- December 23rd, 2021, 11:26 am
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September 3rd
Southern Mississippi University
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
M.M. Roberts Stadium
Opened in 1976 - Seats 36,000
While Brett Favre & Coach Freeze's alma mater may not be high on most of your travel wish lists, this might make an intriguing Labor Day Weekend road trip. If the talk of Mobile sounded intriguing around the bowl game it is about an hour and 45 minutes away from Hattiesburg. The Gulf Coast is just a little over an hour away in Gulfport. But if you really want to sell the trip to your significant other bring up this:
Apparently this HGTV show is a big deal in certain quarters. If you are going, huh? Me too. But give it a test run if Magnolia helped sell your trip to Waco a few years back. While the architectural experience may be great for some, the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum may be more up some folks' alley.
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September 17th
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Truist Field
Opened in 1968 - Seats 31,500
Obviously we have a ton of alumni in the Triad who could do a much better job of describing the attributes of Winston than I ever could. Then again, I suspct most folks headed to this game probably are doing so on a day trip.
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October 1st
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia
S.B. Ballard Stadium
Opened in 2019 - Seats 21,944
Here's another daytrippers' special over in Tidewater/Hampton Roads. I will let the locals explain its virtues.
+++++
October 8th
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Opened in 1965 - Seats 17,000
In case you didn't find a way to get up to UMass in our previous trips north, the most important thing to note is that this stadium is nowhere close to Boston. Instead it is located in Hadley which is a shade under two hours driving time from Logan Airport. The airports at Springfield & Hartford are actually closer if you are planning on flying in. But Western Mass has its own appeal and this game is an attractive trip as well. It would be easy to visit the National Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield. If we didn't have some other attractive options, I'd probably make this trip myself from Texas. As the pirates who don't do anything so eloquently pointed out, who wouldn't want to see Boston in the fall?
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November 5th
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
Opened in 1938 - Seats 76,212
I suspect that SumItUp will be our unofficial host for the experience in the corner of the world that Sam Walton's fortune built. I know most of you east coasters who consider a trip to the Smokies as a western adventure probably underestimate the opportunities in the Ozarks. But there is plenty of cool stuff to explore in NW Arkansas. Depending on summer rain and temperature conditions, this could be a prime weekend for fall foliage in the mountains. While there are unfortunately plenty of pine in the area, you might be surprised at the colorful autumns in Arkansas that bills itself as the "Natural State". But the big draw for my crew is Crystal Bridges. The Walton family has secured one ofth finest collections of art on the planet and brought it to an amazing musum that have built in Bentonville. There is plenty more to explore in the area but I will leave that to SumItUp to describe. I am personally planning on this being my big travel game of the season.
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November 12th
University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut
Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
Opened in 2003 - Seats 40,642
Last but not least, we have a trip to Connecticut. While the university is located in Storrs, the stadium itself is actually in East Hartford about a half hour away. I honestly couldn't come up with any reason to go visit Storrs. But Hartford, well let me tell you about the exciting topic of insurance! No takers? Never mind. Well I do suspect CJ would appreciate a trip to the Mark Twain House & Museum. And yes, it was built in the shape of a riverboat. The state capitol has some cool architecture as well.
Southern Mississippi University
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
M.M. Roberts Stadium
Opened in 1976 - Seats 36,000
While Brett Favre & Coach Freeze's alma mater may not be high on most of your travel wish lists, this might make an intriguing Labor Day Weekend road trip. If the talk of Mobile sounded intriguing around the bowl game it is about an hour and 45 minutes away from Hattiesburg. The Gulf Coast is just a little over an hour away in Gulfport. But if you really want to sell the trip to your significant other bring up this:
Apparently this HGTV show is a big deal in certain quarters. If you are going, huh? Me too. But give it a test run if Magnolia helped sell your trip to Waco a few years back. While the architectural experience may be great for some, the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum may be more up some folks' alley.
+++++
September 17th
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Truist Field
Opened in 1968 - Seats 31,500
Obviously we have a ton of alumni in the Triad who could do a much better job of describing the attributes of Winston than I ever could. Then again, I suspct most folks headed to this game probably are doing so on a day trip.
+++++
October 1st
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia
S.B. Ballard Stadium
Opened in 2019 - Seats 21,944
Here's another daytrippers' special over in Tidewater/Hampton Roads. I will let the locals explain its virtues.
+++++
October 8th
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Opened in 1965 - Seats 17,000
In case you didn't find a way to get up to UMass in our previous trips north, the most important thing to note is that this stadium is nowhere close to Boston. Instead it is located in Hadley which is a shade under two hours driving time from Logan Airport. The airports at Springfield & Hartford are actually closer if you are planning on flying in. But Western Mass has its own appeal and this game is an attractive trip as well. It would be easy to visit the National Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield. If we didn't have some other attractive options, I'd probably make this trip myself from Texas. As the pirates who don't do anything so eloquently pointed out, who wouldn't want to see Boston in the fall?
+++++
November 5th
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
Opened in 1938 - Seats 76,212
I suspect that SumItUp will be our unofficial host for the experience in the corner of the world that Sam Walton's fortune built. I know most of you east coasters who consider a trip to the Smokies as a western adventure probably underestimate the opportunities in the Ozarks. But there is plenty of cool stuff to explore in NW Arkansas. Depending on summer rain and temperature conditions, this could be a prime weekend for fall foliage in the mountains. While there are unfortunately plenty of pine in the area, you might be surprised at the colorful autumns in Arkansas that bills itself as the "Natural State". But the big draw for my crew is Crystal Bridges. The Walton family has secured one ofth finest collections of art on the planet and brought it to an amazing musum that have built in Bentonville. There is plenty more to explore in the area but I will leave that to SumItUp to describe. I am personally planning on this being my big travel game of the season.
+++++
November 12th
University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut
Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
Opened in 2003 - Seats 40,642
Last but not least, we have a trip to Connecticut. While the university is located in Storrs, the stadium itself is actually in East Hartford about a half hour away. I honestly couldn't come up with any reason to go visit Storrs. But Hartford, well let me tell you about the exciting topic of insurance! No takers? Never mind. Well I do suspect CJ would appreciate a trip to the Mark Twain House & Museum. And yes, it was built in the shape of a riverboat. The state capitol has some cool architecture as well.
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--Fumble (1961-2009), RIP
), I highly recommend this one just south of Winston on US 52. Great wine, venue, and racing memorabilia.
- By ATrain
- By TH Spangler
- By thepostman