Use this thread to talk about anything travel-related (Bobcat Bash, ticket info, hotels, places to eat/drink). 

Dollar General Bowl Website

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Bobcat Bash - OHIO Football is headed back to 'Bama for the Dollar General Bowl! Join fellow alumni and friends as we Stand Up and Cheer for the Bobcats in their matchup with the Troy University Trojans! Prior to the game, the OHIO Alumni Association will be hosting a pre-game Bobcat Bash, beginning at 4 p.m. (three hours prior to kickoff). Registration to the Bobcat Bash includes an all-you-can-eat buffet and two drink tickets redeemable for alcoholic beverages. The cost is $20 for attendees ages 13 and older, $10 for children ages 5-12, and free for children ages 4 and under.

The Bobcat Bash will be held in the east parking lot of Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Our site is approximately 100 feet from the stadium. We will be outdoors, so please plan accordingly for December weather in Mobile, AL. Average daytime temperatures are 60 degress, with the low typically being in the mid-40s.

Purchase Tickets - $45 for reserved tickets. Tickets for Kids (tickets will be donated to underprivileged youth in the area) $25 each. Tickets for Military (tickets will be donated to military members in the area) $25 each.

Bus Trip - Ohio Athletics is proud to offer a bus trip that will allow fans to attend the game and experience Alabama. The travel package is $50 for current students, and $150 for members of the general public. The trip includes:

-Bus transportation (departing the evening of Wednesday, December 21)
-One night (Thursday, December 22) stay at the Holiday Inn Express beachfront hotel in Orange Beach, Alabama
-Transportation to the game in Mobile
-Bus transportation home (departing following the game).

Buses will depart from the following locations, where fans will be able to leave their cars overnight if needed. All buses will depart the evening of Wednesday, December 21. 

Northeast Ohio
Walmart - Macedonia, Ohio
8160 Macedonia Commons Boulevard
Macedonia, Ohio 44056
Departure Time – 6:00 pm 

Athens
Walmart
929 East State Street
Athens, Ohio 45701
Departure Time – 6:30 pm 

Central Ohio
Walmart - Columbus, Ohio
2700 Bethel Road
Columbus, Ohio 43220
Departure Time – 8:45 pm 

Southwest Ohio
Walmart - Beavercreek, Ohio
3360 Pentagon Boulevard
Beavercreek, Ohio 45431
Departure Time – 10:45 pm

Availability is limited, and sellout demand is anticipated. To register, students must call 800-575-2287. Registration deadline is Friday, December 16 at 5:00 pm.

Please note that the trip is subject to cancellation if there is not sufficient demand.

 

 

Dauphin Street has been calling my name for a few years now. I'll be there.

And just like old clothing style becomes new again as time goes by... Well now so is my avatar!

The easy part is over, booked through Expedia.
The hard part telling 310lb lineman spent all Christmas dinner money on airfare!

I will be there

As a member of the WWII Museum since 2001, I strongly encourage everyone to take in this amazing museum, easily the nations best in my opinion.

Welcome back to Mobile Bobcats. Terrible date but it is what it is.

Ben do you remember the crawfish boil? Hope your travels are less adventurous this year. Let me know if you or anyone wants to grab some beers while in town.

Looks like ya'll have a local Bobcat fan but if I can help please don't hesitate to ask. I highly recommend staying downtown so you're on the parade route and easy walking distance to bars/restaurants. Let me know if you have lodging questions. Battle House, Hampton Inn and Candlewood Suites are all showing rooms available and not terrible rates. If you want to be downtown but are on a budget check out Quality Inn. It's not fancy but safe and clean. It will probably be loud as all rooms share a open balcony and usually a party hotel but not too bad.

I highly suggest making reservations at Dumbwaiter Restaurant on Dauphin Street. It's fantastic and just a few blocks from downtown hotels
http://www.dumbwaiterrestaurant.com /

We have a really nice boutique movie theater downtown which serves beer and wine
It's A Wonderful Life (11am) and Manchester by the Sea (2,6, 8:45pm) are being shown while ya'll are in town http://www.crescenttheater.com /





I noticed the student bus is staying in Orange Beach. I HIGHLY suggest any student going to check out the Flora Bama which is just a few miles down the road. It's a pretty cool bar on the Alabama - Florida line right on the beach overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. A good live band is playing there Thursday night. Lead singer is a fraternity brother of mine. Some folks may mention the Hangout but it's really dead this time of year as is almost all of the beach. Get a bushwhacker!

Obviously won't be as crowded as summer but still fun if you have a big group of fans


If you're not into nightlife and want to shop, eat, watch a movie or ice skate check out The Wharf not far from hotel - http://alwharf.com /

Mobile is about an hour and 15 minutes drive so hanging out in Orange Beach is best option.

I can only comment on the recent bus trip to the MACC game. They were Lakefront buses. They had no power outlets, but they did have wifi and it was OK at times. We were given almost no information about the trip before hand. I called and didn't get much help. After we boarded the bus, we got some information on stops, etc. and that no alcohol was allowed. However, people did have it and it wasn't stopped/discouraged in any way that I could see. It was decent as far as buses go and I was able to get *some* sleep on the way home. Glad I did it as it was the only way I was going to make that game because I wasn't going to drive up and back and I did need to be back early Saturday.

This sounds similar to the student bus trip to the New Orleans Bowl. It was almost impossible to sleep on the bus. It was frustrating because it took forever with the bus stopping every couple hours, and every stop took way too long because everyone from several buses gets off and uses the bathroom somewhere. Then there were driver changes, which sometimes resulted in more waiting. There were grad students who were "in charge" and they had to tell everyone that alcohol was not allowed, but after a while, no one even tried to hide that they had it. There were TVs throughout, and various movies were shown according to what was brought. If I had been 20 like most people on the bus instead of 28 at the time, it probably wouldn't been quite as bad. Not sure if this would be the same or if there would be separate buses for adults and students.

I remember the crawfish boil well and hope I can find another one in the short time we're down there again this time. And no travel adventures this time around! I will look you up for sure for beers.

I'm sure just what the college students would want a bunch of middle aged folks riding the bus with them and partying.

;-D

I'm 32 and got called "old" by someone who was 24.

Bowl week weather looks pretty good:

Today: 59/41 Cloudy
Wednesday: 66/50 Sunny
Thursday: 67/42 Partly Cloudy
Friday: 66/53 Sunny
Saturday: 73/56 Sunny