing our Stone Cold Tailgating Club charity events this year. I really do appreciate everyone that has supported our Charity endeavors over the last three years, I think it is great that our tailgating “family” is giving back. The events will be as follows:
10/6 Michigan – Almost Home Pet Rescue
10/13 Wisconsin – Coats for Kids
11/3 Penn State – St. Lawrence Food Pantry
11/24 Bucket – Toys for Tots
The Stone Cold Tailgating Club is in effect again this year; pay one price and it covers you for the season! The membership levels and costs are listed in the table below. There have been no changes to the pricing from last year.
In addition to the Stone Cold Tailgating Package you can see that there is also a lodging package available. With two locations I am going to leave it up to everyone to arrange their lodging each weekend by contacting Brendan and Dawn (goboilerz@yahoo.com) or Susan Franklin (susanfranklin_1814@comcast.net). The revenues from the Stone Cold Lodging package will be put towards house upkeep, utilities, and improvement work. Each location has a “bucket” for you to make your donations. I look forward to seeing everyone this fall!
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