Did you spot our Socket van outside the main gates of Faurot Field on Saturday?

We were there celebrating the Tigers’ season opener against Southeast Louisiana! It’d have to rain a lot harder to prevent us from tailgating, even if the bread did get a bit soggy.

While the game wasn’t exactly close (the Tigers were ahead 28-0 halfway through the first quarter), it should still be a good warm-up before next week’s SEC opener against Georgia. And yes, we’ll be tailgating before that game too.

Starting on September 4th, on Tuesday nights there will be a Cyclo Cross Training series hosted on Socket's campus starting at 6 p.m.

Cyclo Cross is a form of bike racing on short courses that requires the rider to quickly dismount their bicycle to navigate obstructions like a steep muddy hill, and then quickly remount the cycle to continue the race.

The series will consist of two 20-minute races each night which will all be open category. Each event will have a $5 entry fee and require a USAC license. 

We hope your weekend was as fun as ours!

We were lucky enough to hang out at Kid City in Columbia, where we spent the day handing out balloons and candy. 

It turns out our balloons were more popular than we imagined! We ran out towards the end of the event, after blowing up nearly 600 of them with hand-held pumps.