re: Road trip

Rock n Roll Hall of Fame is in Cleveland

Awesome, thanks for the heads up. Airfare is looking like ~$500 roundtrip right now. If I do decide to make that trip, I'll hunt you down on here for some recommendations.

Priceline is cheaper on Tuesdays for some reason.

@Dallas, @Pitt, and what our boys beat Failcons

I've already been to Dallas (once at Texas Stadium and twice at AT&T Stadium)
Went to Atlanta in 07 and 2012.
Went to Tampa in 09.
Went to Carolina last year.

I had to pick out of Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Chicago. I usually plan my trips to where I can catch a college football game or two.

This is what I came up with last night for those of you planning on going to the other road games.

Atlanta:
If you head there on the Wednesday or earlier, the Braves are playing the Phillies. Georgia is on a bye and Georgia Tech is on the road (at Tulane). Georgia State is playing New Mexico St and Georgia Southern is playing Savannah St.

Cleveland:
As stated in the OP, the Pro Football Hall of Fame is in Canton which isn't far from Cleveland. The Indians are on the road that weekend but if you head up there a few days earlier you can see them play the Twins Sept 9-11. Reds are also on the road that weekend but are home against the Cardinals Sept 8-11.
Cincinnati Bearcats are a few hours away and play Toledo on the Friday night at Paul Brown Stadium. (Nippert is being renovated)
Ohio St is home against Kent St on the Saturday, but as of right now tickets on stubhub are $143. Another option for the Saturday is Bowling Green is playing Indiana.

Dallas:
The Rangers are home that weekend against the A's. TCU plays SMU. North Texas is on a bye and Baylor is at Iowa St.

Detroit:
The Red Wings season will be just starting and you may be able to see a Pistons preseason game. Central Michigan is playing Ball St. Michigan St, Eastern Michigan, and Western Michigan are all on the Road that week. Michigan is on a bye. If you are willing to make the drive, the Steelers host the Monday night game against the Texans that same weekend.

Carolina:
This is a Thursday night game. The Bobcats/Hornets season will have just started and the Hurricanes could be playing home as well. I was able to see a Hurricanes game and two Bobcats games last year when I went. Appalachian St is playing Georgia St that weekend. Duke, ECU, North Carolina, and NC State are on the road. Charlotte and Wake Forest are on a bye.

Pittsburgh:
A Penguins game should be really fun if they play home that weekend. If you get there by the Tuesday, you can head over to Ohio for some MACtion. Kent St plays Akron and Miami (OH) plays Ohio. You can make your way to Detriot for the Thanksgiving game against the Bears. Bowling Green plays Ball St and Marshall plays Western Kentucky on the Friday night. Penn St plays Michigan St on the Saturday. Pitt and West Virginia are on the road that weekend. Ohio St plays Michigan in Columbus that weekend as well. I'm sure some people have that game on their bucket list.

Chicago:
Hard to tell what will be going on at this time until after the NBA and NHL release their schedules. Bulls and Blackhawks might play home as well as the Bucks which I think is only about an hour away.

Tampa Bay:
The Lightning might be home as well as the Magic if you are willing to go to Orlando. There will be several bowl games going on in Florida at that time as well.

Pittsburgh! Went up there for the WVU LSU game in 2012, caught a Pirates game and the city is da bomb. Dress warmly.