Tis The Season For Ole Miss Tailgating: How To Prepare
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Tis The Season For Ole Miss Tailgating: How To Prepare

How to prepare for Ole Miss football season.

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Tis The Season For Ole Miss Tailgating: How To Prepare
Akim Powell

Of course, you’ve probably heard the saying “Everything's bigger in Texas.”

Well, welcome to Ole Miss where EVERYTHING is bigger and better during football season.

As football fanatics would yell in my ear “Are you ready?!” I think “ready” is an understatement but hell yeah, damn right I am!

Football season is the best time of the year in Oxford, especially if you go to Ole Miss. If you haven’t woken up at 6 am to get ready for a full day of tailgating shenanigans then are you even tailgating?

Tailgating at Ole Miss is more than just a pointless boozefest, and a food binge before the game, it’s actually a way of life. Generations of families come together to enjoy their love for football and Ole Miss. Before coming to Ole Miss, I’ve never tailgated. So I was a little unprepared, to say the least. I didn’t make it to the first game and my converses got dirtier than a pig rolling around in the mud.

So how do you prepare properly for tailgating season?

1. Dress to impress

Yes, I understand that it’s 90-degree weather but hello would you rather look like a trainwreck or a BMW? In my experience, it’s always nice to dress to impress because you never know who you’re going to meet even though you might be completely plastered and drenched with sweat in places that should never be sweating. Last year, my friends met everyone's teenage heartthrob, Jessie McCartney, on a scale of 1-10 of how jealous I was, it was probably a 12. My mom always told me “Dress how you want to be addressed.” I don’t know about you but I would love to be addressed as Beyonce.

2. Eat A LOT

The worst mistake anyone could make is drinking on an empty stomach. You’ll probably end up in a porta potty with your face in the toilet, and that’s never a good look. Eat as soon as you wake up, even if you have to force yourself. Eat a big, fat, greasy burger with fries and everything else that sounds great. You’ll thank me later when you’re thriving in The Grove and your friend is dry heaving and eating crackers.

3. Have fun but not too much fun

Tailgating is an exciting experience so having fun is inevitable but there’s a thin line between fun and too much fun. You don’t want the entire world, including your future employer looking at your hot pocket, and no I’m not talking about the one you heat up in the microwave. Have fun but with a little bit of class.

4. Chant until you can't chant anymore

Hotty Toddy, Gosh Almighty...WHO THE HELL ARE WE?! You're a Rebel..so act like it. Learn the chant because you'll hear for the rest of your four years of college. Last year we were a little off, but now we're back and we're better. SEE YOU IN THE GROVE. TTYL!

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