I think Cam found the Pig Cooker Tampa Bay...

stole from us....and since we have a new one...he crammed the old one up their ass! Nice work Panthers! I'd love to see some solid progression and momentum headed into the off season. There are a few more legitimate wins on the schedule, and they get those and then work thru the draft and free agency......and you're looking at a playoff team with a dynamic offense, folks.

But enough about Football....let's talk Tailgating!...  read the rest

I think Cam found the Pig Cooker Tampa Bay...

stole from us....and since we have a new one...he crammed the old one up their ass! Nice work Panthers! I'd love to see some solid progression and momentum headed into the off season. There are a few more legitimate wins on the schedule, and they get those and then work thru the draft and free agency......and you're looking at a playoff team with a dynamic offense, folks.

But enough about Football....let's talk Tailgating!...  read the rest

Well, this weekend sets up quite nicely! To...

kick things off, the parents are outta town in Tampa Bay (going down there to kick some ass about a pig cooker) and left little Johnny with the keys to the complete BOA house and grounds. So, as many of us have done, little Johnny called up 73,000 of his closest friends for a little get together - And we all know what comes next. Dad's liquor cabinet will be raided, people will have sex in your parents bedroom, somebody will feed...  read the rest

It's Thanksgiving week! One of the best holidays...

on the American calendar. We're encouraged to give Thanks for all the abundance in our lives. I, for one, am Thankful more some many things....the TGRC is certainly one of those.  I'm Thankful, in advance, for the many Superbowls the Panthers will win. They've been succesful in losing games everyway possible so I gotta believe they've identified all the things NOT to do - the WINS have to be right around the corner. I'm...  read the rest

I think America has an asshole

I think it's New Orleans. I mean, it makes sense....if your looking at the US as a side profile then Florida is the flacid penis hanging down...and that makes Panama City kinda the taint and the gulf coast our "balloon knot". Just a thought.

I'm not taking anything away from 'Nawlings. I'm also not giving it anything - although I'm prety sure it gave me crabs last time I was there. But that's another story....we're here to talk Football and Tailgating. And I couldn't think of...  read the rest

One...two...three...there's four....and here's five.

Oh...hey there...I didn't see you reading this. I was just sitting here counting my chickens. They haven't hatched yet....but I'm counting them anyway. It's been a while since we've had anything to count....so I'd figure I'd get started. Those "chickens" are wins. And I don't expect a whole lot of eggs to hatch this season...but maybe more than expected. What I'm really looking forward to is the big ass monster "chickens" that will hatch in a couple of years. And they will be...  read the rest

(shot) AGAIN! (shot) AGAIN! (shot) AGAIN! (shot).....

...that's what Hogan was yelling at my last year when we were in Mexico at a bar. I walked up and he was standing there and this silly Mexican was giving fizzy slammer shots. I didn't say anything to Hogan, I just took one. And then he started screaming at me like a drill sergent - AGAIN. My dumb ass kept taking them. But we all know who was the winner of that trip....don't we Mr. Limpy?

I feel like Ron Rivera was screaming the same thing to Cam last week. And holy...  read the rest

It's Good to Come Home...

...to Cam-elot.....or Cam-olina....or one of the many other "Cam" references made in the media this week. Right or wrong, deserved or too early to tell....at least it's exciting... and for that I'm Thankful. It's well documented that I will suspend all rational thought and common sense when it comes to the things I support....like boobies, and beer and .... sports.....and...well that's about it. But that's what fans do. But before I anoint Cam...I need to see a little more. But...  read the rest

The Old One - Two Punch

That's right folks....this weeks a double header! A little dress rehearsal preseason action on Thursday with the Steeler's and then Saturday welcomes those dirty Pirates from Greenville and a bunch of Cocks from Columbia. Charlotte is gonna have to wash the proverbial sheets of the city when this weekend is over.
Now, Thursday's game is typically a walk thru on the year for the players and similar fashion for the Tailgate. Make sure everything is in place, run a few plays and...  read the rest

Hello Football my old friend...I've come to Celebrate you once again....

Hello. How are you? Good? That's nice.

