Ohio State's Best Tailgate Has a Live DJ, Games & a Full Menu — Here's How | Maurice Colbert

He started hosting tailgates because he wanted to throw a party in a parking lot. Three years later, The Experience with Buckeye Mobile Entertainment is one of the most distinctive tailgating setups near the Schottenstein Center — with a live DJ, axe throwing, a private restroom on the tailgate trailer, and 60-115 fans showing up every home game ready to go from eight in the morning.

Maurice joins Luke to talk about what it took to build from year one, how hosting at Ohio State is different from any other market, the European guests who showed up through Tailgate Connect and loved every second of it, and why noon kickoffs are the villain of the tailgate world.

What we cover: Starting a tailgate business from scratch — what the first years taught him · Live DJ, axe throwing, and what sets The Experience apart · 60-70 guests per game with a peak of 115 for the Michigan game · European fans through Tailgate Connect who loved the chili-and-dressing spread · Tailgate trailer with a private bathroom (no porta potty lines) · 10-minute walk to Ohio Stadium — the best location near the Shoe · Why noon kickoffs are hard on everyone involved

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Intro

Luke 0:00

Welcome back to the Tailgate Connect podcast. I'm your host, Luke Lorick with Tailgating Challenge. I love all things tailgating. And our guest tonight is going to have a lot of fun with us. One of the most entertaining guests we've had so far on this program. We talked to Maurice and we talk about some buckeye, some Ohio State tailgating, and some tailgating. That's the part you're really going to listen to because he has some amazing stories from his tailgate. Stay tuned. All right, welcome back to the Tailgate Connect podcast. We're your home of all things tailgating, trying to connect you with the best tailgating experience of all time. Today we have a special guest with us. Maurice, welcome to the Tailgate Connect zone. How you doing,

Meet Maurice — "The Experience" is the name and the promise

Luke 1:11

sir?

Maurice 1:11

I'm good, man. Good. Thanks for having

Thanks for having me

Maurice 1:14

me.

Luke 1:14

No, I'm I'm excited for you to be here. I know like we've talked a little bit. And for those that don't know, Maurice, I don't know if this is like boosting you up too much, has one of the best tailgating experiences in Ohio State. Is that a fair statement,

Ohio State tailgate — one of the best experiences

Luke 1:28

sir?

Maurice 1:28

That is. That is. We, I mean, the business is called the experience. So that is definitely one of the best experiences that you'll have coming to our tailgate.

How did this passion start?

Luke 1:38

Awesome. All right. So Ohio State, the experience, and I'm sure you like to say the Ohio State University for us, so it all ties together. So, so tell I love to know like, how did you become so passionate that you wanted to have your own tailgate that you invite people to for home games for the Buckeyes?

Hosted at home, went to someone else's tailgate, started a business

Maurice 2:01

Well, it kind of started out at home. So I love hosting and uh have friends over and everything like that. And one day I went out with a couple of my other friends to someone else's tailgate. And I was like, oh man, this is kind of cool. And uh I took that passion from hosting at home and to saying, well, you know what? I'm an advocate uh Buckeye fan, and I got friends that love to, you know, come and do the same thing. I was like, well, you know what? I looked around and said, I'm gonna start a tailgate um business, and here we are. And I mean, people love it. We have the best experience. We got live DJs, great food. Um, the atmosphere is like no other.

How long? Third season as official tailgate company

Luke 2:45

So, how long have you been doing this now? Like what year did you start?

Maurice 2:50

Uh, so this is my third season um as an official uh tailgate company that's hosting. So, yeah, this is my third season.

What do you learn in the first two years?

Luke 3:01

Okay, so you got two years in the belt, so to speak, and you're all coming up on your third season. For those that are listening right now, and maybe they they just love tailgate and they're like, you know what, I think I might want to start a tailgate deal with with my alumni or my school. Like, what would you tell them? Because I feel like the first couple years of a business, you probably learn a lot. Is that a fair statement?

