Welcome to our incredibly innovative feature, The Enumerative. Because lists are awesome, plus effective time killers, in this space we'll provide a top five based loosely on something that has recently occurred in the sporting world. It's compiled by Chris Mottram and Spencer Hall, unless otherwise noted.



Between the kick-off of the college football season last week and tonight’s NFL opener, we are getting into prime tailgating territory. Because the most vital part of any good tailgate is the beverages (food only wastes valuable booze-space), we’re here to assist you with all your intoxication needs by presenting our list of the top five tailgating drinks. This list is, of course, highly disputable based on taste, tolerance, region, sex, etc., so please feel free to leave your favorites in the comments section ... or just make fun of ours.

American-style light lager of your choosing. Our preference: Miller High Life. Tailgates often take place in hellish conditions in the Southeast, thus requiring a beer that can stand up to the fierce conditions of an all-day, 92 degree Baton Rouge tailgate. Thus the call for the champagne of beers. It can also double as water in an emergency, which easy on the wallet, because it’s cheaper than bottled H20.

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The only thing I can tell you about this photo is that it is, indeed, Ex-Bear (and Charger, Eagle, Viking, Packer, Cardinal and Brown) Jim McMahon and it was taken by a friend of TSB last week at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. I have no idea who the lucky ladies are, although he does have two daughters, so perhaps he took the family on a luxurious vacation to tropical Uncasville, CT.

Or, perhaps his family has no idea why he was in the Mohegan Sun Casino, riding around on an old man scooter and drinking with 20-somethings when he said he was just going down the street for a carton of milk and a loaf of bread.

Either way, it’s some pretty hilarious imagery: