Driving to town for the game this week. Looking for suggestions for parking for a car. Would even buy a reserved or VIP parking pass if anyone has one for sale. Will be arriving on Saturday morning and will spend the afternoon taking in the festivities. If anyone has a parking spot for sale, I can be reached at karter25@yahoo.com. Thx and look forward to taking in the game Saturday.
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You won’t need it. There’s plenty of free street parking in the residential neighborhoods near the stadium. Thanks for coming over.
Just look out for the “no parking this side during events” signs and don’t park on that side of the street.
I recommend parking on the north side of campus. The University Methodist Church has parking for a modest price if you can’t find anything on the street. It will be a nice walk across campus, about 1/2 mile, to the pre-game area with entertainment, food and drinks. Safe travels.
You should be able to find parking 1-5 blocks away, depending on how early you arrive & how lucky you are. Or you could take uber if you are coming from a hotel. Most people look for places north(2-5th St.) or south(past 11th St.) of the campus. The stadium is on the South side of campus closer to the East corner and the area for pregame entertainment and tailgating is a little West of there.
There's plenty of parking north of the Stadium. The UUMC mentioned above is $10 I think. I know the Wesley Foundation and Newman Center student ministries also offer parking for similar (each is about 1 block east of University UMC). I believe one of the people (Tailgator) on this board has a regular spot in and around the Wesley Center and this week is their group's chili cook-off. Always a fun time. It's an easy 5-7 minute walk to the stadium through the heart of TU's campus from either of those spots. There is also parking just west of the stadium at the corner of 11th and Delaware and that usually runs either $10 or $15. I think they jacked it up a little for the Oklahoma State game. That's about a 3-5 minute walk on the south side of campus and will bring you right by Hurricane Alley (tailgating, pregame festivities, pregame concert, etc.)
Thanks for visiting this week. I am thinking this game will be a lot closer than anyone will predict.
Thanks for visiting this week. I am thinking this game will be a lot closer than anyone will predict.
I didn't actually read the question, because I thought it would be more fun to answer the standard questions:
1) We changed our name to the Golden Hurricane because Georgia Tech was also the Tornadoes and we had to quickly change our name. The logo and analogy of blowing throw opponents still fit, so Hurricane it was.This was before the SEC had three Tigers and teams were expected to be unique.
2) Yes, we are smaller than XYZ high school. No, I didn't know that one guy you knew who once went to TU.
3) Parking isn't really an issue. There is plenty of street parking if you are able to walk 6 blocks. If not, there are pay lots and shuttles.
4) Yes, we have not been good lately. We are aware. No, we won't leave the conference. [Insert your team here] had a crappy run from [insert years here], get over yourself.
5) There's plenty to do in Tulsa. I'd stay in the Tulsa Arts District because there's plenty of things to do around your hotel and it is a $10 Uber ride to the stadium. A couple of tips: Hit up some of the ~12 breweries in the 2.5 miles between the Arts District and campus, also TU manages an art gallery called Gilcrease that you should check out too, if you have kids take them to the Gathering Place. I know you think the BBQ from [insert your school's city or region here] is the only decent BBQ in the world, but you really should try Burn Co. Tulsa also has a weird concentration of conies, small pizza places, and old fashion burger joints.
6) I don't expect the crowd to be fantastic, it's usually better. Please select from the following reasons: small fan base, bad weather, bad opponent, team isn't doing well, OU/OSU/Arkansas plays at the same time, it's a Friday and high school football is a big deal, [other event] is taking place this weekend, recent natural disaster, and/or vast conspiracy against TU.
7) There are several tailgating spots. The most concentration is on the Chapman Commons right off of 11th. Bands, tents, beer...
8) Tulsa fans seem to always cheer against your team for one of the following reasons: you have refused to play in Tulsa for a generation, your fans are pompous and annoying, you insisted on running up the score when our team was sick/in other instances, you had a couple of good seasons and started thinking you were gods, your existence is insulting to normal sensibilities, it isn't your team - it's just you.
9) Yes, our name makes little sense, our mascot is lame, our stadium is small, and being a fan is a roller coaster ride. We embrace the suck.
Welcome to Tulsa.
1) We changed our name to the Golden Hurricane because Georgia Tech was also the Tornadoes and we had to quickly change our name. The logo and analogy of blowing throw opponents still fit, so Hurricane it was.This was before the SEC had three Tigers and teams were expected to be unique.
2) Yes, we are smaller than XYZ high school. No, I didn't know that one guy you knew who once went to TU.
3) Parking isn't really an issue. There is plenty of street parking if you are able to walk 6 blocks. If not, there are pay lots and shuttles.
4) Yes, we have not been good lately. We are aware. No, we won't leave the conference. [Insert your team here] had a crappy run from [insert years here], get over yourself.
