Anyone coming to Auburn?

by CountryBoy on Sep 13, 2009 10:35 PM EDT Comment 30 comments

I was just wondering if any of y'all are planning on coming to Auburn this weekend. I've been reading the blog for quite a while now and was wondering y'all were planning on having a tailgate this weekend. I'm a student at Auburn, although not an AU fan, and would like to meet some of y'all and wish y'all luck. Also, if anyone has any questions about the area I'd be glad to help you out.

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Myself, 5th Year Senior, and Country Roads will all be down there starting Friday.

by Dr. Charley West on Sep 13, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions

Do y’all plan on setting up a tailgate spot?

by CountryBoy on Sep 13, 2009 11:29 PM EDT reply actions

No clue

All I know is that I will be working 10+ hour days this week so I can make the drive late Thursday. I can’t wait to cruise through campus on Friday blaring Country Roads.

This should be a fun trip.

by 5th Year Senior on Sep 14, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions

Just to Clarify

He means the song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver. I will not be blared. Just drunk.

by Country Roads on Sep 14, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions

There isn’t a whole lot of campus that you can drive though, mainly the outside edges, but it can be done. If I hear it, I’ll know it’s you.

by CountryBoy on Sep 14, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions

I'll be there....

We may very well have one of the largest WVU tailgates there. I’ll be there with the WVU Atlanta alumni….4 buses full…..we’ll have alumni there from 20 states including an appearance by the WVU band and cheerleaders. We should be there around 2:00 on Saturday.

by WVU-Atlanta on Sep 14, 2009 4:01 PM EDT reply actions

So basically WVU will have taken over Jordan-Hare Stadium thats what your saying

by WVPiratesfan on Sep 15, 2009 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions

Rumor has it..

we will break the visiting attendance record at Jordan-Hare.

by 5th Year Senior on Sep 15, 2009 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions

I know they usually play at a neutral site

…but I thought Alabama has been to JH before and how would we eclipse that? I hope you’re right though.

by WVUIE97 on Sep 15, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions

The Ironbowl hasn't been played on a neutral field in almost two decades.....

and you don’t stand a chance of breaking the attendance record not a flame just a fact.

I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU

by Todd92 on Sep 15, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions

since when is 1998 two decades ago?

by WVUIE97 on Sep 15, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions

How do they measure visiting attendance, anyway?

Someone would have to do a count at the gates, which is next to impossible. I’m sure we have already sold/will sell out our allotment, so I guess technically it’s a tie?

by Country Roads on Sep 15, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Sportsline

Has said for a while that WVU will likely break the road attendance record at Jordan-Hare. I don’t know how they calculate it either but that is what they say

by 5th Year Senior on Sep 15, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions

Someone would have to do a count at the gates

Exactly, they call it the barn for a reason. Bovine counting is actually a major. The only problem will be getting enough gate counters so they don’t run out of fingers and toes.

Auburn fans are like slinkys... not really good for anything but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.

by IHC800 on Sep 15, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

The Iron Bowl was played in Birmingham in 1998 but it wasn't as a neutral field

Alabama still played many of their home games at Legion Field at that point, including the Iron Bowl every other year.

"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Sep 15, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions

thanks for the clarification

by WVUIE97 on Sep 15, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions

You got it

Good luck to your team this weekend

"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Sep 15, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions

We may not break the record

But there will be a LOT of Mountaineer fans in Jordan Hare

by Dr. Charley West on Sep 15, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Watching From Kuwait

Well I am a US Govt Contractor stuck in Kuwait but thanks to my computer and satellite dish, I get most of the Games LIVE!

Lets Gooooooo Mountaineers!

by Bob2853 on Sep 15, 2009 10:21 AM EDT reply actions

^^^nice...

I was in Kuwait last year and watched all the games…it’s dedication because of the time difference, but since it’s college football, it’s worth it…

enjoy...

by SpockJenkins on Sep 15, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Also....

I was at the WVU/AU game last year in Morgantown. AU fans came, yes, but not nearly in the droves that WVU fans will come this weekend. I guess that’s “too far north”.

by WVU-Atlanta on Sep 15, 2009 12:50 PM EDT reply actions

Heading down from Birmingham, AL

Me, my fiance (that happens to be a converted ’bammer fan and yells for the gold and blue now), my stepfather and his brother are all headed down on Saturday for the game. Me, my stepfather and his brother all grew up and are from the WV. We plan on tailgating and will be down early on Saturday (around 1ish). We would like to meet up with toher WVU faithful. Does anyone know where the Alumni tent with the band will be set up?

by wrxman on Sep 15, 2009 1:14 PM EDT reply actions

Going to Auburn

About 1/2 mile south of Jordon Hare Stadium one can find a huge canopy which is the site for the second largest away game gathering in one spot of Mountaineers since the Park Tavern party at Grant Park in Atlanta of the 2006 Sugar Bowl weekend of which we quit counting at 4000. We are expecting 600 Mountaineers coming in from 17 states. This will be a bee hive of ’eers until an hour before game time. Occasionally, one hears correctly by tv commentators that West Virginia travels well. This day will be no exception.

by atlpowderhorn on Sep 16, 2009 12:51 PM EDT reply actions

The problem is....

Is that our tailgate is closed to people who haven’t registered already. I’ve been told that this is AL law!?!? Doesn’t mean that our tailgaters can’t step out of the tent and socialize with people.

Also, the WVU party for the Sugar Bowl was at Piedmont Park, not Grant Park. :) But yes that was one hell of a party.

by WVU-Atlanta on Sep 17, 2009 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions

My dad and his rich friends will be attending

I didn’t have the dollars to get into that. Besides I will be tailgating starting at 8 in the RV lot.

by 5th Year Senior on Sep 17, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions

Never heard

of that law. There must be another reason.

"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum

by GumptownTiger on Sep 17, 2009 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions

No Doubt......

unless you are selling beer as a private club or something….I would have to say bullshyte on that one.

I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU

by Todd92 on Sep 17, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions

That's what it is...

I guess we are considered a private party, so since we are having an open bar, I guess it would make sense that walk ups are not allowed. Although I have to agree that this isn’t much different than people tailgating behind their car and random people walking up and drinking. Don’t shoot the messenger…I’m just passing along what I was told.

by WVU-Atlanta on Sep 17, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions