POLL: Which Alabama Away Game Do You Want To Attend?
by kleph on Jul 15, 2010 7:00 AM CDT
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Last week we asked which game in Bryant-Denny Stadium you most wanted to check out in 2010. This week we're going to address the rest of the schedule. Alabama fans are known to travel a pretty good distance to watch their beloved football team and this seasons offers a couple of interesting options on the "away" side of the slate.
Because in addition to the usual highly-anticipated visits to our SEC West foes, there's an interesting matchup with the Duke in Durham, N.C. early in the season. The Blue Devils play in historic Wallace Wade Stadium named after the legendary coach who led the Crimson Tide to its first three National Championships.
So if you could find a way to finagle a trip to one of the hostile territories to see Alabama play during the regular season*, which would it be? Coach Saban's return to Death Valley? The Third Saturday in October? Or perhaps that anticipated early-season contest in Fayetteville with the Tide secondary versus Petrino/Mallett offense?
* Caveat added to anticipate the wiseacres who are going to say the SECCG in Atlanta, Ga. or BCSNCG in Glendale, AZ. Because even if Alabama makes it to these contests, we have no idea if it will be as the designated "home" or "away" team.
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It’s the only game I’ll attend this year, actually.
by Bama philosophe on Jul 15, 2010 7:08 AM CDT reply actions
Oh I see box me out why dont you?
Afraid of a little competition are we? I would kill all of those locations in a vote off.
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+1 - that's funny.
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by RememberTheRoseBowl on Jul 15, 2010 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Speaking of Duke
I bought Duke season tickets in order to attend the game (quite a steal at $250 for 4 tickets), but I’m a bit apprehensive about that day.
See, I’ve been to a “tailgate” at Duke before (Army @ Duke ’07) and it was nothing more than debauchery. I attended for free as part of a military appreciation day with a friend of mine who was a Duke grad. I was pelted with beer cans, someone peed on my shoe, and I saw lots of smart Asian kids dressed up like hobbits.
So PLEASE, let’s set something up where Bama fans, and specifically RBR junkies, can meet and eat.
"The North isn't a place. It's just a direction out of the South."
--Roy Blount, Jr.
lol
i did the same thing, i figured the $250 for 4 would be as cheaper as any i found on stub hub for just the one game
I'm planning on going to a few more games
I’m stationed about an hour away at Ft. Bragg, and I have a few friends who are ACC fans.
"The North isn't a place. It's just a direction out of the South."
--Roy Blount, Jr.
by animalcracker on Jul 15, 2010 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
They did that to ARMY people??
Somehow the picture of hobbits bullying Army guys just doesn’t seem quite right.
No bullying
I’ve always taken the extra effort to appear as a civilian in public, so as not to draw undue attention to myself. Unfortunately, many service members fail to represent themselves and their respective services wtih any dignity when off base/post.
"The North isn't a place. It's just a direction out of the South."
--Roy Blount, Jr.
by animalcracker on Jul 15, 2010 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Check out the Charlotte Alumni site
I believe there are plans in the works for a Bama tailgating area.
http://bamacharlotte.com/home.htm
Living about 10 miles from Duke, I can’t wait for this game.
RTR!!!
I’m moving to Durham in about a week and a half. I’m pretty pumped.
by Bama philosophe on Jul 15, 2010 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd really love to see...
South Carolina, Tennessee, or LSU. Depending on my funds at the time, my best shot would be Tennessee. My girlfriend has family that live in Knoxville, and they’re always willing to take in some Alabama fans for the game.
Precisely my thoughts as well
"Yeah, it's Tennessee, that's the way it is sometimes." - Corey Zickefoose, Pulitzer Prize winner and robbery victim
"This is not the end. This is the beginning." - The Great and Powerful Saban
by Thomas Walker Esq on Jul 15, 2010 12:42 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
LSU...
…because I love beating those damn tigers in their own house.
by Queen of the Universe on Jul 15, 2010 9:47 AM CDT reply actions
That's just us bein' us...
