Meet the incoming Class of 2017 Princeton Football Players!

Today Princeton’s Head Football Coach Bob Surace announced his Class of 2017 players via Princeton Athletic Communications.

Below are the 30 newcomers from around the country who will proudly  join the Princeton football team for the upcoming 2013-14 season.

GO TIGERS!!!

Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School Scott Carpenter TE 6-3 210 Vienna, Va. Gonzaga College H.S. Luke Catarius LB 5-11 220 Sandwich, Mass. Boston College H.S. Mason Darrow OL 6-5 295 Lake Barrington, Ill. Barrington Ty Desiré DL 6-2 215 Uniondale, N.Y. Uniondale James Frusciante WR 5-11 165 Westport, Conn. Staples James Gales DB 5-10 180 New York, N.Y. Brooklyn Tech A.J. Glass RB 6-0 200 Lake Oswego, Ore. Jesuit Teddy Graves DB 6-0 190 Chappaqua, N.Y. Horace Greeley Pat Hall LS 6-0 220 Pittsburgh, Pa. Thomas Jefferson Hunter Hill DL 6-4 255 Roswell, Ga. Roswell Sam Huffman DB 6-1 175 Lima, Ohio Lima Central Catholic John Hummel DL 6-2 250 Ofallon, Mo. Timberland Rohan Hylton LB 5-10 210 Orlando, Fla. Ocoee Brannon Jones LB 6-1 210 Greenwood Village, Colo. Kent Denver Chad Kanoff QB 6-4 200 Los Angeles, Calif. Harvard Westlake Jack Knight OL 6-5 310 Charlotte, N.C. Myers Park Connor Moore OL 6-2 265 Vero Beach, Fla. Vero Beach Durelle Napier DB 5-11 175 Central Islip, N.Y. Loomis-Chaffee Scott Northcutt LB 6-0 195 Plantation, Fla. St. Thomas Aquinas Birk Olson LB 6-1 230 Monticello, Minn. Monticello Trevor Osborne WR 6-2 195 Peoria, Az. Northwest Christian R.J. Paige LB 6-0 205 West Hartford, Conn. Loomis-Chaffee Nick Peabody QB/TE 6-2 225 West Yarmouth, Mass. Barnstable Evan Perkins WR 6-1 175 Menlo Park, Calif. Menlo-Atherton Markus Phox DB 6-0 185 Wichita, Kan. Wichita Collegiate Joe Rhattigan RB 6-0 200 Naperville, Ill. Neuqua Valley Tyler Roth DB/P 6-1 175 Pittsburgh, Pa. Mount Lebanon Henry Schlossberg DL 6-3 255 Los Angeles, Calif. Harvard Westlake Dorian Williams ATH 5-10 190 Streetsboro, Ohio Streetsboro Lawrence Wilson WR 6-2 205 Portland, Ore. Central Catholic

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We look forward to your watching your football careers and meeting your parents at the TigerTailgates pre/post games!

~ TailGator

2013 Princeton Football Women’s Clinic scheduled for April 28th

Join in the fun learning about football and contributing to cancer research at the Princeton Football Women’s Clinic on the weekend of the Spring Football Game!  Here’s a link to the brochure:      2013WomensClinicBrochure

From the registration brochure …

Ladies,

The Princeton University Football team would like to invite the women of the surrounding community to learn more about the game of football in a hands-on teaching and coaching environment. The coaching staff will conduct a day of learning and playing the game of football.

The 2013 Women’s Clinic will be held on Sunday, April 28th at Princeton Stadium on the campus of Princeton University. The cost of the clinic is $30.00, with all proceeds going to The Cancer Institute of New Jersey.

The curriculum will include rules seminar, equipment demonstration, drills, position instruction, offense, defense and special teams strategy sessions. The day will culminate with a fun football competition period.

GO TIGERS!

Working on my punt, pass, & kick!!!   I plan to be there, are you?!

~ TailGator

Homemade Irish Cream Liqueur

I’m not a big fan of corned beef & cabbage.  So I’ve been searching for something different to try this St. Patrick’s Day and came across this as a favorite on AllRecipes.com.