Tailgate trailer with grill and private bathroom sets them apart

Maurice 3:21

Man, it is. It's very, very um, you learn so much. Um it's just about, you know, getting the feedback from the people that come to the actual events and asking them, hey, you know, what can we make this uh experience better? You know, uh from the food, from um the selections of uh your your your lineup of your drinks um to the selection of the music. Hey, do you guys like the live DJ or do you guys like the playlist atmosphere? Uh what type of games do you guys want? Um so you learn those things. You learn uh about uh putting up tents. Hey, do you guys want a big tent? Do you guys not want tents? Uh for us, we have a tailgate trailer with a a grill and a bat private bathroom. So that kind of sets us apart. Um, there's you know no need for you to have to go stand in line at a Pura pocket. You know, we have our restroom right there. So you learn so much uh from the ins and outs of that and setting up. I mean, sometimes a lot of our games last season was at noon. So, you know, hey, we were setting up at six o'clock in the morning, ready for our people to show up at eight o'clock. And uh, we had a lot of tailgators that was coming right at eight o'clock. So we were ready to go, ready and rock and rolling.

Get there early — noon kickoffs are hard

Luke 4:46

Awesome. Awesome. Again, I'm a big believer. If you're gonna tailgate, get there early, enjoy the full experience. And I will just say, I don't know about you. I I don't want to use the word hate, but I really dislike noon kickoffs because I feel like that really shortens the window of the tailgating party.

Getting to the stadium by 11:15 from 10 minutes away

Maurice 5:05

It does. Um, because, you know, especially for those that are actually going to the game at noon, um, from that 8 o'clock to 11:30-ish, you know, 11:15, you're trying to walk down to the stadium to actually find your seat and everything like that. We're only 10 minutes away from the stadium. Um, it's a nice little short walk, but it's still, hey, it can turn into a 15, 20 minute walk if everybody's going that same direction, right? And so it's just like those noon games is it's it's hard on us as a uh company for setting up because we try to set up as much as we can the night before on Friday when they allow us, but it's still getting up, getting the food prepped, um, and getting, you know, everything that we need for this to be a successful tailgate.

People don't see the hard work — easy button for guests

Luke 5:54

No doubt. No doubt. There's a lot of work that people don't see, which is why at Tailgate Connect we always say this is easy button tailgating. People buy a ticket, they show up, and you handle the hard work, right?

We handle the hard work

Maurice 6:06

We handle the hard work for sure. We had someone say that um at one of our games. Like, hey, I wish I would have stayed here instead of going to the game because the experience was just phenomenal. And so, yeah, you don't see the hard work, you just show up, you simply scan your ticket in, and hey, you're here to party.

Luke has skipped games to keep tailgating

Luke 6:23

I mean, I I could raise my hand and say I've been that guy that's like, you know what? I'm gonna skip the game and keep on tailgame. They got the TVs, they got the food, they got the drink, they got the game. So it's like, I got everything I need right here. That's been me before it sounds like that's some other people too. Right.

Maurice: that was me too — just want to party

Maurice 6:38

Yeah, that's definitely how I got into it, man. You know, that was me also. Um, I just want to, hey, like, I just want to party myself and scan a ticket and let's go. So why not you guys come along with me?

What can guests expect?

Luke 6:52

So for those that that are coming to one of your tailgates, they're getting a ticket, they're coming to the tailgate. Like, what what can they expect? Like, from the food, the drinks, the games, like how many people are showing up? Is it family friendly? Give us a little bit more about your specific tailgate and the experience.

Family friendly, axe throwing, cornhole, car games, live DJ, private restroom

Maurice 7:09

So, our experience, uh man, is really it's family friendly. Like, we have axe thrown, we got axe throwing, we got cornhole game. Um, we have other, we have car games that people like to play. Um, we have the the drinks are already there, do BYOB also. We got coolers, um, food. It's just depending on the the season. Um, sometimes we do walk and tacos, sometimes we do um those late fall games. We do uh chili bowls with the baked potatoes. Um one year we've done uh right at that that team up north that came and played last season with the. No, we don't know. So they they came and uh, you know, we had uh a very big, large crowd from uh Europe, um, thanks to Tailgate Connect. And those uh those lovely people loved everything, the spread that we had, and from you know, uh chili dolls to macaroni cheese to uh dressing to greens. It was kind of like Thanksgiving all over again. Um, and they loved it. So, I mean, the family-friendly atmosphere, you got your kids, the hot dogs, hamburgers, hug drinks. So it's really the time.

