Although it is hotter than a firecracker outside, college football players all over the South are reporting for fall two-a-days. Memphis is located close to some great college football. Tennessee is closer than you think. Tuscaloosa, Fayetteville and Baton Rouge are too. Of course just an hour from Memphis is Oxford, home to Ole Miss. Add to that mix the eternal optimism that exists at the University of Memphis (some years justified) and you will find a lot of really happy college football fans in Memphis this time of year.
Whether you are an Ole Miss fan or not, one of the things that all Memphians should do at least once is take in a football game in Oxford. "The Grove" is a relatively small wooded park in the middle of the University of Mississippi campus. For home games, the Grove is filled with tents, awnings, tarps, coolers, beer, bourbon, Little Abner's chicken, table cloths and all of the fixings that you'd need to have a great tailgate. The Grove is also filled with some of the most beautiful women that you'll ever see in one spot -- and they're not just college students. It doesn't seem to matter there how old the woman is, they are pretty much all stunning. It's well worth it to spend some time in the Grove just taking in the whole atmosphere. Memphis is really lucky to have the Grove just an hour away. Oxford is a great little town and is worth a day trip just about any time of year, but especially on football Saturdays in the fall.
University of Memphis games are a lot of fun as well. The Highland Hundred, the boosters of the Tigers often have a big tailgate in the parking lot of the Liberty Bowl on the south side of the stadium. Harold Byrd and the Bank of Bartlett frequently have a great tailgate as well. If you just go to Toby Park, near the stadium, you'll almost always find plenty of people tailgating and having a great time.
There has been a lot of press about the Liberty Bowl and renovations needed to it. Certainly, the Liberty Bowl needs a face lift and I'm sure there are some other things that need to be addressed. I'll tell you though that there really isn't a bad seat in the place. The sight lines in the Liberty Bowl are great. It's a fun place to watch a college football game.
Knoxville, Tuscaloosa and Fayetteville are all also special places to see a college football game. Trips to these places from Memphis are more than a day trip but all are within an easy drive.
College football is just another reason that it's great to live in Memphis.
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