5) There's plenty to do in Tulsa. I'd stay in the Tulsa Arts District because there's plenty of things to do around your hotel and it is a $10 Uber ride to the stadium. A couple of tips: Hit up some of the ~12 breweries in the 2.5 miles between the Arts District and campus, also TU manages an art gallery called Gilcrease that you should check out too, if you have kids take them to the Gathering Place. I know you think the BBQ from [insert your school's city or region here] is the only decent BBQ in the world, but you really should try Burn Co. Tulsa also has a weird concentration of conies, small pizza places, and old fashion burger joints.
6) I don't expect the crowd to be fantastic, it's usually better. Please select from the following reasons: small fan base, bad weather, bad opponent, team isn't doing well, OU/OSU/Arkansas plays at the same time, it's a Friday and high school football is a big deal, [other event] is taking place this weekend, recent natural disaster, and/or vast conspiracy against TU.
7) There are several tailgating spots. The most concentration is on the Chapman Commons right off of 11th. Bands, tents, beer...
8) Tulsa fans seem to always cheer against your team for one of the following reasons: you have refused to play in Tulsa for a generation, your fans are pompous and annoying, you insisted on running up the score when our team was sick/in other instances, you had a couple of good seasons and started thinking you were gods, your existence is insulting to normal sensibilities, it isn't your team - it's just you.
9) Yes, our name makes little sense, our mascot is lame, our stadium is small, and being a fan is a roller coaster ride. We embrace the suck.
Welcome to Tulsa.
Jesse...great post. The only thing I will take issue with is the BBQ thing. Burn Co. may be the best in Tulsa, but wouldn't last 6 months in Memphis. So, Tiger fans should find alternate dining establishments, of which there are plenty in Tulsa.
It would last in Memphis. It's a different BBQ and different approach. It's a mix of several different styles but the equipment they smoke it on makes it very unique. The brisket is unabashedly Texas style. The baby-backs are very Kansas City--ish. The pulled pork is Georgia with a blend of unique Tulsa. The smoked bologna is all Tulsa. The "Fatty" is Burn Co. and amazing. Also, the hot-links and smoked sausage stand up anywhere. If Burn Co doesn't make the sausage themselves, they probably get them from Siegl's and that place stands up to any sausage maker in the country.
Then there's the smoked mac-n-cheese which should have it's own category. That stuff is freaking amazing and a reason to go out of your way on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday to make sure you get some.
I'm not saying there aren't some great BBQ places in Memphis because there are and I've been to several, but Burn Co stands up to most. In Memphis you're really talking about a dry rubbed spare rib as the specialty. And then you find a nice savory-sweet dark sauce to slather on later. But the brisket and pulled pork are sort of afterthoughts in the Memphis BBQ scene.
For a person coming from a BBQ heavy town, I would agree that finding other places to eat would be more fun for them. But as for myself, my Hasty Bake, and my BBQ travels - I feel confident that Burn Co would survive in Memphis just fine. Plenty of other lists from publications outside of Tulsa would agree.
Is it far and away the best BBQ in the world? The entire topic it's far too subjective for such a phrase to have any meaning. But it's always fun to point out to people that their city, state or region doesn't have a BBQ monopoly as so many seem to believe. Which is why it's one of those easy poke the bear lines of generic application.
Maybe I got Burn Co. on a bad day. Admittedly, I've only eaten there once and it wasn't good. I guess I'll give it another try, if you guys say so.
Tip #1: Go early and go to the downtown location at 18th and Boston. I don't know that they use the same method at the Riverwalk location. At the downtown location, they start early AM on a set amount of product and when they run out, they're out. Ensures freshness. They open at 10:30am. Their baby backs are special. I also like the chopped brisket from Burn Co a lot. When I brought my son for the first time, I pointed out the "Fatty" and the server hooked us up with a slice to try. It was unbelievable. The Fatty is a beef and sausage meatloaf with a hot link in the middle, wrapped in their bacon and then slow-smoked. At the end they finish it off by glazing it with a little BBQ sauce. It's a heart attack waiting to happen but the amount of flavor is out of this world.
Tip #2: Go on Thursday or Friday and try the smoked mac-n-cheese. It is definitely worth it.
The chopped brisket or pulled-pork on a sandwich is always a good choice. (I believe Burn Co has a better brisket than most of the larger BBQ restaurants around Austin...there are some hole in the wall smoke joints that are ridiculously good but you have to be in line by 5:00AM to get a brisket). Burn Co uses a more traditional BBQ rub (combo of brown sugar, salt, paprika, garlic and onion powders. Manipulating the brown sugar content will change the texture and taste of the bark) while I've been told most of the Austin-style brisket places use a combo of SALT, ground mustard powder, and fresh cracked pepper. I've tried some of these (and duplicating these) and sometimes you get a burnt black pepper taste.
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