I do a lot of traveling to see Alabama and really missed out last year. I’m going to Florida this year as long as nothing gets in the way of it. You don’t have to rank all of them but I was interested which ones rank highest.
1) 2015 Cotton Bowl- I love going to Dallas and it was an easy going game. I love the stadium and Michigan St fans weren’t like their Maize and Blue brethren.
2) 2017 aTm- probably some of the nicest fans in the SEC. Kyle Field is probably the most impressive stadium in the SEC. The crowd interaction is pretty cool even though it’s silly.
3) 2016 LSU- While I give the Bengal Tigahs hell… they know how to party and make an intimidating atmosphere. It was a very fun trip and tense game.
4) 2018 NCG (Bama vs UGA)- This is lower because the cost of living through it mixed with having obnoxious Georgia fans barking at me constantly has taken 10 years off my life. It really was only a fun experience at the end, and it was a great story to tell how I made it in the stadium without a ticket.
5) 2018 Sugar Bowl- Getting revenge on Clemson and having a fun trip in NOLA with my friends… what more can you ask for.
6) 2018 Tennessee- Kicking the crap out of the Vols, smoking a good cigar, and enjoying a beautiful trip up through northern Alabama and southern Tennessee to get to the game.
7) 2014 SECCG- this is mostly here because it’s the only SECCG I’ve been to. Not really much to say.
8) 2012 Missouri- Can you say Monsoon in Missouri. God it rained forever. I saw a lot of fights between Royals and Cardinals fans break out in the stands. The fans were nice and the campus was decent. It’s the only stadium that offered free parking that I’ve been to.
9) 2019 USCe- Hot hot hot. I had great seats and was right in front of Najee when he hurdled that guy. The parking on the fairgrounds thing wasn’t my favorite tradition they have. But as a trip it’s in my top 10 because the next two days I went to see the Braves play at the Nats and then to Gettysburg.
10) 2018 Orange Bowl- Not really a fan of Miami but Alabama and Oklahoma was too hard to pass up. The trip was okay. Hung out with friends. Went to Joes Stone crabs (highly recommend it). The stadium is very meh. The game was just okay. Finally saw Bama beat Oklahoma in my life.
11 and 12) 2014 WVU and 2016 Peach Bowl- these kinda run together for me. They were really boring games in the GA Dome. Really nothing travel wise about them that stands out other than we won.
13) 2015 Sugar Bowl- One of only 3 losses I’ve ever seen in person and the only one on the road. The atmosphere around the game was amazing. Had we won then this may have been top 5.
14) 2017 Miss St- nice stadium, but too much cowbell and redneck stuff. Parking was atrocious since their answer to it is to park you on a Greek lawn. The bell puns are too numerous to count.
15) 2015 Auburn- a nicer version of Legion Field. The video screen is pretty amazing to be honest. The campus is okay. But I saw enough craziness and rudeness to know to never go back there. I will stick to my 1-0 record.
16) 2016 Ole Miss- the grove is overrated. The fan experience was by far the worst I have ever encountered on a personal level. There are better Texas high school stadiums than Vaught Hemingway. It was insanely hot. The only good part was enjoying a win on the road with my mom. She always wanted to see the grove. But I will not ever go back.
1) 2015 Cotton Bowl- I love going to Dallas and it was an easy going game. I love the stadium and Michigan St fans weren’t like their Maize and Blue brethren.
2) 2017 aTm- probably some of the nicest fans in the SEC. Kyle Field is probably the most impressive stadium in the SEC. The crowd interaction is pretty cool even though it’s silly.
3) 2016 LSU- While I give the Bengal Tigahs hell… they know how to party and make an intimidating atmosphere. It was a very fun trip and tense game.
4) 2018 NCG (Bama vs UGA)- This is lower because the cost of living through it mixed with having obnoxious Georgia fans barking at me constantly has taken 10 years off my life. It really was only a fun experience at the end, and it was a great story to tell how I made it in the stadium without a ticket.
5) 2018 Sugar Bowl- Getting revenge on Clemson and having a fun trip in NOLA with my friends… what more can you ask for.
6) 2018 Tennessee- Kicking the crap out of the Vols, smoking a good cigar, and enjoying a beautiful trip up through northern Alabama and southern Tennessee to get to the game.
7) 2014 SECCG- this is mostly here because it’s the only SECCG I’ve been to. Not really much to say.
8) 2012 Missouri- Can you say Monsoon in Missouri. God it rained forever. I saw a lot of fights between Royals and Cardinals fans break out in the stands. The fans were nice and the campus was decent. It’s the only stadium that offered free parking that I’ve been to.
9) 2019 USCe- Hot hot hot. I had great seats and was right in front of Najee when he hurdled that guy. The parking on the fairgrounds thing wasn’t my favorite tradition they have. But as a trip it’s in my top 10 because the next two days I went to see the Braves play at the Nats and then to Gettysburg.
10) 2018 Orange Bowl- Not really a fan of Miami but Alabama and Oklahoma was too hard to pass up. The trip was okay. Hung out with friends. Went to Joes Stone crabs (highly recommend it). The stadium is very meh. The game was just okay. Finally saw Bama beat Oklahoma in my life.
11 and 12) 2014 WVU and 2016 Peach Bowl- these kinda run together for me. They were really boring games in the GA Dome. Really nothing travel wise about them that stands out other than we won.
13) 2015 Sugar Bowl- One of only 3 losses I’ve ever seen in person and the only one on the road. The atmosphere around the game was amazing. Had we won then this may have been top 5.
14) 2017 Miss St- nice stadium, but too much cowbell and redneck stuff. Parking was atrocious since their answer to it is to park you on a Greek lawn. The bell puns are too numerous to count.
15) 2015 Auburn- a nicer version of Legion Field. The video screen is pretty amazing to be honest. The campus is okay. But I saw enough craziness and rudeness to know to never go back there. I will stick to my 1-0 record.
16) 2016 Ole Miss- the grove is overrated. The fan experience was by far the worst I have ever encountered on a personal level. There are better Texas high school stadiums than Vaught Hemingway. It was insanely hot. The only good part was enjoying a win on the road with my mom. She always wanted to see the grove. But I will not ever go back.