College Football: Ranking the 20 best schools for tailgating in 2017

OXFORD, MS - SEPTEMBER 13: Fans of the Ole Miss Rebels enjoy the The Grove before a game against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on September 13, 2014 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
OXFORD, MS - SEPTEMBER 13: Fans of the Ole Miss Rebels enjoy the The Grove before a game against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on September 13, 2014 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish South Bend, IN

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Scouting Report

The tradition surrounding the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is among the best in the country. You feel the greatness and history pulsing through South Bend near Notre Dame Stadium. Most of the tailgates take place right outside the stadium

Joyce Lot is one of the most famous places to tailgate outside Notre Dame Stadium. Something else you have to include in a list like this is the amazing campus and backdrop around the University of Notre Dame.

More: 2017 game by game predictions for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish

If you visit Notre Dame for a football game, tailgating and walking around the campus are two things you must do. Even if you are one of the many that is not a huge fan of the Irish and their fans, you have to appreciate all of the history and tradition associated with this blue blood football program.