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fourteenandoh
My swing feels like an unfolding lawn chair.
I've heard the co-eds at UT can be very accomodating if you know what I mean. If you don't have a place to stay just start buying some freshman drinks and stay in the dorms that night
WOOD, we are staying at the Clarion downtown by all the bars. Hopefully we don't make it back to the hotel Friday night
WOOD, we are staying at the Clarion downtown by all the bars. Hopefully we don't make it back to the hotel Friday night
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BuckeyeTilIDie
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I've heard the co-eds at UT can be very accomodating if you know what I mean. If you don't have a place to stay just start buying some freshman drinks and stay in the dorms that night
WOOD, we are staying at the Clarion downtown by all the bars. Hopefully we don't make it back to the hotel Friday night
Definitely the game plan. Just talked to a girl I know in Dallas and she might be rounding up her troops and coming down. She works in a strip club.
This weekend is going to be crazy!!
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BuckBojangles
Jooooooonyer
I'll be there.
My Dad's flying in from Florida and I'm coming from CA.
My Dad's flying in from Florida and I'm coming from CA.
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Underdogg44
Senior
Can any of the Texas fans help me on this one, where are visiting family members of players seats at?
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fourteenandoh
My swing feels like an unfolding lawn chair.
pretty cool article my buddy just sent me. its from 2003 but maybe the UT fans could verify the stuff on here and maybe throw out some of their own ideas
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/magazine/10/02/sioc_road_trip1007/index.html
Road Trip
Austin, Texas
By Gene Menez
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The people of Austin would like you to do them a favor: Stay away. Read this if you'd like, but don't come to their funky college town. Too many people have already discovered -- and overrun -- what once was a hidden gem.
But if you insist on visiting, the friendly people will still be more than happy to show you a Texas-sized good time. It takes just one stroll down Sixth Street or one lazy afternoon on Lake Travis to learn what locals and University of Texas students and alumni have known all along: Austin is the capital of cool. Nestled between the rolling hills and sparkling lakes of central Texas, the scenery cuts an image more Pacific Northwest than Southwest. This bohemia bursts with creativity. Janis Joplin, Willie Nelson and Stevie Ray Vaughan all got their starts here, and on any given night live music, the lifeblood of Austin, plays at more than 100 venues throughout the city. Every March the entertainment industry jams into town for the annual South by Southwest Festival. The number of movies made in town has increased 10-fold in the past decade, turning it into the leading film production center in the South. And no other city can boast being Forbes.com's best city for singles, as well as the place where UT alum Matthew McConaughey was busted playing the bongos naked.
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Fans in Austin aren't just hooked on their football team.
Darren Carroll
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When clothed, McConaughey can often be found with 80,000 other people -- including the likes of Sandra Bullock -- at Royal-Memorial Stadium, wearing burnt orange and throwing the hook 'em-horns sign that indicates membership in the state's most rabid gang: Longhorns fans. (It's also flashed at Disch-Falk Field, home to a baseball team that has made a record 30 College World Series appearances, and the Erwin Center, where the men's and women's hoops teams, both of which went to the 2003 Final Four, play.) Remember, the thumb doesn't stick out; it's a UT game, not a Mötley Crüe concert.
After football games the many sides of Austin usually converge in the Sixth Street entertainment district. Frat boys and cowboys, queer eyes and straight guys, "Save your soul" freaks and high-tech geeks party side by side. It's enough to make ex-Austinites homesick, as detailed by Texas singer Doug Sahm in his 1974 song about the city, Groover's Paradise. "I want to go back to Texas/Where cosmic cowgirls play/I want to have some fun/In a good ole Texas way/Down in Groover's Paradise."
In the mid 1990s high-tech companies and land developers came to town, and many Austinites believe their paradise has since lost her groove. The population in the metropolitan area has swelled to 1.25 million, and landmarks, such as live-music venues Armadillo, Hole in the Wall and Liberty Lunch, have been squeezed out.
There's one thing, however, keeping Austin cool. The heart of the town is the university's 50,000 students, who give the city what the Fountain never gave Ponce de Leon: eternal youth. Every fall thousands of freshmen arrive. They spend four years studying in Austin and then move on. Then they spend a lifetime trying to get back.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=560 align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>[SIZE=+1]5 Things Every Visitor Needs to Know[/SIZE] Rules of the Road
1. Austin is so not Texas. When people from Dallas, Houston or San Antonio want to escape the Lone Star State, they visit Austin.