Could be a great addition to coffee at our morning TigerTailgates!

Irish Cream Liqueur II recipe & photo from AllRecipes.com

Makes 3 – 750 ml bottles

Ingredients

• 1 (750 milliliter) bottle Irish whiskey
• 8 3/4 ounces milk chocolate
• 2 (14 ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
• 2 (12 fluid ounce) cansevaporated milk
• 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1/4 teaspoon instant coffee granules
• 2 empty bottles (plus your bottle of whiskey)

Directions

• Pour a small amount of whiskey into a large bowl.
• In the top of a double boiler, melt chocolate, stirring constantly until smooth. Mix the melted chocolate with the whiskey in the bowl.
• Gradually stir in the instant coffee granules, sweetened condensed milk and the evaporated milk.   Stir in the cream and the remaining whiskey.
• Pour mixture into 3 (750 ml) bottles using a funnel, seal and store in refrigerator.

Best if kept at least 2 weeks – 1 month before using.  Shake up the bottles once a week.

To serve: shake bottle well, serve in small glasses over crushed ice.

I made half of the recipe above today since I had just more than half a bottle of  Jameson Irish Whiskey on hand.  It ended up filling 2 – 750 ml bottles … maybe since the second bottle I used was an “almost empty” vodka bottle, which of course, I left the vodka in it.  :)

If this tastes a lot better than the store bought irish cream liquor, as the reviews say, I will definately be making my own from now on!  Too bad I have to wait a few weeks to enjoy.  Ha ha!

Hope everyone has a Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!!

~ Go Tigers!

Princeton Football Spring Schedule!

TigerTailgate’s 2012 All-Ivy Recipes Selected!

This past season, 10 Princeton Tigers earned All-Ivy football honors …  Seniors Mike Catapano, Caraun Reid and Freshman Anthony Gaffney were named to the 1st Team.  Seniors Mark Hayes, Andrew Starks & Joe Cloud, Junior Roman Wilson, and Sophomore Spenser Huston were all named to the 2nd Team.  While Senior Tim Kingsbury and Junior Phillip Bhaya both earned Honorable Mention All-Ivy.

Today, TigerTailgate announces our 2012 All-Ivy Tailgaters with their recipes below!

Sue Willis with Linda Bostic

First Team All-Ivy:  Sue & Tim Willis

We got to know Sue & Tim Willis from Rutherford, NJ (parents of #72 OL Mike Willis, ’14) at the first home game tailgate (Game 2 vs. Georgetown) and were impressed with their large, organized, & themed tailgate spread at every game throughout the season. When we were done with the 10 weeks of tailgating together, I was so glad to realize their son was just a junior … so Sue & Tim will be back in the parking lots with us next year!  Each week Sue brought a lot of great food to the tailgate festivities, but these recipes were 3 of her best:

• Frank’s® RedHot® Buffalo Chicken Dip
• Sue’s Mexican Salsa
• Mini Spinach Quiches

Frank & Sharon Coale

Second Team All-Ivy: Frank & Sharon Coale

We became good friends with Frank & Sharon Coale from Maryland (parents of #64 OL Max Coale, ’14) because of our shared enthusiasm for tailgating.  At the very first game of the season at Lehigh, Sharon brought an amazing bread that everyone wanted the recipe for.  Throughout the season Frank & Sharon setup great tailgates and cooked delicious recipes on their grill to share.  We look forward to another season of good food, drinks, & fun with them!

