How far do you drive for home games?

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

The last 2 years I have been driving 618 miles one way to watch Griz home games..........at times its closer to travel to the away games.

How about you guys what is the distance you drive to home games?

[PAllen]

It's only between 200 and 250 miles depending on which way I go, that equates to four hours up to you name it because I have to go through or around DC, Baltimore, and possibly Philadelphia depending on the route. 600+ miles is a long way, but 200+ averaging less than 30 mph can be a nightmare.

[UNIFanSince1983]

291 from my house to the UNI-Dome. 4hrs 27min

185 miles from my house to the DakotaDome in Vermillion.
286 miles to Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings.

[PantherRob82]

2 hours

[TribeNomad1]

One hour

[OL FU]

10 miles:)

[SENOREIDA]

12 miles

[SumItUp]

1150 miles

I usually drive to 3-4 home games each year

[Redbird007]

1150 miles

I usually drive to 3-4 home games each year


WHAT...Please clarify that is 1150 one way? If that is one way and you do it 3-4 times a year.. HOLY CRAP

[SFA 93]

240 miles 4 and half hours, so 480 miles round trip.

Too far to do every weekend with job and family, but I try to get to at least one, and being in the Austin area I can see the Jacks play in San Antonio with UIW. BOTPW and maybe the Houston Baptist game as well which is 170 miles under 3 hours drive.

All SFA home games on ESPN3 has made it to convent to just watch in the comfort of my living room.

What's ironic is when I was younger (single no kids) and lived in Houston I used to drive 300 or so miles round trip to every Texas Longhorn home game from 1996 to 2009. Houston to Austin religiously for years. Now I live in Austin only 17 miles from DKR Stadium and I don't go anymore.

[ASU33]

My drive is a little over 2 hours from Atlanta to Montgomery. Its about 175 miles each way.

[No_Skill]

190 miles one way from Bismarck to Fargo. On the road right now as a matter of fact.

[SumItUp]

WHAT...Please clarify that is 1150 one way? If that is one way and you do it 3-4 times a year.. HOLY CRAP

1150 one way / 2300 round trip

I would fly, but it's more fun to take a carload. We usually go to bed early Thursday night and leave Friday at 2/3am. Fridays and Sundays are drive days.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Goodman is about 86 miles from my front door.

Temple/Lincoln Financial Field is about 135 miles....

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

1150 one way / 2300 round trip

I would fly, but it's more fun to take a carload. We usually go to bed early Thursday night and leave Friday at 2/3am. Fridays and Sundays are drive days.

Damn, that is awesome!

[Grizalltheway]

1150 one way / 2300 round trip

I would fly, but it's more fun to take a carload. We usually go to bed early Thursday night and leave Friday at 2/3am. Fridays and Sundays are drive days.

Thank you for raining on Alpha's "look at me" parade.xbowx

[KPSUL]

I live in Virginia and have UNH Season Tickets; although I usually fly. But I'm in a great location to drive to away games and I go to other CAA matchups that don't involve UNH. Also an occasional Big South or SOCON game.

[BigHouseClosedEnd]

About a mile and a half. I regularly walk (stumble) home from games. #blessed

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Thank you for raining on Alpha's "look at me" parade.xbowx

It wasnt.........but just to entertain you.

If a guy really does drive that far.....he can piss on me and call it rain....thats ****ing awesome and yet another reason why I love college football

[Nodak78]

330 miles one way. usually spend Friday night in GF so I can tailgate before the game. Drive back Sunday.

[TheKingpin28]

2 blocks. I can see the Fargodome from my house.

[JayJ79]

I live less than a mile from the UNI-Dome, so I don't drive to games. Easier to walk (or sometimes bike).

[Laker]

72 miles from my house to MSU-Mankato campus. A little further to Southwest State- maybe 75. About 75 or so to St. Cloud State. About 82 to Concordia- St. Paul. I'm lucky, I can follow the Mavs on the road pretty well in the NSIC. Thursday I'll be going up to Minot- about 9 hours away. That is the furthest trip. Mary in Bismarck is closer than that.

[WWII]

about 5 miles

[smilo]

12 miles to Nova, 0.5 to Penn.

