BYU fan here. Heading to game in October.

[diggity]

Wish you guys good luck this season.

What's the best airport to fly into? Any travel tips or advice? Thanks in advance.

[mstatefan91]

This is legitimately not to be a dick. Do whatever is cheapest and that includes car rental. Golden triangle airport is closest followed by probably Jackson, maybe Meridian (tho they may not accommodate).

Just calculate the cost. If you don't have a hotel, do it now.

Enjoy Starkville. Don't get upset when we beat you. Safe travels.

Edit: Memphis and Birmingham are options too

[Mobile Bay]

You are best off not flying into Golden Triangle regional airport. You can't get a hotel room now. You are two years too late. So you can stay in Tuscaloosa the same weekend that Arkansas plays at Alabama (Bad idea) or Jackson or Tupelo or Birmingham. Your other choices are shitty hotels in bum**** nowhere places like Louisville or West Point.

Honestly, just stay home.it isn't worth it. I don't even go back to Starkville for games.

[mstatefan91]

You are best off not flying into Golden Triangle regional airport. You can't get a hotel room now. You are two years too late. So you can stay in Tuscaloosa the same weekend that Arkansas plays at Alabama (Bad idea) or Jackson or Tupelo or Birmingham. Your other choices are shitty hotels in bum**** nowhere places like Louisville or West Point.

Honestly, just stay home.it isn't worth it. I don't even go back to Starkville for games.
You don't go to games? Then why are you talking? I don't mean that rude but don't give suggestions if you don't attend games

I mean as far as game/game weekend suggestions. If you aren't in the game anymore then don't give outdated advice

[Skydawg1]

Fly into Jackson (JAN). Stay in Flowood, MS. (just North of the airport) Then drive to Starkville. That is really your best bet. You will see breathtaking views of homemade brick houses with antennas that you will be able to tell grandkids about.

Oh, and leave your Refs in Utah.**

[Todd4State]

My advice:

1. Leave your officials in Provo.

2. Honestly if it were me and I was from Utah I would fly to Memphis and then drive to Tupelo and stay there. As others have said the hotels will be booked. Tupelo is about an hour away but it has plenty of hotels and some nice restaurants, some Elvis stuff, a car museum, and a Buffalo Park. They do have an airport in Tupelo but based on my flying your probably going to be better off flying in to Memphis and then renting a car. It's probably going to be cheaper to fly from Salt Lake City to Memphis if I had to guess- and I've flown to SLC twice and I think I went through Memphis at least one of those times.

3. Best option 2 to me would be to fly in to Jackson. It's only two hours from Starkville and it's all four laned. It's a bigger city than Tupelo so it has more things to do and more places to eat at. I think the State Fair is in town the weekend we play BYU. Bring LOTS of Pepto Bismol if you go there. Penn's, Dole Whip and the biscuits with syrup at the fair and you're welcome. Fondren is my favorite place to hang out in Jackson. Lots of restaurants. If you stay in Jackson make sure the hotel is in either- Madison, Ridgeland, Flowood, Pearl, Brandon, or The King Edward Hotel. Your rental car company will thank me. The Ag Museum is pretty good in Jackson as well.

[BYUblue]

You are best off not flying into Golden Triangle regional airport. You can't get a hotel room now. You are two years too late. So you can stay in Tuscaloosa the same weekend that Arkansas plays at Alabama (Bad idea) or Jackson or Tupelo or Birmingham. Your other choices are shitty hotels in bum**** nowhere places like Louisville or West Point.

Honestly, just stay home.it isn't worth it. I don't even go back to Starkville for games.

It's live football. College football. It's always worth it to real fans of the game. The sights and sounds and smells and atmosphere. The nuances of the game itself. Even the fans... Some of them. Don't know how the hell Starkville has a big college program, but they do and some good tough competitive football will be played. Beautiful.

[Jack Lambert]

Wish you guys good luck this season.

What's the best airport to fly into? Any travel tips or advice? Thanks in advance.

Sent you a private message.

[TUSK]

It's bad for you that Bammer is playing at home that weekend... there likely won't be anything east of Starkville....

I'd guess Memphis or New Orleans would be the closest major airports with available housing nearby...

However, if ya have a couple of wives to bring with ya, I'd swap ya a cousin/sister/wife...



*that last part was a sick joke, FYI

[Jack Lambert]

It's bad for you that Bammer is playing at home that weekend... there likely won't be anything east of Starkville....

I'd guess Memphis or New Orleans would be the closest major airports with available housing nearby...

