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Brendaaaa. How good has he been the past month or so!?!?

So this whole assistants staying/leaving fiasco… I’m guessing Kiffin only “allowed” the assistants to come back because he thought he could score some easy PR, but never dreaming that OM would beat GA (and therefore causing his assistants be out past the portal opening). Now that OM won he’s wanting to backtrack to help with portal recruiting.

I will always be a fan of Austin Simmons for how he handled this season. I know it couldn’t have been easy, but you haven’t heard one negative thing about him. I hope he has a great career at Missouri.

Awesome - thanks! I’ll check out the Daylight. Yeah I’m looking for a walk around bag - whether that’s in town or a 8-9 hour day hike. Also need something that’ll collapse and could be used as a personal item.

I think the 26-6 would be great but I’ve read that the straps aren’t very comfortable after an hour or two.

Would love the 40L Farpoint but feel like it’s going to be too big for just walking around town, also can’t compress down.

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Lets go! Great point. 6 games unbeaten.

Will third Rendezvous. Never had a bad meal there. The Peabody ducks are something different to see. We typically go to Silky O'Sullivans if we're looking to kill some time, it's on Beale Street (the Bourbon Street of Memphis). The Orpheum is nice if there is a concert going on that y'all are interested in. Graceland is worth a stop if you've never been.

As far as Oxford - stopping by the Square is a must. There is paid parking meters around the Square, or you can park in the parking garage just off the Square for free.

You could also stop by William Faulkner's home (Rowan Oak). I'm not sure if the home itself will be open, but you can walk around on the grounds. There is also a trail through the woods between his house and campus that is worth the walk, depending on how much time you have.

When we go to campus on the weekends we'll typically park in the Circle - it's near the Grove, Lyceum, etc. and is the nicest part of campus in my opinion. Also near the football stadium if you walk to down to it.

Lots of good food options - not sure when y'all will be in town, but I'll list a few recommendations below:

Big Bad Breakfast (breakfast, obviously)

Boure (lunch/supper) (on square) - always my recommendation if you have a group that isn't sure what they want to eat - they have a little bit of everything - never had a bad meal.

Ajax (on square) - southern comfort food

Proud Larry's (on square) - good pizza, pasta, burgers, etc.

Saint Leo's (on square) - italian

South Taco Depot (on square) - really good taco's, burrito's, etc.

Blind Pig - good bar food, good place to get drinks.

For drinks - we like going upstairs to City Grocery (on square), or to Circle and Square.

If you have any Oxford specific questions just let me know!

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Yeah that’s one thing I’ve learned from all of this - I thought I’d be able to find a very comfortable day pack (with the strap around your waste) that also qualified as a personal item, but I’m learning that the strap normally comes with the larger packs with frames that can’t be squished down under a seat.

How comfortable is the Osprey 26+6 for extended use during the day? Basically as a “I’ve dropped all of my clothes, toiletries, etc. at the hotel and I just need a bag to carry around the misc. items I need to get me through a day” type of situation? I’ve gotten mixed reviews on how comfortable it is past the leaving the airport and dropping the bag off at the hotel point.