Homecoming Charity Event

Eric's itinerary for Homecoming weekend is below, but first we bring you a message from the organizer of our first Charity Event of 2013.

 

Guest Blogger Vincent the Pooch sitting in for Master this week.  Thank goodness he can type for me as I still have not developed opposable thumbs and hunting and pecking with my nose would take forever!

First let me say big thanks to Master and Paula for adopting me several years ago.  I mean I’m a good lookin’ pooch so I probably would have been OK but having a nice home is the best, much better than shelter life!

There are still a lot of dogs and cats out there for whom the animal shelter is their home. This week the Stone Cold Tailgating Club reaches out to those animals by asking for donations for the Almost Home Animal Shelter in Lafayette. Any help is greatly appreciated!  Just bring your donation to the tailgate and Master will handle the rest.

For the animals

• Dog and cat treats. No colored biscuits, please.
• Cat and pocket pet litter. Any brand, clay, corncob or paper litter only, please. We do not use scoopable litter. Special Kitty Cat Litter from Wal-Mart is great!
• Esbilac, KMR and puppy and kitten nursing bottles and nipples
• Advantage or Frontline topical flea preventatives
• Dog toys. Kong toys, hard rubber bones (Nylabone, etc.), tennis balls, rope bones
• Cat toys. Balls with bells, catnip toys, fur mice, etc. Nothing with strings, please.
• Food and water bowls, all sizes (metal only; no plastic bowls please)
• Pet carriers and cages, all sizes
• Rabbit pellets and alfalfa hay
• Hamster food and treats
• Peanut butter
• Heating pads
• Chew sticks, exercise balls, wheels, and small cardboard boxes for pocket pets
• Towels, blankets or rugs, any size, new or used

Cleaning Items

• Household bleach and laundry detergent
• Sponges, scrub brushes, gloves, spray bottles, dustpans with brushes and other cleaning supplies
• Anti-bacterial hand sanitizer Air freshener

Homecoming 2013

Oktoberfest 2013

The splat you heard last week emanating from north of the “cheddar curtain” was the sound of the budding hopes that Purdue’s football team gave all of us against Notre Dame falling flat.  After what can only be described as a “MAC Level” effort in Madison we return home for the annual Homecoming game against defending MAC champ Northern Illinois.

 

 

I need not remind anyone that the last time the NIU Huskies came calling in West Lafayette they left with a dignity robbing win against the Boilermakers.  Let’s all hope that the team rises to the occasion behind our “cheers that tell the tale!”

 

 

We will be celebrating our annual Oktoberfest tailgate this week, which is always a fan favorite.  We will have potato salad, brats, and of course ‘kraut balls.

This will also be our first charity event of the year, we will be collecting for the "Almost Home" animal rescue in Lafayette, IN.  Just bring a cash or "in kind" donation as listed below and the SCTC administration will do the rest.

 

For those of you that have not been to a tailgate this season please note that we have moved!!!  We are now in the D Lot up next to the stadium (map to the right.) 

 

 

We have the large flagpole that extends to 20 feet and an ambulance but what we have found is that having an ambulance is not all that unique in the D Lot.  Ours is the one that is NOT painted black and gold.

 

Friday September 27, 2013

 

My parents will be home all day on Friday so feel free to arrive any time after 12:00 if you’re staying at the Stone Cold Lodge 1814.  Paula is also planning to be there on Thursday night and will be working from “The Lodge” on Friday.

 There are no set plans for the night, we’ll probably just hang out at the house and catch up.  I am thinking about opening up the poker table for games.

 

Saturday September 28, 2013

 

8:00 a.m.         Depart for the D Lot

8:30 a.m.         Tailgate Begins

11:30 a.m.       Leave for Game

12:00 p.m.       Kickoff

6:00 p.m.         Dinner at 1814 Vinton           

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.

 

 

We will plan to eat at the house as there will be such a large group and securing a spot on campus would be nearly impossible.  Mom will have dinner out and ready shortly after we return from the game.