Family friendly AND axe throwing — clarification needed

Luke 8:26

So, Maurice, I want I want to back up because I loved how you said it's a family-friendly environment. We have axe throwing. So I thought it was real fun. Like the first thing you said, we just launched an axis across there. But I I'm assuming that's obviously done in a controlled environment, safe environment, everything, right?

Not real axes — a game version

Maurice 8:44

Yeah, yeah. So it's it's one of those games uh uh that you is it's not real axes, but it's just one of those games that's really fun. Okay, I just I just thought that was kind of like a lot of things. They like

Do you do every home game?

Maurice 8:55

that.

Luke 8:55

We got axes. Good stuff, good stuff. All right. So um with that, so are do you do every home game? So Ohio State, are you hitting every home game up? People can come to any home game.

Not every — majority of big games, four this season

Maurice 9:08

We don't do every home game. Um, we do the majority of the big games. Um this year, this season we're doing four, uh, the first three, and then we're doing uh a Penn State game. Um usually our Penn State game is night. We're crossing our fingers that, you know, they don't blow it and make that a new game. I hope so. Um for the last for the last few seasons here uh when Penn State came, it was a night game. So um our third game of the season is a night game uh versus OU, Ohio University, and it's a seven o'clock game. So that's gonna be really

Do you travel with Ohio State?

Maurice 9:44

fun.

Luke 9:44

No doubt. No doubt. All right. So when it's not a home game, are you a guy that travels? Do you travel with Ohio State? Do you go to the tailgates? Have you hit the road before to go check out other tailgating venues?

Owns another business — working when not at home games

Maurice 9:57

I've not been able to hit the road yet because I I own another business. So when we're not away, we are we are working on the other business and uh doing other things. So we gotta we gotta start trying to do that too and hit some of our other Tailgate Connect family members up and uh say, hey, we're coming to your area and uh hang out with

Top 3 venues outside Ohio State?

Maurice 10:17

them.

Luke 10:17

No doubt. No doubt. Well, usually I ask, I say, what what are your top three venues outside of your own that you've been to? So let me switch it up. What are the top three that you have on your bucket list? You're like, you know what, I need to hit up these tailgates because I'm excited about them.

Maryland, Rutgers, and a team he literally can't say out loud

Maurice 10:35

My top three, I'm gonna say uh Maryland. Definitely uh um I've been following uh our uh Rutgers um family over there. I'm going to say uh Penn State for sure. Okay. And um I I like the team up north. Uh we I went there before, um, and it's it's it's a nice experience.

Can he say the M word? He cannot

Luke 11:00

So is it is it a cursed word to say that as a highest state thing? Can you not say is it really is again is that hard. It's so hard.

Maurice 11:10

I I just I can't do it.

What makes Ohio State tailgating inclusive?

Luke 11:13

Well, let me let me ask this question too, then, because it sounds like you already answered it, but just to be clear, because I know you're struggling to say it, but if we talk about opposing fans, is it fair to say that opposing fans, no matter whether it's Michigan, Maryland, Penn State, Ohio, they are all welcome and it's going to be an inclusive environment for Tailgates?

Welcome all fans — it's more fun that way

Maurice 11:33

Man, it's so inclusive. It's so much fun. Um, we welcome all fans to come. And that's what makes the experience that much uh bigger and funner because it's all inclusive. We're not just limiting to just uh our hon fans at all. We uh have fans that come and they buy the ticket and they really don't have any expectations of what's um what's to come and they get there and they're like, oh my gosh, you guys are so welcoming, and I thank you for that. And that's just what what we like to bring.

Some people have had bad experiences at college tailgates

Luke 12:05

For sure. For sure. I like to call that out too because like some people have had poor experiences, right? Especially with rivalry stuff. So I just like to make sure that people know if they're on the fence, like this is an opportunity. They can come and they're gonna be welcomed. It's not gonna be like, you know, giving them the side eye or putting them in a corner or anything. Yeah, give them anything. No,

Come, rep your team, high five, we're gonna cheer

Luke 12:24

no, no.

Maurice 12:24

Come, come, come rep your team, come shout when you get a touchdown, come, you know, high five. We're gonna cheer, we're gonna have fun. Um, it's all love.

