KU and KSU fans kick off their college football season

THEY BEAT THE LINDENWOOD LIONS 48 TO 3. TOMORROW IS K-STATE'S TURN TO TAKE ON THE FIELD. THE CATS TAKE ON UT MARTIN IN MANHATTAN, AND FANS FROM ACROSS THE STATE WILL MAKE THE TRIP TO WATCH KSN'S. MOLLY JONES IS LIVE IN DARBY THIS MORNING AND MOLLY FANS ARE GETTING READY FOR OPENING WEEKEND. THAT'S RIGHT, YOU GUYS SAID IT. COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS HERE AND THAT MEANS PEOPLE ARE GETTING READY FOR THOSE GAMES THAT ARE HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND. AND I HAVE DAVE KERSTING HERE WITH ME THIS MORNING. DAVE IS A KSU ALUMNUS. HE HAS BEEN A SEASON TICKET HOLDER FOR 15 YEARS AND A TAILGATER FOR 15 YEARS. AND WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH HIS SETUP REAL QUICK. SO WE'VE GOT SOME GATORADE HERE. OF COURSE, EVEN THE GATORADE IS PURPLE, SO THAT'S INCREDIBLE. AND WE'VE GOT SOME CUPS. THE K-STATE LUNCHBOX, LOTS OF K-STATE GEAR IN HERE. JUST SO MAKE SURE YOU'RE ALL DECKED OUT IN PURPLE FOOTBALL. YOU CAN. YOU KNOW, THROW IT AROUND THE TAILGATE ALL THAT FUN STUFF. AND LET ME SHOW YOU THE THE STAR OF THE SHOW HERE. LET'S GET THE THE SLAB OF RIBS HERE. YES. CHECK THIS OUT. THIS SAYS K-STATE TAILGATE. IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF. I'M GONNA HAVE TO STOP BY FOR SURE. AND, UH, CHECK OUT THOSE RIBS. BUT I'M GONNA TALK TO DAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE. SO, DAVE, TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT KIND OF WHAT GOES INTO MAKING THIS TAILGATE HAPPEN. A LOT OF THE GUYS, WE SOME OF THE GUYS I WENT TO COLLEGE WITH AT K-STATE, THEY LIVE UP IN MANHATTAN, JUNCTION CITY AND IT'S NOT YOUR ORDINARY TAILGATE AS YOU JUST HELD THE RIBS. WE EAT PRETTY GOOD UP THERE, BUT IT'S JUST A TIME. IT'S BEEN A LONG SEVEN MONTHS AND WE'VE BEEN DYING TO GET BACK UP THERE TO GO HANG OUT, EAT GOOD, AND SIT BACK WITH ALL OUR FRIENDS AND CELEBRATE A K-STATE HOME GAME AND USUALLY A VICTORY. YES. YEAH, AND I LIKE WHAT YOU SAID EARLIER. YOU SAID NO, NO HAMBURGERS, NO HOT DOGS. YOU DO RIBS, STEAKS, ALL SORTS OF FUN STUFF. AND SO WHAT IS IT ABOUT TAILGATING THAT YOU ENJOY SO MUCH THAT YOU THAT YOU LOVE? WELL, IT'S JUST BEING IN MANHATTAN AT THE STADIUM WITH ALL THE OTHER THOUSANDS OF K STATERS AND ALL THE FRIENDS THAT ARE AT THE TAILGATE AND ALL THE ONES THAT KIND OF COME BY, IT'S KIND OF A GATHERING PLACE. EVERYONE KNOWS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE. SO IT'S PRETTY FUN FOR EVERYBODY TO HANG OUT. PLUS, MY SON AND GRANDKIDS AND MY SON'S WIFE. YEAH, THEY'LL ALL BE THERE. SO THAT MAKES IT EXTRA SPECIAL. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY. OH YES. LOVE THAT. WELL, I LOVE THE PASSION. I LOVE TO SEE ALL THE HARD WORK GOING INTO MAKING THAT GAME EXTRA, EXTRA SPECIAL. EDDIE ALEXIS, BACK TO PRODUCTS. WE ARE ONE DAY AWAY FROM K-STATE, KICKING OFF THEIR FOOTBALL SEASON AND FANS ARE READY TO MAKE THE TRIP TO MANHATTAN. KSN'S MORLEY JONES IS LIVE IN DERBY THIS MORNING, AND MORLEY GOT FANS THERE WAITING WITH YOU. OH YES, WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THAT IN JUST A SECOND. BUT FIRST I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME TAILGATE ESSENTIALS THAT DAVE'S GOT GOING HERE. SO WE GOT THE POWERADE, THE GATORADE AND PRO TIP I'M NOT AUTHORIZED TO GIVE TAILGATING TIPS, BUT MY TIP IS MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING YOU HAVE IS YOUR TEAM'S COLOR. SO THEN THAT WAY, NO ONE GETS CONFUSED. THERE'S NO CONFUSION. WILDCATS EVERYWHERE, PURPLE EVERYWHERE. KOOZIES CUPS, HATS AND OF COURSE, THE FOOTBALL. THROW AROUND FOOTBALL. GET YOUR PRACTICE IN. THAT'S ALWAYS A GREAT THING. AND THEN WE'VE GOT, UH, LET ME SHOW YOU. OH, YEAH. CHECK THIS OUT. THEY GOT THE SLAB OF RIBS. HE SAID THAT THE HAMBURGERS AND HOT DOGS. UH, YOU GOT YOU GOT TO DO RIBS AND STEAKS AND SUPER FUN STUFF. SO, DAVE, COME ON IN HERE AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT YOUR TAILGATE AND WHY YOU DO THIS EACH YEAR. 15 YEARS. WELL, IT'S BEEN LONGER THAN THAT ACTUALLY. BUT WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL, K-STATE WASN'T VERY GOOD. SO IT'S BEEN REALLY NICE SINCE WE'VE HAD TO TURN AROUND WITH COACH SNYDER. EVERYONE LOVES GOING TO THE GAMES, AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE AT THE GAME, YOU MIGHT AS WELL TAILGATE. AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO TAILGATE, YOU'RE RIGHT. NO HAMBURGERS, NO HOT DOGS. LET'S EAT REAL FOOD, GOOD FOOD AND THE GUYS ARE EXCELLENT. GRILLERS. SO IT JUST MAKES IT A GREAT DAY. AND YOU'RE TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS AND THE COMMUNITY IT BRINGS. WHY IS IT THAT YOU'RE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT K-STATE AND K-STATE FOOTBALL? WELL, LIKE I SAID, IT'S BEEN A LOT MORE FUN THAT WE'VE BEEN WINNING. GOING TO BOWL GAMES AND SO FORTH, WINNING CONFERENCE TITLES. UM, SO MANY OF YOUR FRIENDS FROM COLLEGE OR FROM DERBY, WICHITA AREA SHOW UP. IT'S JUST A GREAT GATHERING PLACE. EVERYBODY'S ALL SMILES HAVING FUN, EATING AND DRINKING TOGETHER, ENJOYING, ENJOYING WILDCAT FOOTBALL. GREAT STUFF THERE. AND GUYS, I HAVE GOOD NEWS. DAVE AND I WERE TALKING AND HE SAID THAT EVEN FANS FROM THE OTHER TEAMS ARE WELCOME. SO THAT MEANS ME. SEPTEMBER 28TH. THE COWBOY THAT I AM, I AM WELCOME. SO I'M GOING TO GO FIND DAVE AND HAVE SOME OF THOSE RIBS.