<p>Would add Ohio State for their football and basketball</p>
<p>"Wrong, tailgate is basically a social institution at Duke. In my mind, it takes precedence over the performance of the football team. It’s one of the hallmarks of the undergraduate experience here for me and countless of my classmates. "
i dont see why u think Duke tailgating is so special. have u not been to any other tailgates? theres no way dukes is so much better than so many other schools. tailgating is a hallmark for many people, especially those at schools with legit programs. tailgating may be a social institution at duke, but without sports it wouldnt happen</p>
<p>^go visit an SEC school or even a school like Clemson</p>
<p>Duke tailgating is a big joke compared to other schools.</p>
<p>lol…the Duke tailgating experience? I’m sure all 15 fans enjoy it.</p>
<p>Tailgate HAS NOTHING TO DO with the football games at Duke really. We basically use the game as an excuse to have a giant afternoon rager on the campus. No other school has a tailgate quite like ours because people usually pregame in frat houses and then head off to the game at most state schools.</p>
<p>At Duke, tailgate is THE MAIN EVENT and the football game is secondary. That culture is slowly starting to change with the improvement of our football game but at what cost wonders this tailgate fanatic?;)</p>
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<p>What’s the future of Wolverine Basketball looking like? Are they destined for another year on the bubble between the NCAA and the NIT tourneys?</p>
<p>^ You have obviously never been to NC State (I have never seen so much red) or to a lesser extent UNC on game day. I’m sure any major sports school across the country would easily trump Dook when it comes to tailgating for football games. I find it really sad that Dook fans attempt rationalize their general football suckitude by saying that tailgating is independent of their game.</p>
<p>^^i dont think duke basketball is on quite the same level as michigan football. duke is a great program, but michigan has won the most championship and the 3rd most games (the 1 and 2 schools are princeton and yale and i dont really count them now).</p>
<p>^^^Not quite accurate on the most championships for Michigan, but I do agree with the evaluation of the tradition of football being stronger. There is not one school in this country that would honestly take a great basketball tradition over a great football tradition if given the choice. IMO, college football is the greatest spectacle in sport in this country. There is nothing that compares to a saturday afternoon game in the autumn with the blaring of marching bands and tailgating. It is meant to be played outdoors in the elements; rain, snow, or shine. College football is not also not diluted like virtually all other sports. Every game is very important. No other sport can duplicate all of these things as well and have as much meaning on a national scale.</p>
<p>ha oops. i meant to say they have the most wins and the 3rd most championships after yale and princeton</p>
<h2>No other school has a tailgate quite like ours because people usually pregame in frat houses and then head off to the game at most state schools. ~ lesdiables</h2>
<p>What.Are.You.Talking.About.</p>
<p>Haven’t you ever seen a legit tailgate, with 100,000 people TAILGATING in the parking lot?</p>
<p>I’ve been to tailgates at B10, Big East, ACC and SEC schools, and never did I go pregame at a frat house. It was always in the parking lot or somewhere else on campus where everyone congregated.</p>
<p>You have a very distorted view of how Duke compares…sorry to say, but when it comes to things like tailgating, Duke would be at the bottom of list, the very bottom.</p>
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<p>This is perhaps true for schools that haven’t done anything in either sport, but I doubt you would find that a majority of UCLA/UNC/UK would trade.</p>
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<p>This is somewhat artificial. Most games’ importance lie in the fact that there aren’t many left and the one result is a huge chunk of the season. On the other hand, a large chunk of teams are already eliminated from their conference championship race even 2/3 of the way through the season leaving nothing to play for but pride. And a lot of the teams that are hoping to run the table take as much drama out of the season as possible by scheduling FCS cupcakes.</p>
<h2>This is perhaps true for schools that haven’t done anything in either sport, but I doubt you would find that a majority of UCLA/UNC/UK would trade. ~ Thiscouldbeheaven</h2>
<p>This may be true, for a very small amount of schools.</p>
<p>But remember, football is what really generates revenue. So if a school had a choice between a top basketball or a top football program, they will always pick football.</p>
<p>I would add USC. And strangely enough maybe even UVA (lacrosse and soccer)</p>
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Perhaps that’s the only way to watch a Dook football game … getting properly blasted and feeling goofy before kickoff.</p>
<p>Just curious. Do you need a faked id to get into a tailgate party?</p>
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Perhaps our Dook friend is right … that the Dook tailgate is indeed special. I have a hard time imagining a tailgate of that size.</p>
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I’m sure he did … the 'bama fans showed them how to do it properly last Saturday.</p>
<p>“On the other hand, a large chunk of teams are already eliminated from their conference championship race even 2/3 of the way through the season leaving nothing to play for but pride. And a lot of the teams that are hoping to run the table take as much drama out of the season as possible by scheduling FCS cupcakes.”</p>
<p>There are bowl bids to be played for too, and rivals to beat. You want to talk about cupcakes? Look at any schedule of any basketball team. They are LOADED with cupcakes!</p>
<p>"But remember, football is what really generates revenue. So if a school had a choice between a top basketball or a top football program, they will always pick football. "</p>
<p>Exactly my point. Football is king!</p>
<h2>Just curious. Do you need a faked id to get into a tailgate party? ~ GoBlue</h2>
<p>Just speaking for myself here.</p>
<p>At WVU, no one needed an ID, because the tailgates where just in parking lots, this is the same for Pitt and many other schools I’ve been to. I mean, you can’t ID the entire crowd, ya know?</p>
<p>At WVU, there was a student section called The Pit. Just a rowdy area for students to tailgate in and get blasted. When you walked in, you had to show your student ID, which doesn’t show age or any other personal info like if you are a freshman or a senior. The cop would then hand you an empty plastic cup and you’d walk in and party.</p>
<p>The only time people would get arrested is if they got into a fight or did something incredibly stupid in the presence of a police officer.</p>
<p>Our stadium is adjacent to a large hospital and they would clear the parking lot on gameday for the RV’s and tailgating.</p>
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<p>Yep, in basketball the first third of the season has exactly the same problems as the first third of the season in football.</p>
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