So I had my first real encounter with the true South this year. Yeah my brother has lived in Georgia for years and when my nieces were little they had funny accents until I mocked them mercilessly for it.
But TRUE South.... one of my best (non-LDS) friends got married in August and in July we had a five day bachelor extravaganza in New Orleans. I was the designated driver. And being men of learning or at least men who pretend to be men of learning we decided to not just hang in NOLA but to get out into some swamps and into some serious Brett Favre - relating, junk-texting, Wrangler-wearing Louisana territory. We saw all we needed.
Now comes the first two games of next year. One in Oxford Miss, the other in Austin Tex. I've been to Austin. I know it's awesome. But if I'm going to take one football road trip next year do I make my first to Oxford (distant relation to the original for which I am christened 'Oxcoug') or do I make another trip to the trendy destination where they host SXSW?
I'm leaning Ole Miss.
Flying from SLC to Baltimore last week I sat next to a journalist / rabid sports fan who raved about the Ole Miss game day experience. Of course his criteria is slightly different than mine - he was impressed (OK - he thought it was A W E S O M E) that people had open alcoholic drinks in the Ole Miss bookstore about five hours before game time.
He was also impressed by the huge numbers of debutantes in sundresses.
And he said that the tailgating experience of 'The Grove' is pure joyful insanity.
All of this having been said - I figure if I can throw in a Memphis visit to Graceland in the deal I'll get my money's worth.
And for those of you facing a similar choice - where you leaning?
But TRUE South.... one of my best (non-LDS) friends got married in August and in July we had a five day bachelor extravaganza in New Orleans. I was the designated driver. And being men of learning or at least men who pretend to be men of learning we decided to not just hang in NOLA but to get out into some swamps and into some serious Brett Favre - relating, junk-texting, Wrangler-wearing Louisana territory. We saw all we needed.
Now comes the first two games of next year. One in Oxford Miss, the other in Austin Tex. I've been to Austin. I know it's awesome. But if I'm going to take one football road trip next year do I make my first to Oxford (distant relation to the original for which I am christened 'Oxcoug') or do I make another trip to the trendy destination where they host SXSW?
I'm leaning Ole Miss.
Flying from SLC to Baltimore last week I sat next to a journalist / rabid sports fan who raved about the Ole Miss game day experience. Of course his criteria is slightly different than mine - he was impressed (OK - he thought it was A W E S O M E) that people had open alcoholic drinks in the Ole Miss bookstore about five hours before game time.
He was also impressed by the huge numbers of debutantes in sundresses.
And he said that the tailgating experience of 'The Grove' is pure joyful insanity.
All of this having been said - I figure if I can throw in a Memphis visit to Graceland in the deal I'll get my money's worth.
And for those of you facing a similar choice - where you leaning?
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