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And downtown Athens is a nice walkable area with nice shops and restaurants. But there are a lot of hills.
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After a drink we headed over to Burl Arcade and the 1980’s. Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, pinball, etc., it is all here. It was a blast from the past
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We headed into the beer garden which is located in one of the end zones. This is a nice touch. It provides excellent views of the field and
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New head coach Curt Cignetti and QB Kurtis Rourke lead the Indiana Hoosiers to a 42-28 over the Maryland Terrapins, and a 5-0 start to the 2024 season.
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It was this access that led us to a sign that said “Welcome to Da’ Swamp”. Now, according to Sam, Louisiana started using the Swamp moniker 2 years
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The UNCC campus is a very pretty campus. It was bigger than I remember as I have been here before when looking at colleges with Jake. But it
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The emcee for today’s performance was none other than Jerry Hart. The star performer was Jerry “The King” Lawler, who is a WWE Hall of Famer and brought
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The theme of this game is Vice Nights. I guess for copyright reasons it could not be called Miami Vice Nights, although there were a lot of references
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JSU should celebrate their first FBS game and a win. It is a huge milestone for a program making the jump up in class and a win over
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We continued our self guided tour on the Chapel Trail. A ⅓ mile walk (uphill both ways) to the Cadet Chapel which is normally the highlight of a
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HBS is a nice venue with excellent sight lines to downtown Minneapolis. We did a lap around the concourse checking out the variety of food options and the
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I think we managed to hit all of the highlights of the University of Illinois campus including the student union, the quad, the tornado shelter, the math building
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The basketball game cost twice as much as the football game. That should give you a sense of where we were, the priorities, and what really brings in
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...that at no point on this trip was the trip ruined by Beth, much to her surprise and constant pondering that she was ruining a Quest trip. Beth,
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At a school that is rich with tradition, this might be the king of traditions. Texas A&M does not have cheerleaders, they have Yell Leaders. The night before
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The stripe-out was taking shape well. You could clearly identify which section was supposed to be red and which white, which is not always the case during a
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We entered Sanford Stadium and headed to our seats to see how well our seat selection had gone. The Quest had done good. Our seats were well under
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...he remembered a time from high school when the temperature changed 100 degrees in a 24 hour span. From -50 degrees to 50 degrees or vice versa.
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Folsom Field has an incredible backdrop right up against the mountains. It is quite scenic. So we did the very touristy thing and took lots of pictures from
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“Even mimosas at 9am are too early for me.” Now I do not want you to get the wrong idea and panic, this would change soon. So you
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SMU is a very nice campus. It is quite picturesque and was all set up for some serious tailgating.
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walked around the outside of Apogee Stadium to get to the Mean Joe Greene statue. I have to say, the action was quite robust for a Thursday night,
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After the bookstore, we headed out on our self guided tour. There were plenty of campus maps to guide us as we walked around aimlessly. USF was actually
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Our seats were in the upper bowl. The ramp to the upper bowl, was at a 75 degree grade. You could use this ramp as a ski jump.
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With all due respect to the Sun Belt and its member institutions, the facilities at Arkansas State befit an institution in a higher weight class. Although to be
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The 2018 Quest season gets underway with a Week 0 contest at UMass. Yes, that is correct, Week 0. Four games will be played on this weekend, and
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Al’s awesome idea for this trip was to get a boat to take us to the game and tailgate. There are only a few schools in the nation
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I am not going to say too much about the game. I did not get the new Florida offense I was hoping for with Randy Shannon replacing Coach
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The game started out well for Ball State as the first quarter went the way of the Cardinals leading to a 7-3 Ball State lead. This turned in
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I do have one question for the USU coaching staff...The final USU drive began with USU up 45-28 and 7:10 on the clock. This drive would eventually consume
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This is the second time the Quest would be seeing this match up as two years ago we were at Western Michigan when the Broncos gave the Spartans
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Do you want to see equestrian? I can honestly say that was the first time we have ever been asked that, so of course the answer was “sure.”