 

 

Plans for Saturday night are fluid; we can do what everyone feels like doing.  We can stay at the house for games or head to campus to brave the bars, we’ll just play it by ear.

 

Sunday September 29, 2013

 

No specific plans for Sunday other than nursing various degrees of a “hangover.”  Breakfast will be out at the house probably around 10 a.m.

 

 

 

 



Game 2: Welcome Reversible Jackets

After a lackluster effort in the home opener I know we are all hoping to see a better effort from the home team this weekend.  Let’s hope that the Boilers are ready for primetime with the Irish coming to town for a late kickoff on Saturday night!  ND is coming in off of a tough loss in Ann Arbor so I expect them to come in looking to blow out the Boilermakers to regain their momentum. 

While I know the Boilers are not playing great, this is a rivalry game and I hope to see them respond.  I’ll be there to cheer them on to victory!

I also ask everyone (including myself) to stay positive and cheer for our boys and ignore the typical “subway alumni” that will be sure to be sitting all around us.  Remember that these are the answers to the majority of the questions we’ll want to ask this weekend:

• No, I’ve never been inside any of the academic buildings at ND; wait, there’s actually a school called Notre Dame?

 

• I’m not sure what all the words to the fight song are but I love that thunder part.

 

• I don’t know the words to the Alma Mater, what does that mean anyway?

 

• Yes, I do believe that it is every Catholic’s duty to root for ND.

 

• Of course I have an IU basketball shirt at home, why do you ask?

We were trying to find an anti-Irish theme to go with this weekend but since English and Irish food is exactly the same there was no point in an English theme.  We decided to go with a Mexican Fiesta theme for the tailgate.  We’ll have pork or chicken tacos, all the salsa you can eat, margaritas, and of course Mexican beer.

We found the D Lot to be excellent last week; thus far I feel that we made the right decision moving up the hill.  Finding us will be a little more difficult than usual as there are at least six other tailgates with ambulances up in the D Lot.  The easiest way to find us is to look for the “Double” tailgate since we have the Element and the Ambulance side by side.  We will have a green tent and a Purdue tent and of course our unique tailgating flag as seen in the margin of the blog.

The Athletic’s Office has designated this as “gold and black” game in order to try and give the stadium a unified look.  If you have ever seen the “white out” on TV or in person at Penn State you know that this type of thing looks great and in my opinion contributes to the “big game” feel.  I encourage us to please all participate!

The chart below shows the sections as demarked by the University and the chart below tells you what section you are in.  The SCTC season tickets are in a gold section which means I’m going to have to forgo my usual “Section 120” jersey.  (I’m not sure how I’m going to find my section now, but I guess I will manage.)

 

Saturday September 14, 2013

2:00 p.m.         Depart for the W Lot

2:45 p.m.         Arrive D Lot / Set Up

4:30 p.m.         Tacos ready

7:30 p.m.         Tailgate Breakdown

8:00 p.m.         Kickoff

 

For anybody wanting to make it easier to find the tailgate please meet at 1814 Vinton by 1:45 on Saturday afternoon to ride over with the Ambulance and Element.  We have room to take approximately 6 people with us.

Game 1: Indiana State

Welcome back Boilermaker fans to beautiful West Lafayette, IN for another season of Purdue Football.  I would also remind everyone that this will be our 10^th season for the Stone Cold Tailgating Club!

The boys laid an egg last week, so we will have to see how things go against I-AA Indiana State this weekend.

We are moving to the D lot this year and this is the first game it would be best if you met us at the house so we could go together to the lot.

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 7, 2013

8:00 a.m.         Depart for the D Lot
8:30 a.m.         Arrive D lot/Set up Tailgate
11:30 a.m.       Depart for Stadium
12:00 p.m.       Kick Off

I am allowing us some extra time to get settled into our spot this week because we just don’t know what the process is going to be like.