[McNeese75]

4.5 miles

[lionsrking2]

Less than a mile. A hair less than .8 of a mile to be exact.

[dakotadan]

345 miles from my garage to the parking lot at the Alerus Center. Takes me on average about 5.5 hours. Goes quicker if it's just me, longer if I have my parents or a group of friends with and we make multiple pit stops. I have driven straight through without any stops numerous times when it was just me.

[RichH2]

About 140 miles. Usually just under 2 hours.

[Lehigh'98]

About 140 miles. Usually just under 2 hours.

Where you coming from, thought you were in Bklyn or did I have that wrong?

[Katfan]

35 miles

[ElCid]

When I lived in middle Georgia it was a 4:10 trip 268 miles to Charleston with one stop. We made all but one home game from 2008-2014. I have a place to stay in Charleston, with my mother in law, but it was still tiring driving on a Friday after work and coming back Sundays. Now that we moved to Brevard, NC it is actually 274 miles and takes a little longer at 4:30. We have not determined how many home games we are going to go to yet even though I don't work any more. I will make all the local away games (WCU, Wofford, Furman, all about an hour away and even ETSU is only about 2 hours away).

[SDFS]

330 miles

[ST_Lawson]

I'm in the "really really close" group. I can tell from my house if the stadium lights are on at night or not.
It's ~1 mile drive to where I usually park, but only about 3/4 of a mile from my house to the stadium (as the crow flies).

Also, my office window essentially overlooks our stadium.

If I turn around in my office chair, this is my view:

https://i.imgur.com/UZWvj9j.jpg?1

[LeadBolt]

228 miles one way. Approx. 3 hrs. 50 mins.

[catamount man]

From my driveway to the parking lot at WCU's baseball stadium, where I tailgate, is 81 miles.

[dgtw]

1150 miles

I usually drive to 3-4 home games each year

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[Seawolf97]

Round trip to Stonybrook is 60 miles . Not bad

[Aeacos]

125 miles so less than two hours to get to UNI Dome from DSM xlolx

[mmiller_34]

4 miles

[TheRevSFA]

192 miles each way

[CHIP72]

It's only between 200 and 250 miles depending on which way I go, that equates to four hours up to you name it because I have to go through or around DC, Baltimore, and possibly Philadelphia depending on the route. 600+ miles is a long way, but 200+ averaging less than 30 mph can be a nightmare.

The above is largely true.

PAllen - where in northern VA do you live? One option that might work for you depending on where you live is taking the DC Beltway to US 29 (Colesville Road) outside of Silver Spring and use US 29, a small portion of I-70, and I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) to get to I-83. That option also allows you to choose between using US 30 and US 222 from York through Lancaster and Reading or use I-81/I-78 via Harrisburg to get to the Lehigh Valley. I presume you know about the I-270/US 15 option between DC and Harrisburg via Frederick, but if you live far enough west near I-66 or far enough south near the PW Parkway you could go out to US 15 near Haymarket and take much of the traffic out of the equation.


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[MR. CHICKEN]

....6/7 MILES.......7/8.....RED LIGHTS...................DOODLE-DOO!

[Hammerhead]

Used to be about 1,500 miles so it was only 2 home games in 19 years. Now it's 4.2 miles. :)

[RootinFerDukes]

It depends on which potential route I take but one route is 121 miles through country roads or 134 miles via interstates. The interstate route is slightly faster. It's just a little more than 2 hours without stopping.

[PAllen]

The above is largely true.

PAllen - where in northern VA do you live? One option that might work for you depending on where you live is taking the DC Beltway to US 29 (Colesville Road) outside of Silver Spring and use US 29, a small portion of I-70, and I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) to get to I-83. That option also allows you to choose between using US 30 and US 222 from York through Lancaster and Reading or use I-81/I-78 via Harrisburg to get to the Lehigh Valley. I presume you know about the I-270/US 15 option between DC and Harrisburg via Frederick, but if you live far enough west near I-66 or far enough south near the PW Parkway you could go out to US 15 near Haymarket and take much of the traffic out of the equation.


