First Tailgate in Boca
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Wise Owl
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First Tailgate in Boca
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Wise Owl
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Re: First Tailgate in Boca
We'll have to see if FAU is going to allow it though. Some places only "open" up 4 hours before a game. If FAU goes that route it will be a huge mistake IMHO.
I hope it goes well for ya'll!
I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick @$$ and I'm out of bubble gum.
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Wise Owl
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Re: First Tailgate in Boca
When we went to Texas, we got in on Thursday night and there was already people in parking spots hanging outside drinking and tailgating for the opening game which was Saturday night. I know we're not Texas but just saying it was pretty cool.
My two favorite teams are FAU, and who ever is beating FIU!
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Like a lot of things at FAU, this is new to the university, so I would try and grease the skids before just showing up with 500 people, grills, kegs, snow, the works.
I'd try and find info on Texas' tailgating rules and regs so when you speak to the university, you have examples of where it's done and how it works.
Great idea though, especially for the traveling fans, RV lots.
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FAUfasho said
I'm going to work on getting a large rally going Friday's before games with the band, dance team and cheerleaders. The band has always done rallies before games but I want to get more people involved so we can get students out. I'd love to combine it with the t-shirt give aways that SGA did on Thursday nights but I don't like having rallies on Thursday. Friday is more fun, plus it would be after rehearsal so there would be more people from the band there.
It would be awesome if we could get a "block party" along Lee Street on Friday nights before home games: carnival games, community tents, street vendors, gourmet food trucks, stages with live music, show a football highlight video on the scoreboard, etc. The idea being that you come out with your family on Friday night and take in the atmosphere, get pumped for the game and come back in the morning. It would also reward people who tailgate early and entice more alumni to come in and make a weekend of it instead of flying into Florida just for the game. And then over time it could expand with a ferris wheel, giant fun slide, pool party at the Rec Center, DJ/dance floor in the Alumni Hall main room, etc. Just the whole area around the stadium drawing thousands of people.
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owlcountry said
FAUfasho said
I'm going to work on getting a large rally going Friday's before games with the band, dance team and cheerleaders. The band has always done rallies before games but I want to get more people involved so we can get students out. I'd love to combine it with the t-shirt give aways that SGA did on Thursday nights but I don't like having rallies on Thursday. Friday is more fun, plus it would be after rehearsal so there would be more people from the band there.
It would be awesome if we could get a "block party" along Lee Street on Friday nights before home games: carnival games, community tents, street vendors, gourmet food trucks, stages with live music, show a football highlight video on the scoreboard, etc. The idea being that you come out with your family on Friday night and take in the atmosphere, get pumped for the game and come back in the morning. It would also reward people who tailgate early and entice more alumni to come in and make a weekend of it instead of flying into Florida just for the game. And then over time it could expand with a ferris wheel, giant fun slide, pool party at the Rec Center, DJ/dance floor in the Alumni Hall main room, etc. Just the whole area around the stadium drawing thousands of people.
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