However, if ya have a couple of wives to bring with ya, I'd swap ya a cousin/sister/wife...



*that last part was a sick joke, FYI

What are you doing up at 4:00 in the morning? Mine is old Marine Corp habit.

[TUSK]

What are you doing up at 4:00 in the morning? Mine is old Marine Corp habit.

Fair question, buddy.... Mine is similar, only I've yet to go to bed... got my days and nights mixed up lately, ya know?

It happens...

[Mimi's Babies]

Fly into Nashville and take the cheap flight to Tupelo. On someday the flight is $29.00 from Nashville In to Tupelo. You may locate some game day rentals. People leasing their homes or apartment for game weekends.

[RocketDawg]

Fly into Nashville and take the cheap flight to Tupelo. SD one days the flight is 29.00 from Nashvill Ie to tupelo.You may locate some gameday rentals. People leasing their homes or apartment for game weekends.

I didn't realize that Tupelo had commercial service. But given that they do, Mimi has a good idea. I've stayed in Tupelo before at the Fairfield Gardens ... nice hotel. It's about a hour drive to Starkville on decent roads. You could also stay in Columbus, a town about 25 miles east of Starkville, connected by a nice road. They have several new hotels that are really good, but fairly pricey on game weekends. Most everything in Starkville and West Point has a 2 night minimum stay, and they're probably already booked.

[Dawg61]

Don't know how the hell Starkville has a big college program, but they do and some good tough competitive football will be played. Beautiful.

Wonder when the booming metropolis of Provo will get a big college program.

[HeCannotGo]

Check your private messages and AirBNB. Lots of options left there for BYU weekend.

[Mutt the Hoople]

Fly into Jackson. Then, look for hotels either in Louisville (30 miles south of Starkvegas, but closer to the airport) or Columbus (25 miles east of Starkville).

I've never had problems getting rooms on football weekends on short notice in those places.

[civildawg]

You can usually find a hotel if you keep checking. Maybe check the americas best value inn on highway 12 or the red roof. They may have availability just keep in mind it's just a place to sleep. If not, just fly into Jackson and drive up.


ETA I just checked hotels for that weekend and there still are rooms available at some places. I would get that done first and then you can decide where to fly in to

[Hasu Dackds]

You are best off not flying into Golden Triangle regional airport. You can't get a hotel room now. You are two years too late. So you can stay in Tuscaloosa the same weekend that Arkansas plays at Alabama (Bad idea) or Jackson or Tupelo or Birmingham. Your other choices are shitty hotels in bum**** nowhere places like Louisville or West Point.

Honestly, just stay home.it isn't worth it. I don't even go back to Starkville for games.

Why is this clown allowed to post on this board? Go f*ck yourself Mobile Bay, you're the type of fan we don't need.

[HereComesTheSpiral]

If you stay in Columbus, don't go too far off of the beaten paths.

[Hasu Dackds]

Really alarming to me that some of our fans tell people to avoid Mississippi airports and hotels. Unbelievable.

This guy should fly to GTR (if he can find a hotel in the area), Tupelo via Nashville, or Jackson worst case scenario. Bottom line. No reason to go to Memphis or Birmingham.

[DogsofAnarchy]

Sent you a private message

[gtowndawg]

Totally agree with Todd. Fly into Memphis and stay in Tupelo. It's 2 hours from the airport to the stadium.

[Mobile Bay]

Why is this clown allowed to post on this board? Go f*ck yourself Mobile Bay, you're the type of fan we don't need.

Well the pieces of paper on the wall say you are stuck with me. You are such a fine representative of our school, bless your heart.

[Dawgology]

Don't listen to these numb nuts. Fly in to GTR rent a vehicle and stay in Columbus. We just got 4 new hotels right on hwy 82 next to the Cracker Barrel and Logans Steak House and one is set to open soon. All will have available rooms and are very nice. If they don't then check the Hyatt in Columbus also. Go eat at Hucks FRiday night. Drive to Starkville the next morning. 20 minute drive straight shot from Columbus to Starkville.

[Anonymous]

If you can get a flight into Nashville, they run a flight to Tupelo for about $40 each way. So Nashville>Tupelo may be a valid option if you don't want to pay the steep price of flying into GTR. As already mentioned though, flying into GTR is by far the closest.

Otherwise, Memphis is 2.5 hours away, Birmingham is about the same. If you're going to rent a car then those are your best easy bets.

