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Well, Iowa is south of us, so if by South, you include Iowa, sure...
Seriously though, I don't think people are all that much of an expert on anything more than their little patch of ground. I'm sure if you went on a Minnesota road trip, you could probably find stuff that would surprise me. And if I went on a Tennessee road trip, I could probably find the same. Even in the state we live in, we really don't see all that much of it.
FWIW we have an entire forum dedicated to visitors at BlueRaiderZone. In the forum there are guides to restaurants, hotels, entertainment, parking/tailgating, as well as some threads debating things like what the best restaurant is.
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=349&f=4052&t=1246560
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=349&f=4052&t=1246560
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Well, Iowa is south of us, so if by South, you include Iowa, sure...
Seriously though, I don't think people are all that much of an expert on anything more than their little patch of ground. I'm sure if you went on a Minnesota road trip, you could probably find stuff that would surprise me. And if I went on a Tennessee road trip, I could probably find the same. Even in the state we live in, we really don't see all that much of it.
I agree. It's insane how different each region of TN is. I'm from West Tennessee where it's completely flat and now I live in the middle of the TN hills. Then to the east, we have mountains. It's actually pretty fascinating to watch how the landscape changes while you drive through the state. It's definitely gorgeous. I'm sure Minnesota is the same way. And BTW, I didn't make the "bo-at" comment for the people thinking I did. I say "boat" like "bow and arrow" with a "T" at the end of it. I don't get the "a" sound either.
I wasn't meaning a hard A. more, or just reafraining from the trippllle ooo* don'tcha knooow. by not using the tripple they thought i was in the wrong.
Your first statement is really convoluted and your second statement...you pronounce "boat" like what? Bow and arrowT? How about rhymes with "float" or "vote"...
um...what?
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I still can't get over how you Minnesotans say "Melk" instead of "Milk".
No kidding. Being from South Dakota myself, and not afflicted with "melk" syndrome, I give my best friend, a native Minnesotan, all kinds of sh*t for pronouncing it so.
Occasionally hear that one in the south as well, drives me crazy. Also there is a subtle difference in how one should pronounce the words "pen" and "pin" the former is something with which you write, the latter is one of many things...something used in sewing, something to keep the pigs in, something performed in a "wrasslin" ring, or perhaps something you wear on your person to express support for something i.e. a political candidate.
The thing you write with pen should rhyme with "ten" or "hen" or "men", but it is often pronounced like "pin" or even more often pronounced somewhere between "pin" and "peen".
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I don't know if you're familiar with it or not, but my biggest grammatical pet peeve is the abhorrent use of "seen" when the person meant "saw", i.e. "I seen on the schedule the other day that we're playing MTSU." I've seen it (see how that works?) too many times to count on this board (including more than once today alone). It's like nails on a chalkboard to me, but if I commented every time I "seen" it, I'd have little time for anything else.
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I definitely know what you mean by that. It drives me NUTS! I work with a girl who ALWAYS replaces "saw" with "seen" and every time she talks to me, I count in the back of my head how many times I want to correct her. I'm so glad that I'm not the only person who realizes that flaw!
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I'm used to the "warsh" thing. All of my family, including the parentals, say it. Luckily, I don't. But I guess growing up with it and hearing it everyday, it doesn't bother me. As far as "souphomore" goes, I don't think I've ever heard it pronounced like that. I would love to though!
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I just received my 4 tickets in the mail today from MTSU. They were $20 each. My seats are near the visitor's section and they will allow me to move closer if seats are available. As ATLGOPHER implies, I live in NE Atlanta, some 2 hours from their stadium.
I could not get tickets through our athletic department, since I don't have season tickets, etc. I hope we fill up at least our section. I think that this game means more than many folks believe.
Not sure exactly where you live ATLGOPHER, but I'm from Marietta and doing 80 pretty much the whole way from Marietta to Murfreesboro takes me about 2 hours and 45 minutes.
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MTSU fans really expect to win this game don't they? I really hope this turns out like the BGSU game a few years ago. Just stomp these biznatches.
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Considering the fact that we're favored to win?...umm...yea...we do expect to win. BTW, you remind me of a Southern Miss fan. You think your team is unstoppable against "little ole" MTSU. Just watch the highlights from the New Orleans Bowl last year and what we did to that team. But please underestimate us! Every team that has underestimated us and thought that they could just run over us, we've beaten.