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Target, in a feeble attempt to make up for the B&B he booked at Western Michigan, arranged for a tailgate location. He still has a ways to go
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On the way to the bookstore, we ran right into a student protest. The students were protesting the eviction of the student run bookstore. They proceeded to block
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I will chose this spot to say how truly impressed I am with what Notre Dame does on football weekends. The hospitality and friendliness of the Notre Dame
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Game time is noon, so it was not a sleep until lunch day, but I certainly did not need to be up at 6:39am, but that is when
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Ohio Stadium set a Buckeye attendance record of 108,975. I am not sure if it was the weather, where we were sitting, the lackluster performance by the Buckeyes
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We started with a quick look at the basketball facility, which had a nice wall of fame of the athletes that have passed through Kent State. There are
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It seems like these dynamic endings are increasing and I was glad to finally be at one. It was made especially sweeter by the fact that it happened
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Al and his excellent twitter networking skills had us hooked up at the Brisket Fest tailgate. We made a pit stop at the package store...
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A special mention must be made of the drive from the Grand Rapids Airport to Mount Pleasant, Michigan. First, you know that you are in the middle of
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After the game, it was off to Gatlin’s BBQ for some local food, a place that came very highly recommended. We arrived at Gatlin’s and the line was
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Then it was time for the wet self guided tour of Rice University. It can not be overstated, just how gorgeous this campus is. In my humble unscientific
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Who could pass up spending an extra day in New Orleans on our way to Baton Rouge? Not The Quest! So, I picked up Al and we headed
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The game did not start out that bad for the Wolverines and the 1Q ended scoreless. The alumni were even standing on 3rd down, which is not something
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Upon arrival at UCF the first thing that was highly noticeable was....students! On many of these trips we walk around campus wondering where all the students are. Well,
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We have seen the Mecca of tailgating and it is located in Oxford, Mississippi.
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The first all out family trip of The Quest has arrived. This would definitely be an atypical trip.
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Oregon was THE trip I had been looking forward to since before the quest was a twinkle in my eyes.
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As game time approached, we took a look around and saw far more orange than black. It was getting to be a Clemson is already up 70-0 crowd.
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This game was chosen for its big game potential in a big time environment. But it was not in the cards ....
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We arrived in Nashville, the 7th most dangerous city in the US (per Forbes.com based on violent crime data compile in 2009 by the FBI). There has been
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The East Carolina Pirates pull out a back and forth game 38-31.
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It was a tremendous performance by WKU, and thus, the 18 game home losing streak was over. The crowd stormed the field.
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The stadium was a great atmosphere to see a game. It is a very nice stadium that can get absurdly loud. Louisville earns the 16-14 victory, as Al
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The RV idea that was first hatched in Lubbock, Texas in November 2009 and further solidified in Iowa City last November has come to fruition (despite my belief
-
Each year, we try to make sure that there is a marquee game that we can really look forward to. This year, that game is Ohio State at
-
You can read more about unusual coaching moves that are the right thing to do, such as why all punts should be kicked out of bounds in my
-
Unbeknownst to us and probably the players in this game, this game was the deciding factor in the MAC’s East Division. Despite losing this game, Miami finished with
-
This is the first doubleheader of the quest. I don’t expect that there will be too many doubleheaders because a significant part of the enjoyment of this quest
-
This game looked like a good one at the beginning of the season. Really, honest it did. In what I thought would be a matchup of two ranked
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...but here we are flying to Buffalo for a MAC contest. How did Ohio not win this game by 50 and how did Buffalo not pull this out
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First, field level end zone seats do not allow you to see an awful lot. Second, if we are coming to your city, it will rain…a lot. It
-
Going to Army has been a trip I have been looking forward to since the launch of this quest. I have heard nothing but great things about the
-
There will probably not be too many road trips given our base in New York, but this game was the first road trip of the quest. This game
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If the game in Austin was the kickoff to the quest and the game targeted from the beginning, game #2 (really #3) at Northern Illinois was the game
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Game #1 (officially game #2 when you include Florida) of the college football quest was a headline matchup. This was a game that I targeted from the start.
