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.
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