2. The town loves its tunes. Texas troubadours Robert Earl Keen and Jerry Jeff Walker are beloved in Austin, and in March the city's South by Southwest Festival attracts the likes of Lucinda Williams.
3. Sixth Street is positively great. ...The entertainment district has a bar for everyone, from frat-boy hangout The Aquarium to Maggie Mae's, which features live music and a roof with a great view of the skyline.
4. ...As is Shiner Bock. This delight, brewed 80 miles outside the city, flows like water -- very dark water -- in bars.
5. Come early, be loud, stay late and wear orange with pride. This was Texas football coach Mack Brown's rallying cry to fans when he was hired in 1997. It applies whether you're in Royal-Memorial Stadium or on Sixth Street.
[SIZE=+1]The 48-Hour Guide to Austin[/SIZE]
FRIDAY
6:46 p.m. The Oasis There's much better Tex-Mex food in the city (like Chuy's and Trudy's), but you're here for the view overlooking Lake Travis at sunset.
10:05 p.m. Broken Spoke Put on a cowboy hat and boots, grab a partner and start two-steppin' at one of the last, true honky-tonks in Texas.
SATURDAY
12:12 p.m. Scholz Garten Get to this 137-year-old German beer garden, one of the state's oldest taverns, early -- it's SRO two hours before kickoff.
2:30 p.m. Texas vs. Kansas State Their national-title aspirations may be gone, but both of these teams still have Big 12 title hopes.
7:03 p.m. John Mueller's Barbecue As soon as the game ends head to this joint for some of the tastiest brisket, sausage and ribs in central Texas.
10:47 p.m. Pete's Dueling Piano Bar This Sixth Street spot entertains both locals and out-of-towners with high-energy classics. Like all bars, it closes at 2.
SUNDAY
11:58 a.m. Amy's Ice Cream The scoopers' ice-cream-flipping routine is almost as enjoyable as the smooth richness of Amy's Mexican Vanilla.
[SIZE=+1]The Vitals[/SIZE]
Best lodging: It's not within walking distance of campus, but the Austin Motel's retro design and affordable rates more than make up for it.
Best music: Antone's features the best blues performers in the world.
Best weekends: Nov. 1 vs. Nebraska; Nov. 15 vs. Texas Tech; March 12, South by Southwest Festival
Distance from: College Station, Texas: 108 miles; Norman, Okla.: 372; Omaha: 909
Next Week's Road Trip: Baton Rouge
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/magazine/10/02/sioc_road_trip1007/index.html
Road Trip
Austin, Texas
By Gene Menez
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=170 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7>
The people of Austin would like you to do them a favor: Stay away. Read this if you'd like, but don't come to their funky college town. Too many people have already discovered -- and overrun -- what once was a hidden gem.
But if you insist on visiting, the friendly people will still be more than happy to show you a Texas-sized good time. It takes just one stroll down Sixth Street or one lazy afternoon on Lake Travis to learn what locals and University of Texas students and alumni have known all along: Austin is the capital of cool. Nestled between the rolling hills and sparkling lakes of central Texas, the scenery cuts an image more Pacific Northwest than Southwest. This bohemia bursts with creativity. Janis Joplin, Willie Nelson and Stevie Ray Vaughan all got their starts here, and on any given night live music, the lifeblood of Austin, plays at more than 100 venues throughout the city. Every March the entertainment industry jams into town for the annual South by Southwest Festival. The number of movies made in town has increased 10-fold in the past decade, turning it into the leading film production center in the South. And no other city can boast being Forbes.com's best city for singles, as well as the place where UT alum Matthew McConaughey was busted playing the bongos naked.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=230 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=10> </TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7>
Fans in Austin aren't just hooked on their football team.
Darren Carroll
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
When clothed, McConaughey can often be found with 80,000 other people -- including the likes of Sandra Bullock -- at Royal-Memorial Stadium, wearing burnt orange and throwing the hook 'em-horns sign that indicates membership in the state's most rabid gang: Longhorns fans. (It's also flashed at Disch-Falk Field, home to a baseball team that has made a record 30 College World Series appearances, and the Erwin Center, where the men's and women's hoops teams, both of which went to the 2003 Final Four, play.) Remember, the thumb doesn't stick out; it's a UT game, not a Mötley Crüe concert.
