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Ranking the Road Trips for Auburn Football This Year
Nov 15, 2014; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldog fans cheer in their game against the Auburn Tigers at Sanford Stadium. Georgia won 34-7. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
With eight home games on the schedule this season, there aren’t many road trips for fans to watch Auburn football this year.
Part of being a college football enthusiasts is going to different venues to enjoy a college football game. Of course, nothing is better than enjoying a Saturday on The Plains, but it is nice to see what other schools have to offer.
All of the out-of-conference games this year for Auburn football are at home, so any road trips will be within the SEC this year.
The first six games of the season are at home before Auburn football travels to Starkville, Miss. to play Mississippi State.
Three weeks later they’ll travel back to Mississippi to play Ole Miss in Oxford. Then they take familiar trips to Athens, Ga. and Tuscaloosa to end the season.
I’m not going to complain about having a lot of home games this season, but it doesn’t give fans many options for travel.
The good thing is that all of those games are within driving distance.
We’re going to rank these as if you haven’t already traveled to any of these stadiums before. With these all being familiar opponents, there’s a good chance you’ve already been to these stadiums.
Therefore, we’ll keep in mind the significance of the game as well when ranking these road trips.
If you haven’t been to any of these venues then you’re in for a treat as they are all great places to watch an Auburn football game.
Oct 11, 2014; Starkville, MS, USA; General view of the exterior of the stadium before the game between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Auburn Tigers at Davis Wade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Spruce Derden-USA TODAY Sports
No. 4 – Starkville
First, none of these places are bad. Just about every campus in the SEC will fill your college football needs on Saturdays in the fall.
Starkville is a great place to be on a Saturday in the fall with tons of fun fans that love to grill out and watch football.
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In my experience, mostly at SEC Baseball Tournaments, Mississippi State has some of the nicest fans in the SEC. They’re warm and inviting to all their tailgates, and are great hosts.
Davis Wade Stadium was recently renovated to keep up with the growth of the SEC and the program itself. There is now a max capacity of 61,337.
The past two years the Bulldogs have averaged over 61,000 per game, so get your tickets early.
The stadium is now an even better place to experience a football game with the cowbells and crowd noise.
As for the game itself, this will be Auburn’s best chance to win a road game this year. I expect the Bulldogs to have a down year, and that could benefit Auburn greatly.
If you can’t handle going to games on the road and losing, I suggest you taking a trip to Starkville on October 8.
Starkville isn’t exactly a booming town, but you won’t regret going there for the atmosphere as it’s one of the best in the country.
The renovations really make this a stadium that you can’t miss. Even though it’s number four on this list, this 102-year-old stadium will make for a great road trip.
Nov 7, 2015; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; General view of the field prior to the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers during the first quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports
No. 3 – Tuscaloosa
A lot of rankings put Tuscaloosa in the top 10 for all of college football campuses in the world, but I’m not a huge fan.
I’m not just saying that because I graduated from Auburn and write for an Auburn fan website, I honestly hate going to Tuscaloosa.
The city is gross and crowded, and the traffic is terrible at all times of the year, but even more so during college football season.
I’ve gone to several Alabama games in Tuscaloosa and each time I couldn’t wait to get out of that town.
As far as the stadium itself goes, Bryant-Denny Stadium is a great place to watch a game. They also have had several renovations the past couple of years raising capacity to 101,821.
The only reason Tuscaloosa isn’t number four is because its’ the Iron Bowl. Any time you have a chance to go to an Iron Bowl game it’s a great experience.
Tickets will be hard to come by in this one, especially for Auburn fans. If you’re lucky enough to get one, then you have to go.
This might not be the best year to go Tuscaloosa as an Auburn fan as the Crimson Tide will be a heavy favorite, and you don’t want to be in that stadium as an Auburn fan if Alabama wins.
The rivalry is real – on both sides – and Alabama fans can get a little nasty, especially when alcohol is involved.
Again, Bryant-Denny Stadium is a great place to watch a football game, and if you have the chance to go to an Iron Bowl, you go. Just be aware, you’re in enemy territory and a terrible town.
Nov 1, 2014; Oxford, MS, USA; Auburn Tigers players and fans celebrate at the end of the game against the Ole Miss Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Auburn defeated Ole Miss 35-31. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports
No. 2 – Oxford
The Tigers will travel to Oxford, Miss. on October 29 to take on Ole Miss in what should be an entertaining matchup.
The Rebels will feature one of the top quarterbacks in the country in Chad Kelly.
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium seats just 60,580 people and is nothing special, but you go to Oxford for the tailgating.
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Hopefully this will be a late afternoon game so fans have a chance to spend more time in the famous Grove. The Grove is possibly one of the greatest tailgating venues in all of college football.
Should-to-shoulder tailgating for several blocks with all kinds of commotion. If you haven’t witnessed The Grove in person, it’s definitely something to see.
ESPN’s College Gameday spent a Saturday in The Grove and it was one of the best shows they’ve ever done. Nobody does tailgating like they do in Oxford.
This could possibly be the most important game of the year for Auburn. The Rebels will have already played Florida State, Alabama, Georgia and LSU. If they come into this game with four losses they could already be folding it up, giving Auburn a chance for an upset on the road.
I’ve already said several times that Auburn will either have to upset Ole Miss or Georgia on the road to consider this a successful season. I think Ole Miss gives Auburn the best chance to get that big road victory.
The atmosphere in Oxford on a college football Saturday is second to none, so Auburn fans can’t go wrong making the trip this season.
Apr 16, 2016; Athens, GA, USA; General view of Sanford Stadium during the first half of the Georgia Bulldogs Spring Game at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
No. 1 – Athens
It’s kind of obvious, but there’s nothing like spending a Saturday in Athens for the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry.
In a USA Today article that ranked every SEC football stadium, Sanford Stadium got a 9-out-of-10 for every category, which included atmosphere, design, history and city.
Unlike Tuscaloosa, Athens is a very clean town that is fairly easy to get in and out of on a college football Saturday.
The tailgating scene is one of the best in college football. It’s more spread out than you’ll see at Oxford, but it’s all close enough that you can walk around and see all the different tailgates.
Sanford Stadium packs in a solid 92,746 seats into a beautiful place to watch a football game. As much as I hate them, there aren’t many places in college football that are better for watching a game.
Auburn has a really good chance of pulling off the upset in Athens this year, and you don’t want to miss that in person.
The Bulldogs are in a bit of a transition year with a new head coach and a new quarterback. If Auburn’s offense gets rolling they could come out of Athens with a huge upset.
Win or lose, there’s nothing like going to an Auburn-Georgia game. I’ve been to several at Auburn and a few in Athens, and both are great experiences. However, it’s a lot more fun when we win.
With a short slate of road games this year, Auburn fans still have the chance to experience some of the best venues in college football.
I hope you have the chance to attend them all this year, but if not, here is our list of the best road trips for Auburn football fans in 2016.
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