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Best place for away game tailgaters?

Posted on 7/17/08 at 2:08 pm
Posted by cludea1
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
87 posts
Posted on 7/17/08 at 2:08 pm
A couple friends and I went to Ole Miss last year to tailgate and watch the game and this year we were planning on making it to another away game but we are unsure of which one is best for having a good time before the game (lots of drinking and fun atmosphere):
Auburn, South Carolina, Florida, or Arkansas?
Posted by cludea1
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
87 posts
Posted on 7/17/08 at 2:20 pm to
bump
Posted by drockw1
Member since Jun 2006
9302 posts
Posted on 7/17/08 at 2:40 pm to
Honestly, I like the even year away trips better (Tuscaloosa, Oxford), but as far as this year's games, here's the rundown...

Auburn: It's a good trip to make, probably the best trip for tailgating this year...their fans sometimes give you shite, but I've had fun each year I've been....

S. Carolina: This year will be my first trip there, so not sure, but the state fair is in town that weekend, so obviously it won't be a traditional tailgating atmosphere...should still be cool....

Florida: Another good trip...the only problem is that Gainesville cops enforce the open container law pretty strongly, so tailgating is tougher...However, there are a slew of bars on the strip that I've always had fun at....

Arkansas: Tough trip to make, unless you're from north LA, you've gotta drive on Thanksgiving...as far as pregaming, you can tailgate on the public golf course, which is pretty cool (we planted an LSU flag in the hole on the 15th green).

Overall, the Florida game will be the big one this year, but if I had to recommend one trip, I'd say Auburn....
Posted by Stromile Swift
Houston
Member since Sep 2003
43195 posts
Posted on 7/17/08 at 2:43 pm to
Given the location, I think Auburn would be a good one. I've been there several times, and the stakes will be very high when LSU comes to town. Florida is fun, just a long haul if you are driving. I've never been to Columbia, and I might make that trip this year (definitely fly there).
Posted by cludea1
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
87 posts
Posted on 7/17/08 at 2:49 pm to
awesome... We are about 90% sure on Auburn because Arkansas with Thanksgiving is tough and S. Carolina is just too far to drive and too expensive for our broke asses.
We had one of us go to FLA and the cops took his beer and told him to stop throwing footballs because it was "knocking leaves off of trees." We were mostly torn between Florida and Auburn.

So Auburn has a legit nightlife as well or it's mostly tailgating?
Posted by Stromile Swift
Houston
Member since Sep 2003
43195 posts
Posted on 7/17/08 at 2:52 pm to
As far as nightlife is concerned, I'd give the advantage to Florida. However, I don't think it's that much better to drive an additional 2-3 hours. There will be plenty of LSU fans in Auburn, so having a good time on Friday night shouldn't be a problem.
Posted by drockw1
Member since Jun 2006
9302 posts
Posted on 7/17/08 at 2:52 pm to
Nightlife is okay...we went to Bodega a few years ago, it was pretty cool....

LSU fans took over the Bourbon St. Bar near Toomer's Corner the year I went, so that was fun...

Bottom line, it's not like Starkvegas where bars are few and far between...plenty of places to go...
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