A few of our tailgates did hang over passed kickoff. You can definitely hear the fireworks and fans. The announces is a bit muffled but you can probably make it out. Pretty similar to what you hear of the game at other tailgating areas.
I tailgated at GG for 3 games last year and honestly everything went pretty smooth.
I showed up at 5 PM on friday and I pretty much the entire place to choose my spot - there were only a few frats and RSO's also setting up.
I expect it to be more popular this year though.
I pretty much just...