Tailgating brings people together

Luke 12:35

Excellent, excellent. And that's one of the reasons I love Teal Getty so much because I have truly found that traveling the country is that even if we're wearing different colors at the, you know, at the beginning of the game, like people are very welcoming, they're open, like, you want to drink, you want some food, you want to play a game, you want to chop it up? Yeah. I mean, again, as long as people are kind, that's the main thing. And I feel like I find that most of the time with that. So I'm glad to hear that's your tailgate as well. Now, let me ask you this question. So obviously you're a big Ohio State fan. And so thinking a little bit more broadly than just your event and your tailgate, what makes Ohio State tailgating, coming there, seeing the culture, what makes it special or something that people need to make sure they see whenever they come to an Ohio Ohio State game?

Location — right across from Schottenstein Center, 10-min walk

Maurice 13:23

Um what what makes it special is I believe our location. Um, so if you I know when we go to the team up north, their uh their stadium is not actually on campus. All right. So our stadium is actually on campus in the experience of just being around um everyone else. So you might be walking around and you might see a whole group of the opposing fans have a you know 20, 30 different tents lined up um for their tailgate too. So you see that all inclusiveness uh from everyone, and that experience is just so so magical. Um and it's it's just warm. It's just a warm welcome.

How does the national championship loss affect the tailgate?

Luke 14:09

Excellent. Now, and again, I I feel like I want to, I don't know if this has changed anything, but obviously, like y'all had a very, very good season last year, right? You know, you you brought it home, you did all the good stuff, even though that one game that I'm sure that y'all are still salty about about the team up north, um, we'll call it here. But y'all brought it home, y'all did what you needed to do. Has that changed anything around the area? Is there more, are people even more motivated? I feel like Ohio State's been a very passionate fan base for a long time, but has that changed anything in the offseason that you've seen kind of going into this 2025 year?

Still motivation — from players and fans

Maurice 14:44

It's still motivation. It's still motivation. I mean, from the players, from the fans, it's still you still hear that, and you're like, that is that's still our benchmark of you know, when we have to do what we have to do. So, I mean, some people want to put an asterisk by our championship, you know what I mean, just because of that one game. But, you know, we still brought it home. Um, and some say, hey, but you guys didn't beat us. Okay, yes, we give you that, you know. But on the other hand, we still uh won the championship. Um, we we break records, you know, say we won the first college playoff when it first started. We won when it it first expanded, right? So we're we're uh we're trendsetters and we we break records. So, but yeah, it's the atmosphere here is like you can still you can fill it now with like you know 40 something days um left to our first game, you know, and you can you can just feel it coming. Um, and it's just you can feel the the energy and the city and uh how it's gonna be.

Countdown is on for the big game

Luke 15:55

Yeah, no, uh again, I I know the countdowns on, not that any of us are counting it down by the day. It sounds like you already have your talent are marked and everything with it, too. I know I'm excited about football and getting back out there and tailgating experiencing some of that too. So definitely excited. Now, given that I feel like you're starting to become a subject matter expert on tailgating, let me ask you this question. What is something that every tailgate needs to be successful?

You gotta have a great host

Unknown 16:25

You gotta have a great host. Look at that. Is that shameless plug for yourself right there?

I've been to others — you need engagement

Maurice 16:31

No, no, no, no. Because I've been to some others. And you you gotta you gotta have someone that's gonna be coming around, you know, making sure the guests are good to go. Um, you gotta make sure it's it's smooth, a smooth process, you know what I mean? Um Tailgate Connect, when uh I reached out to them, they have made this easy for us um as a host. So it's it's been very, very easy. Um, our fans have been able to really look at their ticket and say, oh, that's where I need to go. That's the location. Get there, we scan you in and you come in. Um if if people ever been to a nightclub and you bought a VIP ticket, right? You in line and you go and you scan your ticket and you just look around and you're like, oh yeah, this is really live. That's how it is. So um I feel you you gotta have you gotta have a good host. The host is gonna set the the tone to everything. Um, because after you have the host, you're gonna have you're gonna have good music, you gotta have good music. That's it. You gotta have good music. Gotta have good music because that's gonna set the vibe too.

Favorite tailgating song?

