(02-01-2013 09:27 AM)Hop45 Wrote:  Middle Tennessee has:

- The Boulevard Bar & Grille (close to campus, but other end from football/hoops venues)
- La Siesta mexican Restaurant (across intersection from hoops/football stadiums)
- The Boro (across the street from football/basketball)
- Sam's Sports Bar (Stones River Mall) off campus
- Kirkenburt's BBQ (across town)
- Buffalo Wild Wings (Stones River Mall)

You forgot clean Jim's, it is covered in MT blue. Don't go to dirty Jim's, it is a scary scene

(02-01-2013 11:19 AM)zyxwvutsru Wrote:  

(02-01-2013 09:27 AM)Hop45 Wrote:  Middle Tennessee has:

- The Boulevard Bar & Grille (close to campus, but other end from football/hoops venues)
- La Siesta mexican Restaurant (across intersection from hoops/football stadiums)
- The Boro (across the street from football/basketball)
- Sam's Sports Bar (Stones River Mall) off campus
- Kirkenburt's BBQ (across town)
- Buffalo Wild Wings (Stones River Mall)

Is the food so bad it makes you sleepy?

LOL! It's actually pretty good. Not my favorite, but good and convenient. Outdoor patio for when the weather is good.

(02-01-2013 12:11 PM)Blueraidersig Wrote:  

(02-01-2013 09:27 AM)Hop45 Wrote:  Middle Tennessee has:

- The Boulevard Bar & Grille (close to campus, but other end from football/hoops venues)
- La Siesta mexican Restaurant (across intersection from hoops/football stadiums)
- The Boro (across the street from football/basketball)
- Sam's Sports Bar (Stones River Mall) off campus
- Kirkenburt's BBQ (across town)
- Buffalo Wild Wings (Stones River Mall)

You forgot clean Jim's, it is covered in MT blue. Don't go to dirty Jim's, it is a scary scene

I didn't go to Middle for school, so I have never been to either Jim's. I have always assumed those were just college hangouts.

(02-01-2013 12:23 PM)Hop45 Wrote:  

(02-01-2013 12:11 PM)Blueraidersig Wrote:  You forgot clean Jim's, it is covered in MT blue. Don't go to dirty Jim's, it is a scary scene

I didn't go to Middle for school, so I have never been to either Jim's. I have always assumed those were just college hangouts.

As a fan of both "clean" Jim's and dirty Jim's let me first assure you that they are both dirty. "Clean" Jim's really is more of a college hangout, not entirely mind you, but on most nights if you are 30 you are going to be one of the oldest folks there, Dirty Jim's is a much more eclectic crowd, I'd say still the majority are college students, but sometimes that majority might be like 51%. The majority of the bar fights I witnessed while living in Murfreesboro happened at Dirty Jim's, having said that, I wouldn't say I ever felt like I was in any danger there.

The End Zone...has the memorabilia to boot

This is a great thread idea. I've lived in the Chicago metro area for the past 14 months or so. I don't imagine there's anywhere that's big on CUSA games here, but I'll ask anyway - does anyone know of one?

Are there any CUSA schools that have an alumni chapter for Chicago with an official place to meet and watch the games? Marshall doesn't have a Chicago chapter, so that's out. I know there are a ton of bars over in Wrigleyville that are (mostly B1G) school-specific but I've never seen a CUSA one. I'd be inclined to show up to a CUSA-school bar in Chicago for a few games each year.

(02-01-2013 09:27 AM)Hop45 Wrote:  Middle Tennessee has:

- The Boulevard Bar & Grille (close to campus, but other end from football/hoops venues)
- La Siesta mexican Restaurant (across intersection from hoops/football stadiums)
- The Boro (across the street from football/basketball)
- Sam's Sports Bar (Stones River Mall) off campus
- Kirkenburt's BBQ (across town)
- Buffalo Wild Wings (Stones River Mall)

You also forgot Fanatics and what about Bunganut Pig? We're getting to the point that most bars and restaurants in town know where their bread is buttered, we still have a long ways to go, but we've certainly come a long way from 2003 when I first moved there.

(02-01-2013 12:42 PM)RedParallax Wrote:  This is a great thread idea. I've lived in the Chicago metro area for the past 14 months or so. I don't imagine there's anywhere that's big on CUSA games here, but I'll ask anyway - does anyone know of one?

Are there any CUSA schools that have an alumni chapter for Chicago with an official place to meet and watch the games? Marshall doesn't have a Chicago chapter, so that's out. I know there are a ton of bars over in Wrigleyville that are (mostly B1G) school-specific but I've never seen a CUSA one. I'd be inclined to show up to a CUSA-school bar in Chicago for a few games each year.

Years ago I did contract work in Phoenix and always had to get them to change MMA/Diamondbacks to a televised USM game...their response was always the same, "Hey, isn't that where Favre went to school?"

Thank you all for this incredible offering of feedback!

I am LOLing at the Clean vs. Dirty Jims restaurants for MTSU. Is one like a strip bar or something?

(02-02-2013 08:26 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote:  I am LOLing at the Clean vs. Dirty Jims restaurants for MTSU. Is one like a strip bar or something?

I would NOT eat at either

Back in the day, there was a 3rd Jim's not too far away from Dirty Jim's. We called it Little Jim's. U could walk from one to the other.

UCFs The Moat was (until after this year). Unless you can name other places with all of your ugly helmets on display

(02-01-2013 12:42 PM)RedParallax Wrote:  This is a great thread idea. I've lived in the Chicago metro area for the past 14 months or so. I don't imagine there's anywhere that's big on CUSA games here, but I'll ask anyway - does anyone know of one?

Are there any CUSA schools that have an alumni chapter for Chicago with an official place to meet and watch the games? Marshall doesn't have a Chicago chapter, so that's out. I know there are a ton of bars over in Wrigleyville that are (mostly B1G) school-specific but I've never seen a CUSA one. I'd be inclined to show up to a CUSA-school bar in Chicago for a few games each year.

Pony Inn is a UCF bar in Chi-town

(02-01-2013 12:41 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  The End Zone...has the memorabilia to boot

The End Zone has always been my favorite, hail it was opened when I moved here in '78.

Hearing good things about Shuckers. Haven't been to it since the new ownership took over but I know the new guy is a big time Southern Miss supporter. If he is not allowing SEC games in there, then a visit is a must.

What ever happened to the Gold Pub???

(01-31-2013 06:45 PM)FlyHawk98 Wrote:  The HOF cafe is awesome. Whole thing is dedicated to the history of Marshall. Anyone coming to town for a game should check this place out.

Yep....almost every UCF Fan I know that makes the trek up to Huntington for games generally stops by there at least once on their visit.

Great place.

(02-03-2013 01:47 AM)st932253 Wrote:  

(02-01-2013 12:42 PM)RedParallax Wrote:  This is a great thread idea. I've lived in the Chicago metro area for the past 14 months or so. I don't imagine there's anywhere that's big on CUSA games here, but I'll ask anyway - does anyone know of one?

Are there any CUSA schools that have an alumni chapter for Chicago with an official place to meet and watch the games? Marshall doesn't have a Chicago chapter, so that's out. I know there are a ton of bars over in Wrigleyville that are (mostly B1G) school-specific but I've never seen a CUSA one. I'd be inclined to show up to a CUSA-school bar in Chicago for a few games each year.

Pony Inn is a UCF bar in Chi-town

Do you realize ECU was never in the Metro Conference? Orlando... Houston... Dallas... Greenville? It's not like Hattiesburg really fits into that list, either, except that we actually were in the Metro.