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Oh, kettle, thou art black. Please underestimate us too.
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I just hope we don't run into the
"Hey Yankee" chants that were the bellowings from the Bama fans during the Music City Bowl a few years ago. If I had a dollar for all the Confederate flags we saw in the parking lot it would be like winning the "Gopher Five" I don't know about Tennesse fans, but many of the Bama fans were the consumate Bush rednecks. The U of M band was smart enough not to do the "Swinging Gate" and Battle Hymn of the Republic. They did do "Rocky Top" after the game and that really pissed the Bama fans off
"Hey Yankee" chants that were the bellowings from the Bama fans during the Music City Bowl a few years ago. If I had a dollar for all the Confederate flags we saw in the parking lot it would be like winning the "Gopher Five" I don't know about Tennesse fans, but many of the Bama fans were the consumate Bush rednecks. The U of M band was smart enough not to do the "Swinging Gate" and Battle Hymn of the Republic. They did do "Rocky Top" after the game and that really pissed the Bama fans off
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Bama is the worst. We played them in Tuscaloosa my freshman year, when I danced for MTSU. Of course the cheerleaders and dance team walked in together and we had to have an army of police officers around us at all times. We were called every name in the book, spit on, and had glass beer bottles thrown at us. Believe me, I know what you mean about Bama fans.
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We shall see. According to Sagarin, Southern Miss was the #77 team, and that was the strongest team that MTSU beat. With the exception of #97 Maryland, every other team that MTSU beat had Sagarin ratings of well over 100. So, while we are not going to take the game lightly by any means, we're not going to quake in our boots either.
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Hey MTPiKapp
Thanks for the link, MTPiKapp. We're bringing our son and would love to tailgate before so now we know where to look for parking. How early before game time do you think the lots will start to fill up?
Go Gophers!
Thanks for the link, MTPiKapp. We're bringing our son and would love to tailgate before so now we know where to look for parking. How early before game time do you think the lots will start to fill up?
Go Gophers!
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I've got some friends coming down, so we'll be there with 4.
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I stated NE it is actually NW; Acworth. I drive a little BMW convertable. Nough said!
Hope to see you there.
It depends on where you want to park and where you want to tailgate.
The major parking area #1 on the map is I believe strictly reserved for members of the BRAA.
The two major tailgating areas are #2 and #3
#2 is "RV Row" and being next to the BRAA parking lot, it is where the majority of BRAA members tailgate. This is a bit of an older crowd, but there are still some pretty rowdy tailgates over here. It is a pretty large tailgating area and if you get there fairly early, you should be able to park in #6(there are two #6's on this map, I'm referring to the one just to the left of #2) I think they'll charge you $5 to park there, but you can park there and you'll just have to go across one crosswalk to set up in that big field.
#3 is "Peck Forrest"(named for being right outside of Peck hall) If you look very closely, just above the #3 is a small square building(Peck hall) and just below the #3 is a small rectangular building(Cope admin building) and you should clearly notice an ovular road enclosing the entire area. Within the rectangle created between the two buildings and the road looping around is where the majority of students tailgate. There are some alumni who tailgate in this vicinity, just outside the rectangle, but within those four sides is pretty much all students and occasionally there will be visiting fans tailgating within the area, but I wouldn't set up to close to the students, but definitely go over and check the area out at some point. The "Raider Walk" goes right through this area. If you want to tailgate anywhere in this vicinity, you should try to park in #5 there's also a smaller lot an inch or so below #5 that you may be able to park in.
The other #6(towards the upper right hand corner of the map) is generally where the majority of visitor's park and tailgate and if anyone from your athletic department or alumni association organizes a big tailgate event, that is likely where it will be. Parking and tailgating there is probably your best bet as you'll be with all your fellow gophers and you're about a s short walk away from RV row if you want to come over and check it out and maybe mix it up with Blue Raider fans and you're probably about a ten minute walk or so from Peck Forrest if you want to check that out.
