a South African living in London supporting Alabama...

RammerJammer14 said:

As far as seats go, I personally prefer to sit towards the top quarter of the lower bowl. Obviously as close to midfield as possible. You are close enough to the action to feel like part of the game, but high enough that you can actually see plays develop and yardage gained.

Back in 2010, as a student, I managed to sweet talk the ticket lady and get into the Florida game without a ticket. The student endzone upper deck had just been built, and that is where I had to go as they had closed the lower bowl student seating (its first come first serve). The game was great-we whupped Florida (and made Urban Meyer quit!), but I felt as though I was watching the game from outer space. The crowd noise did not reverberate up there and the speaker system seemed to reach us only on currents of air. I remember that every time the goodyear blimp made a lazy circle overhead, its props drowned out any stadium atmosphere I had. But I still watched us beat Florida for the second time in a row. The upper decks are also kind of cool sometimes because you can look out over the town. It makes quite a contrast between the craze in the stadium and the seeming deadness of Tuscaloosa as everyone in town is preoccupied with the game.

But at the end of the day, wherever you are, you are in Bryant Denny Stadium watching a big time game!

Are you following the Rugby Championship right now Trav? The Boks pulled out a pretty intense game Saturday against Argentina.

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Saltedpickle87 said:

TravHouse,
Solid thread- thanks mate. I'm an Australian living in Sydney and my bama love song is pretty similar to yours. My wife and I drove around Texas a couple of years back and got to see Alabama Vs. Texas A&M at College Station and, even then, all of the Bama tailgates greeted us with open arms. Really good fellas. We are heading over USA way in a couple of weeks to do a bit of a jaunt around the Carolina's, Georgia and TN. We are swinging into Tuscaloosa for Bama Vs. CSU and whilst it's unfortunately not LSU, we are hoping for a pretty decent atmosphere all the same. Purpose for the message- we are having the same bum fight with accommodation, even for the CSU game. Cheapest Airbnb is about AUD$450 for the night. I've found a place called 'ole english inn' in Tuscaloosa that's reasonably priced, maybe give that a whirl? Another alternative is a mob called 'Southern Sports Tours', they run a coach on game day from Birmingham. Leaves 4-5 hours prior to kick off and returns an hour after the game. USD$60 return per person. Means you can't get rowdy at the pubs after though. Regarding tickets, I managed to pick some up off a bama fan selling them on http://alabama.247sports.com/Board/Alabama-Crimson-Tide-Tickets-Message-Board-Forum-138 , just another forum, but could be worth a shot. Cheers.

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