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This is undoubtedly not the "cool" response, but, having been to each of the Sun Bowl, Orange Bowl, and Fiesta Bowl "official" tailgates, I can honestly say that at every one of them I have had a chance to eat and drink as much as I have wanted [and more than I should have] without much in the way of lines, have managed to pick up about as much swag -- buttons, towels, etc. -- as I could carry, have heard the Band play pretty much everything they know, and [at least at the Fiesta Bowl] have seen more "celebs" [i.e., former Stanford/now-pro athletes from multiple sports] by far than at any other "official" gatherings.  Plus, at the Fiesta Bowl, they had big screens to watch opther games and a variety of kid-friendly activities.  There have always been enough tables to sit at with as many family/friends as you can muster.

Finally, at both the Orange and Fiesta Bowls, I would have had no problem at all unloading any extra tailgate tickets at the door, given that both were sell-outs and there were plenty of people asking and willing to pay for any extra tickets.

In short, the rather steep price notwithstanding, I have nothing at all bad to say about the past three, and I'm certainly hoping this will match them.  Of course, every venue is different, and past results are no guarantee of future success, but I'm very glad I went to the previous ones and left a meeting early to make sure I got may tickets for this one.

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This is undoubtedly not the "cool" response, but, having been to each of the Sun Bowl, Orange Bowl, and Fiesta Bowl "official" tailgates, I can honestly say that at every one of them I have had a chance to eat and drink as much as I have wanted [and more than I should have] without much in the way of lines, have managed to pick up about as much swag -- buttons, towels, etc. -- as I could carry, have heard the Band play pretty much everything they know, and [at least at the Fiesta Bowl] have seen more "celebs" [i.e., former Stanford/now-pro athletes from multiple sports] by far than at any other "official" gatherings.  Plus, at the Fiesta Bowl, they had big screens to watch opther games and a variety of kid-friendly activities.  There have always been enough tables to sit at with as many family/friends as you can muster.

Finally, at both the Orange and Fiesta Bowls, I would have had no problem at all unloading any extra tailgate tickets at the door, given that both were sell-outs and there were plenty of people asking and willing to pay for any extra tickets.

In short, the rather steep price notwithstanding, I have nothing at all bad to say about the past three, and I'm certainly hoping this will match them.  Of course, every venue is different, and past results are no guarantee of future success, but I'm very glad I went to the previous ones and left a meeting early to make sure I got may tickets for this one.