Luke 17:39

All right. Well, let me ask you this question. So we're talking about music. Do you have a favorite tailgating song? We're like, if this song comes on, like you're getting turned up, you're feeling good, everything is perfect at the tailgate when this song hits.

Doesn't have one — plays Hang on Sloopy at halftime

Maurice 17:53

Um, I really, I really don't. I really don't have one. Um I mean, for us, we're we're gonna at halftime, we're gonna play Hang on Sloopy. That's uh a state tradition. So we're gonna we're gonna play that. Um I mean, we our folks, they like the line dance, so we're gonna turn on some good line dancing music to get everybody up and moving. So that's probably if if that's one of the songs, we're gonna do some line dancing songs. We're gonna wobble, we're gonna cup and shuffle. Um, and everybody you're gonna have your hot dog and you're gonna be moving.

Looking forward to seeing it in person

Luke 18:30

Nice, nice. I mean, I'm already looking forward to seeing it in person or at least a video of nothing else of some of this action you got going on out there, too. Okay, what's your personal favorite tailgating game? If there's a game out there, what's your favorite one to play?

Favorite game — shot ice cube throw at the bell

Unknown 18:48

My favorite game. Oh man. I would say I'm not sure.

Favorite drinking game — shot ice cube throw at the bell

Maurice 18:57

Um I would say this drinking game is is uh it's a shot that you throw after you drink it, you hit the bell. I forget what it's called. Um I think you guys had it on your site too.

It's called The Shot

Unknown 19:11

It's called the shot.

Maurice 19:12

Is it called the shot?

Luke 19:13

You take a shot and then with the cup you throw it at a bell. Yeah, hear that.

Ice cube in a shot glass, throw at bell 10 feet away

Maurice 19:18

It's a ice, it's an ice cube. So the ice cube that you take the shot out of and then you throw it at the bell. And if you miss the bell, what happens? Taking the shot.

If you hit — celebration

Luke 19:30

Taking it in the shot. All right, that's my country game right there. I'm gonna miss that bell all night. All right. Good stuff. I'll be honest, I don't know. I've I mean, I've tested more tailgate games than probably anybody in the world. I don't know if I've heard of that one specifically, but I'm very intrigued now because you're saying the shot glass, is it is the shot glass ice?

Explanation of the tray setup

Maurice 19:50

It's a ice, yeah, it's a little ice cube. So they have a tray already set up and the hosts or whoever, um, so we have them already in the in the in the mode. So it's an ice cube mode, a little shot like that. And so you take a shot, and then you have to hit the bell.

What happens when you hit the bell? Just celebration

Luke 20:08

Okay, and if you hit the bell, like are you are you done drinking? Do you like what what happens when the part?

Maurice 20:13

It's just a celebration. It's just a celebration. You got it.

How far is the bell? About 10 feet

Luke 20:17

How far away is the ice and the bell from each other? I'm very intrigued with this game down.

Maurice 20:21

I believe that I think that's about uh about 10 feet away. About 10 feet

Percentage success? Depends on how many shots in

Maurice 20:26

away.

Luke 20:26

Yeah. And are you pretty successful when you throw it? Like what's your what's your percentage?

Maurice 20:31

It depends. It depends on what number of shot I'm on.

You get better the more shots you have

Luke 20:36

Because you get you probably get better the more shots you have, right?

Maurice 20:39

You do, because you can zoom, you zoom in, your your eyesight and everything is is a lot better,

Your eyesight improves (in the moment)

Maurice 20:45

right?

Luke 20:45

I mean, it's gotta be. It's gotta be. At least in the moment, it sounds like that's the right answer, right? You're right. All right, so we're talking drinks now. Like, what's your like outside of a shot? Like, if you if you walk around the tailgate with a cup and you enjoying your favorite beverage, what's in the cup?

What's in the cup? Not a beer drinker — something smooth

Maurice 21:02

Well, for me, I'm not a I'm not a big beer drinker, so uh I'm gonna I'm gonna have something smooth, uh, you know, some uh some vodka and and orange juice or uh lemonade.

Does it change by time of day or weather?

