8 Reasons Why Daylong Szn Is Better Than Tailgating Szn
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8 Reasons Why Daylong Szn Is Better Than Tailgating Szn

Sometimes it's better to party uninterrupted.

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8 Reasons Why Daylong Szn Is Better Than Tailgating Szn
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Okay, let's be real, both are amazing and you really can't go wrong with either of the two. But now that the Winter/Spring seasons are among us, there are definitely a few positives that come along with it.

Although we love our football team to death, here are a few different things highlighting the reasons why "Daylong Szn" can be significantly better than "Tailgating Szn":

1. More room for creative outfits and themes.

Football games don't really give you that much room for creative outfits. In the spring, however... you can get as creative and weird as you want. From guys breaking out their vintage basketball jerseys to girls rocking pizza onesies and clever graphic T's, it's almost exciting to look forward to the outfits that people will come up with. Let's not forget about the neon goggles and high ponytails for the fun "80's Ski Lodge" theme that reoccurs about every other weekend.

2. There's no FOMO about football games.

If you're a poor college student like me, you probably opted out of purchasing season tickets this year. If you chose to do that, you know that there is nothing worse than being at a daylong while everyone else is at Beaver Stadium cheering on our football team, especially during more popular games against Temple and Ohio State for example.

3. It's legitimately a DAY LONG.

There is no need to stop the partying to leave for the football game, and you find that sometimes the best daylongs even carry on into the night.


4. There's no need to wake up ungodly early.

Noon games are public enemy number one during tailgating season. There is nothing worse than having to wake up at 8 or 9 a.m. for a brunch that starts super early due to the afternoon game time. During daylong szn, you simply just roll out of bed around 11 or 12 p.m. and get your party on shortly after, full of energy having gotten a full nights sleep.

5. It's less crowded because there aren't tons of visitors.

Not that visitors are a problem, but it does get slightly annoying when they swarm the frats like they own the place. Get outta here.

6. You don't have to separate from your friends.

During football season there are always people in your friend group who want to leave to go to the game, and others who want to stay and party their lives away. This simply isn't a problem in the Spring.

7. You save money by not buying a million chicken baskets.

Those things are expensive. Let's do some quick math. One chicken basket per game = roughly 100 bucks for a whole season of home games (not including the price of drinks). Ouch.

8. You don't have to walk all the way to/from Beaver Stadium

This is pretty self-explanatory. Everyone knows that the chances of squeezing onto the Blue/White Loop during game day are slim to none, not to mention the skyrocketed price of Ubers, which leaves you with the sole option of marching all the way up to Beaver Stadium from fratland. (Let's not forget about the dreaded and hungover walk back). All ya have to worry about during daylong season is stumbling from your dorm/apartment to Fratland and back.

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