2012 Football Road Trips

I'll be making the trip for the Bama game since it's only a 5 hour drive for me. I don't

get to watch live games so I'm in the minority that's glad the game is in Arlington. I did travel to Ann Arbor for The Game last season which was my first trip up there and needless to say it was mind blowing. For those worried about finding things to do in TX don't worry there's a lot to do here. DFW is a great area.

I'm making the long drive to Texas for the Alabama game. I'm going to the Purdue game since I'm a grad student there, so that is a freebie. I might go to Nebraska, but we'll see. I'm not going to South Bend or Columbus this year since I went to both in 2010.

I live there and can recommend a ton of good bars that might be of interest. It is a good stadium...definitely a step above the Metrodome. Went to the Gophers game last year where they upset Iowa, so much fun being there, can't wait for Michigan to show them what it means to be the top dog in the Big Ten!

Also, not really sure where you are getting your hotel rates from, you can find FAR cheaper places if you don't mind skimping on quality. Look for Red Roof Inn types and save money, if you're into that sort of thing.

My roommates and I made a pact when we started college to try and see as many Big Ten stadium as we could before we graduate. We all graduate in December, and have been to Michigan, MSU, Purdue, Northwestern, Penn State, Illinois, Indiana, and Notre Dame. The drawback is the fact that 2 of us are Michigan fans, while the other 2 are Sparty (we are all CMU students). This means that we rotate years on who we go watch. Last year I had the pleasure of taking in the Michigan-NW and Michigan-Illinois games. This coming season is Sparty's turn, but for the sake of the pact we made I will be going to Wisconsin and Minnesota

You will be better off looking for hotels in Omaha and driving the 45 min. There are 3-4 decent hotels near the stadium that are booked (spring game those were sold out even) and the rest are Motel 6 quality places in the vicinity.  You will drive 15+ min for the rest of the nicer hotels, or you could stay in Omaha and it is a much nicer town.  The Old Market area has great restaurants, bars and things to do.  If you enjoy gambling, add 5 minutes and stay across the river in Council Bluffs at one of the casinos (Ameristar, Harrahs, et).

Now living in Kansas City, I'm planning on meeting up with some old AA friends to go to the Nebraska game this year... although had no idea tickets were going to be so expensive.  Any thoughts on why they're so expensive?  Will they go down as the game gets closer?

I definitely want to do ND and possibly Ohio

I'm going to Jerry World and the toilet seat. Hotels were very expensive near the stadium in Arlington so we are staying in downtown Fort Worth. I have no idea what's going on in Fort Worth but I figure it's better than staying near the airport which is something I have done.

We may stay with friends in Columbus but we have stayed at a hotel in the past. In 2010 we actually stayed at the team hotel, which wasn't anywhere near campus. We will tailgate in Columbus but there are a lot of options if you don't want to bring supplies; Hineygate (which has moved to Riverwatch) and the Varsity Club are good options. They will be crawling with buckeyes but everywhere will be crawling with buckeyes which is why tailgating is probably a better option.

Annual road trip with my undergrad buddies. We've been doing this every year since the 80s. Really want to see the new stadium. That will leave Nebraska as the only B1G stadium we haven't seen a game in yet.

Got a direct flight from Lansing for $215. Current price is $253, but still cheaper than Detroit.

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My buddy is flying in from AZ, and "Peggy" and I are making the drive East as we live in WY. Tickets prices are outrageous, even compared to the amount I dropped for GREAT seats to UTL.
I am excited to see the stadium as well as mingle with fans. I just hope no one tries to wrestle me, since I only had one loss during my entire wrestling career.

My Dad and I have seen Michigan win at each venue in the Big Ten except Nebraska (obvious reasons) and Minnesota's new out door stadium. We've also seen UM win at the Rose and Fiesta Bowls and at Notre Dame. Since this is the first year UM plays at Neb and at Minny's new outdoor stadium, those will be our two roadtrips...

Go Blue!

Lincoln.  Booked hotel in January.  Visited West Lafayette and Champaign the last two years...looking forward seeing Lincoln.

I'm going to at least Bama and Nebraska. That is probably it, but you never know the ideas my friends will come up with.

I am going to try to head down to the Bama game and stay in Lubbock with my cousin then take in the tailgate early. I doubt I'll be able to afford a ticket but the atmosphere is going to be incredible down there and gameday is sure to be there so if I can't make the game I'm sure I'll still have a blast

I'm a grad student at Minnesota now, after going to Ann Arbor for undergrad. One of the nice things about the Twin Cities that I've found during the couple of years I've lived here is the great beer culutre and abundance/availability of local microbrews at most of the bars. Now, this opinion may be confounded by the fact that I tend to go to bars catering to an older crowd than I did in MI, or by a national rise in microbrew popularity during my time here, but I honestly find myself trying all kinds of new beer more often, because there is such a wide variety available on tap.

For anyone headed this way for the game, Stub and Herb's is a bar right next to the stadium with a great selection of taps that change weekly. However, this place WILL BE PACKED and hard to breathe in around gametime. For a lower-key atmosphere a bit farther from the stadium, I recommend west-bank (across the river from the stadium) area bars such as Republic, Acadia, and Town Hall Brewery. All great choices with good selection. There is also a Michigan alumni group who meet for drinks in downtown Minneapolis during games. I think they used to meet at 508 bar but moved one door down (west) last year.

I'll be headed to Minny at least.  Looking forward to seeing their new stadium.  Might go to Purdue as well, but was not impressed the last time I was there. Visitors have to sit in the end zone and are not allowed access to the rest of the stadium.  Plus they have these HUGE speakers right in your ear screaming this train whistle the whole game to make up for the lack of their fans making noise. 

  Being only 2.5 hours away from Dallas, I wanted to go to the Bama game so bad, but I am not a student so reasonably priced tickets were not available. Anyone think tickets will become available closer to the game day?

My hall is road tripping to South Bend for the night game. love student ticket pricing.

Flying to Dallas for the Bama game.  Then driving from Ann Arbor to South Bend for the ND game. Go blue.

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I am going to the Bama game for sure! Standing Room tickets are only going to be $50-$100. Hotels wouldn't be that bad. Probably $300 total per person (I'm going with 2 others). Not sure about ND. Tickets are expensive but possibly. I might to go Minnesota. Cheap on MGoBlue.com and hotels cheap. Nebraska: maybe. Expensive tickets and far drive. Maybe. Ohio, very tempting to go no matter how much it costs. I've already been to Purdue.

I think you're also forgetting one of the biggest ones: Big Ten Championship! Tickets wouldn't be too much an it's not too far.

And Minnesota now allows beer in the Stadium. I don't drink though haha. Just saying. Maybe get more people to go

I'm actually from out of town but I try to head on back to campus for a couple games a year. I'll often find a nice close Ann Arbor Michigan hotel and spend the weeked in my old stomping grounds.