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I'm just east of Springfield. So the exact opposite side of the DC beltway from 95 North. I grew up where 83 hits 695 and had grandparents in Bethlehem, so I know just about every way possible to get from here to there, and normally the 495-95-695-83-81-78 route is the best option.

[thebootfitter]

The last 2 years I have been driving 618 miles one way to watch Griz home games..........at times its closer to travel to the away games.

How about you guys what is the distance you drive to home games?
Something like 1500 for me. But I fly most of that, so it doesn't really count. And I rarely make it to more than one home game each year. (Unless you count Frisco.)

[GAD]

Since my house flooded and I'm now living in my in-laws old house about 3 miles

[melloware13]

By the usual route, ~130 miles that can take anywhere from 1:45 to 5+ hours. When I take routes to avoid traffic it can cut like 15 miles off, but goes on the tour of Chester and Montgomery counties. If I was to go to a game, Lehigh would be just under 40 miles and Lafayette would be just about 25. I currently go to school at East Stroudsburg and it's an easy 6 mile drive

[Milkman]

Couple blocks

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[TheRevSFA]

It would be an interesting thread or sub-topic as to "why do you live where you live"

[ASU33]

Since my house flooded and I'm now living in my in-laws old house about 3 miles

Praying for you guys man! I'll be down on the 17th

[walliver]

I can make the trip in 55-60 minutes (unless my wife makes me stop at Starbucks:( - and we have to pass directly by two of those)

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

80 miles for me

[kalm]

I used to live really close...less than a mile. Now it's a healthy 8 miles but I do have a couple of route options and the trip takes at least 20 minutes depending.

There's always the obligatory stop at the c store for those last few forgotten items...propane tanks, ice, etc. Sometimes we have head into Cheney proper to swing by the actual grocery store for assorted tailgating cuisine purposes and booze. That lengthens the trip to 30 minutes or so.

My preferred method when everybody has their **** together and is ready to roll is to take the road less traveled through the wheat hills, bypassing the state routes and traffic...

http://www.anthonyslombardo.com/wheatfields.jpg

[Bisonoline]

I drive 2 1/2 hours one way.

[kalm]

BTW, great thread you started there AG1.xthumbsupx

[Thumper 76]

185 miles. 1 tank of gas round trip on I29

[NDSU1980]

I only go to 1-2 games a year and stay the weekend at my daughters place which is 60 miles NW of Fargo, so a round trip including going to Larissa's place it come to about 480 miles. Just did it this weekend.

[Bizon9]

200 miles round trip.

[McTailGator]

The last 2 years I have been driving 618 miles one way to watch Griz home games..........at times its closer to travel to the away games.

How about you guys what is the distance you drive to home games?


Normally, it's 170 miles from NW Houston to Lake Charles. This year it will be 2065 miles one way for me. So I'm flying. I'm on a temporary assignment in the San Francisco Bay Area and Lake Charles is a long way. I will only be able to make 3 home games, and one away game, which is actually closer to my house in Houston.

In 2006 I relocated to Chicago for a year and I flew to EVERY McNeese game home and away. Didn't miss one.

I cant do that this year because of my schedule, which sucks, but most games are televised now so at least I'll get to see them. That wasn't the case in 06.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Normally, it's 170 miles from NW Houston to Lake Charles. This year it will be 2065 miles one way for me. So I'm flying. I'm on a temporary assignment in the San Francisco Bay Area and Lake Charles is a long way. I will only be able to make 3 home games, and one away game, which is actually closer to my house in Houston.

In 2006 I relocated to Chicago for a year and I flew to EVERY McNeese game home and away. Didn't miss one.

I cant do that this year because of my schedule, which sucks, but most games are televised now so at least I'll get to see them. That wasn't the case in 06.

That is awesome!

[Go...gate]

About 480 miles round trip from Princeton, NJ to Hamilton, NY.

[POD Knows]

Thirty miles, one time it took me about 60 to get back home, long story.

[Gil Dobie]

240 miles to Fargo, 240 miles home. Plan on moving this fall, so it will be more like 260 one way, 520 total.

