Are You Ready?: B.Y.U. at Ole Miss. Hotty Toddy!

[marsupial]

and the motel options are limited, but there are several houses and condos with vacancies for football weekends. The Oxford square on a football friday is really something to see. The square has some great restaraunts and bars. I hope y'all enjoy Oxford. And I also hope that the humidity wears the Cougars down.

http://olemiss.collegeweekends.com/browse_listings.aspx

The square, the grove and stadium are all easy walks from several condos with openings

http://www.citygroceryonline.com/

Chef John Currence is a James Beard Award winner

http://www.partywth.com/

Chef Wiley Morris delivers pregame meals to the grove

http://ajaxdiner.net/Ajax_Diner/Welcome.html

Ajax Diner has fantastic southern food

http://www.rowanoak.com/

Don't miss Faulkner's house

http://www.taylorgrocery.com/

Taylor Grocery has the best catfish in Mississippi

There will be live music on the square at Proud Larrys, Parrish's, Rooster's Blues House, Soulshine Pizza Factory, Taylor's Pub, Two Stick, Blind Pig, The Lyric, Rib Cage, Ajax, Taylor Grocery and possibly some other places.

Welcome fellow Mississippian.

[Sizzle]

8 weeks from today!!!

[Uncle Ted]

8 weeks from today!!!

As D^3 would say....

[TripletDaddy]

and the motel options are limited, but there are several houses and condos with vacancies for football weekends. The Oxford square on a football friday is really something to see. The square has some great restaraunts and bars. I hope y'all enjoy Oxford. And I also hope that the humidity wears the Cougars down.

http://olemiss.collegeweekends.com/browse_listings.aspx

The square, the grove and stadium are all easy walks from several condos with openings

http://www.citygroceryonline.com/

Chef John Currence is a James Beard Award winner

http://www.partywth.com/

Chef Wiley Morris delivers pregame meals to the grove

http://ajaxdiner.net/Ajax_Diner/Welcome.html

Ajax Diner has fantastic southern food

http://www.rowanoak.com/

Don't miss Faulkner's house

http://www.taylorgrocery.com/

Taylor Grocery has the best catfish in Mississippi

There will be live music on the square at Proud Larrys, Parrish's, Rooster's Blues House, Soulshine Pizza Factory, Taylor's Pub, Two Stick, Blind Pig, The Lyric, Rib Cage, Ajax, Taylor Grocery and possibly some other places.

Thanks oxfordreb. Appreciate the tips.

A few questions:

Is it common for out of towners to rent condos and such or do people just stay in Memphis and drive down? Will there be any pre game vibe in Memphis or is that too far?

Is there enough to see and do on Friday to merit coming a day earlier? As you may have surmised, many of the BYU faithful are not big drinkers but we can still appreciate a spirited tailgate. What sort of school stuff happens on Friday night? Band performance? Pep rally? Etc?

Do visiting fans get into the Ole Miss spirit by dressing up in their own school colored coat and tie for The Grove tailgate or the game itself? Is that uncommon?

What is ticket scalping like on game day? Pretty easy to find tickets? What is the markup?

[OxfordReb]

A few questions:
Sorry that it has taken me so long to respond.

Is it common for out of towners to rent condos and such or do people just stay in Memphis and drive down? Will there be any pre game vibe in Memphis or is that too far? It is very common for out of towners to rent condos or houses. Most Ole Miss fans are "out of towners" too. And there will be no pregame vibe in Memphis.


Is there enough to see and do on Friday to merit coming a day earlier? As you may have surmised, many of the BYU faithful are not big drinkers but we can still appreciate a spirited tailgate. What sort of school stuff happens on Friday night? Band performance? Pep rally? Etc? There are 26 bars and restaraunts on the Oxford Square. 10 or so of those places will have live music. Music is a huge part of our culture and identity in Mississippi. There is live music on the courthouse lawn on Fridays. The nation's largest independent bookstore is on the square. It's called Square Books and it is a wonderful place. Thacker Mountain Radio broadcasts live from there on Thursdays. OffSquare Books & Square Books Jr. are also located on the square. There are places on the square like Ya Ya's Yogurt & Holli's Sweet Tooth that you just can't find on Beale Street. Memphis is not very kid friendly or pedestrian freindly. Faulkner's house is a short walk from the square.

Do visiting fans get into the Ole Miss spirit by dressing up in their own school colored coat and tie for The Grove tailgate or the game itself? Is that uncommon? The only people wearing coats and ties will be fraternity pledges. The heat is unbearable in September. I'll be wearing shorts. The grove is within walking distance of the square and most of the condos are on the square. I would stay in Oxford just to avoid gameday traffic.

What is ticket scalping like on game day? Pretty easy to find tickets? What is the markup? Considering that the Rebs were 4-8 last year, tickets should be easy to find. Tickets in the visiting section are usually abundant on stubhub for non conference games. But, waiting until gameday shouldn't be a problem. I would wait as close to kickoff as possible to buy and wouldn't pay over face value.

How many fans do you expect BYU to bring?

[Sleeping in EQ]

If the rumors are true and Ole Miss has to rely on some JC transfers in the secondary, the Cougars could be in for a great day. Our big OL and theif iffy secondary could make for a balanced attack, and that often makes for a BYU win.

I'm officially jonesing for football to start.

[TripletDaddy]

A few questions:
Sorry that it has taken me so long to respond.