After typing all that it occurred to me that this game is being played on a school day. They'll definitely have the BRAA lot closed off from students, but I'm not sure what other lots they'll have closed off. I would imagine that "the other #6" where visitors usually get together will be closed, but with students being on campus in other lots, I imagine there will be more home fans parking there as well. At this point, I would say that this will probably be your best bet at finding a spot without too much hassle, but I will come back and update you on that in a few weeks. I'm a new alumni and currently back living at home in GA, but hoping to move back to Murfreesboro right before this game, either way I'll be there a day or two early and get the scoop on the parking situation for any Gopher fans making the trip.
The problem with the majority of SEC fan bases is you're attracting 65,000-100,000 fans from all over the state and in most southern states there is much more rural area than there is urban, so you're going to get a lot of stereotypical redneck idiots at an SEC football game. Us being a smaller fan base and Murfreesboro being a very suburban area in the shadow of a major city, our fan base tends to be not nearly as "neck" sure we have them and we're for the most part all southern, but you shouldn't see many(if any) confederate flags. You'll probably see and hear many stereotypical southernisms, but you'll never feel like you're walking through Deliverance.
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It depends on where you want to park and where you want to tailgate.
The major parking area #1 on the map is I believe strictly reserved for members of the BRAA.
The two major tailgating areas are #2 and #3
#2 is "RV Row" and being next to the BRAA parking lot, it is where the majority of BRAA members tailgate. This is a bit of an older crowd, but there are still some pretty rowdy tailgates over here. It is a pretty large tailgating area and if you get there fairly early, you should be able to park in #6(there are two #6's on this map, I'm referring to the one just to the left of #2) I think they'll charge you $5 to park there, but you can park there and you'll just have to go across one crosswalk to set up in that big field.
#3 is "Peck Forrest"(named for being right outside of Peck hall) If you look very closely, just above the #3 is a small square building(Peck hall) and just below the #3 is a small rectangular building(Cope admin building) and you should clearly notice an ovular road enclosing the entire area. Within the rectangle created between the two buildings and the road looping around is where the majority of students tailgate. There are some alumni who tailgate in this vicinity, just outside the rectangle, but within those four sides is pretty much all students and occasionally there will be visiting fans tailgating within the area, but I wouldn't set up to close to the students, but definitely go over and check the area out at some point. The "Raider Walk" goes right through this area. If you want to tailgate anywhere in this vicinity, you should try to park in #5 there's also a smaller lot an inch or so below #5 that you may be able to park in.
The other #6(towards the upper right hand corner of the map) is generally where the majority of visitor's park and tailgate and if anyone from your athletic department or alumni association organizes a big tailgate event, that is likely where it will be. Parking and tailgating there is probably your best bet as you'll be with all your fellow gophers and you're about a s short walk away from RV row if you want to come over and check it out and maybe mix it up with Blue Raider fans and you're probably about a ten minute walk or so from Peck Forrest if you want to check that out.
After typing all that it occurred to me that this game is being played on a school day. They'll definitely have the BRAA lot closed off from students, but I'm not sure what other lots they'll have closed off. I would imagine that "the other #6" where visitors usually get together will be closed, but with students being on campus in other lots, I imagine there will be more home fans parking there as well. At this point, I would say that this will probably be your best bet at finding a spot without too much hassle, but I will come back and update you on that in a few weeks. I'm a new alumni and currently back living at home in GA, but hoping to move back to Murfreesboro right before this game, either way I'll be there a day or two early and get the scoop on the parking situation for any Gopher fans making the trip.
Great post PiKapp. I'm hoping they will let the RaiderWalk happen since it is a school day. 2 years ago, professors complained about the noise during class and they couldn't have it. Yea...I know...Pathetic. For the visitors with kids, Peck Forrest would be a great place to go because they have inflatables and some games that will keep the kids entertained. Just to be safe, if you are tailgating, I would recommend getting there 3 hours early. That way you can find parking, walk around, relax awhile, get in the stadium for pregame or so you have enough time to get food, etc. I'm planning to definitely be there by 5 but of course, I work until 4 or 430. It is a great atmosphere and I've never heard of any MT fans being mean to opponents while tailgating. We know you're not from around there and most people will be more than happy to help with any questions, directions, etc you might need. I'm sure PiKapp will keep you updated and I can too. I actually know a few marketing people and will contact them just to see what lots will be open and if they have anything planned in a certain area for Minnesota. If I hear anything as well, I will let y'all know.