• Tiger Breakfast Bread

Jim McGeary with Carl Fekula

Honorable Mention All-Ivy:  Jim & Mary McGeary

We quickly got to know Jim & Mary McGeary from N. Brunswick, NJ (parents of #69 DL Ian McGeary ’16) since we both were Freshman families.  We appreciated and enjoyed every dish they brought to each TigerTailgate.  But the Stromboli recipe that Jim brought to the last game vs. Dartmouth was definitely the best … amazingly tasty and so easy to make:

• Jim’s Stromboli

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Holly, Dave & Linda Megay

All-Ivy Career Achievement Award:  Dave, Holly & Linda Megay

How can we have a list of All-Ivy Tailgaters without mentioning our friends & mentors, Dave & Holly Megay from the Philadelphia area (parents of #44 DL Brad Megay, ’13) and his mom Linda!  Dave was the very first football parent we met at the 2012 Princeton Football spring practices and were so excited to learn that he brought his motorhome to the games.  Not soon after, detailed plans for tailgating with 2 Tiger motorhomes began!  Thanks for showing us your easy-going tailgating ways and insisting that we take the RV to every game … including going over the bridge into Manhattan for the Columbia game.  We will miss you so much, but the tradition will continue and we look forward to Linda surprising us at some games this coming season while Dave & Holly enjoy Colorado!  Below is one of Holly’s drink recipes she served in her tailgating beverage dispenser each game.  (Although my favorite might have been at the last game where Holly simply poured all the liquor she had leftover in the motorhome refrigerator and bar from the season into the container and created a surprisingly good punch.)

• Holly’s Champagne Punch

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TigerTailgate’s 2012 All-Ivy Recipes are listed below.

So if you’re looking for some last minute recipes to enjoy today on this Super Bowl Sunday … here ya go.

Frank’s Redhot Buffalo Chicken Dip

FRANK’S® REDHOT® BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP

Ingredients:

• 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup ranch salad dressing
• ½ cup any flavor FRANK’S® REDHOT® Sauce, buffalo wing preferred
• ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 cans (12.5 oz. each) SWANSON® White Premium Chunk Chicken Breast in Water, drained

Directions:

• HEAT oven to 350°F. Place cream cheese into deep baking dish. Stir until smooth.
• MIX in salad dressing, Frank’s RedHot Sauce and cheese. Stir in chicken.
• BAKE 20 min. or until mixture is heated through; stir. Garnish as desired. Serve with crackers, celery, carrots, or Frito Scoops.

Tips:

• Reduced Calorie Recipe: Substitute neufchatel cheese for the cream cheese, and low fat options for the salad dressing and blue cheese.
• Microwave Directions: Prepare as above. Place in microwave-safe dish. Microwave, uncovered, on HIGH 5 min. until hot, stirring halfway through cooking.
• Slow Cooker Method: Combine ingredients as directed above. Place mixture into small slow cooker. Cover pot. Heat on HIGH setting for 1 1/2 hours until hot and bubbly or on LOW setting for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Stir.
• Tailgating Tip: Prepare dip ahead and place in heavy disposable foil pan. Place pan on grill and heat dip until hot and bubbly.
• Tip: Suggest substituting shredded cooked rotisserie chicken for the canned chicken.

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SUE’S MEXICAN SALSA  

(aka Caroline’s Black Bean and Avocado Salsa)

Ingredients:

• 1 can black beans (Goya Tall Can)
• 1 can “Mexi-corn”  (short can)
• 2 tomatoes
• 2 avocados
• red onion
• lime juice ( 1 lime)
• lemon juice ( ½ lemon)

Instructions:

• Drain and rinse black beans
• Drain Mexi–corn
• Dice tomatoes, avacadoes, & onion
• Mix all together with lime & lemon juice

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Spinach Quiche in a pan 

MINI SPINACH QUICHES 

Recipe from: Mom Campilii

(Yields approx. 50 muffins or large pan)

Ingredients:

• ¾ lb. muenster cheese or part skim mozzarella (shredded)  (I use a combination)
• 1 lb. part skim ricotta cheese
• 2 eggs  (beaten)
• 3 tbsp. parmesan cheese
• salt & pepper to taste
• 1 pkg. frozen chopped spinach
• 2-3 pkgs. refrigerator crescent rolls

Instructions:

• Heat oven to 350 degree oven
• Spray either a 13×9 greased pan OR mini muffin pans with Pam
• Cook spinach according to directions and drain well (do not leave any water – keep pushing spinach down in strainer to get ALL water out!)
• Cool spinach and then add to eggs, salt, pepper and parmesan cheese
• Combine the muenster and ricotta cheeses and add to above mix