After football games the many sides of Austin usually converge in the Sixth Street entertainment district. Frat boys and cowboys, queer eyes and straight guys, "Save your soul" freaks and high-tech geeks party side by side. It's enough to make ex-Austinites homesick, as detailed by Texas singer Doug Sahm in his 1974 song about the city, Groover's Paradise. "I want to go back to Texas/Where cosmic cowgirls play/I want to have some fun/In a good ole Texas way/Down in Groover's Paradise."
In the mid 1990s high-tech companies and land developers came to town, and many Austinites believe their paradise has since lost her groove. The population in the metropolitan area has swelled to 1.25 million, and landmarks, such as live-music venues Armadillo, Hole in the Wall and Liberty Lunch, have been squeezed out.
There's one thing, however, keeping Austin cool. The heart of the town is the university's 50,000 students, who give the city what the Fountain never gave Ponce de Leon: eternal youth. Every fall thousands of freshmen arrive. They spend four years studying in Austin and then move on. Then they spend a lifetime trying to get back.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=560 align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>[SIZE=+1]5 Things Every Visitor Needs to Know[/SIZE] Rules of the Road
1. Austin is so not Texas. When people from Dallas, Houston or San Antonio want to escape the Lone Star State, they visit Austin.
2. The town loves its tunes. Texas troubadours Robert Earl Keen and Jerry Jeff Walker are beloved in Austin, and in March the city's South by Southwest Festival attracts the likes of Lucinda Williams.
3. Sixth Street is positively great. ...The entertainment district has a bar for everyone, from frat-boy hangout The Aquarium to Maggie Mae's, which features live music and a roof with a great view of the skyline.
4. ...As is Shiner Bock. This delight, brewed 80 miles outside the city, flows like water -- very dark water -- in bars.
5. Come early, be loud, stay late and wear orange with pride. This was Texas football coach Mack Brown's rallying cry to fans when he was hired in 1997. It applies whether you're in Royal-Memorial Stadium or on Sixth Street.
[SIZE=+1]The 48-Hour Guide to Austin[/SIZE]
FRIDAY
6:46 p.m. The Oasis There's much better Tex-Mex food in the city (like Chuy's and Trudy's), but you're here for the view overlooking Lake Travis at sunset.
10:05 p.m. Broken Spoke Put on a cowboy hat and boots, grab a partner and start two-steppin' at one of the last, true honky-tonks in Texas.
SATURDAY
12:12 p.m. Scholz Garten Get to this 137-year-old German beer garden, one of the state's oldest taverns, early -- it's SRO two hours before kickoff.
2:30 p.m. Texas vs. Kansas State Their national-title aspirations may be gone, but both of these teams still have Big 12 title hopes.
7:03 p.m. John Mueller's Barbecue As soon as the game ends head to this joint for some of the tastiest brisket, sausage and ribs in central Texas.
10:47 p.m. Pete's Dueling Piano Bar This Sixth Street spot entertains both locals and out-of-towners with high-energy classics. Like all bars, it closes at 2.
SUNDAY
11:58 a.m. Amy's Ice Cream The scoopers' ice-cream-flipping routine is almost as enjoyable as the smooth richness of Amy's Mexican Vanilla.
[SIZE=+1]The Vitals[/SIZE]
Best lodging: It's not within walking distance of campus, but the Austin Motel's retro design and affordable rates more than make up for it.
Best music: Antone's features the best blues performers in the world.
Best weekends: Nov. 1 vs. Nebraska; Nov. 15 vs. Texas Tech; March 12, South by Southwest Festival
Distance from: College Station, Texas: 108 miles; Norman, Okla.: 372; Omaha: 909
Next Week's Road Trip: Baton Rouge
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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High Lonesome
Hook 'Em
The 48-Hour Guide to Austin
Dead on accurate...beautiful view, and newly rebuilt after burning down a couple of years ago...Food is solid, not the best by any stretch and is overpriced but if you want to see what makes central Texas so beautiful then go around sunset and prepare to wait in line.
lots of fun and right by all the tailgates
I don't ever do this, but it is solid bbq
One of the few places on 6th with a cover(only $5 though I think) anyway...if you are with a group of friends and don't care anything out meeting new people then you will have a blast. Especially if you have drank too much and feel the need to sing Sweet Caroline at the top of your lungs
I miss Amy's and her mexican vanilla
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not walking distance but it is just a short cab ride(cabs are very easy to get in Austin)
Dead on accurate...beautiful view, and newly rebuilt after burning down a couple of years ago...Food is solid, not the best by any stretch and is overpriced but if you want to see what makes central Texas so beautiful then go around sunset and prepare to wait in line.
