Do You Put in the Same Effort for Pre-Season Tailgate Meals as the Regular Season?

[HIT BY SPIKES]

Now that the Giants @ Bills Pre-Season Game on Saturday August 9th is finally on the radar, the thought has occurred to me how on much effort I should put into this meal.

 

Do I step up and treat it as a "real" game and grill some GIANT hand formed fresh 1+ lb burgers and perhaps some GIANT turkey wings or do I take a less effort approach to slowly gear up for the Home Opener against the Ravens?

 

What are your thoughts?

 

Obviously, I am NOT going to attend the game since when I had Bills Seasons tickets 2 decades ago, I could NOT even give away the Pre-Season games.

 

Yeah I understand the Family Game is great for the kids and it is always nice to become re-acquainted with my American friends but it was such a long way to go for a meaningless game.

 

Much better to watch it at home carefully to evaluate the players.

 

Clearly, the first ear splitting song this year for each backyard tailgate will be no doubt this neighbourhood favourite...

 

 

 

[Gregg]

Sure, why not. Doesn't matter what time of year it is you always want to have a good tailgate. The one thing I will say is early in the year (Aug/early September) I may have a few waters along the way. When the weather cools off then its beer only.

[MikePJ76]

My biggest problem with tailgating at home pre season or regular season is getting my truck in the backyard.  It just won’t fit through the door of my fence.

 

the second problem I have is that I don’t have a truck.  
 

 

[JP51]

Yeah, thats a big no LOL 

[transient]

🤔 Yes... by default. I don't put any effort into regular season tailgating, either. 

[BillsPride12]

Nope.

 

Pizza and wings or simple burgers on the grill for preseason.  Go all out for the real thing! 

[Dablitzkrieg]

I don't remember ever having a preseason meal tbh

[US Egg]

1 hour ago, Dablitzkrieg said:

I don't remember ever having a preseason meal tbh

…..goes double for regular season, pre and post game.

[frostbitmic]

Nah, if the weather is good I'll throw something on the grill, if it's raining maybe I'll go to Nick Tahou's for a garbage plate.

 

The more I think about it, Garbage Plate it is whether it's Nick's or my own.

[HereComesTheReignAgain]

No!  I don't want to risk an injury.  I let the rookies and camp bodies handle the preseason tailgate.  Could you imagine the outrage if I tore a rotator cuff while shaking the wing basket during a meaningless pre season tailgate and my backup was forced into action and made subpar wings and wecks during the season!

 

Edited 10 hours ago by HereComesTheReignAgain

[HIT BY SPIKES]

25 minutes ago, HereComesTheReignAgain said:

No!  I don't want to risk an injury.  I let the rookies and camp bodies handle the preseason tailgate.  Could you imagine the outrage if I tore a rotator cuff while shaking the wing basket during a meaningless pre season tailgate and my backup was forced into action and made subpar wings and wecks during the season!

 

 

Safety first.

 

I get that.

 

 

 

45 minutes ago, frostbitmic said:

Nah, if the weather is good I'll throw something on the grill, if it's raining maybe I'll go to Nick Tahou's for a garbage plate.

 

The more I think about it, Garbage Plate it is whether it's Nick's or my own.

 

I wanted to upgrade a Garbage Plate with higher quality ingredients.

 

So I used a recipe I found on the web but made it gourmet.

 

I was so damn proud of myself.

 

I posted it on some Bills message board.

 

Death threats from Rochester soon followed.

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Dablitzkrieg said:

I don't remember ever having a preseason meal tbh

 

Heavy drinker?

 

 

 

Edited 9 hours ago by HIT BY SPIKES

[Orlando Buffalo]

In FL right now it is now like 90 degrees all day so tailgating is not happening at all. And since we are no longer in the drought I don't get excited for the preseason, but I will definitely watch. 

[Dablitzkrieg]

55 minutes ago, HIT BY SPIKES said:

 

Safety first.

 

I get that.

 

 

 

 

I wanted to upgrade a Garbage Plate with higher quality ingredients.

 

So I used a recipe I found on the web but made it gourmet.

 

I was so damn proud of myself.

 

I posted it on some Bills message board.

 

Death threats from Rochester soon followed.

 

 

 

 

Heavy drinker?

 

 

 

No.  I don't really care about preseason games

[The Firebaugh Kid]

Absolutely not. 

[Goin Breakdown]

A mans got to eat!!

[BuffaloBillyG]

Honestly, there are some days I forget there a Bills preseason game being played that day until it's started. 

[TBBills Fan]