re: Atlanta food and drink recommendations for SEC Championship

Here's the rail map for Marta.

Areas I'd check out Midtown, Arts Center, Buckhead, or Dunwoody/Sandy Springs areas for hotels.

Midtown/Arts Center: walkable, a lot of hotel & restaurant options.

Buckhead: uptown area, walkable with Lenox Mall nearby.

Dunwoody/Sandy Springs: not as walkable but a bunch of hotels & Perimeter Mall nearby.

Sports Bars

Stats: sports bar near Mercedes Benz.

The Battery: development attached to the Braves stadium. A lot of cool stuff to do. It's not on the Marta route but highly recommend. LINK

Check out the LSU Atlanta Facebook page for updates. They're in the process of putting some stuff together. TAF and the SEC usually have some stuff at the Georgia World Congress Center which is right beside the stadium.