Why do you tailgate? I attended the Mizzou vs Oklahoma State football game this past Saturday. Even though I attended Kansas University, I had all the MU black and gold clothing on to support the team! My idea of tailgating is to socialize with other team supporters before or after the BIG game. My emphasis though, has always been on ATTENDING the game for which we are tailgating. Evidently, others (my daughter included) don’t see the significance in actually going to the game. They tailgate (3 comments)