WERE GOING ON AN SEC ROAD TRIP! A Griffiths Guide to the
Southeastern Conference
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PIT STOP #1: U OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE, AR RAZORBACKS
Population: 73,580 Students: 23,153 MU Alumni in state: 1,830
Travel time: 309 miles (5 hours, 22 minutes) What NOT to wear:
cardinal red Fun facts: School mascot was originally the Cardinal
School yell is the Hog Call (woo, pig, sooie) Names of all
graduating seniors are carved into the campus sidewalks Central
Quad has a Hi Mom! webcam
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PIT STOP #2: TEXAS A&M COLLEGE STATION, TX AGGIES
Population: 93,857 Students: 50,054 MU Alumni in state: 9,533
Travel time: 781 miles (13 hours, 21 minutes) What NOT to wear:
maroon and white Fun facts: Howdy! is the official university
greeting Reveille the Collie is the official school mascot if she
barks while in class, that professor must dismiss class Century
Tree is site of many proposals
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PIT STOP #3: LOUISIANA STATE BATON ROUGE, LA TIGERS Population:
229,493 Students: 28,810 MU Alumni in state: 772 Travel time: 774
miles (12 hours, 22 minutes) What NOT to wear: purple and gold Fun
facts: Football stadium is known as Death Valley LSU has a live
tiger on campus in a state-of-the art tiger habitat Mike the Tiger
is driven around the stadium on game day with cheerleaders sitting
on top of his cage
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PIT STOP #4: MISSISSIPPI STATE STARKVILLE, MS BULLDOGS
Population: 23,888 Students: 21,424 MU Alumni in state: 545 Travel
time: 576 miles (9 hours, 23 minutes) What NOT to wear: maroon and
white Fun facts: Tradition to ring cowbells during football games
On-campus cheese store supports the dairy plant The university meal
plan is also honored at many downtown restaurants
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PIT STOP #4: U OF MISSISSIPPI OXFORD, MS REBELS Population:
18,916 Students: 16,586 MU Alumni in state: 545 Travel time: 477
miles (7 hours, 44 minutes) What NOT to wear: cardinal red and navy
blue Fun facts: Before each home football game, the team and coach
walk through the Grove and pass tailgating fans to the stadium
(Walk of Champions) The Inn at Ole Miss is the only full-service
hotel in Oxford
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PIT STOP #5: U OF ALABAMA TUSCALOOSA, AL CRIMSON TIDE
Population: 90,468 Students: 31,747 MU Alumni in state: 1,015
Travel time: 625 miles (10 hours, 32 minutes) What NOT to wear:
crimson and white Fun facts: 2012 BCS Champions The Crimson Tide
nickname originated from a muddy football game The Million Dollar
Band is the largest performing organization on campus and earned
its name during footballs low point, when an opposing coach said
the football team isnt worth a nickel, but you have a million
dollar band
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PIT STOP #6: AUBURN UNIVERSITY AUBURN, AL TIGERS Population:
53,380 Students: 25,078 MU Alumni in state: 1,015 Travel time: 739
miles (12 hours, 35 minutes) What NOT to wear: burnt orange and
navy blue Fun facts: Hey Day all students wear nametags and say hey
to everyone they pass After any game day victory, students and
citizens decorate the town center with toilet paper
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PIT STOP #7: U OF FLORIDA GAINESVILLE, FL GATORS Population:
124,354 Students: 51,474 MU Alumni in state: 5,753 Travel time:
1,010 miles (17 hours, 11 minutes) What NOT to wear: orange and
blue Fun facts: Ranked 6 th by Princeton Review for Lots of Beer UF
researcher Dr. Cade invented Gatorade in the 1960s and the
university still receives royalties Gator chomp at games is
performed to the Jaws theme
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PIT STOP #8: U OF GEORGIA ATHENS, GA BULLDOGS Population:
115,452 4Students: 35,520 MU Alumni in state: 2,684 Travel time:
736 miles (12 hours, 44 minutes) What NOT to wear: red and black
Fun facts: The G Book is the official traditions handbook Following
a Bulldog victory, freshmen used to be forced to ring the chapel
bell until midnight (now, fans get to do it) After football, womens
gymnastics is the second most popular sporting event
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PIT STOP #9: U OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA, SC GAMECOCKS
Population: 129,272 4Students: 28,481 MU Alumni in state: 934
Travel time: 875 miles (14 hours, 47 minutes) What NOT to wear:
garnet (red) and black Fun facts: Has the largest on-campus
Starbucks of any U.S. college campus Chicken finger Wednesdays
Cockaboose Railroad stationary cabooses for serious tailgaters,
complete with running water, air conditioning, cable TV and a
living room
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PIT STOP #10: U OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE, TN VOLUNTEERS
Population: 178,874 4Students: 27,523 MU Alumni in state: 2,230
Travel time: 612 miles (10 hours, 20 minutes) What NOT to wear:
orange and white Fun facts: The Rock is a 98-ton rock that students
decorate with spray paint for upcoming events Church Row Smokey
(schools blue tick hound) suffered heat exhaustion on game day and
was listed on the team injury report
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PIT STOP #11: VANDERBILT NASHVILLE, TN COMMODORES Population:
601,222 4Students: 12,093 MU Alumni in state: 2,230 Travel time:
435 miles (7 hours, 26 minutes) What NOT to wear: black and gold
(!!) Fun facts: Only private university in the SEC Freshmen Walk
freshmen rush the football field before the first home game The
school hosts an annual drag show to celebrate diversity
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PIT STOP #12: U OF KENTUCKY LEXINGTON, KY WILDCATS Population:
295,803 4Students: 26,054 MU Alumni in state: 1,157 Travel time:
464 miles (7 hours, 48 minutes) What NOT to wear: blue and white
Fun facts: Students can use their meal points to eat at McDonalds
on campus University has their own version of Dance Marathon,
DanceBlue Wildcat basketball is the winningest in the history of
college basketball