If you want to tailgate all day, and again after the game, you definitely want Hammer's. Here's a site on it:https://sites.google.com/site/hammerslot/
Hammer is here on the Wall and can answer questions (Member name is Hammered A Lot). This is where the Pinto tailgate is. It is a cash lot, which opens basically on Friday if you want it to . It's within easy walking distance of The Stadium, the Big Tree Inn, and Danny's which is another great Sports Bar/Restaurant kitty corner from the Big Tree.