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Posted on 11/13/21 at 8:20 pm
Posted by RealDawg
Dawgville
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 11/13/21 at 8:20 pm
Not at all out of confidence but simply a need to plan..looked at rooms in Indy anywhere near downtown and they are sold out. Guessing it’s all travel agencies and package groups bc no way any schools are booking that many yet.

Travel to Indy 4-5x a year and rates that are available even out od downtown are ridiculous for Indy in the damn mid of winter.

Also Delta has flights just in the window jacked up 400%.

Posted by LewDawg
Member since May 2009
77434 posts
Posted on 11/13/21 at 8:23 pm to
WG was asking me about this earlier. Your post is not a warm and fuzzy for me.

I guess I could drive but damn…that’s quite the trek.
Posted by Jefferson Dawg
Member since Sep 2012
34694 posts
Posted on 11/13/21 at 8:24 pm to
Posted by RealDawg
Dawgville
Member since Nov 2012
11264 posts
Posted on 11/13/21 at 8:26 pm to
Had some nice rooms booked in South Beach a few years back lol. Damn that year.

Going to see if I can figure out who is holding the blocks.

Guessing Delta will open some more flights.

Basically an 8 hour drive from Atl.

Also average high in Indy in January is 34 degrees.
Posted by Peter Buck
Member since Sep 2012
14029 posts
Posted on 11/13/21 at 8:28 pm to
Louisville and Cincy are both less than 2 hours. I’d fly into Louisville and stay at the Omni and drink Bourbon for a few days and then drive up on Game day .
Posted by lewis and herschel
Member since Nov 2009
16325 posts
Posted on 11/13/21 at 8:34 pm to
Not a bad drive, 5 hours from Nashville.

Rooms in Carmel, Reservations at St Elmos, tickets to see the Dawgs get it done
Posted by DawgsCallingShots
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2021
280 posts
Posted on 11/13/21 at 8:38 pm to
Be sure to check out Airbnb
Posted by DJuga06
Charlotte NC
Member since Oct 2018
1214 posts
Posted on 11/13/21 at 8:41 pm to
The luxury for me is it's our corporate HQ so I have a good bit of friends who live in Indy. Room's not the issue. Flights from CLT and tix on the other hand...
Posted by RealDawg
Dawgville
Member since Nov 2012
11264 posts
Posted on 11/13/21 at 8:42 pm to
quote:

Louisville and Cincy are both less than 2 hours. I’d fly into Louisville and stay at the Omni and drink Bourbon for a few days and then drive up on Game day .


We’ve discussed options..at some point, losing all the experience and adding a bunch of extra travel logistics takes away from the fun.

Especially after the game.

Reality is none of those rooms are actually booked by end user and Delta will only be screwing themselves if they don’t open flights.

Can fly to Louisville in same window for $120 round trip.
Posted by RealDawg
Dawgville
Member since Nov 2012
11264 posts
Posted on 11/13/21 at 8:43 pm to
quote:

Be sure to check out Airbnb


Looked but have to obv have cancel opportunity which most don’t. Not that confident..I am a UGA fan.
Posted by RealDawg
Dawgville
Member since Nov 2012
11264 posts
Posted on 11/13/21 at 8:48 pm to
It isn’t a bad drive. Preference would be to stay very close and avoid driving at all while we get our drink on.
Posted by RealDawg
Dawgville
Member since Nov 2012
11264 posts
Posted on 11/13/21 at 8:50 pm to
quote:

"That's, candidly, what we anticipated the CFP would do this time around," Vaughn said. "However, in a very unique and fantastic way, they just called us and said, 'Hey, we're interested in planning this very specifically and we're interested in Indy for 2022 and 2022 only, can you all do it?


Question is WHY that cold arse place told to bid. Hell Atlanta was cold enough.
Posted by Peter Buck
Member since Sep 2012
14029 posts
Posted on 11/13/21 at 8:51 pm to
The Down Town JW is booked, but there seem to be plenty of rooms outside of down town. I’d assume some will open up after the first round of the playoffs.
Posted by RealDawg
Dawgville
Member since Nov 2012
11264 posts
Posted on 11/13/21 at 8:54 pm to
Yep..saw the ones out on the edges away from downtown.

May hold one of those south and just drive.

$400 for a Residence Inn 20 miles away.

Kinda of in a screw Indy mood at the moment. Maybe it’s buzz wearing off.
This post was edited on 11/13/21 at 9:03 pm
Posted by AlaCowboy
North Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
7353 posts
Posted on 11/13/21 at 9:15 pm to
Fly to Cincinnati and rent a car. About a 2 hour drive.
Posted by RealDawg
Dawgville
Member since Nov 2012
11264 posts
Posted on 11/13/21 at 9:28 pm to
quote:

Fly to Cincinnati and rent a car. About a 2 hour drive.


Tons of options if just going to the game is the plan.

Cincinnati and Louisville flights are cheap. By the time you deal with that and rental car, might as well just drive. Not much different.

Should just get all the Dawgs to pick a nearby city and flood it instead of Indy.
Posted by FaCubeItches
Soviet Monica, People's Republic CA
Member since Sep 2012
6128 posts
Posted on 11/14/21 at 3:57 am to
quote:

Question is WHY that cold arse place told to bid.


One thing is for sure, no bribes were made. Absolutely none at all. Not a one.
- NCAA Officials
Posted by FaCubeItches
Soviet Monica, People's Republic CA
Member since Sep 2012
6128 posts
Posted on 11/14/21 at 3:59 am to
quote:

Fly to Cincinnati and rent a car.


Nah, fly to Chicago, rent a car, drive through South Bend with G flags flying. Drive through Bloomington and show 'em what a football looks like. You're gonna be in Indiana - have fun with it.
Posted by DawgHolliday
the 'cloven-land', ga
Member since Sep 2012
5114 posts
Posted on 11/14/21 at 5:15 am to
Thanks for that link, Jeff.

Those guys have an early R.E.M./low-key honky tonk vibe. I like it.
Posted by S1C EM
Athens, GA
Member since Nov 2007
11594 posts
Posted on 11/14/21 at 6:28 am to
You waited way too long. Rooms have been sold out for weeks, if not a couple months. I bought tickets, booked a room near the airport and another about 40 minutes south of Indy on I-65 if we decide to drive it (which we probably will given the airline prices). Also bought two days worth of parking next to the convention center which is right next to Lucas Oil. Everything is fully able to be canceled right up until the day before and of course, tickets can be sold if needed. These sorts of situations are things you can’t wait on for long.
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