Football Season is Here...Some of our Favorite Products

It seems like everyone these days is trying to capitalize on the popularity of college football.  This off-season I have noticed more and more NCAA branded items out on the market...and random ones at that!  

Here are a few of my recent favorites just in time for the start of the season...

1. Pop Tarts
Kellogg's has partnered with five universities to license Pop Tarts (I told you these were random, so much for the standard Wheaties box for athletic feats).  Each flavor coincides with the school's team. The five flavors are Michigan Go Blue Strawberry; Georgia Bulldog Berry; Arkansas Razorback Red; Florida Gators Strawberry; and North Carolina Tar Heel Blue. I have been looking for the Georgia Bulldog Berry in my local Atlanta grocery stores but haven't had any luck. 

University of Florida's very own Pop 
Tart flavor: Florida Gators' Strawberry

2.  NCAA Paint Buckets 

Two weeks ago while reading my Sunday paper I came across the Home Depot circular and noticed that they were promoting 5-gallon branded paint buckets...huh?  All I can assume is that these are not meant for 5 gallons of paint or to mix concrete. However, these would be great for tailgating...I would use them as an ice bucket (one must always have a separate cooler for ice) or just to haul all of our supply in.  I went online to check out their selection and it only looks like they have a limited number of schools available.  I need to make a trip to my local Home Depot to see if they some University of Georgia buckets to add to my tailgate supply collection.  

Notre Dame 5-gallon bucket. They also have Wisconsin,
UNC, Illinois , LSU and Alabama among others.

While I was searching around on Home Depot's website I also came across these bad boys...

University of West Virginia Rain Boots - those Mountaineers would
 look good in these slickers.  

Yes, those are rain boots.  1) What the heck is Home Depot selling collegiate rain boots and 2) How have I never seen these before? These are awesome!  I can recall several games where these definitely would have some in handy!  Upon further investigation it looks like a company called FanShoes makes these. So, I checked out their website and they have some really cool products.  I think this company will eventually be worthy of their own post...so stay tuned.  

3) Thirty One Bags

I have a couple friends who sell these handy bags.  In all disclosure, I have a couple bags of my own.  Today, my mom forwarded me an email from one of her co-workers and she had recently visited Atlanta for a Thirty One convention and saw these spirited items.  Aren't they great?  I always feel like we have 500 different bags of groceries, supplies, etc. when we go to our tailgates.  These would be great to consolidate all of our junk into a couple bags...you could have one just for food supplies and another strictly for tailgating essentials like paper products, trash bags, etc. Plus, they are cute and people would be jealous of these I am sure.  

University of Georgia branded Thirty One bags

University of Tennessee Thirty One bags

Now that the season is officially about to get under way I am sure many more products will surface...if you see anything good out there be sure to tell us about it!