- Oct 26, 2017
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I got back to Chicago Sunday night after a lot of driving to St. Louis, then to Columbia, etc. You get the idea.
If you have never been to Columbia, don't bother. This is my second trip (2013, we all remember that season). The people are super nice, but it is in the middle of NO WHERE, unless you consider corn fields.
They did upgrades to their stadium since the last time I went. The first time I went, I told my brother in law that it was not an SEC stadium. Now, it is. A lot of cool food options, especially BBQ in the stadium.
Their fans were genuinely shocked they beat us. I had to explain to them that we are a dumpster fire. I even showed a fan the Gators Twitter troll of Leslie Neilsen saying "Nothing to see here" after that, they got it. But none of their fans I spoke to thought they had any chance of winning...and I told them I didn't think UF had any chance....looks like I was right.
If you have never been to a Mizzou game....don't go out of your way just based on the sheer point that it is in the middle of nowhere and not much to do. Once you get on campus and near the stadium, there are ZERO dining options, unless you go the Hampton Inn or get hospital food. No joke.
I paid $80.00 over the summer for tickets through Ticketmaster...tickets were going for $20.00 outside the gate. Arrghhh. The stadium was maybe half full. The Gator section with our small band was even less full. Maybe it had to do with two crappy teams, an 11am start, 55 degrees....but there was ZERO energy in the stadium before the game or even during it. Not the greatest college football atmosphere.
All in all, a pretty useless trip. In all kinds of weather, a saying now which is starting to be worn out.
Windy City Gator.
If you have never been to Columbia, don't bother. This is my second trip (2013, we all remember that season). The people are super nice, but it is in the middle of NO WHERE, unless you consider corn fields.
They did upgrades to their stadium since the last time I went. The first time I went, I told my brother in law that it was not an SEC stadium. Now, it is. A lot of cool food options, especially BBQ in the stadium.
Their fans were genuinely shocked they beat us. I had to explain to them that we are a dumpster fire. I even showed a fan the Gators Twitter troll of Leslie Neilsen saying "Nothing to see here" after that, they got it. But none of their fans I spoke to thought they had any chance of winning...and I told them I didn't think UF had any chance....looks like I was right.
If you have never been to a Mizzou game....don't go out of your way just based on the sheer point that it is in the middle of nowhere and not much to do. Once you get on campus and near the stadium, there are ZERO dining options, unless you go the Hampton Inn or get hospital food. No joke.
I paid $80.00 over the summer for tickets through Ticketmaster...tickets were going for $20.00 outside the gate. Arrghhh. The stadium was maybe half full. The Gator section with our small band was even less full. Maybe it had to do with two crappy teams, an 11am start, 55 degrees....but there was ZERO energy in the stadium before the game or even during it. Not the greatest college football atmosphere.
All in all, a pretty useless trip. In all kinds of weather, a saying now which is starting to be worn out.
Windy City Gator.
