The SCTC had a great road trip to Iowa last week, putting our "We never lose a party" motto to the test after the Boilers dropped a closer than expected game on the road. Iowa was fun, but I look forward to tailgating at home and the friendly confines of Ross-Ade Stadium!
Illinois comes to town hot off a shocking upset win against Wisconsin at home last weekend. I would have said before the season that this would be an easy "W" but now I'm not so sure. The Illini played above their heads last week, hopefully the Boilers can bring them back to earth and keep the Cannon at home. (For those not in the know, we do have a trophy with Illinois. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois%E2%80%93Purdue_football_rivalry)
We will be honoring our guests from The Land of Lincoln (don't get me started on the fact that Lincoln was born in Kentucky and raised in Indiana) by serving a Chicago area classic: Baked Mostaccioli. I had never heard of such a thing until I moved to the Chicago area, but it's about as Chicago as it gets. Now, I know that downstate Illinois people would be upset that I am picking a "Chicago dish" to represent their entire state but.........well even in Illinois nobody cares what downstate thinks.
We'll be serving a selection of beers from Illinois brewers at the tailgate. I've included some Brickstone from Bourbonnais, IL in honor of our two BBCHS alums (Joel and Paula.) We might even have an appearance of a bottle of a certain specialty grain alcohol that you can only find in the Chicago area: Malort. You're world will never be the same once you have tried the Malort.
We will be set up in the W lot as normal, I hope to see everyone there.
Friday October 25, 2019
Jim and Sue will be at the house most of the day, Paula, Bob, and I will be arriving at 3:30-4:30 eastern. Please let me know if you're going to be in town for dinner, we're planning to do Mexican at the house.
Saturday October 26, 2019
7:45 Last Call for morning Coffee
8:00 Depart for W Lot
8:30 Tailgate Set Up
9:30 Food Served
11:00 Tailgate Teardown
12:00 Kickoff
We don't yet have a full plan for Saturday night yet, but since we're all likely departing early for home on Sunday I would imagine cards and beer at the house instead of Harry's?
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Game 5: Road Trip to Iowa
A much smaller subset of the Stone Cold Tailgating Club goes on the road this week to Iowa. We're hoping for some good weather and a competitive game. We will be going for back to back Homecoming wins!
We will have two Boilers and a couple of Hawkeye fans joining us to tailgate. We'll bring all the food and drink, just need everyone to chip in the $12 per person standard tailgating costs.
Our parking plan for the weekend won't be set until Saturday morning. Tara will check the lots and we will make a decision then. Our target will be the Myrtle Ave lot with the back up plan of Lot 65.
Friday October 18, 2019
Jim, Sue, and Eric will be out in Coralville at the Home2Suites. We will likely just grab dinner in the area near the hotel and will plant to stay in for the evening.
Saturday October 19, 2019
7:30 Lot decision is made; Depart Home2Suites
8:00 Tailgate Set Up
9:15 Food Ready
10:15 Depart for the Stadium (Don't want to miss pregame)
11:00 Kickoff
3:00 Return to Tailgate
We will be prepared to go out after the game depending on weather conditions.
We will have two Boilers and a couple of Hawkeye fans joining us to tailgate. We'll bring all the food and drink, just need everyone to chip in the $12 per person standard tailgating costs.
Our parking plan for the weekend won't be set until Saturday morning. Tara will check the lots and we will make a decision then. Our target will be the Myrtle Ave lot with the back up plan of Lot 65.
Friday October 18, 2019
Jim, Sue, and Eric will be out in Coralville at the Home2Suites. We will likely just grab dinner in the area near the hotel and will plant to stay in for the evening.
Saturday October 19, 2019
7:30 Lot decision is made; Depart Home2Suites
8:00 Tailgate Set Up
9:15 Food Ready
10:15 Depart for the Stadium (Don't want to miss pregame)
11:00 Kickoff
3:00 Return to Tailgate
We will be prepared to go out after the game depending on weather conditions.
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Game 4: Homecoming
We've reached the best time of the year, fall weather is settling in and a return to our Alma Mater for the annual Homecoming game. This year's tilt is against the Maryland Terrapins and hopefully our boys can get in the win column after back to back hard Big Ten losses.
Maryland started strong against a ranked team in Syracuse but has lost three straight after that win, losing by 59 points to Penn State two weeks ago. The Maryland QB has less passing yards than Sindelar.........who has only really played 2.25 games. Long story short this could be a good chance to get back in the W column for the Boilermakers.
