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re: Spinoff thread: Which SEC campuses have you been to and which ones do you want to visit?
Posted on 7/25/18 at 10:44 am to SouthOfSouth
Posted on 7/25/18 at 10:44 am to SouthOfSouth
My most recent trip to Florida was nice. We went to a few bars and tailgated on W University near Buckman. Nothing mind-blowing, but zero complains. The campus looked nice enough and the stadium was in a good location. It had a much different feel than Kyle, but it was a lot of fun. The suites were dated, but still very nice.
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Posted on 7/25/18 at 10:45 am to Mizzou to my Lou
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Save your money and don’t go to college station.
The only reason I’d consider going is because how close it would be. Like 4 hours or less from where we live.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 10:57 am to jlovel7
Been to all except aTm (we have never played there before) and Gainesville (we play them in Jacksonville every year)
Posted on 7/25/18 at 11:00 am to jlovel7
All of them except Kentucky (have only driven through Lexington), Missouri, and A&M. Don't really have a desire to go to Missouri other than to say I've been to every SEC campus. Would like to make a trip to an A&M/LSU game, but it makes it difficult with it being on Thanksgiving when we play there.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 11:02 am to SouthOfSouth
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SouthOfSouth
quote:Surprised the interactions with the Bama fans weren't very good. Usually, they are very hospitable. Was there an incident or did they just turn a cold shoulder or ... ? I'm surprised.
Alabama - Pretty campus and tailgating was pretty fun. Likely won't go back. My interactions with Bama fans weren't very good.
Hope you will give it another try. LSU fans are usually fun.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 11:04 am to WG_Dawg
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Been to all except aTm (we have never played there before) and Gainesville (we play them in Jacksonville every year)
Not missing out on a lot. There isn't a lot to do in Gainesville. Haven't been since I was in college over 10 years ago, and while I enjoyed the game, the rest of the trip left a lot to be desired. Also left a sour taste in my mouth that someone tried to break into my vehicle during the game and broke the handle to the back end of my Tahoe trying to do so.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 11:07 am to GlossuRabban
I’ve been to Athens, Tuscaloosa, Baton Rouge, Oxford, Knoxville, Starkville, and Columbia (SC)
Best: Tuscaloosa and Oxford
Worst: Starkville, Athens, and Knoxville
I’d like to visit Gainesville, Vanderbilt’s campus in Nashville, College Station, and Lexington
Best: Tuscaloosa and Oxford
Worst: Starkville, Athens, and Knoxville
I’d like to visit Gainesville, Vanderbilt’s campus in Nashville, College Station, and Lexington
Posted on 7/25/18 at 11:08 am to Mizzou to my Lou
If you didnt like the fans at the SEC school you visited, you should probably look in the mirror. Relatve to the rest of the country, we're all somewhat similar on game day. Ive had a great time at every school - havent been to Mizzou.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 11:20 am to lsufball19
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Not missing out on a lot. There isn't a lot to do in Gainesville. Haven't been since I was in college over 10 years ago, and while I enjoyed the game, the rest of the trip left a lot to be desired. Also left a sour taste in my mouth that someone tried to break into my vehicle during the game and broke the handle to the back end of my Tahoe trying to do so.
It still bugs me that I can't say I've been to every SEC stadium (after I go to college station in '24). I've considering going to a UF home game one weekend we're off or playign a cupcake just to knock that out, but when I really think about it it's hard to justify actually doing that.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 11:24 am to WG_Dawg
I’d like to visit Georgia. The WLOCP is fun, but I wouldn’t mind if they played a home and home every decade or so.
Been to:
USC
Auburn
MSU
Tenn
LSU
Vandy
Been to:
USC
Auburn
MSU
Tenn
LSU
Vandy
Posted on 7/25/18 at 11:32 am to jlovel7
Been to;
UF
UGA
Auburn
Alabama
LSU
State
Ole Miss
Mizzou
Arkansas
Vanderbilt
I’ve always wanted to get up to Knoxville for a game one day. College Station would be my next chioce after that. USC maybe, but I’d like to go for a football or baseball game, and their facilities all seem far from their campus. I honestly have no desire to go visit Kentucky.
UF
UGA
Auburn
Alabama
LSU
State
Ole Miss
Mizzou
Arkansas
Vanderbilt
I’ve always wanted to get up to Knoxville for a game one day. College Station would be my next chioce after that. USC maybe, but I’d like to go for a football or baseball game, and their facilities all seem far from their campus. I honestly have no desire to go visit Kentucky.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 11:42 am to jlovel7
Arkansas--Been there several times for baseball and once for football. Fayetteville has come a long way in the last 30 years. Campus is just OK, but the setting in the hills is a plus. Good place to visit.
LSU -- Two baseball trips, and two football trips. Sorry, but the LSU campus just doesn't do much for me. The stucco architecture reminds me of Texas Tech (maybe that's why). The roads around BR are a nightmare, as the infrastructure is woefully lacking. It's an interesting place to visit, no doubt, for both football and baseball.
Ole Miss -- Three football trips. A nice enough campus, but tailgating at the Grove is overrated, although I will concede that the weather has been a negative all three times I visit, and would like to see it once, in warm, dry, conditions. I also need to make the baseball trip (hopefully, I will take care of that this spring)
Mississippi State -- Two baseball trips, two football trips. The campus is OK, but the street plan (if you can call it that) is one of the strangest I've seen. I like going to Starkville for baseball, not so much for football.
