I am about to make this post while accepting my fate as an asshole:
I was planning all along to bring the wife, but one of my sons has tugged at her heart strings enough that she is bowing out and demanding I take him. That doesn't bother me as I have raised him as a massive Husker fan. She gives two shits about football. Anyway, now that I'm taking him, I have a logistical issue.
He is in 8th grade, and a starter on the 8th grade varsity team with football scrimmage Thursday after school. His scrimmage will go until around 5:45. By the time, I get him home and showered, it will be 6 pm at the earliest. We will high tail it to the stadium from Gardner, but I know we likely won't even get into the parking lot until 7 to 7:15. Bottom line is I won't be able to tailgate. I will barely even get into the stadium by kickoff.
Considering the whole tailgate idea was my idea, I now feel like a Giant Asshole. When I explained this to my wife, she looked at me and said try explaining that to your son while also facing the reality of not getting laid for the next month.
I deserve whatever shit you want to toss my direction.