Cheez-It Bowl in Orlando playing Clemson (Wed., Dec. 29, 4:45 CT Kick)
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I've driven both routes and both suck in their own respective ways. Unreal traffic from Nashville all the way to Orlando. Especially over the holidays. The other route takes you through sketchy areas and back roads of Alabama that I never want to see again. Like a whole different world.
Looking at who might sit out for Clemson, and it's a short list. This class doesn't have many projected top picks (for Clemson standards).
1st round--. Booth, CB
3rd round-- Davis, DT and Ross, WR
Evidently, Clemson's NFL studs are sophomores.
1st round--. Booth, CB
3rd round-- Davis, DT and Ross, WR
Evidently, Clemson's NFL studs are sophomores.
I heard them talk to Campbell and Dabo about his visit down there, but missed any talk about Clemson's visit up here.
They have a Soph DT Bryan Breese from Maryland who was #1 overall recruit in 2020 class. He is a monster.
This is a new one for me and something I almost forgot.... Does anyone know if I'll need an extra ticket for our 8 month old?
I truly hope the ISU fans drink the place so dry, there will ne none available for the Hok game a couple days later.
Edit: Just saw this on their website it looks like if you are under 2 years old you don't need a ticket.
Tickets - Cheez-It Bowl
cheezitbowl.com
I drive it twice a year. And though I tend to worry more about ATL than others I find it is usually not too bad. If you have more than one person just stay on 75 (don't take the loop/bypass) and get in the diamond lane and go as fast as the person in front of you.
The other thing you should know if you do this is there is a separate diamond lane ramp near downtown that is a breeze to stay on 75. Your Garmin/phone will tell you to get in the right lanes to transition but just stay in that diamond lane and you're golden.
I find Nashville is a bigger PITA normally. Staying on 24 is a continuous "right two lanes" "left two lanes" "right two lanes" adventure, whereas ATL is pretty much keep middle or left and buzz through.
True Story:
Since the Cyclones were on the road (@ OU), I went back to Alabama from Ames in 1994 for an Auburn-Alabama double header. Thursday Night was Kentucky @ Auburn, and Saturday Night was Georgia @ Alabama. Both the Tigers and the Tide were still undefeated at the time and in the top 10.
Flew in and out of Birmingham with a side trip to Columbus, GA (to visit my brother) before and after the Auburn game. So, on Thursday, I woke up, drove to Auburn (1st and only visit there), enjoyed the day and the game that night. My brother drove after work to meet us at the game. Nice Campus. Nice Town. Fun football environment.
The real fun started on the trip back to Columbus in the pre-google maps days. My brother asked me if I needed directions back to his place - but I figured, how hard can it be? So, I said, not necessary. Therefore, we parted ways after the game to get to our respective cars and planned to meet back at his place.
Now, Auburn is in a really remote part of Alabama equally distant from everywhere. It was easy enough to get there during the day, so like I previously mentioned - how hard could it be to get out? As I found out, it was kind of hard!
I was looking for the sign to get to Columbus, but I didn't see it, and I kept driving on the whatever road I was travelling. I knew I had gone the wrong way down the long, dark tar roads of rural Alabama when I saw the Marion County sign! I was in pitch black rural Alabama with nowhere to turn around for a stretch.
After a bit, I finally was able to turn around and head back to Lee County (where Auburn is). Still no sign to Columbus. Then, I saw a Randolph County sign! I was like WTF! Therefore, I pulled off at a 24 hour gas station and asked the gal behind the counter for directions to Columbus.
She looked at me funny and asked where we were from, and I said from Iowa but down for our first Auburn game. She laughed and said: "What in the world are you doing up here then!" lol. She gave me directions to get back to Columbus via Opelika, and I finally made it back to my brother's at 2 am or so.
What I missed is that instead of looking for a sign to Columbus (closest bigger city), I should have been looking for a sign to Opelika (another small town in Lee County) to take me to Columbus, GA!
Like I said, I've been to Auburn once.
True Story!
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Yep, except Breese has a torn acl so is out for the bowl game.
Nashville takes more context on cutting down on time.
ATL is just so expansive, the liability of getting behind a wreck or backup high, but sometimes it is nothing for being a larger city. Worst case, that way is equal to the others, best case, it's 2 hours faster from my experience (two round trips a year).
And pay closer attention to spelling. Breese vs. Breece. Almost had a heart attack.
so, do they sell them cheaper as you get close to game day? or any benefit to buying early?