Now that the pleasantries are over, let's get down to business.

By now I shouldn't have to tell you what comes next. Your internal clock should be ticking like the intro of Time by Pink Floyd - (and if you have to google that to know what i'm talking about you should slap yourself). If you were kidnapped, taken to a wilderness in a far away land, put in a dark cave in complete isolation until now.....something deep in your...  read the rest

Dearly beloved, we are gathered hear today....

...to pay tribute to the this season. We will not mourn the losses but celebrate what is to come. When the clock hits 0:00 on Sunday, Carolina is "Officially" on the clock for the first round draft pick. We will be waiting and watching with baited breath.

But before we move on....we tip our 40 to John Fox, we toss our pall bearer rose on Jeff Davidson, we give the 21 gun salute to all the bad plays, busted coverage, third and longs, allowed sacks and interceptions. Panthers...  read the rest

Christmas Time in the Parking Lot

Well, we put another one in the books! Some of the best efforts yet! I gotta say this Tailgate season was the Best of Times and the Worst of Times. What we did was awesome! As always, you guys represented but we didn't get much help from the Panthers. But if things go right...Jolly Old St. Nick is gonna stuff a #1 Draft pick down the chimney at BOA Stadium.....and Marty Hurney (or whoever the GM will be) better not break it thinking he can put it together without reading the...  read the rest

...and so we face the final curtain.

Well, the curtain on this season can't close soon enough. It's like watching an all nude geriatrics Cirque de Soleil. You were a little concerned the tickets were so cheap but never expected to see an 85 year old, naked, 92lb man swing for the titties of a 92 year old, naked, 250lb woman. You didn't sign up to see scrotums the size of tarps and nipples as hard and crusty and a year old loaf of rye bread. Shortly after it started, you wanted to claw your eyes out and run to the...  read the rest

The Weather Outside Will Be Frightful...

....But the Chili in your gut will be delightful!!!!

The forecast for Sunday doesn't look promising - 50's with an 80% chance of rain. But we've got tents, heaters and booze. So quit 'chore belly-aching!!!!

It's that time of year again, folks...the time of year when all you culinary masters get to flex your muscles and battle in the TGRC Big Red Chili Cookoff. This has quickly become one of the most lucrative and sought after culinary titles in competitive cooking....  read the rest

Tailgating: The College Years

There are so many great things about college. Skipping class, new people, cheap beer, free rubbers from Student Health, freshman girls to help use the afore mentioned free rubbers, meal plans, zero responsibility, and the list goes on and on. College is everything you hoped it would be and very little of what our parents hoped you would get out of it.
For most of us the College Years have come and gone. Campus life is in the rear view mirror. It's further back for some than...  read the rest

I'm Very Thankful...

This time of year we tend to look around us and take inventory of all our many blessings. It's a time to give Thanks for all that we hold dear. I'm very Thankful for a lot of things in my life...here are a few -

• I'm Thankful for stress free Sundays - This season I never have to worry about a nail biting game that will have playoff implications.


• I'm Thankful for expensive PSL's and Season Tickets - Had I not already purchased the tickets....I would be...  read the rest

  That's soooo Raven...

  brought forth this day: 2010-11-17 19:08:21
  I really want to write a spirited rant about the game and how any team that would name themselves after something as mundane as a Raven should get the shit kicked out'em. How the Panthers, albeit bad, has a shot and could find some positive in a win, even in a lost season. But I can't. I can't even muster the internal optimism to lie to myself and you. Now don't get me wrong...I'm still a fan and I'll always support 'em. I'd rather shit a cactus than have this kind of...  read the rest

  We don't even look good on a Mexican TV

  brought forth this day: 2010-11-10 19:46:06
  I thought being in a dingy Mexican bar drinking tequila might make the Panthers look better. Well......Me equivoque. Like looking at your penis thru a magnifying glass (careful don't do that in the sun), I was hoping it would give a different version of the reality. But as the saying goes - You can paint a turd gold....but it's still a turd. In our case...we painted a bunch of turds blue, gave them a bunch of money, and hoped they would magically turn into gold. I guess we hoped...  read the rest

  Oh When the Saints Come Marching In...

  brought forth this day: 2010-11-03 18:41:34
  "Oh When the Saints, go marching in. Oh when the saints go march-ing in. You'd bet-ter not be on the defense....when the Saints' go marching in".
  
