Tell me about going to Norman

Best pregame spots.
Campus Corner and the tailgating spots

Best place to sit in the stadium.
If you can score them, the club level sections 126 - 133 seats are awesome. Complimentary food (burgers, dogs, brats, bbq sandwiches, dips, nachos, etc.) and access to two fully-stocked bars.

Best place to stay Friday and Saturday night.
Highly, highly recommend staying at The Noun. Book early. Hell, book now if you're sure you're coming. 2-minute walk to Campus Corner, across the street from campus, 5 minute walk to the stadium. It's a couple years old, very nice hotel, amazing indoor/outdoor bar on the 2nd floor.


Best places to eat.
Depends on what you want. BBQ? Ray's. Pub food? O'Connell's. Gyro? The Greek House. Steak? The Ranch ($$) Italian? Benvenuti's ($) If you & your wife like Asian food, you're in luck because Norman has a good size Asian population and we have legit Japanese, Korean, Thai, you name it.

Best places to go dancing/live music.
What kind of music?

Any must-do's for an OU-LSU couple!
Sneak into the stadium late at night and have sexual relations on the 50 yard line

Check out Cowboys in OKC

Cowboys LINK

Tweet from earlier this year they even have live bull riding

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Yeah man, Ubering to the game isn't bad, but ubering home can be trouble unless you don't mind waiting an hour for your ride

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That's the kinda info I'm looking for! Chinatown is one of the few things I miss about living in NY.

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Thai Delight is a short walk from the Noun, as is Cupbop Korean. I'd recommend either or both.

My personal favorites are on the west side of town, literally next door to each other and a 15 minute drive from the Noun.. but IMO worth it: Ichiban Japanese Sushi, Poke and more and Paris Bahn Mi Vietnamese

Almost forgot - Norman has some badass tex-mex. Tarahumara's, Ted's Cafe Escondido and Mamaveca are all really good.

Also, since my OP, we found out we have baby #2 on the way. Due right at the beginning of football season, so this will likely be our first weekend out/alone in months! What a way to celebrate by dissing each other over football

Congrats on the baby. My suggestions for an LSU fan visiting Norman for the first time:

Campus Corner, right outside the North gates of OU. Very similar to the Chimes Street area at LSU. In this area you’ll also find O’Connell’s, which is probably the closest thing Norman has to the Chimes Bar.

Also, the Mont. A few blocks over. Mexican restaurant with a Chimes vibe.

Nothing on par with “Tigerland”, but I suppose that wouldn’t interest a young couple anyway. Don’t expect much in terms of tailgating either. The OU fan base largely consists of folks who drive in from OKC or Tulsa and then get TF out of Dodge post game, win or lose.

Getting down to the nitty gritty here. I've had tickets and hotel booked for months. Our baby girl is healthy, my wife is healthy, and we're a full go for a weekend getaway after the holiday.

It's time for specifics! Let me know how to get to your tailgate, what to bring, and what to expect. to a great win over Tennessee tonight, and to a great LSU-OU game to end the season!

There are so few OU fans on this site yet - I'd guess less than 15 regulars - maybe none of us host tailgates but here's the layout.

OU Tailgating Map

Things to know:

- The North Oval is a prime spot for tailgating because you can hang out in Campus Corner and walk right across the street to the North Oval. Family friendly. Along the walk from the North Oval to the stadium you'll find activities, the band usually has some impromptu performances in there, again very family-friendly.

- That whole area just northwest of the stadium is a great place to tailgate. Guys have been using that area for a long time. Family friendly. Most likely to be offered booze there, although I imagine some of those folks migrated to the North Oval when it finally became available for tailgating this year..

- The areas shaded in purple - "Revel XP tailgate Area" - is like sanitized "corporate tailgates" with full service food provided with the package to rent one of those. That area will be packed with new money and corporate types. Just my opinion, decent for people-watching but absolutely skippable.

What to expect: we are friendly people. Not always outgoing but friendly nevertheless. You should get offers of burgers, hot dogs, BBQ, etc. Always pick the BBQ if offered.. I should mention that LSU fans have a bad reputation among certain circles because of the "harrowing experiences" as reported by some who attended the 2003 Sugar Bowl in Nola. I don't know if these were rumors that spread like wildfire or what, but everyone seemed to have a first-hand experience of seeing LSU fans spitting on old ladies and other sordid shenanigans. I spent several years in LA specifically in BR (at LSU) and in Laplace so I understand the difference between an LSU home game and a BCS CG in the Superdome.. regardless, just know that if anyone you meet seems cold towards you, that's probably why.

I still have several friends from my time in Louisiana, many of whom will be here for the game so I had planned to do a LSU-friendly tailgate with etouffe and some chicken & sausage sauce piquante but it's not going to work out this year