Is it common for out of towners to rent condos and such or do people just stay in Memphis and drive down? Will there be any pre game vibe in Memphis or is that too far? It is very common for out of towners to rent condos or houses. Most Ole Miss fans are "out of towners" too. And there will be no pregame vibe in Memphis.


Is there enough to see and do on Friday to merit coming a day earlier? As you may have surmised, many of the BYU faithful are not big drinkers but we can still appreciate a spirited tailgate. What sort of school stuff happens on Friday night? Band performance? Pep rally? Etc? There are 26 bars and restaraunts on the Oxford Square. 10 or so of those places will have live music. Music is a huge part of our culture and identity in Mississippi. There is live music on the courthouse lawn on Fridays. The nation's largest independent bookstore is on the square. It's called Square Books and it is a wonderful place. Thacker Mountain Radio broadcasts live from there on Thursdays. OffSquare Books & Square Books Jr. are also located on the square. There are places on the square like Ya Ya's Yogurt & Holli's Sweet Tooth that you just can't find on Beale Street. Memphis is not very kid friendly or pedestrian freindly. Faulkner's house is a short walk from the square.

Do visiting fans get into the Ole Miss spirit by dressing up in their own school colored coat and tie for The Grove tailgate or the game itself? Is that uncommon? The only people wearing coats and ties will be fraternity pledges. The heat is unbearable in September. I'll be wearing shorts. The grove is within walking distance of the square and most of the condos are on the square. I would stay in Oxford just to avoid gameday traffic.

What is ticket scalping like on game day? Pretty easy to find tickets? What is the markup? Considering that the Rebs were 4-8 last year, tickets should be easy to find. Tickets in the visiting section are usually abundant on stubhub for non conference games. But, waiting until gameday shouldn't be a problem. I would wait as close to kickoff as possible to buy and wouldn't pay over face value.

How many fans do you expect BYU to bring?

Thanks for the reply, appreciate the insight.

Not sure how many fans will come but I would guess between 5-10K. Does that sound reasonable?

Cuffers....how many do you think BYU brings to Oxford?

[HBCoug]

Thanks for the reply, appreciate the insight.

Not sure how many fans will come but I would guess between 5-10K. Does that sound reasonable?

Cuffers....how many do you think BYU brings to Oxford?

Well, I'm going with two others. Maybe we can start there. 3 so far.

[Moliere]

Well, I'm going with two others. Maybe we can start there. 3 so far.

I'm bringing a friend and meeting two other friends from SLC. That makes 7.

[TripletDaddy]

Old Ms. picked to finished dead last in SEC West

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefoot...ionship-072211

On a positive note...winnable game!

[USUC]

Old Ms. picked to finished dead last in SEC West

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefoot...ionship-072211

On a positive note...winnable game!

The game still worries me. They have a great O-line and a good RB . They have recruited somewhat well and still have some decent SEC talent. My guess is that it isn't a barn burner.

[marsupial]

A few questions:
Sorry that it has taken me so long to respond.

Is it common for out of towners to rent condos and such or do people just stay in Memphis and drive down? Will there be any pre game vibe in Memphis or is that too far? It is very common for out of towners to rent condos or houses. Most Ole Miss fans are "out of towners" too. And there will be no pregame vibe in Memphis.


Is there enough to see and do on Friday to merit coming a day earlier? As you may have surmised, many of the BYU faithful are not big drinkers but we can still appreciate a spirited tailgate. What sort of school stuff happens on Friday night? Band performance? Pep rally? Etc? There are 26 bars and restaraunts on the Oxford Square. 10 or so of those places will have live music. Music is a huge part of our culture and identity in Mississippi. There is live music on the courthouse lawn on Fridays. The nation's largest independent bookstore is on the square. It's called Square Books and it is a wonderful place. Thacker Mountain Radio broadcasts live from there on Thursdays. OffSquare Books & Square Books Jr. are also located on the square. There are places on the square like Ya Ya's Yogurt & Holli's Sweet Tooth that you just can't find on Beale Street. Memphis is not very kid friendly or pedestrian freindly. Faulkner's house is a short walk from the square.

Do visiting fans get into the Ole Miss spirit by dressing up in their own school colored coat and tie for The Grove tailgate or the game itself? Is that uncommon? The only people wearing coats and ties will be fraternity pledges. The heat is unbearable in September. I'll be wearing shorts. The grove is within walking distance of the square and most of the condos are on the square. I would stay in Oxford just to avoid gameday traffic.

What is ticket scalping like on game day? Pretty easy to find tickets? What is the markup? Considering that the Rebs were 4-8 last year, tickets should be easy to find. Tickets in the visiting section are usually abundant on stubhub for non conference games. But, waiting until gameday shouldn't be a problem. I would wait as close to kickoff as possible to buy and wouldn't pay over face value.

How many fans do you expect BYU to bring?

I disagree. Memphis has a nice children's museum and a fabulous zoo. If you bring your kids and stay in Memphis, there will be things to keep your family busy. It's not all Graceland and Beale Street.

[TripletDaddy]

A little more than 4 weeks to go. I'M READY.

A couple of videos about The Grove...

The SI Guy tours the area and interviews people

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In this one, a familiar looking Cuffer makes an appearance @4:45.

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And a Walk of Champions clip, complete with Confederate flags in the background

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[Surfah]

In this one, a familiar looking Cuffer makes an appearance @4:45.

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[TripletDaddy]

Already seeing early ticket action online. North end zones seem to be in abundance and are currently going for about $35 each. Looks like this one is going to be a cheap ticket :rockon1: