Tailgating is a time-honored tradition for American college students, especially at big state universities or D-1 athletic schools. It’s great because you don’t actually have to know anything about sports, just come filled with pride for your college.
We combed through some of the hashtags people were using to post photos from gameday — #rolltide #HookEm #nolenation — and collected a batch of images to show what tailgaiting is like at various campuses around the country. For good measure, we included a few shots from inside the stadiums too, because how could we not show off people using jetpacks and parachutes above the football field?!
Check out the images below, and if you want us to add yours, tweet it to us: @HuffPostCollege or @HuffPostPhoto.
Does your school have a motherflippin jet pack??? NO! #HookEm pic.twitter.com/OjYAaYBHc0
— Mitchell Schwartz (@MitchKSchwartz) August 31, 2014
@HuffPostCollege We’re celebrating #WPHomecoming today at William Paterson University in NJ! #HPTailGate pic.twitter.com/b3Z1uaUbTe
— William Paterson (@wpunj_edu) September 20, 2014
From the Only In Baton Rouge department: #LSU fans have a "beer coffin." Awesome. pic.twitter.com/D5FqEs0hUf
— Teddy Mitrosilis (@TMitrosilis) September 20, 2014
@gamedayND Nothing cooler than the @us_navyseals jumping in the game ball for ND vs. Michigan #GoIrish #NDGameDay pic.twitter.com/bnXB6PzAzq
— Dan Tyszka (@dttyszka) September 8, 2014
Selfie in #TheSwamp last night! Great triple OT win! #GatorNation pic.twitter.com/dI0gjQwGP8
— D.Green ™ (@D1_Green11) September 14, 2014
Nearly 4 hours from kick and this campus is absolutely packed. Best college atmosphere in the country. #GoIrish pic.twitter.com/RYyW5cs37u
— Brian Pracht (@BrianPracht) September 6, 2014
Fans are now singing ‘Sweet Home Alabama’- we’re singing from our people watching perch #rolltide pic.twitter.com/I036uXcQRT
— Victoria Sheehan (@ToriSheehan15) September 13, 2014
Students are gearing up for Michigan at the pep rally!!! #goirish #goblue pic.twitter.com/otf0o3yiie
— Notre Dame on NBC (@NDonNBC) September 5, 2014
FSU survives Clemson in OT thriller #FSUvsCLEM #FSU #Seminoles #crazygame pic.twitter.com/JWVUzRPCZw
— Paul Barry (@jpbarryjr) September 21, 2014
Thank you #NoleNation for THIS!!! It just doesn’t get any better. #FSU #1 #BeatNCState pic.twitter.com/qviAfPkCgp
— Daniel Glauser (@DanielGlauser1) September 22, 2014
Tailgating in Tally!!! #Nolenation #fsutwitter pic.twitter.com/hQiNmrOVlL
— J Hamlin (@Jrock4813) September 20, 2014
Happy #SolidOrange Friday #Clemson Family.If you sleep-in tomorrow, you’ll miss 100K of your closest friends arrive pic.twitter.com/1i7JhavdEP
— Clemson Buzzz (@ClemsonBuzzz) September 5, 2014
@WVUfootball always love seeing this in person #stripethestadium pic.twitter.com/jVwXkKF1Au
— Nathan O’Dell (@RxODell) September 21, 2014
Did we see out tailgating in Iowa City before the #CyHawk game? Check the gallery: http://t.co/Tws0vS8ayZ pic.twitter.com/RcHUaD7B2P
— IC Press-Citizen (@presscitizen) September 13, 2014
Come tailgate with us and @UMDLakEffect! #bulldogs pic.twitter.com/XwqBtumQMm
— UMD Northern Lights (@UMD_Lights) September 20, 2014
This is Happy Valley. Penn State vs. UMass at 4p #107kstrong #WeAre pic.twitter.com/uI7dKpG53P
— PJ Mullen (@psuPJ) September 20, 2014
Bringing the wood. @OU_Football @OU_Athletics #BoomerSooner pic.twitter.com/V22vrGnxvn
— Jake Hille (@JakeHille) September 20, 2014
I’m obsessed with my school. #sobeautiful #BoomerSooner ❤️ pic.twitter.com/vza5ppTwpl
— Ashlee Armon (@AshleeLen) September 15, 2014
Keep it classy, OU. #boomersooner pic.twitter.com/vQtltpTUEW
— Jesse Chambliss (@ChamBreezey) September 23, 2014
