Greetings Sooner faithful!
We are headed to the Oklahoma/West Virginia game this year, on our annual boys weekend trip that we refer to as our "Fall's Cathedrals Tour".
Some quick background. There are four of us, three Oregon State Beaver fans... and one lone Duck fan (but we let him come with us anyway). This is the 18th year we have made this trip - we pick a different college football stadium every year. Our goal is simple. We want to experience gameday with true fans of the school we are adopting. We come in blazing the home team's colors, drink with the fans at the local watering hole Friday, tailgate with our new best friends Saturday, and generally treat the trip as if we were alumni that haven't back in 20 years.
The list of stadiums we have visited includes: Penn State, Tennessee, Alabama, Mizzou, Wisconsin, Michigan, Texas A &M, South Carolina, Florida, Auburn, Florida State, Mississippi State, Georgia, LSU, Clemson and ND. (in no particular order)
The great experiences could hardly be tallied, but here are a few over the years:
Another key part of this trip involves some sort of local "man activity" on Sunday. The activity can really vary! Some examples include:
Unquestionably, the very best part of the trip is the people we meet!! What we have learned is that there is no better way to really experience a gameday, than by immersing ourselves in the tailgating with true fans!
So a few questions:
1. What can we not miss while we are in Norman? What do we absolutely have to experience? (traditions/etc)
2. Any recommendations for our Sunday "man activity" I hear we are too late for noodling.... what else screams Oklahoma man fun??
3. We will likely be back in OKC for Sunday night - what is the best steakhouse??
4. All of the above is really a precursor to this ask. We would love to join/stop by your tailgate if you were interested in talking college football with some true fans from Oregon! Anybody game to let us crash your party?
Thanks so much in advance for any input!! Can't wait to watch us destroy West Virginia!!
Dave
503Livingston@gmail.com
We are headed to the Oklahoma/West Virginia game this year, on our annual boys weekend trip that we refer to as our "Fall's Cathedrals Tour".
Some quick background. There are four of us, three Oregon State Beaver fans... and one lone Duck fan (but we let him come with us anyway). This is the 18th year we have made this trip - we pick a different college football stadium every year. Our goal is simple. We want to experience gameday with true fans of the school we are adopting. We come in blazing the home team's colors, drink with the fans at the local watering hole Friday, tailgate with our new best friends Saturday, and generally treat the trip as if we were alumni that haven't back in 20 years.
The list of stadiums we have visited includes: Penn State, Tennessee, Alabama, Mizzou, Wisconsin, Michigan, Texas A &M, South Carolina, Florida, Auburn, Florida State, Mississippi State, Georgia, LSU, Clemson and ND. (in no particular order)
The great experiences could hardly be tallied, but here are a few over the years:
- Holding the banner the players go under at Auburn
- Golf cart tour of the behind the scenes at ND
- Locker room tour at Penn State
- Picture on the field with Chief Osceola at Florida State
- Rented an RV and parked it next to the stadium at Alabama
- Moonshine out of a mason jar at Tennessee
- Turtle soup at LSU
- White Out at Penn State
- ... the list goes on and on!!
Another key part of this trip involves some sort of local "man activity" on Sunday. The activity can really vary! Some examples include:
- Night time bow fishing in the deep swamp of Florida
- Shot gun golf in South Carolina
- Too many golf courses to mention
- NFL games
Unquestionably, the very best part of the trip is the people we meet!! What we have learned is that there is no better way to really experience a gameday, than by immersing ourselves in the tailgating with true fans!
So a few questions:
1. What can we not miss while we are in Norman? What do we absolutely have to experience? (traditions/etc)
2. Any recommendations for our Sunday "man activity" I hear we are too late for noodling.... what else screams Oklahoma man fun??
3. We will likely be back in OKC for Sunday night - what is the best steakhouse??
4. All of the above is really a precursor to this ask. We would love to join/stop by your tailgate if you were interested in talking college football with some true fans from Oregon! Anybody game to let us crash your party?
Thanks so much in advance for any input!! Can't wait to watch us destroy West Virginia!!
Dave
503Livingston@gmail.com
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