Craig’s Corner

I am writing this real quick, so you all can get going for Saturday’s tailgate.

This will (hopefully) be the first annual Craig’s Corner Tailgater of the Year award presentation, which will be announced at the last home tailgate of the season.

All you need to do is bring your best food and atmosphere which will then be judged by myself and others (aka the ’secret panel’). This will happen every tailgate this season at Gillette, and I will be keeping a collection of notes and results.

I will come up with some sort of prize or trophy, so you will actually win something … Continue Reading

Ahhh, another successful venture into the chilly Razor.

Last night’s match against an upstart Toronto side had fans coming from each side of the border, which led to an incredible tailgate. No surprise though, there always has to be something that doesn’t quite push the tailgate into that “A” range. At least this time it was something that nobody can control - the weather.

Almost all the tailgates that we’ve had this year include some sort of lame weather. Cloudy. Rainy. Cold. All the above. And the ones that did have nice weather were the games that the scheduling geniuses placed in … Continue Reading

Well here goes number 2.

We’ll start by grading the last tailgate: D+

Honestly, midweek games are probably the worst time to have a game, so knowing my (or the Riders) luck, we have 5 this year. Sigh. With the game time slated for 7:30 in Foxboro, I knowingly took a half day from work just to be able to enjoy the full tailgate time, which starts at 5:30, allowing for delays in traffic. I mean seriously, we live in (or around) Boston, so we know how terrible traffic is and can be.

Long story short I ended up … Continue Reading