SAN MARCOS -- Ten years ago, Don Fry came across an old, beaten-up blue school bus scrolling through Craigslist and envisioned the ultimate Texas State tailgating machine.

He and his son, Chris, drove to Del Valle and gutted the bus, replacing the deteriorating seats with fine leather, ditching the cracked blue paint job for metallic maroon and gold. Now, the bus is parked outside UFCU Stadium before every Texas State home game, and all Bobcats are welcome to drink frozen margaritas with Don and his three grown kids who graduated from the school. The Fry family has all the pregame necessities - a TV to watch the early slate, a pizza oven, a beer keg and a Big Green Egg grill. 

Fry always won the tailgate. Now, his favorite team is starting to win on the field.