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FYI Mobile is closer to Tuscaloosa than Baton Rouge
Posted on 10/31/08 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 10/31/08 at 3:40 pm
Just to set the record straight, Tuscaloosa is slightly closer to Mobile than Baton Rouge.
Downtown Mobile to LSU in Baton Rouge is 202.73 miles.
Downtown Mobile to The University in Tuscaloosa is 196.65 miles.
The misinformation about the distance from Mobile to Tuscaloosa is the result of a mapquest route that goes through Mississippi. No one actually drives that route. Everyone going to Tuscaloosa from Mobile drives north on highway 43 to highway 25, then highway 69 into Tuscaloosa.
Baton Rouge and Tuscaloosa are really equal distance from Mobile, albeit, Tuscaloosa about 5 miles closer. Since the route from Mobile to Baton Rouge is almost all interstate it is probably a little faster but not closer. The difference either way was negligible until Nick Saban arrived. It appears now that you can't get to Baton Rouge from Mobile.
Downtown Mobile to LSU in Baton Rouge is 202.73 miles.
Downtown Mobile to The University in Tuscaloosa is 196.65 miles.
The misinformation about the distance from Mobile to Tuscaloosa is the result of a mapquest route that goes through Mississippi. No one actually drives that route. Everyone going to Tuscaloosa from Mobile drives north on highway 43 to highway 25, then highway 69 into Tuscaloosa.
Baton Rouge and Tuscaloosa are really equal distance from Mobile, albeit, Tuscaloosa about 5 miles closer. Since the route from Mobile to Baton Rouge is almost all interstate it is probably a little faster but not closer. The difference either way was negligible until Nick Saban arrived. It appears now that you can't get to Baton Rouge from Mobile.
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Posted on 10/31/08 at 3:42 pm to BamaJD88
Man,that's some powerful info there. Thanks so much for sharing. 
Posted on 10/31/08 at 3:52 pm to I-59 Tiger
and the winner of the 2008 worthless post of the year goes to .....
Posted on 10/31/08 at 3:55 pm to AuburnCPA
guess what auburn is much closer then either city.
Posted on 11/1/08 at 2:54 am to BamaJD88
whatever makes you sleep better at night bro
Posted on 11/1/08 at 8:08 am to Factsman
Thanks for that info. Where do you get your inside information??????? You should go work for ESPN radio or the CIA.
Posted on 11/1/08 at 8:10 am to BamaJD88
i wish you would have posted this last night, then i wouldnt have lost so much sleep
Posted on 11/1/08 at 8:20 am to Wolf Shirt
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i wish you would have posted this last night, then i wouldnt have lost so much sleep
so yesterday afternoon wasn't early enough?
Posted on 11/1/08 at 8:48 am to ksayetiger
Just replying to these two posts which were buried in another thread where my replies would not be seen.
And this post....
Isn't that odd. In Louisiana it's "[t]ough to argue with logic," but only when the logic is based upon a fallacy. This thread should be saved as a classic example of LSU logic and class.
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re: Strange night on one of the UA forums.... (Posted on 10/30 at 9:57 a.m. to bamaatlsu)
and mobile is closer to baton rouge. if we paid 250k for a backup dl i'm sure the bammers down there would be screaming about it.
on a side note it's sad how much bama fans go after fulmer. yeah he turned you in, but maybe you should focus some of your hate on the boosters that put your program in that position.
This post was edited on 10/30 at 10:01 a.m.
And this post....
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goat
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re: Strange night on one of the UA forums.... (Posted on 10/30 at 10:12 a.m. to TheChamp)
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and mobile is closer to baton rouge. if we paid 250k for a backup dl i'm sure the bammers down there would be screaming about it.
Tough to argue with logic
Isn't that odd. In Louisiana it's "[t]ough to argue with logic," but only when the logic is based upon a fallacy. This thread should be saved as a classic example of LSU logic and class.
This post was edited on 11/1/08 at 8:52 am
Posted on 11/1/08 at 9:12 am to ksayetiger
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so yesterday afternoon wasn't early enough?
i guess i should have said i wish i had seen it
Posted on 11/1/08 at 9:34 am to Wolf Shirt
Back when I was in school time wise Baton Rouge was closer. I-10/12 a lot faster than 43 (which was mostly 2 lane.
Posted on 11/1/08 at 10:08 am to Lithium
I've heard the arguements many time that Baton Rouge is the closest SEC school to Mobile. That is why we pull in a lot of recruits from that area. Or at least did at one time! 
This post was edited on 11/1/08 at 10:09 am
Posted on 11/1/08 at 10:23 am to bringonusc
I drove from Daphne AL to B.R for the Miss State game and got their in less than 3 hours.
You will not make it to Tuscaloosa in 3 hours. That ride up Hwy 43/Hwy 69 is brutal.
You will not make it to Tuscaloosa in 3 hours. That ride up Hwy 43/Hwy 69 is brutal.
Posted on 11/1/08 at 10:31 am to DaphneTigah
True! I do not care what the distance is. The time to get there is what matters to me and Baton Rouge is at a minimum 30-45 minutes faster!I live in Fairhope now, but still own a home in TTown.
Posted on 11/1/08 at 10:34 am to AuburnCPA
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and the winner of the 2008 worthless post of the year goes to .....
99% of your posts?
Posted on 11/1/08 at 11:10 am to El Guapo21
Where is the Punchline??? 
Posted on 11/1/08 at 11:19 am to BamaJD88
Douchebag says what...
Posted on 11/2/08 at 4:20 pm to DaphneTigah
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You will not make it to Tuscaloosa in 3 hours. That ride up Hwy 43/Hwy 69 is brutal.
Takes me 2:40 door to door Mobile to BR. WAY over 3 hours from Mobile to Tuscaloosa through West AL...horrible drive.
Auburn is right at 3 hours.
Posted on 11/2/08 at 4:47 pm to Golfer
It's around 3 hours for me from Gonzales to Mobile. Going up to T-Town from Mobile is more like 4-5 hours, and it's a miserable drive through rural Alabama.
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