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TxEx84

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  1. That would be good. An 11am game the morning after Halloween would suck.
  2. My daughter summed it up best. Everyone leaving the stadium felt like they lost.
  3. Cool to see pics of that place. It's in my 'hood. Looks like a great sports bar.
  4. My daughter graduated from UK in 2016. The campus is almost unrecognizable since then. Not sure where the money is coming from, but a lot of demolitions and new construction. Good observation on the Southern thing. Kentucky desperately wants to be considered part of the South. There's a mural downtown that says "Lexington - where the South begins". And it is funny, once you cross the river into Cincinnati, it immediately feels like the Midwest. My daughter and I always laugh as we never would consider Kentucky "the South". The Louisville to Lexington area is beautiful with rolling hills, green grass, and horse country. And liberal. It's a blue dot in red Kentucky. But once you leave this area, oh boy. Appalachiany is a good description.
  5. Just made it back to Austin. Great trip. I need to sleep for the next 2 days. Lexington cannot handle a football game, Keeneland, and the Fasig-Tipton October horse sales on same weekend. Lex also has no freeway in town, so traffic was a nightmare most of the weekend. Kentucky fans were extremely nice and wanted to talk (mainly about Arch) and share at tailgates. They kept saying we would destroy them, but I figured it would be close for 3 quarters before we pulled away. Well I missed that last part. Except for the traffic and the game, very fun time.
  6. Identify yourselves!
  7. Busy, great trip so far. Buffalo Trace and Keeneland yesterday. Amazing meal at Deauville. Claiborne Farm this morning (where Secretariat stood and buried) then Fasig-Tipton. Son-in-law works there. Beautiful grounds. At B&B now. Good place. Mostly Texas fans. Good sign today.
  8. Buffalo Trace was insane today. So crowded but they did a good job. Lots of orange. Texas Fight yell broke out at Keeneland! Who started that?!?
  9. On flight ready for epic weekend. I’m going to cancel the Bear and Butcher. Haven’t heard of anyone going. Met John Baker who is on my flight. Rancher who owns Bevo. Great guy. https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/how-an-austin-area-family-became-the-owners-of-ut-mascot-bevo/269-609600767#
  10. Kind of stunned that Texas/ou was the highest rated game this weekend since it went up against Oregon/Indiana (5.59M). https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/college-football-tv-ratings/
  11. We've gone from 30+ attending to this: 😀
  12. @Longboard Horn Sorry to hear about your grandmother. Anyone confirmed for showing up at Bear and Butcher on Saturday at 12:30? I have a table for 12, but they won't let us sit unless over half the group there. I'm down to four in my group for Saturday afternoon. @RRHorn - do you still need space for 2? I will reduce my table size to 6 or 8 if I don't hear from anyone.
  13. Gates open at 11a. Post time of first race is 1p. Yes, tailgating is pretty big deal at Keeneland. May consider this as an option at least for part of afternoon. It's free to park on the large grass field near track (you don't need ticket to the races). Just found out my daughter has a horse racing Saturday, as well.
  14. @BurntEyes Is Charlie Brown's still an option after Bear and Butcher?
  15. Yes, the Fair would lose a shit ton of money. 250,000 people attend the Fair gameday. No idea why people with no interest in the game, go that day. But they do (and all seem to have baby strollers).
  16. Kentucky tailgate cancelled due to lack of ticket sales. Still plan to meet at Bear and Butcher then will figure what to do pre-game.
  17. If anyone is interested, I may have extra GA tickets for Friday at Keeneland. My daughter has a horse racing which should allow her to get a reserved box for my crew. Not confirmed yet.
  18. Yeah, no shit. Don't go if it's too uncomfortable for you. I still miss it when the Cotton Bowl had metal seats with little leg room. Banging your knees on the chair in front was part of the game experience. The concourses were more jammed this year because the sun was blazing and so many people hung out there to get in the shade. My only real gripe was why do they place those portable concessions for beer/water in the narrow concourse. Really fucked up moving because you had long lines blocking what little space there was. But overall, it's the most beautiful stadium in the world. 90,000+ seats all close to the field, outdoors, and a grass field. I'm in my 60's, but wouldn't .think of missing this game.
  19. For those that haven't seen on Kentucky tailgate thread, Surly is partnering with Tailgreeters for Lexington. https://tailgreeter.com/texas-kentucky-road-tailgate-football-on-the-bourbon-trail
  20. Game week! Looking forward to trip. Gametime set for 7p. I have a reservation for 12 at Bear and Butcher at 12:30. I think just 5 from my group will go there so room for 7 others. Who plans to attend? We'll go to tailgate around 2p. https://tailgreeter.com/texas-kentucky-road-tailgate-football-on-the-bourbon-trail
  21. What's the problem with 3 hours at the fair? Grab a seat at Magnolia Beer Garden or Texas Exes. Drink beer. Watch college football on giant screen. Sounds like a perfect Saturday. People bitched about the 11a kick for over a decade. Now 2:30 sucks, too?
  22. My group will do the tailgate although the "special Kentucky menu" concerns me. 😀 One can only eat so many Hot Browns. We will go to Bear and Butcher first, then start tailgating around 2p. Gametime still TBD. Either 7p or 7:45p. The weather forecast looks perfect:
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