M Go Tailgate

What a week! After grinding out that hard-fought victory against Oklahoma, we turn our attention to the UTEP Miners for a 3:30 PM afternoon kickoff this Saturday, September 19.

SPECIAL NOTE:  Have you ever wanted to be a part of the drive in crew?  We are looking for a driver for our third vehicle to bring in items.  While we prefer 7 am arrival and end of game departure, we might be able to support 11 am arrival.  What you get his the honor of being a part of the crew and a blue lot parking pass for the game.  Please contact Ken or Rich directly if you are interested.

With a 3:30 PM game, we get the sweet spot for tailgating: plenty of time to set up without the rush of getting things ready for people to be in for a noon kickoff.  That said, someone might have to wake us up from naps as the lot still opens at 6am. The nice thing is it gives us enough afternoon daylight to enjoy the whole spread before heading into the Big House.

Hello, are you new here? If so, here are the details you need to know. We run M Go Tailgate for fun—this is not a business or a catered affair. If you found your way here, ask whoever invited you for the password to sign up or see the location link above. To make things easy, we ask for a contribution for the main course along with pop and water. This makes sure the main course is there and ready to go for everyone. In the past we had people show up with required items right before game time and people were not able to eat.

So here is what you need to do:

• Find the sign up link at the bottom of the post
• Use the magic password to access the signup
• Select YES or NO for your RSVP
• Add in the number of adults and children in your party
• Select the number of adults and children for the main course contribution
• Select side dish and/or dessert (or one of the special items each week) for your party size
• Select the number for keg beer/seltzer if desired

We have heard from many of the regulars who will not be attending the tailgate and game this week.  If that’s you this week, kindly respond, and decline.  This helps us plan for shopping and we know many people will not make this game with the start of the Big10 conference games only a week away.  

Menu: Traditional Tailgate Fare As much as we would love to pull off a BBQ tailgate in honor of Texas, we lost our shirts last time we did that.  So we will be kicking off with burgers, dogs, and even some more sausages along with all the fixin’s and some other things. Make a plate, grab a bun, whatever works for you. As always, we will have hotdogs for the kids, or even that stubborn high schooler who refuses to eat anything else… Outside of the main course, pop, and water, we ask that you continue to contribute sides, desserts, and whatever surprise dishes you want to show off.

Please be sure to include what you’re bringing in the signup comments so we don’t end up with a dozen bags of chips and the same containers of Kroger cookies (again). By now we think everyone knows the drill. If you have questions, ask one of us before Saturday.

As a reminder, please check in with Ken or Rich when you arrive. It helps us to settle up and to know who is in each group. As you can imagine, we always have guests we do not recognize and want to ensure we do not catch them off guard with the “who are you with” questions. Thanks for your help with this.

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📍 Location: We’ll do our best to snag the usual spot, but as you know it’s sometimes a bit of musical chairs.

⏰ Tailgate starts: Around 11:00 AM and TVs on for the noon games. The setup crew will be rolling in early to raise the flags. With the late afternoon gametime we will have the main food ready sometime before noon.  We will not be serving breakfast this week.

💵 Contribution: $15/adult covers the mains, soda, and water. Kids discounted as usual. If cost is ever an issue, just let a host know — we’d always rather have you there. If you plan on just stopping to say hello, or not eating the main course, no contribution is required.

Other tailgate notes:

• Grill Access: Grill will be available for anyone with dietary needs or DIY cooking.
• KEG BEER & SELTZER: Will be available again this week for a $10 contribution. Be sure to sign up. Brands and flavors are TBD based on availability.
• BYOB still applies: Community blue cooler rules: add some, take some.
• Booze stash: Had some great contributions with the first two games of the season, so bring what you want to share. We do not always put it all out, so just ask.

Signup link: 2026 Game 3 UTEP Miners (password is the same clever twist as last year). If you need the password please reach out to one of the hosts or whoever invited you.

Go Blue! 💛💙