[DownwardDawg]

Don't listen to these numb nuts. Fly in to GTR rent a vehicle and stay in Columbus. We just got 4 new hotels right on hwy 82 next to the Cracker Barrel and Logans Steak House and one is set to open soon. All will have available rooms and are very nice. If they don't then check the Hyatt in Columbus also. Go eat at Hucks FRiday night. Drive to Starkville the next morning. 20 minute drive straight shot from Columbus to Starkville.

This is the best answer. I have no idea why these people are trying to get you to fly to another state then take a rental and drive hours when you can do like Dawgology suggested and really enjoy yourself. Craziness in this thread.

[parabrave]

If it's your officials tell them to fly to PIB, go southwest on the interstate go south on HWY 49 for a few miles. Stadium is on the right. can't miss it.

[TaleofTwoDogs]

Really alarming to me that some of our fans tell people to avoid Mississippi airports and hotels. Unbelievable.

This guy should fly to GTR (if he can find a hotel in the area), Tupelo via Nashville, or Jackson worst case scenario. Bottom line. No reason to go to Memphis or Birmingham.

Show me the money. That's the difference. Memphis & Birmingham are tier 2 airports and Jackson/GTR are tier 3. The higher the tier the higher the cost. Consider flying from SLC to ATL (tier 1), rent a car and drive to Starkville via I-20 and US 82 about 290 miles. I would come into ATL on a Thursday early evening and drive to Carrollton, GA off of I-20 to spend the night (they have a Marriott Courtyard and others). This is so you are not in ATL rush hour traffic Friday morning. Drive to Starkville Friday morning to avoid the Saturday game day traffic near Tuscaloosa & Starkville on US82. Stay at Columbus or West Point (America's Best Value Inn). Depart Starkville back to ATL on Sunday.

[Liverpooldawg]

I didn't realize that Tupelo had commercial service. But given that they do, Mimi has a good idea. I've stayed in Tupelo before at the Fairfield Gardens ... nice hotel. It's about a hour drive to Starkville on decent roads. You could also stay in Columbus, a town about 25 miles east of Starkville, connected by a nice road. They have several new hotels that are really good, but fairly pricey on game weekends. Most everything in Starkville and West Point has a 2 night minimum stay, and they're probably already booked.

I wouldn't do the Tupelo airport. That service is on a 9 seat aircraft. I think you have to purchase a separate ticket and have to claim and then re-check your bags. GTR is closest and has good service but as has been point out there won't be any hotels available in the Triangle. I'd fly into Memphis and stay in Tupelo. 2nd would be Jackson. You could check at the Pearl River resort for a hotel. It's an indian casino resort about 45 minutes or so from Starkville.

[Liverpooldawg]

Show me the money. That's the difference. Memphis & Birmingham are tier 2 airports and Jackson/GTR are tier 3. The higher the tier the higher the cost. Consider flying from SLC to ATL (tier 1), rent a car and drive to Starkville via I-20 and US 82 about 290 miles. I would come into ATL on a Thursday early evening and drive to Carrollton, GA off of I-20 to spend the night (they have a Marriott Courtyard and others). This is so you are not in ATL rush hour traffic Friday morning. Drive to Starkville Friday morning to avoid the Saturday game day traffic near Tuscaloosa & Starkville on US82. Stay at Columbus or West Point (America's Best Value Inn). Depart Starkville back to ATL on Sunday.

GTR tickets generally aren't that much more than Memphis. I fly from there some. Parking is cheaper, security lines are shorter, and it's a 45 minute drive vs 2 1/2 hours. For us GTR is cheaper overall than Memphis.

[Dawgology]

I always fly GTR. Always. It might be 100-200 extra but by the time you deal with ATL or MEM traffic plus the drive and then The drive back I consider it an extra $100-$200 well spent. I can sleep in get there 45 minutes before take off and go. Easy and convenient.

[Dawgology]

It takes 15 minutes to get from Columbus to the GTR airport. About the same to Starkville. Cheaper hotel in Columbus but better food options in Starkville.

[CadaverDawg]

He's watching Portland State hang with his Coogs right now. Trip subject to change

[Commercecomet24]

BYU having a little trouble with that Portland State bunch.

[GreenheadDawg]

Yeh I'm gonna go ahead and mark a W for that game

[MarketingBully]

He's watching Portland State hang with his Coogs right now. Trip subject to change

And I'd really laugh if they played with Coach O next week which is possible considering Coach O is not an SEC head coach.

[MarketingBully]

And I'll say it again. Why would a team like LSU hire Coach Orgeron? That is like us hiring Coach Croom. Heck, Coach Croom had a winning record against Orgeron.