Luke 21:14

So that's my drink of choice. And does it change based on the time of day or the weather? I mean, like if it's like cold, does it change? If it's morning, does it change? What's that look

Coffee with cognac for cold games

Luke 21:27

like?

Maurice 21:27

Yeah, it definitely is going to change. Um one of my friends have got me uh hipped on to making this these coffee with the uh with the the cognac inside of them and some of the nice little uh creamers. So that definitely those morning games, you take a couple of those and you you you're warmed up and hey, next thing next thing you know it's it's noon, right? You know what I mean?

Favorite cognac — Duce

Luke 21:53

So shout out your favorite cognac brand right now. See if they give you a sponsor.

Maurice 21:58

Oh man. Oh man. Let's see. Uh Duce. Duce is

Luke goes to Hennessy

Maurice 22:03

my favorite.

Luke 22:03

I don't know if I heard of them. I mean, obviously I got a bottle of henney over here. Like that, that's the one I go to

Duce is the move

Luke 22:09

whenever I'm doing it.

Maurice 22:09

Oh no, that that that that's no, I can't do that.

Luke 22:13

That gets you real warm.

Maurice 22:14

Yeah, that gets you real. Yeah, Duce is my is my thing.

What's on the plate?

Luke 22:19

Okay. All right. So you got your you got your cup over here, and then what's on your plate? What's your favorite, like tailgating snack, cooking on the grill? Like what what what resonates with you the most?

Walking tacos last season — also chili bowls

Maurice 22:31

Oh man, my my favorite. Um, I'd say last season we had uh the walking tacos, but we also had uh we had all kinds of different dips to go inside the walking taco. So, you know, you got your buffalo chicken dip, you got your um your uh your your mac and not mac and cheese, but your um your shredded chicken. Um and then we had this um like this Mexican style um corn to go in there. So it was crazy. I mean, they made all kinds of different things, but walk and tacos is usually my favorite because you can keep moving. You know what I mean? You you you just dip in, you're dipping and moving, right? You don't have to worry about uh anything else. So we have it in have it in your bowl, and you just keep in the movement.

Mac and cheese taco — future innovation?

Luke 23:23

With all your favorite toppings. And like, and you said macaroni and cheese. I'm like, man, is that like a future taco hack of putting some mac and cheese and regular cheese on top of the taco? I don't know. Maybe it is. Maybe it is. I'm getting hungry. That might be. I haven't had dinner yet, if you can tell. All right, um, so you've been doing tailgates now for a couple years. And so I I I don't know if I coined this term, but it's a term that I use a lot now. Fail gating instead of tailgating. Have you seen something where somebody had an epic failure doing something stupid and just had a weird moment, and they just did something that was just kind of like, what did they just do at the tailgate? And it's kind of like that was a fail.

Someone who was really feeling it — the pole dancing story

Maurice 24:13

But we had we had a lady, she was she was really, really good and feeling it. She had those drinks flowing, and um, she thought one of the tent uh tent poles were gonna be a a strip pole for. So uh she she she went to grab it. She went to grab it, and kaboom, fell back. Is there a video of this? I feel like I need that in my life. No, no video. I was I was mad. I was mad. I didn't have, and I just I mean, we seen it in slow motion. She really, because she was dancing, she was feeling it. And uh she went to grab it, but she just didn't grab anything.

She missed the whole pole — went down

Luke 24:54

So wait, did she miss the pole or did she grab the poll? She missed the whole pole.

She was fine — she laughed it off

Maurice 25:00

No, she missed the whole poll. I'm glad she missed the pole. For sure. I mean, but she just she just missed the poll and just laid on back, and it was uh it was a good time for her.

That is a failgate experience

Luke 25:13

I mean, I would say that is a failgate in experience because again, that was uh whoops, not quite what you were expecting at the tailgate today, but again, very probably entertaining for others to watch. I'm I'm hoping she was okay, and I'm glad the tent was not part of the making of that either.

Good sport about it

Maurice 25:28

She was, she was, she was good, she was good. She laughed it on. She laughed it off, she was good. Good

Favorite Ohio State player — Braxton Miller

Maurice 25:33

sport.

Luke 25:33

Good, good. All right, uh, so Ohio State's your team. Name me your top Ohio State players, uh football player of all time.

Is Braxton still playing?