We will be setting up in the W Lot on Saturday morning, for those doing Alumni band we're on your way from the practice field to Slater. Everyone knows at this point how to find us I think, if you look to the right of the blog there are lot diagrams and photos of the ambulance.
We are doing a "Kegs 'n Eggs" theme because the only thing I could think of that is Maryland related is crab cakes and well, we're higher end but not that fancy. We will have three types of egg casserole, some breakfast meats, and biscuits and gravy. We will have a full selection of drinks including of course the fixings for Bloody Marys and Mimosas, the breakfast drinks of champions!
Sunday October 13, 2019
No official plans for Friday, we'll play it all by ear. As most know I spent the previous long weekend in Munich at Oktoberfest, so I'm not looking for a big party right now!
Those staying at the house are welcome anytime on Friday afternoon, my parents will be there to welcome people as they get to town. Let me know if you're arriving and want to do dinner, I will plan around that.
Saturday October 12, 2019
7:45 p.m. Depart House for Tailgate Lot
8:15 a.m. Tailgate Set Up
9:00 a.m. Food Ready
11:00 a.m. Clean Up/Teardown
11:30 a.m. Depart for Game
12:00 p.m. Kickoff
Post game plans will be to open the house if you would like to come over. We can play some games, drink a few beers, and generally relax after a long day of football!
Sunday October 13, 2019
No plans for the day, we can discuss plans as needed.
Maryland started strong against a ranked team in Syracuse but has lost three straight after that win, losing by 59 points to Penn State two weeks ago. The Maryland QB has less passing yards than Sindelar.........who has only really played 2.25 games. Long story short this could be a good chance to get back in the W column for the Boilermakers.
We will be setting up in the W Lot on Saturday morning, for those doing Alumni band we're on your way from the practice field to Slater. Everyone knows at this point how to find us I think, if you look to the right of the blog there are lot diagrams and photos of the ambulance.
We are doing a "Kegs 'n Eggs" theme because the only thing I could think of that is Maryland related is crab cakes and well, we're higher end but not that fancy. We will have three types of egg casserole, some breakfast meats, and biscuits and gravy. We will have a full selection of drinks including of course the fixings for Bloody Marys and Mimosas, the breakfast drinks of champions!
Sunday October 13, 2019
No official plans for Friday, we'll play it all by ear. As most know I spent the previous long weekend in Munich at Oktoberfest, so I'm not looking for a big party right now!
Those staying at the house are welcome anytime on Friday afternoon, my parents will be there to welcome people as they get to town. Let me know if you're arriving and want to do dinner, I will plan around that.
Saturday October 12, 2019
7:45 p.m. Depart House for Tailgate Lot
8:15 a.m. Tailgate Set Up
9:00 a.m. Food Ready
11:00 a.m. Clean Up/Teardown
11:30 a.m. Depart for Game
12:00 p.m. Kickoff
Post game plans will be to open the house if you would like to come over. We can play some games, drink a few beers, and generally relax after a long day of football!
Sunday October 13, 2019
No plans for the day, we can discuss plans as needed.
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Week 3: Oktoberfest Tailgate (Oh and Minnesota Comes to Town)
Sorry to have missed all the "fun" against TCU two weeks ago. Watching a little bit of the tape it looked like a rough first start for Plummer. Hopefully Sindelar will be back this weekend to do battle with the Golden Gophers!
This is a huge game for Purdue in terms of Bowl eligibility. Additionally we need to blunt any momentum that the Gophers have gained, as they are looking to be that team to jump up and challenge Wisconsin in the Big Ten West. (We need to be that team!)
Looking forward to seeing everyone coming at the W lot. At this point I think everyone pretty much knows where we are and what to look for to find us, we'll see you there if you don't want to come by the house on Saturday.
We will be doing our annual Oktoberfest tailgate this weekend with all the normal trimmings: Kraut Balls, Hacker Pschorr beer, and men in leather pants!
Saturday September 28, 2019
11:00 Depart 1814 Vinton
11:30 Arrive at Tailgate
1:00 Brats Ready
3:30 Kickoff
The later kickoff time will give us plenty of tailgate time to enjoy the weather. There is some chance of rain, but hopefully that won't "dampen" anyone's spirits.
This is a huge game for Purdue in terms of Bowl eligibility. Additionally we need to blunt any momentum that the Gophers have gained, as they are looking to be that team to jump up and challenge Wisconsin in the Big Ten West. (We need to be that team!)