[CadaverDawg]

And I'll say it again. Why would a team like LSU hire Coach Orgeron? That is like us hiring Coach Croom. Heck, Coach Croom had a winning record against Orgeron.

Yea, to put it in perspective....we were debating if he would be a decent DC Hire, and most of our fans said "no". Most of our fans wanted him as a DL coach if at all, yet LSU hired him to be their head man. Really dumb.

[MarketingBully]

Yea, to put it in perspective....we were debating if he would be a decent DC Hire, and most of our fans said "no". Most of our fans wanted him as a DL coach if at all, yet LSU hired him to be their head man. Really dumb.

I'll admit it. I was one of the ones that thought he would be a good DC. I since recant my viewpoint that he would be a good DC. With that said, he would be a better DC then Peter Sirmon. But then again a three year old who has a vocabulary of ten words would be a better DC then Peter Sirmon. 14% of the coaches in the SEC are Coach O and Coach Luke at Ole Miss. The coaches in the SEC suck ass. Mullen pretty much is the second best coach in the SEC. When Saban came here in 2007, there were five SEC coaches who had won at least one national title. This year there is only one. The Saban Effect is in full force in this league.

[Dawg-gone-dawgs]

If you are having problems with Portland State (WTH??), I think you might be in for a long day in Starkville. Just a heads up.

[RocketDawg]

I always fly GTR. Always. It might be 100-200 extra but by the time you deal with ATL or MEM traffic plus the drive and then The drive back I consider it an extra $100-$200 well spent. I can sleep in get there 45 minutes before take off and go. Easy and convenient.

What kind of flight service does GTR have? Just a couple flights per day to Atlanta?

[HereComesTheSpiral]

If you are having problems with Portland State (WTH??), I think you might be in for a long day in Starkville. Just a heads up.

Nah, the refs they will bring will be good for 5 personal foul penalties to wipe out some of our big plays.

[Diggs]

Wish you guys good luck this season.

What's the best airport to fly into? Any travel tips or advice? Thanks in advance.

Nice username.

As for most convenient airport.... if you can make the dollars and time work for you then Meridian. You'll have to connect via Dallas or Chicago but won't be on some 8 seat prop plane like those that service Tupelo. You'll be the only flight so no issues with check ins or security. First class service.

Plenty of brand new hotels. Eat at Weidmann's (oldest restaurant in the state). Other than that not much else but you'll have a convenient 80 mile drive up Highway 45 to Starkville where you'll want to be anyway.

[Jack Lambert]

Nah, the refs they will bring will be good for 5 personal foul penalties to wipe out some of our big plays.

Last time they came to Starkville BYU was not independent. They brought I think Mountain West refs or what ever conference they were Refs. There will probably be SEC refs.

[Commercecomet24]

Last time they came to Starkville BYU was not independent. They brought I think Mountain West refs or what ever conference they were Refs. There will probably be SEC refs.

They will come from a neutral conference like the big 12

[RougeDawg]

What are you doing up at 4:00 in the morning? Mine is old Marine Corp habit.

He was probably tightening the tie rods on his double wide, prepping for Harvey next week.**

[Liverpooldawg]

Really alarming to me that some of our fans tell people to avoid Mississippi airports and hotels. Unbelievable.

This guy should fly to GTR (if he can find a hotel in the area), Tupelo via Nashville, or Jackson worst case scenario. Bottom line. No reason to go to Memphis or Birmingham.

Tupelo isn't a real option. I live near there and I won't fly out of there now. I have many times in the past but their current service isn't viable. Tupelo folks shot themselves in the foot. Back when they had decent service they wouldn't use it because Northwest had a hub in Memphis. You could fly without connections to most spots in the US from Memphis. Now that Memphis passenger wise is just a large regional airport and you are going to a hub from there too, Tupelo has small crop dusters servicing the place. GTR has nice regional jets. One other place to consider is Huntsville.

[Liverpooldawg]

What kind of flight service does GTR have? Just a couple flights per day to Atlanta?

I think it's 2 on the weekends and 3 weekdays. They use 50 seat regional jets. They all go to Atlanta now but there are rumblings of resuming one flight a day to Dallas.

[TUSK]

He was probably tightening the tie rods on his double wide, prepping for Harvey next week.**

It's "mobile home anchor", thank you!

[Bothrops]

For the love of God..fly to GTR airport! It's literally 14 miles from campus and served by Delta Connection via ATL. It is the only sensible option in this thread. I can't believe Nashville and Memphis were mentioned in here...holy shit!