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The place that started it all...the University of Florida.
And downtown Athens is a nice walkable area with nice shops and restaurants. But there are a lot of hills.
After a drink we headed over to Burl Arcade and the 1980’s. Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, pinball, etc., it is all here. It was a blast from the past
We headed into the beer garden which is located in one of the end zones. This is a nice touch. It provides excellent views of the field and
New head coach Curt Cignetti and QB Kurtis Rourke lead the Indiana Hoosiers to a 42-28 over the Maryland Terrapins, and a 5-0 start to the 2024 season.
It was this access that led us to a sign that said “Welcome to Da’ Swamp”. Now, according to Sam, Louisiana started using the Swamp moniker 2 years
The UNCC campus is a very pretty campus. It was bigger than I remember as I have been here before when looking at colleges with Jake. But it
The emcee for today’s performance was none other than Jerry Hart. The star performer was Jerry “The King” Lawler, who is a WWE Hall of Famer and brought
The theme of this game is Vice Nights. I guess for copyright reasons it could not be called Miami Vice Nights, although there were a lot of references
JSU should celebrate their first FBS game and a win. It is a huge milestone for a program making the jump up in class and a win over
We continued our self guided tour on the Chapel Trail. A ⅓ mile walk (uphill both ways) to the Cadet Chapel which is normally the highlight of a
HBS is a nice venue with excellent sight lines to downtown Minneapolis. We did a lap around the concourse checking out the variety of food options and the
I think we managed to hit all of the highlights of the University of Illinois campus including the student union, the quad, the tornado shelter, the math building
The basketball game cost twice as much as the football game. That should give you a sense of where we were, the priorities, and what really brings in
...that at no point on this trip was the trip ruined by Beth, much to her surprise and constant pondering that she was ruining a Quest trip. Beth,
At a school that is rich with tradition, this might be the king of traditions. Texas A&M does not have cheerleaders, they have Yell Leaders. The night before
The stripe-out was taking shape well. You could clearly identify which section was supposed to be red and which white, which is not always the case during a
We entered Sanford Stadium and headed to our seats to see how well our seat selection had gone. The Quest had done good. Our seats were well under
...he remembered a time from high school when the temperature changed 100 degrees in a 24 hour span. From -50 degrees to 50 degrees or vice versa.
Folsom Field has an incredible backdrop right up against the mountains. It is quite scenic. So we did the very touristy thing and took lots of pictures from
“Even mimosas at 9am are too early for me.” Now I do not want you to get the wrong idea and panic, this would change soon. So you
SMU is a very nice campus. It is quite picturesque and was all set up for some serious tailgating.
walked around the outside of Apogee Stadium to get to the Mean Joe Greene statue. I have to say, the action was quite robust for a Thursday night,
After the bookstore, we headed out on our self guided tour. There were plenty of campus maps to guide us as we walked around aimlessly. USF was actually
Our seats were in the upper bowl. The ramp to the upper bowl, was at a 75 degree grade. You could use this ramp as a ski jump.
With all due respect to the Sun Belt and its member institutions, the facilities at Arkansas State befit an institution in a higher weight class. Although to be
The 2018 Quest season gets underway with a Week 0 contest at UMass. Yes, that is correct, Week 0. Four games will be played on this weekend, and
Al’s awesome idea for this trip was to get a boat to take us to the game and tailgate. There are only a few schools in the nation
I am not going to say too much about the game. I did not get the new Florida offense I was hoping for with Randy Shannon replacing Coach
The game started out well for Ball State as the first quarter went the way of the Cardinals leading to a 7-3 Ball State lead. This turned in
I do have one question for the USU coaching staff...The final USU drive began with USU up 45-28 and 7:10 on the clock. This drive would eventually consume
This is the second time the Quest would be seeing this match up as two years ago we were at Western Michigan when the Broncos gave the Spartans
Do you want to see equestrian? I can honestly say that was the first time we have ever been asked that, so of course the answer was “sure.”
