Help Needed: Gameday Guide for Columbia, Missouri

there are several Sonics and the closest waffle house to the stadium in the SEC!

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I had the poop swastika comment O/U 5.5 posts in. Under smashed here.

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Missouri should never be allowed to live down the public blow job they gave Black Lives Matter.

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We used to have a petting zoo but you guys all made fun of us for it

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I miss the petting zoo

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The tailgating scene is scattered and confusing. Be prepared for that. Stadium is just south of campus

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Is it parking lot tailgating? Might find myself walking around to chop it up with some Tigers.

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Is it parking lot tailgating? Might find myself walking around to chop it up with some Tigers.

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Mostly, yes. The most concentrated areas will be just north of the stadium (although stadium construction has temporarily messed that up) in Lot L and in the area south and east of the stadium (near Hearnes Center and Mizzou Arena) in Lots I, K, O, and N. There will be scattered tailgates around campus and in other lots though. Edit: Lots A and X are also active, but Lot A is the fancy donor lot and Lot X is a hike. Here is a confusing map courtesy of the University of Missouri Athletics:

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You wont have any problems getting free drink and food at tailgates if you just have a positive attitude. Big donors with the most free stuff are in the lots around the outside of the stadium.

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This is the intel I'm looking for.

Not too far from the great outdoors if you want to check out Rock Bridge State Park, Grindstone Nature Area (one mile from stadium)...great time of year for it.

Oh, and also COMO is home to the largest burr oak tree in the world just outside town in the MO river bottom.

Anything but football at this point man.

There are several free parking garages about half a mile north of the stadium, near the Reynolds Alumni Building, the Carnahan Quadrangle, and Jesse Hall/Francis Quadrangle. Good place to set up a tailgate on the lawn and a pleasant walk through Greek Town to the stadium. Also, an easy walk to downtown bars and restaurants (Booche's, Shakespeare's, Old Heidelberg, Harpo's, Shiloh, Flat Branch, etc.). I would encourage you to spend a couple hours walking the campus. The "red" campus consists of traditional red brick buildings, and the "white" campus is made up of mostly white limestone buildings. It is flat and walkable and quite pretty in the fall with the leaves changing.

As another poster mentioned, the best tailgates are the big-dollar donor ones surrounding the stadium. Some are welcoming, some are not. I have had good success at the lot on the southwest corner of Providence and Stadium, in front of the Athletic Complex. They always have a lot of TVs with football games on.

If you get to CoMo early enough, you can park on the shoulder of Stadium Blvd. east and west of the stadium, or on Providence Rd south of Stadium. Easy in and out but a longer walk to campus.

You will have a great time. Tiger fans are welcoming and will treat you the way you treat them.

See you there, baw.

Now where are the titty bars?