I was driving through nw ark this morning and decided to slightly detour thru Fayetteville as I had neve seen the campus. Went thru from the northeast over to the stadium. Very nice campus actually, I was impressed. It was certainly better than I imagined, very hilly however, they must get a good workout just walking or biking around it.

The stadium was really set low in a kind of valley making it even more of a bowl-like atmosphere. I never got that effect from seeing iton tv. Not much room around it though not sure where they tailgate, etc. One side has a parking area above it effectively with a bridge over the road right into the stadium for pedestrians, but those ar not big parking lots. They must park far away and in the big garage I saw across campus.

Then I headed south from the stadium which goes right by their practice fields next to the road. Well they were out there practicing, not sure if it was the first day for them or not. It was about 9:30 am when i went by.

Still a relatively cool morning then, I had the top down on my convertible. So spontaneously I decided to yell "gig em aggies" as I drove by. a few heads turned my way quizzically so I gave them a thumbs up and an aggie "whoop" as I left. Lol

I guess I should have said beat the hell outta Arkansas but I was unprepared not realizing where I was or that they would be practicing.

They looked fat and slow, their ankles were weak and I could not see their hair. They had helmets and full pads on.

You don't drive a miata do you?

Yeah I do now. I actually just picked it up in Missouri this weekend and I was driving it home.

Why?

They've been practicing since Thursday.

Miata? Wow.

Could not resist...

Oh man, beat me to it! Here goes.

Lol.

Pretty funny. I'm secure enough in my manhood to drive it. Plus it's really for my daughter in a couple of years, just a fun weekend car for me in the meantime.

Always wanted one, can't explain why exactly. Never made sense as a second car with kids, etc. But as third car I got to get something fun.

My other cars are a black acura sedan and a dark blue Toyota sequoia suv if that helps my reputation.

Haha! Redeemed!

Yeah, why does mchensel hate America?

Think of the children!

Yelling stuff at people from moving vehicles

Yelling stuff at people IN moving vehicles!

Yelling stuff

Yelling stuff from a miata.

Arkansas, hmm. Just beat them on NCAA 11 the other day. Yes, I said 11. Now...if only we could actually do it..in Jerry's casa.

I love America!!!

According to this:

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/MadeInAmerica/page?id=13795239

the toyota sequioa is 80% "made in america"

just don't look up my other cars :-(

however i bought them ALL used from Americans - so there!!!!

pretty bad when the toyota trucks have a higher made in America rating than the ford and chevies.

I will have to look pretty hard at them for my next vehicle.

i wont.. im going with a maroon king ranch f 150.. but im driving my jeep right now until the wheels fall off

Most of the time, I enjoy the threads on here. This thread, not so much. If I drove a convertible Miata and yelled at the competition during their practice, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't brag about it on an intraweb forum.

That's me though. Then again, I'm not a male driving a convertible Miata.

You are correct that there are not a lot of tailgating areas for the masses in Fayetteville. The newest tailgate area is across Razorback road from where you saw them practicing. It is called "The Gardens," and spaces to setup tents are rented for each game.

Arkansas is going to build a new football operations center where the existing 2 practice fields are (south of stadium). Work hasn't started yet, but the old practice fields are apparently sloped incorrectly for drainage and Petrino doesn't like using them, so Arkansas is practicing on the intramural fields leading up to the start of the season because it gives them a lot more room to spread out with multiple fields next to one another. The university grounds crew worked on it this summer so it would be up to the quality Petrino wanted.

Once the football operations center is built, it is likely that the Broyles Center (admin building currently in the north endzone) will be either torn down to to complete the bowl of seats in the stadium, or they will incorporate the existing building into the design. It was built in the 70's and has served its purpose. Tear it down already and increase the seating to 90,000+

The parking lot you saw with the skyway over Razorback Road is for the big donors (Jerry Jones, etc...) The skyway goes to the original luxury skyboxes on the West side. The average joe parks in residents' yards for a mile or 2 around the stadium or in the scholarship parking which is dotted all over campus.

The U of A campus is very hilly. No fun when you live at the bottom of the hill and have classes on the top.

As a Razorback fan, I'm glad our programs are getting the money to play in Arlington, but I look forward to more home/home games in Fayetteville and College Station when you guys are in the conference.

And yes, today was the first day of practice in pads. There were a few days last week without pads.

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F'ville is a pretty town. Great restaurant/bar area.

Went up there once, Dickson street is a blast. On top of the bar scene there is this awesome place that serves all kinds of grilled cheeses.

They have a campus that is very pleasing to the eye. Stadium reminds me a bit of Okie Light before their recent renovation. Has kind of a Shreveport feel with the metal rather than a lot of concrete, at least the part I was in. All in all it was a fun game.

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Hammontrees.

And yeah, the stadium kind of sits in a hole. This is an old picture but it kind of gives the visual.

Arkansas people have been good folk, going back to SWC days. They just used to beat us too often on the field, and especially when we Ags had a good thing going.

We're not that nice. We have plenty of jerks and jackholes.

I will say that the SWC game crowds seem very cordial so far, especially compared to a lot of SEC game crowds.

But as far as hateful or mean-spirited fanbases, we're not even close to the average in the SEC, IMO.

We're downright cuddly compared to LSU.

On related note, this weekend I drove by a bunch of cows in the field and yelled "MOOOOOO!!"
They turned and had this expression that said "dang, did you see that cow driving a car? What are we doing with our lives just chomping grass all day?"

The picture you posted is taken from around Reid Hall and is the Northern edge of campus. The majority of campus is to the left up the hill. I have been unable to find an actual picture taken from the student union or the dining hall looking down towards the stadium.

This shows some of campus going east of the stadium, but it doesn't reflect the change in elevation from the base of the stadium up to the student union.



This view from google maps is taken with your back to the stadium entrance and shows an increase of 8-10 stories in only a few hundred feet. At the top of this road is a staircase which is the same height as a 4 story parking deck. (Not that anyone cared, just thought I would share).

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=230+Stadium+Drive,+Fayetteville,+AR&hl=en&ll=36.068284,-94.177659&spn=0,0.013711&sll=36.068198,-94.177637&sspn=0.007528,0.013711&z=16&layer=c&cbll=36.068197,-94.177635&panoid=MFth6wG3O5_YbX5fmqLZPw&cbp=12,79.16,,0,3.52


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On related note, this weekend I drove by a bunch of cows in the field and yelled "MOOOOOO!!"
They turned and had this expression that said "dang, did you see that cow driving a car? What are we doing with our lives just chomping grass all day?

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I chuckled.

I'm a UA grad that lives in Houston. For any of the older ags that may have been to UA in the SWC days will be surprised if/when you visit now. Hopefully you'll get a chance for an Ag/UA SEC game soon. UA's overall athletic facilities are very impressive.

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I have been unable to find an actual picture taken from the student union or the dining hall looking down towards the stadium.

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This is from a lower vantage point than you were wanting, but it gives a bit of an idea:




And these photos are pretty indicative of the campus terrain: