5 weeks until kickoff...

[hawkeyebob62]

Living in Central Florida, I don't get to many games in Kinnick.

For me, it's turning on the TV early Saturday morning and watching the DVR of any Hawk games or pre-season shows I have saved off BTN. Around 11 (games are noon in our time zone), my fellow co-leader of local Hawkeye Club and I are texting back and forth before heading to the bar for game watch. The usual questions: Do you have the raffle tickets? Do we have enough prizes for this week?

I especially know it's the ISU game when the corn-harvesting combines appear on the TV screen. Heck, we could play them in November and they would still show corn being harvested.

 

[clim33]

Part two of the running series is here. I've been so busy this weekend golfing, working on the new RV for tailgating, and going to a family reunion that I almost forgot about the next installment. Last week the topic of discussion was bloody mary recipes. So let's go another direction this week.

What is the best part of gameday? Or better yet, what is that thing or event that happens that lets you know today is gameday?

For me it's pretty easy. It's that moment in the morning when you arrive in the tailgate lot and you see car after car with Hawk flags flying, grills, chairs, and canopies out, and everybody standing around having a good time. It's stepping out of the car into the crisp morning air, barely able to see your breath. It's the smell of sausages cooking and the sound of beers being cracked open. That's when I know, gameday has arrived.

I just got a new RV too. What kind you got man? I got a C class and might graduate up to an A class. Any tips so far? Anyone else?