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Road trip to Gainesville
Posted on 6/25/14 at 7:04 am
Posted on 6/25/14 at 7:04 am
Traveling to Gainesville for the LSU/Florida game w/ my LSU alum in-laws. Never been and not sure what to expect besides the obnoxious "bros" in tank tops and jorts. Is it even a trip worth making?
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Posted on 6/25/14 at 7:07 am to PhiloBeddoe
It was my least favorite road trip I took in college. No drinking on campus. But the stadium is a good experience. Make sure you do your research. It's not as easy as just drive up and party.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 7:10 am to PhiloBeddoe
Campus police are brutal. We usually find a bar and stay there all day. It's not a ton of fun compared to how it used to be. But the game is a good atmosphere.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 7:10 am to PhiloBeddoe
boringggggg
Posted on 6/25/14 at 7:14 am to PhiloBeddoe
It sucks.
Partly the fans but I can deal with that. The campus/Gainesville popo go out of their way to make the experience for visiting fans as miserable as possible.
You can park in a perfectly fine spot and they'll jump all over you and threaten to tow your car.
And don't have a drink in your hand. They look for that.
Partly the fans but I can deal with that. The campus/Gainesville popo go out of their way to make the experience for visiting fans as miserable as possible.
You can park in a perfectly fine spot and they'll jump all over you and threaten to tow your car.
And don't have a drink in your hand. They look for that.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 7:22 am to la_birdman
Well shite. That sounds miserable.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 7:23 am to PhiloBeddoe
frick gainesville
Posted on 6/25/14 at 7:29 am to PhiloBeddoe
The one time I went I did find a tailgate and we put beer in a cup. Ive been told not to cross the street even with a cup. They will check it.
Alot of my friends went to Florida State after the game to party there........
That's pretty bad when your friends leave to party at a different school.
I know their bars right next to campus open early so if you want to do that, that could be fun. I think they have pretty girls on campus but some of the guys are very bro.
Alot of my friends went to Florida State after the game to party there........
That's pretty bad when your friends leave to party at a different school.
I know their bars right next to campus open early so if you want to do that, that could be fun. I think they have pretty girls on campus but some of the guys are very bro.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 7:33 am to PhiloBeddoe
Great football stadium! Fans are just crazy for their Gators! They seem really intense when LSU comes calling! VERY loud! Geaux Tigers! 
Posted on 6/25/14 at 7:35 am to SouthOfSouth
Sounds like finding a bar is our best option. My guess is it will be a CBS game, so not a lot of time to kill before kickoff anyway.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 7:44 am to SouthOfSouth
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Alot of my friends went to Florida State after the game to party there........
That's pretty bad when your friends leave to party at a different school.
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It was my least favorite road trip I took in college. No drinking on campus. But the stadium is a good experience. Make sure you do your research. It's not as easy as just drive up and party.
Yeah we had to move our tailgate far. Like not even a comfortable walking distance. My least favorite sec town.
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Alot of my friends went to Florida State after the game to party there........
That's pretty bad when your friends leave to party at a different school.
We did this once actually. Said frick it, drove to Tallahassee and stayed there.
This post was edited on 6/25/14 at 7:47 am
Posted on 6/25/14 at 7:47 am to PhiloBeddoe
When compared to other SEC road trips, it is horrible. The city itself offers little to do outside of chain restaurants, unless you can parlay it into a trip to Tampa, Orlando (Disney), Miami, Key West, etc.
As others have mentioned, the cops are brutal and the fans aren't as welcoming as will find other places. It is easier to be welcomed into another group at Ole Miss and Bama as an LSU fan then it is at Florida.
Basically, you'll drive a long way to go eat at Hooters, then pre-game inside of a bar, go sit in a HOT/loud stadium, then go back to a bar.
As others have mentioned, the cops are brutal and the fans aren't as welcoming as will find other places. It is easier to be welcomed into another group at Ole Miss and Bama as an LSU fan then it is at Florida.
Basically, you'll drive a long way to go eat at Hooters, then pre-game inside of a bar, go sit in a HOT/loud stadium, then go back to a bar.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 7:59 am to PhiloBeddoe
Save your money or go to a different venue
That place and their fans are terrible
That place and their fans are terrible
Posted on 6/25/14 at 7:59 am to LSUfan4444
very unpleasant fans too. I rarely bitch about opposing fans, but man they suck.
As terrible as they are on the internet, Bama fans that actually attend games are much more tolerable
As terrible as they are on the internet, Bama fans that actually attend games are much more tolerable
Posted on 6/25/14 at 8:21 am to PhiloBeddoe
UF's stadium is ugly, GPD sucks, liquor laws on campus suck, skip it.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 8:25 am to dgnx6
Did not feel like a SEC road trip to me.
I went Saban's first year, the brook trout look game. It was a day game so I didn't get to experience a night game at the Swamp
I went Saban's first year, the brook trout look game. It was a day game so I didn't get to experience a night game at the Swamp
Posted on 6/25/14 at 8:35 am to PhiloBeddoe
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Road trip to Gainesville
Prayers sent.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 8:43 am to Old Money
Wow It must suck arse to be a Gator fan. No beer or alcohol around the tailgates. What the hell.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 8:46 am to iknowmorethanyou
Told myself I would never go back to this hell hole! Fans were complete arse holes, there is nothing worse than having to deal with white sun glass wearing trash dicks for a whole weekend!
Posted on 6/25/14 at 8:48 am to Big Sway
Least favorite away venue I've been to
Stadium during game was good, that's about it
Stadium during game was good, that's about it
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