Looking forward to seeing everyone coming at the W lot. At this point I think everyone pretty much knows where we are and what to look for to find us, we'll see you there if you don't want to come by the house on Saturday.
We will be doing our annual Oktoberfest tailgate this weekend with all the normal trimmings: Kraut Balls, Hacker Pschorr beer, and men in leather pants!
Saturday September 28, 2019
11:00 Depart 1814 Vinton
11:30 Arrive at Tailgate
1:00 Brats Ready
3:30 Kickoff
The later kickoff time will give us plenty of tailgate time to enjoy the weather. There is some chance of rain, but hopefully that won't "dampen" anyone's spirits.
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Week 1: Vanderbilt Family Weekend
Luckily I was on a cruise ship and was unable to watch the Boilermaker meltdown in week 1 at Nevada. I can only assume the coaching staff has identified the root of the issue and are taking steps to address it before our home opener on Saturday against the Commodores of Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt, the lone academic institution in the SEC, is somewhat like Purdue in that they are named for their founder and not the state in which they reside. Shipping Magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt provided the $1.0M endowment to found the university in the post Civil War era in spite of the fact that he had never been to the south. Their nickname "The Commodores" is derived from Cornelius' own nickname.
Vandy has the distinction of residing mostly in the cellar of the SEC for most of their history. Their biggest claim to fame is having been where Paul "Bear" Bryant coached prior to Alabama. (Unless you want to count producing the mercurial Jay Cutler.) I would say that their kind of hard to dislike, I mean this comes from their own athletics page:
Vanderbilt fields fewer teams than any of its rivals and sometimes lacks the national prominence enjoyed by schools such as the University of Florida or the University of Kentucky.
Let's just say this, win or lose both teams can leave the field knowing that they lost to fellow student athletes and not to hired guns.
In honor of our visitors from the great state of Tennessee we will be doing a lunch meal that is southern to the core: the classic meat and three. For those not in the know, in lunch counters throughout the south a traditional meal at lunchtime is to have a choice of meat and three vegetables know as the meat and three.
Meat: Pulled Pork and/or Turkey Meatloaf
Veggies: Baked Beans, Cole Slaw, Corn Bread, and Macaroni Salad (Yes, all of those items are considered vegetables in the south.)
We'll be welcoming in the families this weekend with lots of activity for the kids. I've listed below a summary of the activities/contests we have planned to keep them occupied while they are visiting "God's Country." We will have "to go" bags for the kids in the morning including fruit snacks and granola bars so there will be no breakfast at the house.
Just a few reminders of the house rules at the lodge:
All of our kids activity will be based around "Purdue Challenges" that will highlight some of the great programs in and around the University. We will declare winners but really this is all for fun!
Airplane Decoration on Friday Night
Purdue has a top 10 Graphic Design program, you are to decorate your balsa wood glider to be judged by Purdue Pete
Engineering Challenge on Friday Night
Purdue is known for Engineering, show off your skills by assembling your glider properly
Aviation Challenge on Saturday
Purdue has a top 10 aviation program, you'll fly your glider to see who can get theirs the furthest
Cradle or QB Challenge on Saturday
Purdue Football is known as the cradle of QB's, you'll put your arm to the test with our QB challenge
Tourism Challenge on Saturday
Purdue has a highly rated Tourism and Hospitality management program, as part of this challenge you will need to identify some of the world's most known tourist attractions
I'll be arriving on Friday afternoon to start the pulled pork (have to get a good 4 hours of smoke on the pork shoulders) so feel free to drop in anytime after 4:00 p.m. and enjoy a beer while I tend to the smoker.
Saturday September 7, 2019
8:00 Depart from SCTC Lodge
8:15 Arrive at Tailgate Lot
8:30 Tailgate set up
10:00 Target time for Food to be Served
11:15 Tailgate Breakdown
11:30 Depart for Stadium
12:00 Kickoff
We don't yet have a plan for Saturday night, but everyone is welcome back to the house.
Vanderbilt, the lone academic institution in the SEC, is somewhat like Purdue in that they are named for their founder and not the state in which they reside. Shipping Magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt provided the $1.0M endowment to found the university in the post Civil War era in spite of the fact that he had never been to the south. Their nickname "The Commodores" is derived from Cornelius' own nickname.
Vandy has the distinction of residing mostly in the cellar of the SEC for most of their history. Their biggest claim to fame is having been where Paul "Bear" Bryant coached prior to Alabama. (Unless you want to count producing the mercurial Jay Cutler.) I would say that their kind of hard to dislike, I mean this comes from their own athletics page:
Vanderbilt fields fewer teams than any of its rivals and sometimes lacks the national prominence enjoyed by schools such as the University of Florida or the University of Kentucky.