[RocketDawg]

If you wind up in Columbus, they have several new hotels. We stay at the Hyatt House, which is a little off the beaten path (maybe a mile), but there are three or four others that are fairly large on Hwy 82, the highway that goes to Starkville. Not sure about now since they've sorta overbuilt for a small town, but in the past those hotels have had a two-night minimum in the $200/night range. The Hyatt is just as nice and never had the minimum, and might be a little cheaper. The older hotels/motels in town ... not so nice ....

[RocketDawg]

It's "mobile home anchor", thank you!


Have you put the skirting on or does that stay on year round? You'll need it for winter anyway, and it should help the tipover problem in case wind gets underneath .... **

[RocketDawg]

For the love of God..fly to GTR airport! It's literally 14 miles from campus and served by Delta Connection via ATL. It is the only sensible option in this thread. I can't believe Nashville and Memphis were mentioned in here...holy shit!

Another plus for that route ... Salt Lake City is a Delta hug. Atlanta IS Delta. So there are many flights per day to choose from. That's probably the easiest route ... SLC to Atlanta, then to GTR. I suppose they have rental cars there. Still might want to stay in Columbus because Starkville and West Point are most likely full. Could check on last minute cancellations though.

[Bothrops]

Another plus for that route ... Salt Lake City is a Delta hug. Atlanta IS Delta. So there are many flights per day to choose from. That's probably the easiest route ... SLC to Atlanta, then to GTR. I suppose they have rental cars there. Still might want to stay in Columbus because Starkville and West Point are most likely full. Could check on last minute cancellations though.

Yep. ATL-GTR is thrice daily during the week and twice daily Sat&Sun. Its like a 50 min flight.

[FISHDAWG]

It's "mobile home anchor", thank you!

I think your rooster just has laryngitis and your sleeping in after a long night of head-lighting

[Jack Lambert]

It's "mobile home anchor", thank you!

If you really want to go all out my fellow devil dog is bury tires half way under lined around the house and paint the tops white.

[Jack Lambert]

They will come from a neutral conference like the big 12

I don't know if that is good or not.

[Commercecomet24]

I don't know if that is good or not.

Lol me either!

[Commercecomet24]

It's "mobile home anchor", thank you!

Anchor? A mobile home/ boat! What will you bama rednecks think of next!
Lol

[RocketDawg]

If you really want to go all out my fellow devil dog is bury tires half way under lined around the house and paint the tops white.

And don't forget the pink plastic flamingoes .... And a couple whirligigs.

[RocketDawg]

I don't know if that is good or not.


It's good relative to what it could be. They're not going to use SEC refs ... they'd be accused of being one-sided, when in reality they'd probably err on BYU's side. Hopefully the neutral site officials won't be from the MWC. B1G would be OK. Could be ACC too since they're a little closer, or some of them are. None of them likes the SEC so it doesn't really matter.

[Johnson85]

Show me the money. That's the difference. Memphis & Birmingham are tier 2 airports and Jackson/GTR are tier 3. The higher the tier the higher the cost. Consider flying from SLC to ATL (tier 1), rent a car and drive to Starkville via I-20 and US 82 about 290 miles. I would come into ATL on a Thursday early evening and drive to Carrollton, GA off of I-20 to spend the night (they have a Marriott Courtyard and others). This is so you are not in ATL rush hour traffic Friday morning. Drive to Starkville Friday morning to avoid the Saturday game day traffic near Tuscaloosa & Starkville on US82. Stay at Columbus or West Point (America's Best Value Inn). Depart Starkville back to ATL on Sunday.

well shit, why not just drive to Starkville from Utah if you're that worried about costs.

This is not hard, you start at the closest airport and see if you can get a flight, rental car, and hotel. If you can't, then you move to the next closest airports, which would be Jackson, Memphis, Birmingham (probably inadvisable on a bama game weekend) and I guess meridian and tupelo.

[TUSK]

Have you put the skirting on or does that stay on year round? You'll need it for winter anyway, and it should help the tipover problem in case wind gets underneath .... **

Yeah, but I skirted with treated dog ear fence boards. Helps keep me warm in winter & my 27 dogs* seem to dig it!

[TUSK]

If you really want to go all out my fellow devil dog is bury tires half way under lined around the house and paint the tops white.

Dude, I'm not wasting a perfectly good bonfire starter on silly landscaping. I just spray a diesel/burnt motor oil mixture around everything for that!

