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Best thanksgiving weekend game to attend

Posted on 6/2/25 at 5:46 am
Posted by Aussietigerfan
Sydney, Australia
Member since May 2015
2376 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 5:46 am
I’m looking for recommendations on a great college game to experience on thanksgiving weekend. (Game day atmosphere, things to do, good food and value for money).

Town must be pretty easy to access via airport as we are doing quite a few cities in just a few weeks.

I was thinking one of these.

Iowa at Nebraska
Vandy at Tennessee
Aggies at Texas (expensive)
Clemson at SC
LSU at OU


Posted by AbitaFan08
Boston, MA
Member since Apr 2008
27739 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 6:42 am to
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Aggies at Texas
Clemson at SC


One of these two.
Posted by kciDAtaE
Member since Apr 2017
17029 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 6:49 am to
I’ll be headed to OKC
Posted by LSUfan4444
Member since Mar 2004
55735 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 6:52 am to
Knoxville in a landslide
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
10553 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:07 am to
Aggy at Texas is out. Expensive and "tailgating" at UT has always been below par.

Clemson vs. SC will probably be the best on that list.
Posted by dirtsandwich
AL
Member since May 2016
6024 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:28 am to
What about the Iron Bowl @Auburn? I don’t love any of your choices above. Auburn is not a terrible drive from ATL or BHM.
Posted by geauxpurple
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2014
14992 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 11:17 am to
I would only go to the LSU game but looking at it without purple and gold glasses I would probably pick Texas and Texas A&M.

That is if you want to emphasize the football game.

For the best vacation, I would go to Charleston and commute to Columbia or go to Tennessee and the Smokey Mountains.
This post was edited on 6/2/25 at 12:06 pm
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
31108 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 12:45 pm to
Clemson at SC at night would be cool and game will probably be good too.

Texas games are fine, I’ve been to a few, but it doesn’t really feel that much like a college football in the south atmosphere. You’ll probably hang out at a big bar around downtown and then head to the stadium

Tennessee and/or Vandy may suck. Stadium atmosphere may be dead by the second quarter

Same for LSU/Oklahoma. Good chance at least one of these teams is out of the playoff race and doesn’t really have much to play for by thanksgiving. If both are in it, could be good, but with SC-Clemson being a rivalry game, you know you’re going to get each fanbases best stuff no matter what the records are
This post was edited on 6/2/25 at 12:49 pm
Posted by Aussietigerfan
Sydney, Australia
Member since May 2015
2376 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 6:18 pm to
Cheers for all the suggestions.

I did consider the iron bowl, which I know would be an unreal game atmosphere. But it is an expensive detour for just the game.

I am leaning towards Clemson South Carolina game. Would it be best to wait to closer to game day before purchasing tickets?

Posted by dirtsandwich
AL
Member since May 2016
6024 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:04 pm to
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expensive detour for just the game

I was going to offer to cook a turducken in Bham for thanksgiving but my wife already has concerns about how much I talk about tiger droppings.

I don’t know about price for USC tickets. Probably depends on how their seasons go.

What other places are you guys hitting up?
Posted by Aussietigerfan
Sydney, Australia
Member since May 2015
2376 posts
Posted on 6/3/25 at 2:12 am to
I just looked up a turducken, looks unreal mate!

We’re Landing in Dallas and we will stay a night or two there
Then was looking at something like this (open to any suggestions)

3 nights in NOLA (lsu game and possibly saints)
3 nights Orlando (theme parks)
Couple nights in Nashville
4 nights in New York.

So we’re just looking for another 1 or 2 cities to add in.
Posted by BigBinBR
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2023
7671 posts
Posted on 6/3/25 at 1:36 pm to
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LSU at OU


LSU has never played in Oklahoma, so there are going to be a ton of people traveling to that one. If you are an LSU fan it would be a great trip.

quote:

Aggies at Texas (expensive)

This will be difficult to get tickets to, and rooms will be expensive, and it will be a bitch to get around town. But as a college football fan it's probably the wildest one on your list.

Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
51203 posts
Posted on 6/3/25 at 1:40 pm to
Clemson USC looks like it would be a fun trip to make
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
31108 posts
Posted on 6/3/25 at 1:40 pm to
quote:

LSU has never played in Oklahoma, so there are going to be a ton of people traveling to that one. If you are an LSU fan it would be a great trip.


Not if both teams have 3 losses
Posted by c_lawton11
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2022
319 posts
Posted on 6/3/25 at 1:57 pm to
Me and some buddies are doing our yearly LSU away trip at OU this year.
Posted by Aussietigerfan
Sydney, Australia
Member since May 2015
2376 posts
Posted on 6/3/25 at 4:37 pm to
quote:

LSU has never played in Oklahoma, so there are going to be a ton of people traveling to that one. If you are an LSU fan it would be a great trip.


Yeah I think if we are still in the playoff hopes it would be awesome. I also love the fact it’s close to the airport. I may even book a place in Columbia and OKC and depending how LSU season goes make a decision then!
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
70795 posts
Posted on 6/3/25 at 4:49 pm to
UGA-Tech is in ATL this year, convenient to the airport, and being hosted in MBS instead of GT's stadium this year. Normally UGA blows them out but last year it went into 8 overtimes.
Posted by Aussietigerfan
Sydney, Australia
Member since May 2015
2376 posts
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:37 pm to
What is Atlanta like to visit? I would’ve loved to have visited Athens for a game but Atlanta I’ve never given much thought before.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
70795 posts
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:46 pm to
quote:

What is Atlanta like to visit? I would’ve loved to have visited Athens for a game but Atlanta I’ve never given much thought before.


Being from here, I haven't done much of the tourist stuff that tourists do. We supposedly have one of the best aquariums in the country but people tell me it is hard to enjoy because of the crowds. Stone Mountain is cool to visit if you aren't from around here. It's a very unique and awesome natural geologic feature that people from around here take for granted. Bars and restaurants are the main draw for Atlanta as a city. The zoo is kinda ghetto. You could rent a motorcycle and race people up and down Peachtree Street at 3am, that's popular. There's a few Ace Hardware stores around the city you could buy some spray paint and deface public property in the Old 4th Ward or really anywhere along the belt line.
Posted by reggierayreb
Member since Nov 2012
18184 posts
Posted on 6/3/25 at 7:32 pm to
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Iowa at Nebraska


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