Let's just say this, win or lose both teams can leave the field knowing that they lost to fellow student athletes and not to hired guns.
In honor of our visitors from the great state of Tennessee we will be doing a lunch meal that is southern to the core: the classic meat and three. For those not in the know, in lunch counters throughout the south a traditional meal at lunchtime is to have a choice of meat and three vegetables know as the meat and three.
Meat: Pulled Pork and/or Turkey Meatloaf
Veggies: Baked Beans, Cole Slaw, Corn Bread, and Macaroni Salad (Yes, all of those items are considered vegetables in the south.)
We'll be welcoming in the families this weekend with lots of activity for the kids. I've listed below a summary of the activities/contests we have planned to keep them occupied while they are visiting "God's Country." We will have "to go" bags for the kids in the morning including fruit snacks and granola bars so there will be no breakfast at the house.
Just a few reminders of the house rules at the lodge:
- No running in the house
- Please use your indoor voices, no screaming
- Please don't slam the doors
- Please don't stand on the furniture
All of our kids activity will be based around "Purdue Challenges" that will highlight some of the great programs in and around the University. We will declare winners but really this is all for fun!
Purdue has a top 10 Graphic Design program, you are to decorate your balsa wood glider to be judged by Purdue Pete
Engineering Challenge on Friday Night
Purdue is known for Engineering, show off your skills by assembling your glider properly
Aviation Challenge on Saturday
Purdue has a top 10 aviation program, you'll fly your glider to see who can get theirs the furthest
Cradle or QB Challenge on Saturday
Purdue Football is known as the cradle of QB's, you'll put your arm to the test with our QB challenge
Tourism Challenge on Saturday
Purdue has a highly rated Tourism and Hospitality management program, as part of this challenge you will need to identify some of the world's most known tourist attractions
I'll be arriving on Friday afternoon to start the pulled pork (have to get a good 4 hours of smoke on the pork shoulders) so feel free to drop in anytime after 4:00 p.m. and enjoy a beer while I tend to the smoker.
Saturday September 7, 2019
8:00 Depart from SCTC Lodge
8:15 Arrive at Tailgate Lot
8:30 Tailgate set up
10:00 Target time for Food to be Served
11:15 Tailgate Breakdown
11:30 Depart for Stadium
12:00 Kickoff
We don't yet have a plan for Saturday night, but everyone is welcome back to the house.
2019 Season Overview
Hello Boilermaker Football fans! Sorry, I'm a bit late in getting anything out this year, it's been a very busy summer for the SCTC Executive Board. I'll start by giving you all a quick overview on our schedule plans this year, short and sweet:
I look forward to seeing everyone soon!
| Date | Opponent | Menu | Notes |
| 9/7 | Vanderbilt | Meat and Three | Family Weekend |
| 9/14 | TCU | ???? | Paula and Eric at a wedding, Sue is organizing |
| 9/28 | Minnesota | Oktoberfest | Our annual German Festival tailgate! |
| 10/12 | Maryland | Kegs and Eggs | Official Homecoming weekend |
| 10/19 | @ Iowa | Chicken | SCTC Road Trip 2019 |
| 10/26 | Illinois | Chicago Dogs | Acting as alternate Homecoming 2019 |
| 11/2 | Nebraska | Beef | Burgers and Fries |
| 11/30 | IU | Chilli Meal | Bucket Game |
Sorry to say that Paula and I will be missing the TCU game due to a fall wedding (the nerve of people) so Sue will be taking the reigns to organize the tailgate if there is going to be one. Please reach out to her directly so you guys can discuss and organize as needed.
We are excited for the return of Kegs and Eggs as a theme for Homecoming. If you are an AAMB alum and you are marching and planning to come to the tailgate I need to know by 9/28 please, as I will be traveling the weekend before actual Homecoming.
With so many people unable to make the Maryland game due to schedule conflicts, we are hosting an alternate SCTC Homecoming on 10/26 vs. Illinois. I look forward to seeing our regular attendees there that weekend!
We will be doing our charity outreach by months this year. That means if you want to donate you can do so at any game during the month. The charities that we will be supporting in 2019 are:
| Month | Charity |
| Sept | Almost Home Dog Rescue |
| Oct | Coats for Kids |
| Nov | Food Pantry Donations |
I look forward to seeing everyone soon!
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