The Tailgate Society

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Category: SPORTS

  • Duke’s Zion Era Ends

    Duke’s Zion Era Ends

    While most folks aren’t Duke fans, it’s hard to not be a Zion fan. He’s received hype all season long, bringing more attention to the Duke Blue Devils than they probably deserved. Not to say the athletes on this team aren’t talented – it would be dumb to say a team with three top NBA […]

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  • TGS Contributor Baseball Predictions

    TGS Contributor Baseball Predictions

    It’s time for TGS contributors to make their predictions that are sure to be wrong!

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  • Round One: Must Watch Matchups

    Round One: Must Watch Matchups

    Ladies and gentlemen, it is March, which means we’ve entered the most wonderful time of the year. College basketball tournament season is only made sweeter when your team receives an invitation to the dance. On Sunday, the committee made their selection and we have our 68 teams, and our first round of matchups. While we […]

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  • Your 2019 Guide to the First Four

    Your 2019 Guide to the First Four

    This is becoming a bit of a tradition: I tell you about the First Four, and you learn a little bit (and probably fail to follow my advice). Two years ago, I picked both 11-seed games correctly…and completely whiffed on both 16-seed games. Last year, I picked both 16-seed games correctly…and completely whiffed on both […]

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  • The best golfer you probably forgot about

    The best golfer you probably forgot about

    In a 2004 interview, talking about using coconuts as practice balls, Vijay recalls his father saying “Little Vijay, golf balls don’t fall off trees. So I found some that did!”

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  • Stuff ‘N Things 2.03: Hawk Talk & Ranchmness

    Stuff ‘N Things 2.03: Hawk Talk & Ranchmness

    Welcome to the Stuff ‘N Things podcast! We’re talking a lot of Iowa sports and whatever nonsense we may drift off in to! We’re always open for questions, you can find us at @StuffNThingsPod on Twitter. Check it out, if you don’t like it, we’ll refund your money! This week we discuss the last couple […]

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  • Basic Brackets, B*tches

    Basic Brackets, B*tches

    Now that football is out of the way, we can focus on what really matters, college basketball. We’re getting close to the most exciting time in college basketball, tournament season. Specifically, teams competing for the National Championship. 68 men’s and 64 women’s basketball programs will be selected to go dancing. The teams selected will participate […]

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  • Stuff ‘N Things 2.02: Hawkeye Love is in the Air

    Stuff ‘N Things 2.02: Hawkeye Love is in the Air

    Welcome to the Stuff ‘N Things podcast! We’re talking a lot of Iowa sports and whatever nonsense we may drift off in to! We’re always open for questions, you can find us at @StuffNThingsPod on Twitter. Check it out, if you don’t like it, we’ll refund your money! On this installment of the Stuff ‘N […]

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  • Ranking the Logos of the AAF

    Ranking the Logos of the AAF

    The NFL season has finally come to a close, but luckily this year the football hangover doesn’t kick in immediately. Instead the Alliance of American Football made its debut just six days after the Super Bowl. The AAF is similar to all other forms of American football with a few changes, but we’re not here […]

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  • National Signing Day: What Would You Do

    National Signing Day: What Would You Do

    National Signing Day is a huge moment for thousands of high school athletes every year. For most, choosing a school is the biggest decision they’ve made so far in their lives. We decided to put ourselves in their shoes, asking “If you were a five-star football recruit, where would you go? And how would you […]

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