College: University of Washington
Year: 2016
Game: Washington 44 Stanford 6
Rating: 9.5
Cost Index: High
Tickets: Easy
Cost Index: High
Tickets: Easy
Stadium: Husky Stadium
When you get it right, you get it right. UW has the entire concept of a public University in an urban setting executed at an elite level. The campus is elite. The stadium is elite. The area surrounding the stadium is elite. The practice facility is elite. The team is approaching elite status. My brother and I are both huge Chris Peterson fans so we've been waiting for the team to get good enough to justify a trip out there. It was an easy choice this year with UW playing a primetime game on a Friday and Washington State with a solid opponent on a Saturday.
Let's start with the tail gate, or should I say sail gate. It's on par with the Volunteer Navy (though I would give UT the slight edge because of scale). There are lots on either side of the stadium and both were well heeled.
The game itself was an ass kicking from the get go, but that made the whole experience more fun. They had not had a game like this in Montlake for 20+ years so there was a lot of pent up celebration waiting to happen. The crowd was really loud, in fact I've never been anywhere that loud in relation to where we were sitting (high up, but on the 50). If I could do it over again I would have bought tickets in the lower bowl (had the opportunity)
Husky stadium is very unique in design. It looks very much like the Braga soccer stadium in Portugal.
Before the game we went to Big Time brewing for some beer and pizzia. After the game we went to the Blue Moon Bar for some drinks and some pretty decent cover bands. Couldn't really ask for a better time.
The day before we biked around Seattle, stopped at Freemont brewing. Plenty of good beer to be had in that city.
The campus is perfect. The buildings are both beautiful and majestic. It's like walking around a real life version of Westeros.
When you get it right, you get it right. UW has the entire concept of a public University in an urban setting executed at an elite level. The campus is elite. The stadium is elite. The area surrounding the stadium is elite. The practice facility is elite. The team is approaching elite status. My brother and I are both huge Chris Peterson fans so we've been waiting for the team to get good enough to justify a trip out there. It was an easy choice this year with UW playing a primetime game on a Friday and Washington State with a solid opponent on a Saturday.
Let's start with the tail gate, or should I say sail gate. It's on par with the Volunteer Navy (though I would give UT the slight edge because of scale). There are lots on either side of the stadium and both were well heeled.
The game itself was an ass kicking from the get go, but that made the whole experience more fun. They had not had a game like this in Montlake for 20+ years so there was a lot of pent up celebration waiting to happen. The crowd was really loud, in fact I've never been anywhere that loud in relation to where we were sitting (high up, but on the 50). If I could do it over again I would have bought tickets in the lower bowl (had the opportunity)
Husky stadium is very unique in design. It looks very much like the Braga soccer stadium in Portugal.
Before the game we went to Big Time brewing for some beer and pizzia. After the game we went to the Blue Moon Bar for some drinks and some pretty decent cover bands. Couldn't really ask for a better time.
The day before we biked around Seattle, stopped at Freemont brewing. Plenty of good beer to be had in that city.
The campus is perfect. The buildings are both beautiful and majestic. It's like walking around a real life version of Westeros.
Don't Miss: Seattle Beer, Husky Stadium, UW Campus
Avoid: Seattle Traffic
Attendees: Bones, Polychronopolous
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