[RocketDawg]

Yeah, but I skirted with treated dog ear fence boards. Helps keep me warm in winter & my 27 dogs* seem to dig it!

Man, I bet that looks nice! ** Never thought of doing that.

[TUSK]

Man, I bet that looks nice! ** Never thought of doing that.

Daddio, it looks stellar. Check out the 2013 October issue of "Better Trailers & Foodplots".

[DownwardDawg]

Daddio, it looks stellar. Check out the 2013 October issue of "Better Trailers & Foodplots".

Haha

[trob115]

Fly into GTR! Stay in Columbus and drive over.

[TaleofTwoDogs]

Wow, sorry Mr. Gates I didn't know that money was not a consideration for you. But us poor ole folk who have 2 mortgages on their double-wide need to be more frugal. If you had done any research before opening your pie hole you would know that a flight from Salt Lake to Golden Triangle cost $1000 per person and that's on Delta. Flying into Atlanta from SLC is about $400 per person. That's a $1200 savings for a couple and can pay for the hotel, car, food and a lot of beers. Trade $1200 for a 4.5 hour drive each way is a no-brainer in my book.

[msujan]

May be a web in disguise posting as Mobile Bay with totally negative comments.

[Mobile Bay]

May be a web in disguise posting as Mobile Bay with totally negative comments.

You are such a special person, bless your heart.

[Hasu Dackds]

Tupelo isn't a real option. I live near there and I won't fly out of there now. I have many times in the past but their current service isn't viable. Tupelo folks shot themselves in the foot. Back when they had decent service they wouldn't use it because Northwest had a hub in Memphis. You could fly without connections to most spots in the US from Memphis. Now that Memphis passenger wise is just a large regional airport and you are going to a hub from there too, Tupelo has small crop dusters servicing the place. GTR has nice regional jets. One other place to consider is Huntsville.
I agree on Tupelo, but I was just quoting another poster (plus there would be more hotels there). I actually work in this field, and honestly, Tupelo and GTR compete but GTR is winning and has become NE Mississippi's most viable airport. I would advise for the BYU guy to go to Jackson honestly, if GTR is THAT expensive, like some other guy said. More than anything I was just curious why everyone would NOT want to support our own airports.

Huntsville isn't a very good option for anyone unless they are flying into Huntsville only, and want convenience. They are very expensive.

[Liverpooldawg]

I agree on Tupelo, but I was just quoting another poster (plus there would be more hotels there). I actually work in this field, and honestly, Tupelo and GTR compete but GTR is winning and has become NE Mississippi's most viable airport. I would advise for the BYU guy to go to Jackson honestly, if GTR is THAT expensive, like some other guy said. More than anything I was just curious why everyone would NOT want to support our own airports.

Huntsville isn't a very good option for anyone unless they are flying into Huntsville only, and want convenience. They are very expensive.

I just don't get the expense arguments. We check nearly every time we fly and GTR isn't THAT much more expensive than the other options. Neither is Huntsville. Maybe it's because we are originating there, I don't know.

[louisvilledawg]

You are best off not flying into Golden Triangle regional airport. You can't get a hotel room now. You are two years too late. So you can stay in Tuscaloosa the same weekend that Arkansas plays at Alabama (Bad idea) or Jackson or Tupelo or Birmingham. Your other choices are shitty hotels in bum**** nowhere places like Louisville or West Point.

Honestly, just stay home.it isn't worth it. I don't even go back to Starkville for games.

Hey! I take offense to that you asshat.

[Johnson85]

Wow, sorry Mr. Gates I didn't know that money was not a consideration for you. But us poor ole folk who have 2 mortgages on their double-wide need to be more frugal. If you had done any research before opening your pie hole you would know that a flight from Salt Lake to Golden Triangle cost $1000 per person and that's on Delta. Flying into Atlanta from SLC is about $400 per person. That's a $1200 savings for a couple and can pay for the hotel, car, food and a lot of beers. Trade $1200 for a 4.5 hour drive each way is a no-brainer in my book.

Fair enough. I've flown into and out of GTR several times though and it was more on the order of a couple of hundred dollars premium. I'm guessing the huge premium is because of increased traffic from the game?

I'd still look at Jackson and Memphis though, although once you're driving 2 hours, driving an extra 2 and a half hours isn't as much of an incremental hassle as going from essentially zero drive to two hours.

[Bothrops]

Someone making a one time trip across much of the country probably isn't as concerned about pinching pennies, over time and convenience. Where talking 14 miles vs 125 miles, and 180 miles, respectively.