Maurice 25:45

Top player of all time. Uh I'm gonna say uh Braxton Miller. Okay. And so it reminds me, where is is is he still playing in the league now? No, he's not. Nope. Nope. Braxton's not playing anymore. He's uh he's an entrepreneur now and he has his hands in a few different things. Um I've hung out with him several times, and uh he's had our uh my game truck big game truck business at some of his uh football camps and stuff like that. So I've gotten to know him uh really well and uh very humble, nice, nice, great guy. But uh he he was already my favorite uh player before even you know meeting him.

Has Braxton visited?

Luke 26:25

Sure. Has has he been by your tailgate before?

In talks — hoping for the OU game (10-year anniversary)

Maurice 26:29

He hasn't. Actually, we were in talks uh last season to uh figure out a way for him to come by. Um I'm still in talks with him this year to see if he can make it to the OU game because that's my 10-year uh anniversary of being in business. So uh we're we're gonna try to do something really big. Um so definitely gonna, you know, see what he can

Has any current/former Buckeye visited? Not yet

Maurice 26:53

do.

Luke 26:53

I know that that would be awesome. Um has there has there ever been a current or former Buckeye player that has showed up at the tailgate, to your knowledge?

Maurice 27:05

Not for ours yet. Not for ours yet, no. We gotta make that happen, don't we? We gotta, yeah, we gotta make it happen.

Final pitch

Luke 27:12

Good stuff. All right, uh Maurice, that is what I had for us this evening. So I want you to help us in this thing right now. Tell everybody at home, again, why they need to come experience your tailgate this fall.

The experience is totally different — warm, welcoming

Maurice 27:29

Yeah, so man, listen, our tailgate at the experience with Buckeye Mobile Entertainment is totally different, right? You come, you're gonna feel the warm love and welcome from everyone, from myself, from some of my employees, from some of our other fans that are there. Um, even if you're an opposing team fan, you're gonna come and feel welcome. It is a great location. It's right on the corner across the street from the Schottenstein Center. And uh again, it's a 10-minute walk to the stadium, and you're gonna be just immersed in so much fun, right? We have live DJ, that's really what sets us apart. The people around us, they are watching, like, oh my gosh, what is going on over there? So we set ourselves apart uh just to have one heck of a time. Food is great, drinks are great, uh, the experience. That's where you need to be.

Axe throwing is family friendly, walking tacos, line dancing

Luke 28:22

And the axe throwing is family friendly, and the walking titles are supreme, and there may be some failgating and unique moves out there with the line dancer and the drink be hitting right.

Family friendly — bring the kids

Maurice 28:33

Oh, yes, yes, definitely. Um, and it is family friendly, man. You can bring your kids out. Um, you know, like I said, we we have other games and stuff that's there for the kids too, and um just just bring them in, you know, let them enjoy the the experience of tailgating.

Average attendance reminder

Luke 28:52

For sure. And uh, Maurice, I'm sorry if you mentioned this already, but just a reminder about how many people show up at one of your tailgates on the on a home game.

60-70 average, largest was 115

Maurice 29:01

Oh man, we've been averaging 60 to 70 people. 60-70. Um, our largest uh to date has been uh 115.

What game was 115?

Luke 29:12

What what game was that one for?

The team up north game

Maurice 29:14

Uh that was for the team up north last

Luke tries to get Maurice to say Michigan

Maurice 29:17

year.

Luke 29:17

I was trying to get you to say it, um, but last shot on that. Let me ask you, when's the last time you said the M word?

Last time they said the M word was as a little kid

Unknown 29:31

It's probably when I was a little kid and I didn't know any

Outro

Unknown 29:34

better.

Luke 29:34

You blocked it out of your memory, right? Total blockage. Oh, good stuff. Well, hey Bauice, thank you so much for being here today. Everybody tuning in, make sure if Ohio State isn't on your bucket list to go, it needs to be now. Go check out Maurice, check out Ohio State. Get your tickets through Tailgate Connect. We're gonna do that easy button tailgating for Ohio State and for so many different colleges and NFL venues out there as well. You know our motto. We hope to connect you with an amazing tailgating host, just like Maurice this fall, and hope to see you at a tailgate center. Thanks everybody for tuning in and have a good night.