Northwestern University
Balloons help people find us.
Player's families gather too.
He lost his head to these two lovelies.
We're all ears for NU football.
Jeff Shein, a linebacker on the '96 Rose Bowl team, digs into a French toast creation. Notice the Rose Bowl ring?
Ryan Field/Dyche Stadium a great old stadium that has seen a lot of great times.
Rows and rows of Wildcat tailgate encampments.
There's always room for Jell-o, but what's in this batch?
The new Coleman Road Trip Grill is great for breakfast burritos.
These cookies look great Barbie!
Oh no, Mr. Bill!
We remember the GREAT Randy Walker, a class act!
Dan Farris, the band director leads the fans in Wildcat Alley in the Push On Song. One of America's top ten fight songs.
Free?
The word WALK is for the late Randy Walker, NUs coach who died this summer.
The Cats score, the fans light it up and this is college football.
This is no small time program!
Go you Northwestern .........
Tradition is Northwestern
The following are shots from a couple of years. The names and faces may change, but Northwestern is the Big Ten's Class Act!
Friday nights before a game find that same NUMB practicing
until dark............................................
But Saturday morning has tailgaters preparing for a big day.
John Scholvin and Steve Poth set up their home made flagpole
Joe Mroczkowski, Diana Guinta, Bonnie Rennemann, Jon Redding and Dawn Rozek have a breakfast set-up.
See Diana's Breakfast Casserole recipe in our recipe section.
Thanks to ESPN we get these cold morning games, but the Storm family has a kerosene
heater warming the coffee
Robert La Veau with Steve and Lori Dick
Some tailgaters are serious brat eaters like Pat Casey
Michelle Boyce cooks Johnsonville breakfast sausages
Aimee Swisshelm, Michelle, Brendan Boyce, Ben Banta and Bruce Swisshelm with a Coleman fireplace.
Laura Van Genderen, husband Mark, and Jeff Jousma, Northwestern's Dutch contingent pose in front of their famous tailgate nachos. Check them out in the recipe section.
The NUTS have a Coleman gas log, really.....along with satelite dish and more
Northwestern University Tailgating Society founders Dave Neidballa, Greg Kameika and Greg Neidballa
The NU tailgate lots are full more than two hours before the game.
Just follow the paw prints to Wildcat Alley
These are neat Kid games
Free beer, really!!!!!!
The NUMB livens things up in Wildcat Alley.
Inside the stadium, the band fires up the crowd.
Halftime
Willie the Wildcat stirs things up in one of Americas best student sections.
A view from the upper deck shows that NU is right on Lake Michigan.
You can see downtown Chicago quite well too.
Tents
Team Tiles
Thunder Mug
