Truth Behind Tailgating

    Football. It's a great American past time. It's practically the heartbeat of the south. We are raised to cheer for the SEC no matter what. Rival games are what we live for. Alabama, Auburn, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, LSU the list continues. I personally was raised an Auburn fan something I've struggled with my ENTIRE life. But, it's not just about the love of the game it's about the action before the game. Tailgating.
    The key to football in the South is 

1. Stand by your team no matter the season.
2. Tailgate.

    Both of those things are not easy to accomplish. Standing by your team can become difficult especially with the season Auburn has had this year and the appeal to jump on the bandwagon to Tuscaloosa where they've been delivering national championships. Everyone wants to be a winner, but the true winner is the person that sticks with their team. That's the true fan. 
    Let's get down to the real business, what it takes to tailgate southern style. It's about the food, the tent, and most of all... the outfit. Of course the classic team logo t-shirt is always an acceptable choice. It still represents your team well. The more southern way to fashionably show up to a tailgate is to dress like this football game could quite possibly be the social function of the year. 
     Put on a nice dress or skirt in your teams color. Buy a button and pin it on. Throw on some boots or sandals depending on the season, heels if you think you can handle it. And for god's sake fix your hair. This is the south we don't just wear our hair "down" let's be for real. Sacrifices might have to be mad. You might be hot for a little while or cold by the time the games over. Your feet might hurt when you get home, and the headband you've been wearing might be giving you a headache. A price must be paid for beauty and fashion and comfort is the first to go. 
      Remember ladies we don't dress to impress, we dress to out-dress. 
  So next time you get an opportunity to tailgate at a southern football game make sure you have an appropriate outfit, and for all of our grandmothers sake don't show up without some kind of baked good. Save a little face to your southern counterparts, dress appropriately and NEVER, I mean NEVER take that smile off your face. Doesn't matter how good your outfit is if you start acting a fool and being rude even to the other team's fans.