Alabama -- Two football trips, one baseball trip. A nice campus, and the proximity of the Strip to the football stadium is a plus for folks who aren't tailgating. I've heard some folks say that the tornado actually improved Tuscaloosa--sort of a forced urban renewal. I enjoyed the town and campus on my baseball trip.
Auburn -- One football trip. I liked this campus. Not much to complain about. Need to make it back for baseball.
Georgia -- One baseball trip. Athens is a great college town. The only nit-picking is that the architecture is perhaps a little lacking (the old part of the campus is attractive, but not in the way that some other really old schools are). Great place to visit, and I'm looking forward to the football trip in 2019.
Florida -- One football trip. Nice campus, but it overwhelms the town and threatens to strangle it. Not a great place for visitors. I will probably put off a baseball trip until the new park is built.
Went to a football game at South Carolina, but never made it to campus, which says a whole lot in and of itself. Having an off campus facility is unfortunate.
Edit: Sort of the same story at the other Columbia--went to the football game, but didn't really see the rest of campus or the town (view from the stadium was not impressive).
LSU -- Two baseball trips, and two football trips. Sorry, but the LSU campus just doesn't do much for me. The stucco architecture reminds me of Texas Tech (maybe that's why). The roads around BR are a nightmare, as the infrastructure is woefully lacking. It's an interesting place to visit, no doubt, for both football and baseball.
Ole Miss -- Three football trips. A nice enough campus, but tailgating at the Grove is overrated, although I will concede that the weather has been a negative all three times I visit, and would like to see it once, in warm, dry, conditions. I also need to make the baseball trip (hopefully, I will take care of that this spring)
Mississippi State -- Two baseball trips, two football trips. The campus is OK, but the street plan (if you can call it that) is one of the strangest I've seen. I like going to Starkville for baseball, not so much for football.
Alabama -- Two football trips, one baseball trip. A nice campus, and the proximity of the Strip to the football stadium is a plus for folks who aren't tailgating. I've heard some folks say that the tornado actually improved Tuscaloosa--sort of a forced urban renewal. I enjoyed the town and campus on my baseball trip.
Auburn -- One football trip. I liked this campus. Not much to complain about. Need to make it back for baseball.
Georgia -- One baseball trip. Athens is a great college town. The only nit-picking is that the architecture is perhaps a little lacking (the old part of the campus is attractive, but not in the way that some other really old schools are). Great place to visit, and I'm looking forward to the football trip in 2019.
Florida -- One football trip. Nice campus, but it overwhelms the town and threatens to strangle it. Not a great place for visitors. I will probably put off a baseball trip until the new park is built.
Went to a football game at South Carolina, but never made it to campus, which says a whole lot in and of itself. Having an off campus facility is unfortunate.
Edit: Sort of the same story at the other Columbia--went to the football game, but didn't really see the rest of campus or the town (view from the stadium was not impressive).
This post was edited on 7/25/18 at 11:45 am
Posted on 7/25/18 at 12:02 pm to ibldprplgld
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This game was miserably cold.
Yes it was. And I learned in that trip you couldn’t get liquor in miniatures in LA. So we each had a couple of 200mL bottles for the game. And I got food poisoning from the restaurant by the riverboat casino. Dad and I split a seafood platter and the only thing I had that he didn’t was a stuffed crab. Hit me in the middle of the night. Was a rough flight home the next morning.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 1:03 pm to TU Rob
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And I got food poisoning from the restaurant by the riverboat casino.
Well you only have yourself to blame
Posted on 7/25/18 at 1:12 pm to jlovel7
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Well you only have yourself to blame
Yeah, I mean I knew it wouldn't be Louisiana's finest, I've had that before. But we were looking for a quick bite to hold us over until a tailgate later on. Saw a billboard for the casino, knew there'd be food and more importantly, bourbon. We sat at a blackjack table for 45 minutes and between my dad and I ended up around $400. Basically paid for the trip. Walked back across the bridge and hopped in the bar to get an appetizer and another round or two of drinks. We just split that seafood platter app and it hit me later on. Could have been something from the tailgate I suppose.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 1:26 pm to TU Rob
Been to every campus except UF...I hope to knock that out soon.
I think a lot has to do with outcome of the game but I enjoyed my time in Athens, Auburn, and Nashville.
I think a lot has to do with outcome of the game but I enjoyed my time in Athens, Auburn, and Nashville.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 1:33 pm to CockyTime
How many of y’all go back to Nola after the game and go out or gamble all night?
Or is that too hardcore?
Or is that too hardcore?
Posted on 7/25/18 at 4:22 pm to jlovel7
Tennessee
LSU
Alabama
Texas A&M
Florida
Auburn
LSU
Alabama
Texas A&M
Florida
Auburn
Posted on 7/25/18 at 4:32 pm to jlovel7
Been to
AU
AL
Athens
Vols
USCe
UF
Starkville
Nashville
Legion Field.
Would like to go to LSU and thats really about it
AU
AL
Athens
Vols
USCe
UF
Starkville
Nashville
Legion Field.
Would like to go to LSU and thats really about it
Posted on 7/25/18 at 5:56 pm to jlovel7
I've been to Baton Rouge, Fayetteville, Oxford, and Columbia(MO). Lived in Baton Rouge and Fayetteville. All four were fun for a game. Went to Columbia on Thanksgiving weekend, so it wasn't the same atmosphere as most weekends.
The SEC town I want to visit the most for a game is Athens.
The SEC town I want to visit the most for a game is Athens.
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