Who's going to Auburn?

[FlabLoser]

I put on my wool coat and ordered some AU tickets. I've never been there. Where should I stay or hang out?

 

[FlabLoser]

I put on my wool coat and ordered some AU tickets. I've never been there. Where should I stay or hang out?

 

[Bdog9090]

This is going to be my first trip there too.

 

[curbmyenthusiasm]

Great place to watch a game.

 

[msudawg12]

suggestions?

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[LTblows]

Pretty pumped.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

Rooms are available but not cheap. There is also a two night minimum at most places. You can get updates on availability at the Auburn-Opelika tourism website, located at this link. This link will take you directly to the spreadsheet of available rooms.

As far as hanging out, it depends on what scene you like. As the game gets closer, I'll post my biennial review of Auburn eateries and nightlife.

 

[wbc40]

Looking forward to it; I have never been out in Auburn before, I hope they have some decent bars.

 

[saddawg]

Hell, it's closer than S'Ville

 

[sack07]

I just bought my tickets throught the MSU ticket office. They had no idea where the seats are, I hope they are decent

 

[dawgatUSM]

I've got friends there, and I'm hoping they come through for me with tickets. So, I'm 50/50 right now

 

[Buffard Tannen]

Can't wait to pass out in the shot bus at the War Eagle Supper Club again. Still got my membership card in the wallet.

 

[topdawg.sixpack]

That is where the visitors are seated, or least have been the past few years.

 

[norman.sixpack]

there fans are alot like ours, they are as good as any in the SEC, you dont see the type of trash there that you see in baton rouge and oxford, and tuscaloosa to a large extent. Its been a while since we played a night game, two years ago I took a buddy of mine there to see his first SEC game, wasnt too impressive. Besides losing to us, it was 11:30 ko and they were booing tubby by noon.

 

[Croomp]

and I definitely will be interested in hearing what are the highs and lows of making the trip to Auburn.

 

[Winedawg]

I'm really considering going for the first time also. Thread hijack... Does anybody suggest taking 82 south at T town if traveling from Starkville? Gmaps says go to Hoover and down.

 

[Tidrow]

but no tickets yet. I have a place to stay in Montgomery. Is that too far or should we find a place to stay in Auburn?

 

[hotdogface9]

Montgomery is about 30-45 minutes away. I would stay in Auburn. Montgomery pretty much sucks.</p>

If i was ever hip enough to tell you the cool places to hang out there, i am not anymore. There are plenty of bars downtown, so you probably can't go wrong there. I will be spending much of the day leading up to the game hanging out in a good brewpub downtown.

Tailgating there used to be great, but now its all liability-adverse suckage, so prepare to be disappointed if the last time you went to a game there was more than 10 years ago.</p>

 

[DawgatAuburn]

Most of the time when I go from here to Starkville I go to Montgomery, then up 65 to Prattville, then 82 from there all the way (except for bypassing Tuscaloosa on the toll road). But when I come back I tend to go to Bham and then come down 280. I never, and I mean NEVER, go 65 to Birmingham then 20 to Tuscaloosa.

I think the reason I do this is that most times when I leave it is on a Friday, and I don't want to hit Bham anytime between 3 pm and 7 pm. It's also usually daylight, and 82 has a good bit of two lane from Centreville to Prattville that is easier to navigate in daylight hours. At night I prefer not to deal with that two lane and all its hills and curves, so I go to Bham and take 280, which is four lane all the way to Auburn.

To actually answer your question in the third paragraph Bruiser style, if you are coming to Auburn during daylight hours, that is not a bad option. Just be sure you get off at Prattville (Cobbs Ford Road) and don't take 82 all the way in to Montgomery. If it is going to be dark, I would go to Bham and take 280.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

Montgomery is about 30-45 minutes away. I would stay in Auburn. Montgomery pretty much sucks. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">GOOD ADVICE</span>
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If i was ever hip enough to tell you the cool places to hang out there, i am not anymore. There are plenty of bars downtown, so you probably can't go wrong there. I will be spending much of the day leading up to the game hanging out in a good brewpub downtown. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">If you are talking about the Old Auburn Ale House, I have not heard anything good about that place in years. I used to eat/hang out there a lot but I have not been there in literally years.</span>

Tailgating there used to be great, but now its all liability-adverse suckage, so prepare to be disappointed if the last time you went to a game there was more than 10 years ago. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Truer words have never graced the interweb. It is going to have changed even more if the last time you came was four years ago. The one positive if all the new stuff is the new student center being next door with multiple bathrooms and a few eating options.</span>
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[FlabLoser]

Mainly looking for cheap here. Opelika looks cheap. But is it safe? Bad part of town for Motel 6, etc?

 

[VET]

How much are the tickets going for?

 

[birdZdawg]

To actually answer your question in the third paragraph Bruiser style,

 

[RobbieRandolph]

at the Knight's Inn, which is supposed to be nothing special, but serve the purpose for a group of guys going to an SEC football game.

 

[alabamadog]

Its a fun place. They have a Cheeburger Cheeburger, which is a good burger place, and Mellow Mushroom has good pizza. Some of the food at Toomer's Drugs is actually not bad. They have lots of bars.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

However, the Motel 6, the Knight's Inn, the Super 8, the Quality Inn, and the Golden Cherry, yes, the Golden Cherry are not places I would advise anyone to stay. There may be more but for sure I would stay away from those.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

There will be plenty of tickets for that game. Now, if you just HAVE to have a certain section or location, you might have to pay for it. But I would alsmost be willing to guarantee you that you can buy tickets for face or less at 5:00 on gameday if not in the days leading up to the game.

 

[cowbell9]

nm

 

[cowbell9]

nm

 

[cowbell9]

nm

 

[FlabLoser]

I booked through Expedia and got 1-night for $60.

The spreadsheet posted said Knights was a 2-night minimum for $70, so call and check before assuming, folks.

 

[GuyBehindtheGuy]

First trip to the barn... really looking forward to it...

 

[hotdogface9]

I think that is the name of the place. I hung out there last year before Auburn's opening game, and I thought it was alright, but then again (1) I like brewpubs and (2) it is a good place to drink decent beer with little kids in tow and not feel like a creep.

Glad to hear that someone else thinks that what Auburn has done to its tailgating experience is a tragedy. That used to be the one of the best places to tailgate anywhere. There were almost no rules, and Auburn fans, being generally decent people, made that a good thing instead of a pain. Now it I think it has to rank near the bottom in the SEC. MSU is much better.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

Try your best to count the number of ugly brown bollards stuck in the ground around campus. You'll lose count. They have gone to such lengths to prevent a car from hopping the curb seven times a year that they have completely ruined the look of campus. Combine that with the atrocious decision to go to a pedestrian campus, and things have gone downhill quickly, and I don't just mean the tailgate scene.