There is the parking lot just to the north side of the Lincoln Journal Star parking lot in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska that comes alive on Husker game days. I park here every day of the week when I go to school at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and it is always just seems like an empty parking lot to me. But on game day saturdays there is not a spot in this parking lot that isn't taken by a fan.
Tents, buses, RV's, and trailers full of televisions and beer coolers flow into the parking lot. As everything is unpacked the drinking begins and the festivities start. There is loud music and football chants to be heard all around and can be heard for blocks all the way into downtown Lincoln. The streets now run red with people wearing their husker gear and heading to their favorite hangouts. And everyone seems to stop by here just to see what is going on. Hundreds of people are packed into this parking lot and bang against eachother while they move around. Beer flows like water, and the football games are shown on all the TVs in everyone's tailgate spot.
As the game comes closer and its time for the fans to move to funnel into the stadium, the parking lot thins out. There is more room to walk around and to play games and everything isn't so bunched together. The beer still flows and who ever is left behind from the game watches here and still has a great time. This past weekend was the first time I was at this particular tailgate and now I know that it won't be my last.
