For UConn Football Fans, Tailgating Is A Tradition

[Drew]

For UConn Football Fans, Tailgating Steeped in Tradition - UConn Today

Tailgating is a tradition for this group of UConn football season ticket holders. After 11 years of it, the group has developed a system that makes food preparation much easier. It doesn’t take them long to setup, and two cooks are assigned for each game, said Mark Stevens, of East Hampton, Conn.

On Saturday, the Rentschler Field parking lot opened four hours before the UConn vs. Syracuse matchup, and Stevens and his friends weren’t the only ones who pulled in at 9 a.m. Throughout the parking lot, colorful tents appeared and portable grills were lit. Music, laughter, and savory aromas came from all directions.

Like Stevens, Glen Davis, of Stonington, Conn., has many years of tailgating experience and the team that UConn is playing impacts his group’s menu.

“We try to plan according to the game,” Davis said. They served pork when UConn played Virginia, and a deep fried turkey is always devoured around Thanksgiving.

Sounds like there's a couple of BY'ers in this article

 

[tiger8mush]

On Saturday, the Rentschler Field parking lot opened four hours before the UConn vs. Syracuse matchup, ...

At least 5 hours before, as people were already there when our group arrived at 8am

 

[coachcap]

From the background in the pictures, it doesn't look like blue lot where the majority of season ticket holders tailgate.

 

[Dooley]

@coachcap could write a cookbook with all of the awesome tailgate menus he shares each week. Good stuff!

 

[huskymedic]

@coachcap could write a cookbook with all of the awesome tailgate menus he shares each week. Good stuff!

Missed opportunity by UConn Today.

 

[SonsOfNutmeg]

For UConn Football Fans, Tailgating Steeped in Tradition - UConn Today

Tailgating is a tradition for this group of UConn football season ticket holders. After 11 years of it, the group has developed a system that makes food preparation much easier. It doesn’t take them long to setup, and two cooks are assigned for each game, said Mark Stevens, of East Hampton, Conn.

On Saturday, the Rentschler Field parking lot opened four hours before the UConn vs. Syracuse matchup, and Stevens and his friends weren’t the only ones who pulled in at 9 a.m. Throughout the parking lot, colorful tents appeared and portable grills were lit. Music, laughter, and savory aromas came from all directions.

Like Stevens, Glen Davis, of Stonington, Conn., has many years of tailgating experience and the team that UConn is playing impacts his group’s menu.

“We try to plan according to the game,” Davis said. They served pork when UConn played Virginia, and a deep fried turkey is always devoured around Thanksgiving.

Sounds like there's a couple of BY'ers in this article

Yup! That's the my old man!