Anyone going to Oxford?

My dad is a college coach (not at Mizzou) and I went when his team played there a few years ago.

The Grove is neat, but the tailgates are basically a condensed version of Lot A/B...so it's not anything a Mizzou fan hasn't experienced before. People were nice, but don't necessarily invite you to tailgate with them. As a female, I can say that the girls are top notch, but that's because they are dressed like they are going to a wedding (who doesn't look good then?). The guys are like 2-3's, I feel bad for all girls that attend Ole Miss. At the end of the game it was humorous to see all the girls with bloody feet from their high heels...life is too short for heels at football games.

Traffic is terrible. Oxford and the Ole Miss campus is honestly like the size of Warrensburg/UCM but with 10x the people. It's hard to find anywhere to eat that doesn't take you 2 hours unless you get fast food.

Game experience was fun. The outside of the stadium looks really nice, but the concourses were from about 1950. Lines were long.

So...although my write up isn't necessarily a glowing review, it was an experience Mizzou won't have for another 12 years or so, so go if you get the chance.

I live in Memphis and have been a few times. The last time was when Chase Daniel lead a Mizzou team in there.

I know a lot of people who tail gate so I have had a lot of fun there. The town square is where I would park. It is about a 2 mile walk but an easy 2 mile walk. You will end up at the square if you are not leaving for Beale Street or Tunica right away.

It is a beautiful college town. Wear your Cardinal cap because they are big Cardinal fans.

You should have fun and the weather should be in the high 50's low 60's. Perfect football weather

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As a female, I can say that the girls are top notch, but that's because they are dressed like they are going to a wedding (who doesn't look good then?). The guys are like 2-3's, I feel bad for all girls that attend Ole Miss. At the end of the game it was humorous to see all the girls with bloody feet from their high heels...life is too short for heels at football games.

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You know, I'll admit that I've worn heels to games before - generally when I'm tailgating right outside the stadium and won't be walking around much. Or when I sat in the suites and you needed to dress nicely. But in general? Nope.

Having moved south and experienced Alabama tailgating, I can say that I'm shocked at some of the things I see college girls wearing to games. (Not all girls, but some.) Skirts they can't bend over in without showing their coochie, with 4 inch heels? Strapless things that are just begging some drunk frat boy to yank southward? Tops, or dresses, that are backless and barely cover their arse? (And when I say barely, I mean not really because you just about see cheeks.) It's like a contest to see how little they can wear without needing a pole to dance around. Then, they swig cheap whiskey or vodka straight out of the bottle, get blindingly drunk and fall - that's inevitable - and give everyone a show.

And I'll just say - I'm definitely not a prude. I love little black dresses, snug jeans with sexy tops, and am a big believer in FM shoes - every girl should have lots of these in her closet. Wear them out, to the bars, parties, etc. But to a football game? Especially when it's in the 40s or 50s during the game? No. Just no. Of course, I was raised by a straight-laced mamma who would have kicked my little butt for dressing like that. And a daddy who saw a bikini-clad me heading for the pool as a teenager and told me I'd obviously forgotten part of my suit and to get back upstairs and find it before even thought of leaving the house.

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I wear dresses for the hot games, but with wedge or flat sandals, and I wear jeans and boots to the later fall games. I want to be warm.

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Yep - you sound like me! And wedges may be heels, but they're not stilettos like some I've seen tottering around. Those are in a different class.

And i would never be comfortable in those coochie-flashers - I'd always be trying to tug it down! But yes - the people watching is outstanding! And not just the drunk students!

I'll be at the Ole Miss game and already booked a condo about a 1.5 mile walk from the stadium per Google Map and that includes getting through The Grove. Hotel rooms were basically impossible.

I was told on Saturday to expect an 1.5 hour or more drive from downtown Memphis with traffic plus horrific parking that might take an addition 1/2 hour that still leaves you 3/4+ of a mile from the stadium.

Mini skirts aren't necessarily trashy. It's what's worn (or not worn) with them that's the issue. Cute =\= trashy. Girls need to figure this out. Or, just continue flashing their goodies at the world, I guess.

You teach people how to treat you. And whether or not to respect you. It takes longer for some to figure that out than others.

I"ll be there and fully plan on starting some MIZ chants in the Grove.

I'll be there, never been so I'm excited to experience "The Grove"

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I can say that the girls are top notch

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No doubt