  Well, that little song ain't as scary as it once was. The Saints aren't as high powered as they once were. Their running game is sputtering, the passing game is struggling. Lately, Brees has been the patron Saint of Interceptions. And our defense will need him to "bless" us with a record number of 'em if we're gonna have a...  read the rest

  I'm not one to dwell in the past...

  brought forth this day: 2010-10-28 10:05:14
  ...But if you didn't have fun Sunday.....sorry, we're just not your kind of people. You'd be better off hanging out with pedophiles, meth addicts or Democrats! (Don't worry, I'm not gonna get all political but it is election season and the TGRC Rocks The Vote!) ((Does MTV even use that anymore?))
  
  What else could you have possibly wanted? We had a drunken Elf, a baby jumping Doctor, a displaced Buffalonian: circa '87, a discount coffee getting Senior, a Horace Grant meets a...  read the rest

  Ba-Ba-BOBCATS! You wanna read this start to finish

  brought forth this day: 2010-10-20 17:59:45
  "It's amazing, I'm the reason, everybody is fired up this evening..." Kanye West
  
  Long before the Panthers were a twinkle in the eye of the Charlotte community there was another sports team that captivated the city. A team that brought the first professional sports "buzz" (pun completely intended) to the state. And to say they were welcomed and supported would be an understatement. When the Charlotte Hornets opened their first home game in 1988 more than half of the sold out...  read the rest

  These are the times that try men's souls...

  brought forth this day: 2010-10-13 17:52:46
  I just made that up. You should write that down. That'll probably be famous.
  
  It's about perservereance people. Sure, you could throw in the towel and say "0-5, we've got no shot at the playoffs...I'll find something else to do with my time" Well, unless your naked you're not gonna have more fun than you are in the parking lot. I think a prime example of that was this past Sunday. Tailgate was great! Don't even know where to begin -- We had young Ditka's, we had your...  read the rest

  Da Bearsss...

  brought forth this day: 2010-10-07 09:48:54
  You can feel the season starting to change. There's a crispness and chill to the morning air. The Panthers actually made it a game against the Saints. The leaves are starting to turn. In the afternoons, you're relaxing with a nice glass of bourbon or scotch vs. a refreshing vodka/tonic (apparently Dwayne Jarrett relaxed with both all the time-byebye DJ). It's officially Fall and with it brings the "MEAT" of the Football and Tailgate season.
  
  And this Sunday is no exception....  read the rest

  Keep Hope Alive

  brought forth this day: 2010-09-29 17:42:08
  Now I know the Panthers aren't a good Football team. But before the season started I had HOPE - and it certainly wasn't supported by anything other than fan'dom....and that's OK. We all have Hopes and Dreams that, deep down, we know aren't gonna be realized.
  
  I'm sure there are pedophiles who dream about having countless kids delivered to their door for long sleepovers. And having the parents, not only approve, but drive 'em over.
  
  There's gotta be drug addicts who wish...  read the rest

  Jimmy Throws the Ball Hard...

  brought forth this day: 2010-09-22 20:23:47
  Hey Panthers.....it's one thing to drop a seafood and curry filled Gila-Monster dump on the road in someone else's house.....but in front of your own fans? At least give us a courtesy flush or strike a match, ...Damn!?!? The joint still stinks from that performance Sunday. Smells like someone cooked a bunch of cabbage in your grandma's orthopedic shoes, strained them thru the crotch of her panty hose and served them in her week old crusty Depends. Now, I apologize to all the...  read the rest

  Kurplunk-Splatty-Sploosh-Frrrppphh!

  brought forth this day: 2010-09-15 21:37:25
  That's the sound of the Turd that the Panthers dropped on Sunday. The recap of the Panthers first game and every one of my prom dates were exactly the same...."Decent first half and moved the ball well....but made too many mistakes, stopped doing what you do best and ultimately left a lot to be desired".
  But unlike me and prom dates....the Panthers had the chance to score multiple times. Now they've just got to actually do it - Nobody's out of it after week one.
  