Target, in a feeble attempt to make up for the B&B he booked at Western Michigan, arranged for a tailgate location. He still has a ways to go
On the way to the bookstore, we ran right into a student protest. The students were protesting the eviction of the student run bookstore. They proceeded to block
I will chose this spot to say how truly impressed I am with what Notre Dame does on football weekends. The hospitality and friendliness of the Notre Dame
Game time is noon, so it was not a sleep until lunch day, but I certainly did not need to be up at 6:39am, but that is when
Ohio Stadium set a Buckeye attendance record of 108,975. I am not sure if it was the weather, where we were sitting, the lackluster performance by the Buckeyes
We started with a quick look at the basketball facility, which had a nice wall of fame of the athletes that have passed through Kent State. There are
It seems like these dynamic endings are increasing and I was glad to finally be at one. It was made especially sweeter by the fact that it happened
Al and his excellent twitter networking skills had us hooked up at the Brisket Fest tailgate. We made a pit stop at the package store...
A special mention must be made of the drive from the Grand Rapids Airport to Mount Pleasant, Michigan. First, you know that you are in the middle of
After the game, it was off to Gatlin’s BBQ for some local food, a place that came very highly recommended. We arrived at Gatlin’s and the line was
Then it was time for the wet self guided tour of Rice University. It can not be overstated, just how gorgeous this campus is. In my humble unscientific
Who could pass up spending an extra day in New Orleans on our way to Baton Rouge? Not The Quest! So, I picked up Al and we headed
The game did not start out that bad for the Wolverines and the 1Q ended scoreless. The alumni were even standing on 3rd down, which is not something
Upon arrival at UCF the first thing that was highly noticeable was....students! On many of these trips we walk around campus wondering where all the students are. Well,
We have seen the Mecca of tailgating and it is located in Oxford, Mississippi.
The first all out family trip of The Quest has arrived. This would definitely be an atypical trip.
Oregon was THE trip I had been looking forward to since before the quest was a twinkle in my eyes.
As game time approached, we took a look around and saw far more orange than black. It was getting to be a Clemson is already up 70-0 crowd.
This game was chosen for its big game potential in a big time environment. But it was not in the cards ....
We arrived in Nashville, the 7th most dangerous city in the US (per Forbes.com based on violent crime data compile in 2009 by the FBI). There has been
The East Carolina Pirates pull out a back and forth game 38-31.
It was a tremendous performance by WKU, and thus, the 18 game home losing streak was over. The crowd stormed the field.
The stadium was a great atmosphere to see a game. It is a very nice stadium that can get absurdly loud. Louisville earns the 16-14 victory, as Al
The RV idea that was first hatched in Lubbock, Texas in November 2009 and further solidified in Iowa City last November has come to fruition (despite my belief
Each year, we try to make sure that there is a marquee game that we can really look forward to. This year, that game is Ohio State at
You can read more about unusual coaching moves that are the right thing to do, such as why all punts should be kicked out of bounds in my
Unbeknownst to us and probably the players in this game, this game was the deciding factor in the MAC’s East Division. Despite losing this game, Miami finished with
This is the first doubleheader of the quest. I don’t expect that there will be too many doubleheaders because a significant part of the enjoyment of this quest
This game looked like a good one at the beginning of the season. Really, honest it did. In what I thought would be a matchup of two ranked
...but here we are flying to Buffalo for a MAC contest. How did Ohio not win this game by 50 and how did Buffalo not pull this out
First, field level end zone seats do not allow you to see an awful lot. Second, if we are coming to your city, it will rain…a lot. It
Going to Army has been a trip I have been looking forward to since the launch of this quest. I have heard nothing but great things about the
There will probably not be too many road trips given our base in New York, but this game was the first road trip of the quest. This game
If the game in Austin was the kickoff to the quest and the game targeted from the beginning, game #2 (really #3) at Northern Illinois was the game
Game #1 (officially game #2 when you include Florida) of the college football quest was a headline matchup. This was a game that I targeted from the start.
The place that started it all...the University of Florida.