        For Mini Muffin Pan:

• Place a small piece of “torn-off” crescent roll in each mini-muffin slot (use your fingers to stretch it from bottom to top)
• Add a spoonful of the spinach filling to each slot (approx. ½ to ¾ full)
• Bake approx. 20 minutes until you see the crust is brown and cooked

        For 13×9 Pan:

• Line bottom of pan with crescent rolls (can be patched and pressed together as needed – push crescent rolls slightly up on all sides)
• Spoon in filling
• Use remaining crescent rolls to create lattice on top – stretch as needed/
• Bake approx. 40 minutes until you see the crust is brown and cooked.

• Tailgating Note:   Recipe can be made in advance, refrigerated and then warmed slightly at tailgating party  for serving.

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TIGER BREAKFAST BREAD

Click here to go to the Tiger Breakfast Bread recipe, previously shared and posted on TigerTailgate.info

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JIM’S STROMBOLI

Ingredients:

• 1 can Pillsbury pizza crust
• Roasted garlic
• Provolone and mozzarella cheese
• Genoa salami and pepperoni
• Italian herbs

Instructions:

• Roll out a Pillsbury pizza crust.
• Spread a little roasted garlic on the dough.
• Layer on: Provolone,  mozzarella, genoa salami, and pepperoni.
• Sprinkle on some Italian herbs.
• Roll it up (not too tight)
• Put it on a cookie sheet and bake according to the directions on the dough.

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HOLLY’S CHAMPAGNE PUNCH

Ingredients:

• 12oz can of frozen cranberry juice concentrate
• 12oz can of frozen pink lemonade concentrate
• 6oz can of frozen limeade
• 750ml bottle of chilled white wine
• 1 liter of carbonated water
• 2 bottles of champagne
• 1 lemon, sliced for garnish
• 1/2 c fresh mint or cranberries

Mix together & serve!

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Do you have a favorite food or drink memory from a 2012 TigerTailgate that you’d like us to try to get the recipe from a fellow friend or family of Princeton Football?  Email us at PUTigerTailgate@gmail.com and we’ll do our best to obtain it and share it here in a recipe post.

We miss everyone and hope you’re all doing well.  Looking forward to Spring Football and seeing everyone again soon!

~ GO TIGERS!

Princeton Football’s PanoView Tour in iTunes App Store

Just came across that there’s a new iTunes App available for our iPhone & iPad … Princeton Football’s PanoView Tour app.

Screenshot from App by Bluechip Athletic Solutions

This just released App is free and according to the iTunes Preview … “This unique visual journey will take you on an aerial tour inside the program and onto one of the country’s most breathtaking campus. Head coach Bob Surace has the Tigers turned in the right direction and you can use this app to look inside college football’s oldest program. The visual detail on this panorama tour is second to none. See the orange and black checkered floor of the team’s weight room, the clear blue sky hovering over Princeton Stadium, and even the glistening parquet floor of Jadwin Gym. Subscribers to this app will have the opportunity to take a stroll along Cannon Green or amble about the historic Chancellor Green. You can also peer into Princeton nightlife with a vivid look at famous Nassau Street. This app is a must have for any fan of Tigers Football and Princeton University!”

Download it now here on iTunes and enjoy!

~ Go Tigers!

Salute to our Seniors

Salute to this season’s Princeton Football Seniors … Class of 2013!   We love you!!!

TOP ROW: Andrew Starks, Mandela Sheaffer, Alec Egan, Charlie Langerhans, Mike Catapano, Kevin Mill, Matt Landry.

MIDDLE ROW: Stuart Ahlum, Greg Kohles, Joe Cloud, Tim Kingsbury, Jason Tiemeier, Brian Pourciau, Brad Megay, Caraun Reid.

BOTTOM ROW: Luke Taylor, Kevin Navetta, Akil Sharp, Mark Hayes, Shane Wilkinson, Tim Dondanville, Tom Moak.    (missing Hanur Kim in photo)

~ Go Tigers