Whether you ’re a diehard collegefootballfan with a painted case and a full hired man of foam finger , or someone who will never understand the rules of football game no matter how many time you watchRemember the Titans , there ’s one affair everyone has in common cum football season : a love of tailgating , the most socially acceptable way to set out drinking at 6 a.m.
While you may find team - coloredJungle Juiceat most college pre - game , some schools have gone above and beyond with signature cocktail and sacred drinking rituals . Here , a few of our favorites .
Gallettes’ Yellowhammer
University of Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide fan begin and finish the day with a brightly scandalmongering cocktail called theYellowhammer . Local Tuscaloosa bar Gallettes has been serving up the iconic , fruity drink in payable charge plate cups for propagation . whorl Tiders areprettysure the drink is a mixture ofvodka , rum , pineapple succus , orange succus and amaretto , but the exact recipe persist a mystery .
Elk Creek Water
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Whether they ’re celebrating a profits or mourn a loss , you ’ll find Nebraskans sip Elk Creek Water directly from the pitcherful at Sandy ’s bar after a big game . TheScrewdriver - esquecocktail is a mix of vodka , gin , orange juice , Sprite and either triple sec or moody mix ( no one but Sandy knows for sure ) . Nebraskan do their undecomposed to double Sandy ’s recipe at tailgates with a mix called “ Husker Punch , ” but even they admit it does n’t make out close to the veridical deal .
Razorbacks
University of Arkansas
The Razorback is a darling cocktail down South , but it ’s especially popular amongst the fans of its namesake squad . Hit up a atomic number 92 of A tailboard and you ’ll find fan serving up a dark red miscellanea of rummy , vodka , amaretto and Kahlua , exclaim “ Woo pig sooie ! ” as they raise their red Solo cups gamey and get hyped for the game .
Golden Bears Drinking Song
University of California, Berkeley
UC Berkeley ’s football squad may not have a signature tune cocktail , but it does have a hilarious , long - winded drinking song , which fans frequently break out at tailgates . The call isextensive , but our favorite seam has to be , “ And when the game is over , we will bribe a kegful of booze , and pledge to California ‘ till we wobble in our shoes . ”
The World’s Largest Cocktail Party
Georgia Bulldogs vs. Florida Gators
The University of Georgia and the University of Florida rivalry is intense . The team have face off on the bailiwick every twelvemonth since 1915 ( except for one warfare - time year in the 1940s ) . Over 100,000 fans come out to tailgate this yearly game in Jacksonville , and the only way the clash fanatic coexist is with lots and lots of booze . The nickname “ The World ’s Largest Cocktail Party ” was coined by sports editor program Bill Kastelz in the 1950s when he wrote about witnessing a drunken fan offer a drink to a police force police officer . The metropolis has tried to escape from the name , but if there ’s one affair college football fan are known for , it ’s moderate fast to tradition .
Luau Tailgate
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors vs. San Jose Spartans
Hawaii makes up for its moderately missing college football game scene by throwing one heck of a party . When the University of Hawai’i work San Jose State in California , over 1,000 fan from both squad come out for a tiki - themed celebration before the game , hosted by the Hawai’i Chamber of Commerce of Northern California . The issue features Hawaiian medicine , food and drunkenness . A tailgate withMai Tais ? Where do we bribe our facepaint ?
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