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Where does your team stay and where do they fly
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:03 am
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:03 am
UGA just announced they will no longer be staying 45 minute bus ride away from campus for home games. They will now stay on campus at the hotel.
We have also announced we will now be flying out of Athens for all away games instead of the 1.5-2 hr bus ride to Atlanta airport.
Delta will provide 2 Boeing 717s for away travel.
Where does your team stay the night before home games? How long is your bus ride to the airport for an away game?
We have also announced we will now be flying out of Athens for all away games instead of the 1.5-2 hr bus ride to Atlanta airport.
Delta will provide 2 Boeing 717s for away travel.
Where does your team stay the night before home games? How long is your bus ride to the airport for an away game?
This post was edited on 6/23/15 at 10:05 am
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Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:05 am to IT_Dawg
Ole Miss stays in Tupelo before every home game. About an hours ride on a bus. 45 mins by car.
They typically fly out of Tupelo as well...occasionally they fly out through Memphis.
The baseball, basketball, etc. teams fly out of Oxford's airport via smaller planes. Oxford can't handle larger charter planes.
They typically fly out of Tupelo as well...occasionally they fly out through Memphis.
The baseball, basketball, etc. teams fly out of Oxford's airport via smaller planes. Oxford can't handle larger charter planes.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:06 am to IT_Dawg
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we will now be flying out of Athens for all away games
All away games or just out of region games? And I wonder why they weren't doing that sooner with Delta right there in Atlanta.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:10 am to TheJones
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All away games or just out of region games? And I wonder why they weren't doing that sooner with Delta right there in Atlanta.
All away games except Tech and Clemson. I don't think Ben Epps had runways long enough to handle 717s. They just finish renovating the runway. We will spend a fraction of the time on buses this year than previous years with these changes.
This post was edited on 6/23/15 at 10:13 am
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:11 am to pankReb
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Oxford can't handle larger charter planes.
They extended the runway years ago to be able to accommodate larger planes. Are they still not able to bring in big enough planes for the football team? I remember flying with the band/cheerleaders out of Oxford for some of the NCAA tournament games back before they extended it.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:12 am to TheJones
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And I wonder why they weren't doing that sooner
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think they just expanded the airport in Athens to handle larger planes.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:13 am to FlatwoodsForester
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think they just expanded the airport in Athens to handle larger planes.
This is correct. Only games we should be riding on buses to now are Tech and the occasional instances we play at Clemson.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:13 am to IT_Dawg
Auburn's team typically stays in Montgomery for home games, which is ~45 minutes away
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:14 am to IT_Dawg
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Where does your team stay and where do they fly
I have always wondered this question for every SEC team?
I would assume LSU flys out of BTR.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:15 am to IT_Dawg
Interesting. So they'll fly to Auburn and Columbia?
For Auburn, as far as I know, the team still stays in the 'Gump for home games at the Renaissance. It's an hour drive. I think we use Montgomery's airport as well.
For Auburn, as far as I know, the team still stays in the 'Gump for home games at the Renaissance. It's an hour drive. I think we use Montgomery's airport as well.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:17 am to IT_Dawg
Alabama stays at the Capstone Hotel for home games and I'm pretty sure they use Tuscaloosa's regional airport.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:18 am to Emanonion
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Oxford can't handle larger charter planes.
They extended the runway years ago to be able to accommodate larger planes. Are they still not able to bring in big enough planes for the football team? I remember flying with the band/cheerleaders out of Oxford for some of the NCAA tournament games back before they extended it.
Not large enough for 150+ people like when the football team travels. Could be wrong...but I think they get 777's to charter the football team, staff, boosters, etc.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:19 am to IT_Dawg
LSU stays at the Cook Hotel on campus for home games, not sure where they fly out of.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:19 am to TheJones
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Interesting. So they'll fly to Auburn and Columbia?
I don't think this has been confirmed yet, but would think we will fly anywhere that can land a 717 within reason.
Auburn is only 1.5 hours from ATL airport, no point in flying there before. Now we are a 15 min bus ride away from the airport.
Columbia definitely worth flying to.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:21 am to IT_Dawg
I'm not sure if Auburn's airport can handle that plane. I'm not versed in aviation enough to speculate on that.
Interesting thread. Makes sense about Athens, though. I always assumed that airport was larger
Interesting thread. Makes sense about Athens, though. I always assumed that airport was larger
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:21 am to TheJones
Razorbacks fly out of Drake field right around the corner from them.
As for where they stay, they used to stay in Bentonville but im not sure anymore...
As for where they stay, they used to stay in Bentonville but im not sure anymore...
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:22 am to IT_Dawg
LSU stays at The Cook Hotel on campus.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:23 am to IT_Dawg
I think it still stands that the football team stays at Crowne Plaza downtown and they fly out of McGee-Tyson airport which is 20 minutes from campus.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:24 am to TheJones
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Interesting thread. Makes sense about Athens, though. I always assumed that airport was larger
It's actually pretty small. Just no reason before now to have more than your usual small plane strip in Athens when one of the biggest hubs in the world is an hour and a half down the road.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 10:25 am to Collins10
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I think it still stands that the football team stays at Crowne Plaza downtown and they fly out of McGee-Tyson airport which is 20 minutes from campus.
Seems like the perfect situation. Not far, still off campus and not a long bus ride to the airport.
Only thing that worries me about our players staying on campus, is the late night yahoos on campus and all the early morning noise on game days.
This post was edited on 6/23/15 at 10:26 am
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