There Is an Actual Professor of Tailgating — and His Research Will Surprise You | Dr. Andy Gillentine

There is literally a professor of tailgating. Dr. Andy Gillentine has spent 30 years at the University of South Carolina investigating the phenomenon of tailgating — what drives people to sit in a 105-degree parking lot in August, what the legal and economic implications are, and how universities can make game day safer and better. He turned all of it into the first honors class on tailgating ever offered at a major university.Dr. Andy joins Luke to break down what the class actually covers, what the research has revealed about why we tailgate, which yard games his students designed as a business project, and who he'd most want to tailgate with from Gamecocks history (the answer involves Steve Spurrier and a lot of bourbon stories).What we cover: 30 years studying tailgating at the University of South Carolina · The honors class curriculum — history, law, marketing, economics, food, and games · Why people sit in 105-degree heat before a football game (the sociology of tailgating) · Yard game innovation assignments and what students came up with · Local beer philosophy: always go for the lager · Favorite game: cornhole, but the Can Jam and ring-hook are underrated · Dream tailgate guests: Stephen Garcia and Coach Beamer