[bobcathpdevil56]

164 miles, which looking at some of these guys' trips makes me feel a little less manly

[ytownchief22]

10 minutes ;)

[eiu1999]

Use to he about a mile around trip. Now it's about 380.

[nevadagriz]

About 750miles and 13hrs to get to WA griz. Will leave bright and early friday! I make alot more away games some are 2.5hrs others 5-6.

[slostang]

20 miles and I get to drive by the beautiful Pacific Ocean on my way.

[Sammy94]

2 1/2 miles, 10 min, max

[tenNesseeCat]

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97 miles one way for the shortest route, but I really hate driving the tail of the dragon. My daughter pukes every time and the family refuses to go that way. A couple nice views on the way. Mostly trees and curves with white knuckles.

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So we've gone through the Smokies over Newfound Gap at 102 miles one way. That's a beautiful ride, but congested due to fall leaf traffic and/or bear jams. Sometimes not an option because of road closure due to snow/ice. UTC game of '14 was a nightmare due to 18"+ at Newfound Gap and 10" in the gorge on I-40. If I can leave early, there's nothing like a rest stop on a crisp fall morning at an overlook to start off game day!
If all else fails, I can usually go to Knoxville and hit I-40 east at 144 miles one way.xthumbsdownx

[JSUSoutherner]

About .5 mile.

[nelsondm]

60 miles

[Anthony215]

I follow and root for 2 CAA rivals Delaware and Nova as well as Patriot rivals Lehigh and Lafayette. Newark is 20 minutes from my parents home, Nova is a 35 minute ride for me, Easton and Bethlehem are both 1hr and 15 minutes from my house.

[Catamount87]

300 miles one way door-to-door.

[ngineer]

Pretty spoiled. I am ten miles and 15 minutes from Goodman Stadium.

[CHIP72]

*Lehigh - 187 miles one-way (when I go I'm visiting my parents; they live about 18 miles away from Goodman Stadium)
*Lafayette - 192 miles one-way (when I go I'm visiting my parents; they live about 13 miles away from Fisher Field)
*Penn - 132 miles one-way (I usually take Amtrak to games at Franklin Field)
*Villanova - 134 miles one-way (I usually take Amtrak and SEPTA to games at Villanova Stadium)

[Catbooster]

Maybe a mile if I drove it, but walking it's less than 1/2 mile to the tailgate and much easier than waiting for traffic.

[skinny_uncle]

About .5 mile.

Wow! They wouldn't just let you pitch a tent in the stadium?

[Thumper 76]

Wow! They wouldn't just let you pitch a tent in the stadium?

Cheater is still in school xlolx

[FormerPokeCenter]

Three hours...

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2 1/2 miles, 10 min, max

Assuming that your furlough papers are in order, right?? ;)

[JSUSoutherner]

Wow! They wouldn't just let you pitch a tent in the stadium?
Last year my girlfriend actually lived in the stadium.

[ST_Lawson]

Last year my girlfriend actually lived in the stadium.

I believe we have a winner.

You guys and your dorm/stadium combo building xlolx

[JSUSoutherner]

I believe we have a winner.

You guys and your dorm/stadium combo building xlolx
Yup.

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[Sycamore62]

48 Miles to watch the Sycamores.

8448ft if I want to watch EIU.....a little farther if I were to stop by Casey's for pizza

[Redbird007]

135 miles one way from near Northside Chicago to Normal. 1 hour 50 minutes about 2% percent of the time on one extreme and 3 hours 45 minutes about 15% percent of the time on the other extreme. On average about 2 hours 30 minutes

[Bam]

102.1 miles one way.

[Jiggs]

12 miles - 20 minutes

[bisonwest]

8.7 miles. 15 minutes

[Sader87]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcI0TJixars

NSFW video

About 80 miles to Wissssstah!

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcI0TJixars

NSFW video

About 80 miles to Wissssstah!

One of my favorite skits ever! I always drop the "welcome to Wissstah that'll be a dollah-twenty five" line whenever the opportunity presents itself.

[superman7515]

5.019 miles

[LeeshaJo]

286 round trip (If I take interstate via Vermillion) 264 if I go back roads to Beresford and up.... either way takes about the same amount of time.