…and I voted LSU, too. The Wallace Wade connection has me interested in the Duke game (though I think it would wane before halftime), I’ve never been to a game at UT (though I expect us to grind them to bits this year), but there’s nothing like playing LSU at Death Valley…especially since we stole dey ceauxch….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jul 15, 2010 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
@Tennessee
I grew up in East Tennessee, surrounded by those arrogant mouth-breathers. I saw many a game in Neyland Stadium on the 3rd Saturday in October (it’s the 4th this year, but who’s counting?), and that game is my personal, annual gauge for a successful season…whether or not our boys beat UT. So yes, Knoxville is my top “away” destination this season.
Had UT been the one that spoiled last year’s National Championship run – and they almost did – I would have never heard the end of it…
by Dixie's Football Pride on Jul 15, 2010 9:49 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
I said Arkansas,
but mostly because, living in central Kansas, Fayetteville is only about a four or five hour drive. Unfortunately, I think I’ve been spoiled by my $5 student tickets and am balking at spending $100/ticket again.
I declined a job
at the Kickapoo tribe, just north of you. An hour to St. Joe’s east and Topeka to the South? No thanks…that’s a bit desolate by any standards.
"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak" Marcus Tullius Cicero
by Stuck in the Plains on Jul 15, 2010 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, that might be a bit rough.
I’m at least within 45 minutes of Topeka and Wichita. Makes things a bit easier.
Wichita scares me...
When we went through last time, no shit, we stopped at three public places. In the restrooms of all three was some turdfitti.
"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak" Marcus Tullius Cicero
by Stuck in the Plains on Jul 15, 2010 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I have family
in Durham, so that’s one i’ll be going to for sure. I checked out the stadium last time i was up there, and it’s tiny, so this should be an interesting game. I hope no-one tweeks an ankle in the long-jump sandpit.
I'm in no condition to drive...wait! I shouldn't listen to myself, I'm drunk.
by That Other Dave on Jul 15, 2010 10:34 AM CDT reply actions
I'm going to Arkansas
because this is a big game and in will be close and we really need a win here.
By the way after my last visit to UT I just don’t want to ever go back…their fans were the worst.
I think Duke would be the most fun of all the games.
As much as I hate Auburn I hate Tenn. that much more.
Can never go wrong with Death Valley (the real one, not that thing in Clemson)
My two experiences to Neyland have been just miserable…
Duke? Meh.
Fayetteville? Gozilla-tron isn’t a good enough trade off for a trip to the Ozarks coupled with non-stop “Whoo, pig. Souie” calling of the hogs.
Columbia, I’ve never visited; it’s the last one on my list along with Commonwealth Stadium, so I have no basis for comparison.
"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak" Marcus Tullius Cicero
by Stuck in the Plains on Jul 15, 2010 1:08 PM CDT reply actions
I just noticed the caveat....
I was so going to be that smart ass saying BCSNCG, even if we are designated as the home team, it’s still across the country.
I'm in Western NC...
So I’ll have 3 choices within a few hours with Tenn. being the closest. My former boss is a Duke grad, so that will make the pounding we should give the Dookies EXTRA sweet.
by Tider1701 on Jul 15, 2010 3:34 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Caveat added to anticipate the wiseacres who are going to say the SECCG in Atlanta, Ga. or BCSNCG in Glendale, AZ. Because even if Alabama makes it to these contests, we have no idea if it will be as the designated “home” or “away” team.
The SEC West champion is the home team in odd years, and the SEC East champion is the home team in even years. So in 2010, we will be the away team at the SECCG (assuming we win the west).
I had to check UT
I will always consider them our biggest rival. Others may hits peaks and valleys but I am with Bryant on this one. I also live very close to the TN state line and spent several summers in TN. I am planning on going to Neyland for the first time this fall.
Auburn and Tennessee fans are a lot like Slinkys...neither are worth much but you do get a sense of satisfaction from pushing them down a flight of stairs
Duke
I’ve been to their campus twice…and I’ve even played soccer at Wallace Wade Stadium. Their campus is gorgeous. Those of you that make it will have a blast.
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