Excuse me sir, is that tent flammable?

RALEIGH - Hot wings? Check. Fried Twinkies? Check. Twelve-pack? Check.
Don't forget manners.

This fall, N.C. State University will send a crew of red-vested volunteers through Wolfpack football tailgate parties promoting courtesy and sportsmanship.

They won't be adjunct cops, officials are careful to explain, and they won't be tussling with out-of-control fans.

"They're not supposed to put anybody in a headlock and handcuffs," NCSU spokesman Keith Nichols said. "The goal is more to reinforce good behavior."

"I think the WITH Partners Program (which stands for Wolfpack in the House) is a great opportunity to shed light on all the positive students we have at N.C. State," said Zach Adams, rising senior class president.

The 40 volunteers will be assigned to specific zones at Carter-Finley Stadium or the Fairgrounds, taking pictures of good tailgaters and handing out information on sportsmanship, said Dick Christy, assistant athletic director.

Ideas they will encourage: Respecting referees and visitors, cheering loudly but with appropriate language and respecting fellow Wolfpack fans -- especially young ones.

Nichols said they would likely report tailgating rule-breakers, such as fans with kegs or flammable tents, by cellular phone to police.

Mills said he doubts they will be taunted or jeered.

"People will realize the reason they're there and not berate them to any major degree," he said.

WITH volunteers could be students, alumni or anyone associated with the Wolfpack family, Mills said.

Asked about them Friday, sophomore Edward Godfrey said he doubts volunteers will be much of a bother.

"As long as they're not out there policing, they're not going to get in my way," he said. "But if they're going to be messing with me or my doings, that's not OK. If you're trashed, causing a nuisance, maybe you shouldn't be there. But it's not [the volunteers'] place."

Adams said volunteers will get training on when or if they should approach fans, and how to do it with respect.

He said sees no trouble recruiting volunteers. Students see the program as a way to keep tailgating alive -- and besides, volunteers get free tickets.