  On a...  read the rest

  Knock...Knock...

  brought forth this day: 2010-09-08 19:06:27
  (An early Sunday morning - doorbell rings)
  Football Season: (Ding Dong) I'm baaaack, Let's Go!
  You: Hello....OHH....Football Season! I wasn't expecting you just yet. I was just....
  Football Season: I don't give a Damn what you just doing!!! You knew I was coming. Now I'm here and your standing there scratching your a$$. Put on some britches, grab a hat and a BC powder and let's go!
  You: ......
  
  Your next response is a defining moment. It'll...  read the rest

  From the Horses Mouth

  brought forth this day: 2010-08-19 00:00:00
  I've heard the rumors.... the back alley whispers. I've sensed the uncertainty, doubt and tension.
  "Will there be a Tailgate, Saturday?"...."Will the truck be there"..."Are they building Jason a new liver out of Big Red's old gas tank?"
  
  Well let me set the dam record straight..... like Brett Favre, Ric Flair, Keith Richards and crabs on a college campus.....WE AIN'T GOING NO WHERE, BABY!!!!!!
  
  Did you think an injury would stop us? No one person is bigger than the...  read the rest

  ALL THINGS - BUFFALO WINGS!

  brought forth this day: 2009-10-15 15:33:38
  We all have a story about a high school guy or girl we knew that was very ugly. No one wanted to date or hang around. Maybe you were that person.
  
  But then, you see this person in the future and he/she is remarkably different. They went from a pimply faced, overweight, greasy hair, Dungeons and Dragons dressing, get beat-up and write about it their journal, never seen a real b00bie, Crap-bag... to a bronzed skinned, ripped abs, perfect hair, trend setting, never f'd with,...  read the rest

  Battle of Bull Run

  brought forth this day: 2009-10-08 15:00:07
  You know how you felt when you were really hoping you were going somewhere cool on the family vacation, like a far away amusement park or cool beach or something F'ing awesome...but instead it turned out to be a trip to an Amish woodworking village or some crappy lake full of mosquitoes and rednecks? Well, the season has kinda started off the same way. Sure we had high hopes for the team and right now they kinda look like an overweight fat kid with a mullet and cut off jean...  read the rest

  I feel Better Now

  brought forth this day: 2009-09-17 14:53:21
  Sunday, Sept. 13th 7:15am till 1:28pm = AWESOME!
  
  Sunday, Sept. 13th 1:29 till 4:00pm = Miserable!
  
  It's taken some time to get over things. The body recouping form the tailgate....the heart and mind from the game.
  
  The tailgate was top-shelf! When it's rolling hard by 8:00...it's a good day. To recap a few hilites -
  
  Beers cracked by 7:30.
  
  NFL Live came by for interview - apparently we were on TV. Our PSL seat neighbors saw us.
  
  Rusty did the days first beer bong...  read the rest

  You might wanna get something to drink for this.....I've got a lot to say!

  brought forth this day: 2009-09-10 15:24:38
  It's just days away....can you smell it? Can you taste it? Is your stomach in knots? Are you nervous? You feel like you're gonna vomit? You need to pinch your bathing suit area to keep from peeing a little bit? It's OK.....it's normal. Embrace it, let take hold.....breath it in, salivate over it, double over at the waist, throw up on the floor and piss all over yourself....we understand. But this reaction isn't caused by bad sushi, the swine flu, an overactive bladder or Obama's...  read the rest

  Pre-Season

  brought forth this day: 2009-08-26 00:00:00
  Now, I know some of you probably feel like you are ready to go. Probably feel like you are in game shape right now. If it were for real tomorrow, you feel like you could lace'em up and pick up where you left off last year. Well...YOU'RE WRONG. Off season conditioning is good...and I know many of you have conditioned the hell out of yourselves. But it's different when it's game time. Tailgate shape is different. Takes a different effort. Takes a different mental and physical...  read the rest