I don't know how much yall would like this place but it is a landmark and a true old fashion dance hall/ honky tonk in the middle of town
lots of fun and right by all the tailgates
I don't ever do this, but it is solid bbq
One of the few places on 6th with a cover(only $5 though I think) anyway...if you are with a group of friends and don't care anything out meeting new people then you will have a blast. Especially if you have drank too much and feel the need to sing Sweet Caroline at the top of your lungs
I miss Amy's and her mexican vanilla
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not walking distance but it is just a short cab ride(cabs are very easy to get in Austin)
Eh....i guess. I would rather go to The Continental Club on south Congress...but i'm not a big blues fan....and beyond that i'm not to sure that Antone's has all that many blues acts
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EngineerHorn
No todo alli
I hate it when I see this. It's always written by someone not from Texas whose only experience is Dallas and Houston. Well yeah it's different from those cities. I don't know how and when Dallas and Houston became the standard for Texan. Pisses me off. If anything, if you want to escape Texas, you go to Dallas or Houston.
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High Lonesome
Hook 'Em
I know what you mean and agree with you to an extent, but the point remains that Austin is unlike any other city in Texas. That said, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio have about as much in common as my 94 year old grandmother does with Warren Sapp.
I would say for Houston it was about the time it became the hub for the oil and gas industry in the united states and for Dallas well...
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DallasBuckeye
All-American
easy on Big D now. it's one of the best things in Texas! if it ain't the standard then that is only because it'd be setting the bar too high!
and Austin is very different from the rest of the state. take a look at how the rest of the state votes for instance... austin is our own little blue state in a sea of red...
remember, if everyone in Austin moved to Oklahoma it would increase the collective IQ of both states!
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fourteenandoh
My swing feels like an unfolding lawn chair.
remember, if everyone in Austin moved to Oklahoma it would increase the collective IQ of both states!
ouch!
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texasfight06
All-American
I think he said in his post that the Red Roof Inn is 5 mi outside of Austin? which could be the one in Austin on SI-35 which is a cab ride to downtown/campus, but closer to the airport. I am sure that there are plenty of available hotels that aren't located in the heart of downtown/near the campus, quick search of hotels.com lists several that are on SI-35 and airport area. So if you do stay far away, I would look into renting a car if you are flying in, as cabs can be an extreme bitch in Austin. You could likely get a cab going to the stadium area early on Saturday, but might have some trouble later that day getting back. By the time you add up all the transportation costs, getting a car is the better way to go, as long as you have someone who can drive it.
I am coming in from the NE for the game, and the hotel situation looks bleak, think I will have to call in some old favors. At least this year I don't have to worry about a ticket.
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EngineerHorn
No todo alli
I know the last part is a joke, and I use it often enough. Switching Austin out for something else, of course. But it's ironic that it the city that is being used in it is by far the most educated city in Texas, and one of the most educated in the US.easy on Big D now. it's one of the best things in Texas! if it ain't the standard then that is only because it'd be setting the bar too high!
and Austin is very different from the rest of the state. take a look at how the rest of the state votes for instance... austin is our own little blue state in a sea of red...
remember, if everyone in Austin moved to Oklahoma it would increase the collective IQ of both states!
Texas is a lot of things, probably something different for everyone. To me, Dallas and Houston are both Generic Big City USA. I will always prefer Austin's........uniqueness. Others, such as yourself prefer the Dallas culture.
And don't take to mean I'm some bohemian, pretentious, pseudo-intellectual weirdo. I'm just an unsophisticated politically moderate country boy who loves Austin. In fact, Austin is the ONLY city I don't mind living in- otherwise, it's a house in the country for EngineerHorn. Of course I'm living in Houston right now so.....that sucks.
So yeah, sorry to derail this thing. To get it back on track, you folks should come to my tailgate. I'll give info in a couple weeks on the game thread.
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