The go-to podcast for college football tailgates, NFL game day culture, and the people who make it legendary. If you live for the parking lot as much as the game, you're in the right place. Every week host Luke Lorick brings you conversations with the tailgaters, hosts, operators, athletes, and personalities who define game day culture across America. Whether it's a 25-year tradition at the University of Texas, a sold-out pregame at SoFi Stadium, or a first-time host figuring out how to run a paid tailgate — we tell the stories that don't make the highlight reel but make the experience unforgettable. We also cover the business side — how to host your own tailgate, how to sell tickets, how to build a community around your setup, and what it really takes to turn a passion into an operation. Powered by Tailgate Connect — the easiest way to find and host tailgate events across the country. New episodes every Thursday a
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Episode #25
Rose Bowl MVP Tom Ramsey on NIL, College Football, and the Perfect Tailgate
Aug 13, 202637 minS1
Tom Ramsey played in the 1983 Rose Bowl, took home MVP honors, went on to play in the NFL, earned a spot in the Hall of Fame, and spent years breaking down college football on ESPN Radio. He's seen the game from every angle — player, pro, broadcaster — and he has stories for all of it. Tom joins Luke for one of the most football-heavy episodes in TGC podcast history. They cover what the 1983 Rose Bowl tailgate scene actually looked like, how college football has been completely transformed by NIL and the transfer portal, what great coaches have in common beyond X's and O's, and what Tom believes makes a tailgate truly legendary — hint: it's less about the setup than most people think. What we cover: Playing in and winning MVP of the 1983 Rose Bowl · The tailgate scene at college football's biggest game · How NIL and the transfer portal have changed the sport he played · What separates great coaches — character, culture, and community · Behind-the-scenes ESPN Radio stories you won't hear anywhere else · What actually makes a tailgate legendary according to a former NFL quarterback · Double-fisting beers and the honest truth about football culture Find Tom Ramsey → ESPN Radio Find tailgate events near you → tailgateconnect.com
He Quit Counseling to Build a Tailgate Empire | Lee Thomas, Tailgate Party Committee
Jun 11, 202656 minS1
<p>Most people bring a cooler and some chairs. Lee brings inflatable houses, giant LED TVs, custom games, and Super Bowl ticket giveaways. The founder of the Tailgate Party Committee spent years as a high school counselor before deciding the parking lot was calling — and he answered by building one of the most over-the-top tailgating operations in the country.</p><p>Lee joins Luke to walk through how a counselor's instinct for reading people and defusing conflict turned out to be the exact skill set a traveling nationwide tailgate empire needed. From coast to coast, in snow and heat, at NF...
He Grills at First Base — Inside Banana Ball's Wildest Coach | Coach Bart, Texas Tailgaters
Apr 9, 202643 minS1
<p>He coaches first base in a floppy hat, short shorts, white Nikes, and a six-pack beer belt — while running a lit grill. Meet Coach Bart, the utility man of the Texas Tailgators, and the most authentically tailgate human being in professional sports.</p><p>Andrew "Coach Bart" Bartman spent 12 years coaching college baseball, two years running the world's biggest baseball coaches convention, and six years as USA Baseball's Director of Coaching Development before landing exactly where he was always meant to be: grilling hamburgers at first base in front of thousands of screaming fans while simultaneously coaching base runners, as...
Cornhole Is Going to the Olympics — and Paying Six-Figure Salaries | Athena Delgado, ACL
Mar 26, 202651 minS1
<p>Cornhole started as a backyard game people played at tailgates. Today it's on ESPN, it's paying six-figure salaries, and it's pushing for the Olympics. Athena Delgado, National Director of Player Engagement for the American Cornhole League, joins Luke to explain how that happened — and why cornhole and tailgating will be inseparable for generations to come.</p><p>Luke and Athena have history — they judged a cornhole trick shot competition on ESPN's The Ocho, then teamed up for the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl tailgating challenge in Tucson. In this episode they break down the full rise of the ACL, what prof...
Inside the Wildest Tailgate in College Football | Official Ken, LSU
Feb 12, 202644 minS1
<p>If you've ever wondered what it looks like when someone takes their love for a team to a completely different level — this is that episode. Kendrick, known as Official Ken, is the LSU superfan whose reaction videos have hit 1.2 million views in two days, earned shoutouts from Shaq, Ryan Clark, and Marcus Spear, and made Tiger Nation feel like the loudest community in college football.</p><p>Luke and Kendrick break down what it's like to tailgate at LSU's Death Valley night games, why the pregame atmosphere in Baton Rouge is unlike anywhere else in the SEC, the food th...
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