re: Gainesville Bound - Where to Eat on Friday Night?

Rockeys is the dueling piano bar and is one of my favorite bars in Gainesville. It might be a little dead on Friday night because Thursday is their big night. It's definitely safe for opposing fans. Last year some Bama fan paid $100 for Roll Tide to be written on the chalkboard behind the pianos. The bars in downtown tend to be a little classier and more refined then the bars in midtown so they might be safer than the midtown bars. Tall Paul's downtown is also another pretty good bar. They have a huge selection of good beers on tap.