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It's funny that pretty much EVERY fanbase, to a one, says Athens is one of their favorite road trips and they love coming here and can't wait to return, but there's always 1 or 2 folks per fanbase that say it's hell on earth and grown men are pushing over strollers and spitting on grandmas and they'll never set foot in athens again.

I've had zero bad experiences in Baton Rouge as a student and alum. I was there and drunk as hell when we won 31-0. I was there when we lost in 2000. I've been to the past two games in BR and had a blast. Got several tiger baits but everyone was welcoming and had a blast. I've been to several Iron Bowls at Auburn and had no issues. The only people that gave me trash were my boog buddies. One jerk in Gainesville threw a full beer at me as I was walking down the street and several told me to frick off. Cop saw what happened and drove me back to my hotel so I could change shirts. He then drove me back to the stadium. Columbia, Oxford, Nashville, Mizzou, Knoxville, etc. were all good trips.

Athens was a total shite show. Had freaking hot dogs thrown on me and buddies in the stands as Spencer Pennington and Brandon Avalos and the Tide were losing by 30. Grown a$$ redneck men telling me I had to pay $10 to use the port-o-lets along the road to the stadium. Several actually blocked it when I tried to enter. Friend's snooty parents not letting us have a beer or food at their tailgates because we were Bama fans. Students driving by after the game yelling at us to frick off and throwing stuff at us. It sucked. Again, the town is cool put my experiences have been bad. Not once was I doing anything other than cheering for my team.