Everyone’s favorite thing, 2nd only to the actual game, is tailgating at Mountaineer Stadium. I will post a short “review” of how things went down at every home game this year. Feel free to add to this in the comments section and in the forums.

Weather: Little too warm for my liking for a tailgate but nice and warm, 85 - 90 degrees, no clouds, slight breeze.
Traffic: We arrived in Morgantown from Pittsburgh around 11:00 am, kick off was 3:30pm. There was no traffic at all getting into Morgantown. A little heavy around the Coliseum, but other than that not bad at all.
Parking: Paid $30 to park above the Light Blue Lot. A little pricey if you ask me, but I knew from experience, paying for a good spot is essential. The lot was well maintained and felt safe, (see post about my cooler getting stolen last year). Not a lot of tailgating going on in this lot though, a few but more upscale and not “Pit-like”.
Atmosphere: As usual. AWESOME. People were jazzed about the rankings this year and the prospect of going 12-0 and finally getting the respect we deserve. I will say though, things at the beginning were a little less crazy that usual. But it did get crazy, toward the start of the game.

It was a beauty-ful day in Morgantown on Saturday. Not a cloud in the sky (I know this from the sunburn I got, and yes I applied SPF twice!), the smell of bratz and pepperoni rolls filled the air, and the sounds of bottle caps crackin’ open were everywhere. Everyone seemed to be a very calm and collected mood. Not as rowdy as it was last year for the Marshall season opener last year.

The Blue lot was the same as usual, although around Noon I did notice some empty spots. We aren’t used to these evening games. The Light Blue lot was recently renovated I think. There is now a sidewalk along Don Nehlen Drive that runs adjacent to the Light Blue Lot. This makes for even easier access to the lot and a lot safer for the people walking along that street. It used to get hairy after a game around there.

I had my off-roadin’ 4-Wheelin’ cooler set and ready to go with a 30 pack of Miller Lite and 6′er of Tuppers Hop Pocket Ale for when the urge for a good beer hit me, and off we went into the open arms of the best tailgating scene in the Big East and arguably whole NCAA football community.

Pics from the Tailgate: (this will be a weekly home game feature, I hope…)

RingThing Siting	Cooler of the Day (Year)
Coach Rod Siting