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re: Any OTers live in Knoxville, TN?

Posted on 10/4/19 at 10:04 am to
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
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Posted on 10/4/19 at 10:04 am to
For burgers, Stock and Barrel is fantastic.

I thought the city was nice, but lacking a bit in charm. Yes, the Market Square area definitely has it, but otherwise it was pretty vanilla.

The stadium is on the river, which is cool, but it's really ugly and I can't figure out what the pregame scene is like there. Do people just drink on the side of the road in cars? Do they pregame at campus and then come over for the game? Not everyone has a boat.
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
104454 posts
Posted on 10/4/19 at 10:09 am to
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The west side is growing. They are adding lanes to Pellissippi northbound to handle the traffic getting on at Dutchtown and getting off at Lovell.


They need it. I was going to a homebrew club meeting at the Hardin Valley Casual Pint on Tuesday evening and the traffic exiting Hardin Valley was backed up almost all the way to Lovell.
Posted by Dam Guide
Member since Sep 2005
16797 posts
Posted on 10/4/19 at 10:15 am to
Saying west Knox is growing is like saying water is wet. It felt cramped to me in the 90s and it’s so much worse now.
This post was edited on 10/4/19 at 10:16 am
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
104454 posts
Posted on 10/4/19 at 10:17 am to
And yet the traffic is still nothing compared to Baton Rouge.
Posted by PJinAtl
Atlanta
Member since Nov 2007
14705 posts
Posted on 10/4/19 at 10:42 am to
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The stadium is on the river, which is cool, but it's really ugly and I can't figure out what the pregame scene is like there. Do people just drink on the side of the road in cars? Do they pregame at campus and then come over for the game? Not everyone has a boat.
It depends. There are the rental tailgate tents in Circle Park, which is a short walk from the stadium.

The school sells season parking passes for the parking lots around the Ag School and has shuttles that run to/from the stadium. There is some tailgating there.

There is also a good bit of tailgating in World's Fair Park, which isn't that far of a walk to the stadium.
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
104454 posts
Posted on 10/4/19 at 10:49 am to
I'll probably try to take my boy out to a tailgate later this year. Most likely UAB @ UT on LSU's second bye week. I want to check it out at some point, but when it's cooler and I'm not going to miss an LSU game.

We will all be wearing purple and gold, of course.
Posted by tirebiter
7K R&G chile land aka SF
Member since Oct 2006
11048 posts
Posted on 10/4/19 at 11:08 am to
I don't live in Knoxville, but have gone to 2 different FullService BBQ locations (one nearest Neyland to grab BBQ before the LSU game) and the one leaving Knoxville on the NW end on/just off 75, and the brisket was frigging excellent. I do know BBQ. It is as good or better than the best brisket in ATL.

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