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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
What are your favorite tailgating destinations?
Fans hit the road for college football. How far will you travel to follow your team this fall?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
College football officially kicked off this past weekend, and fans of UGA and Ga. Tech were lucky to find their faves home for the season openers. As Georgia’s teams begin to take their games further afield to places like Columbia, Jacksonville, Chapel Hill and Blacksburg, many Atlantans will also follow.
Whenever football fans hit the road to follow their teams, they’re sure to find a small city of revelers parked outside each stadium — eating, drinking and counting down the minutes until kick off.
In our neighborhood, we know some Florida State University grads who drive to Tallahassee nearly every weekend to see the ‘Noles play there. Others rave about tailgating on The Grove at the Ole Miss campus in Oxford. And many a Georgian will converge to party in Jacksonville the weekend of the Georgia-Florida game.
While a true fan can tailgate anywhere, some schools have definitely elevated tailgating to an art form. In addition, certain university towns have more entertainment options after the game ends - making the journey more inviting to the away-game traveler. Four SEC schools recently made the ESPN Road Warrior’s list of 10 Best College Tailgating Scenes. Louisiana State University claimed the crown, as Ole Miss (#2), Tennessee (#3) and Auburn (#10) rounded out the list.
If you’ll need to take to the skies to follow your team’s schedule, check out Air Tran’s football deals. The airline recently announced special air fares to help transport football fans to some of the nation’s most anticipated college games - including Jacksonville and Phoenix, Ariz. (for UGA’s matchup against Arizona State).
Tell us … Will you be traveling to any away games this college football season? Which ones? Do you find some schools are more travel-worthy? Do you fly or drive? Where do you stay when you get there? (I always think of huge RVs filling the student parking lots for tailgating in Athens.) What’s your favorite tailgating school, and do you have a special spot where you tailgate there? Which campus/town offers the best post-game entertainment?
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