Tailgating SEC Style 2018: The Grove, Zebra Tent, at Ole Miss Is Tailgate Heaven
The University of Mississippi, affectionally referred to as Ole Miss, is known for having one of, if not the best tailgating scenes in college football. In the sense of genuine southern hospitality, “The Grove” and the Zebra Tent at Ole Miss is tailgate heaven and rarely disappoints fans or visitors. [...]
Best Places to Watch Football In Every SEC Town
For SEC football fans, nothing beats tailgating and watching your team play in your school's stadium alongside a few thousand alumni and fans. But when tickets are scarce, or you desire the luxury of instant replay, here are the best places to watch football in every SEC town. Tuscaloosa (Alabama) [...]
Tailgating SEC Style: Vandy Kicks Off the 2018 Tailgating Season
The Vanderbilt Commodores began their 2018 football season against MTSU on the Saturday before Labor Day with an impressive win. Neither the food or fan anticipation disappointed as the temperatures rose in the parking lots and on the grills to officially kick off the Tailgating SEC Style and the college [...]
A Letter to My Son On His 18th Birthday
Dear Son, Happy 18th birthday, son! I know you thought this day would never come. While it seemed like an eternity, it went by in a flash. I remember your birth as if it were happening this morning (around 11 a.m. if I'm not mistaken). Tim McGraw's "Something Like That," [...]
SEC Teams & Fans Showcase ‘Best and Brightest’ In CFB National Championship
Last night the University of Alabama faced the University of Georgia in the College Football National Championship, in all places – Atlanta- the heart of the South. The games dramatic ending when Alabama’s freshman quarterback connected with a freshman receiver allowed the SEC and the South, in particular, to showcase [...]
The Best Tailgate In the SEC Is….?
The SEC can lay claim to at least two championships in 2017. First, they have the nations best college football program and the second is the best tailgate experience in college football. Monday night’s national championship game between Alabama and Georgia will determine who wins the gridiron battle and I’m [...]
Tailgating SEC Style, Auburn
Each season a handful of SEC rivalry games determine bragging rights for the next year. But nowhere is the intensity greater for this Tailgating SEC Style week than when Auburn and Alabama face off in the Iron Bowl. My good friend and tennis buddy Tim Sammarco, owner and president of [...]
Tennessee’s Football Debacle: The Largest Public Relations Blunder In Sports History
Neither John Grisham nor Tom Clancy could have concocted a more suspenseful, convoluted or dramatic plot than has taken place the past week inside the University of Tennessee athletic department. It will go down as the largest public relations blunder in sports history and its case studies should make the [...]
Tailgating SEC Style: Georgia
A gorgeous, warm fall Saturday in Athens, GA was the ideal setting for week five of Tailgating SEC Style, as the University of Georgia Bulldogs hosted the Missouri Tigers. It was my first trip to Athens and I was impressed with both the downtown vibe and the campus. Georgia [...]
Tailgating SEC Style: Alabama
Our fourth series in Tailgating SEC Style led OneSouthernMan to Tuscaloosa, AL as the University of Alabama Crimson Tide hosted the Ole Miss Rebels. A 7:30 p.m. kickoff provided ample time for a long, hot day of tailgating, and needless to say, the atmosphere was electric. Bama cheerleaders in The [...]