[Husker] Big 10 college towns LOVE the Huskers

[Rod Wellman]

I booked a motel a couple months ago in Madison for the Wisky game.  Downtown, within walking distance of the stadium. I'm pumped.  Now if I can only get my hands on some tickets!

Rod W.
Sioux City, Ia.


On Apr 6, 2011, at 2:15 PM, George Rapp wrote:

> Scott (and anyone else who's interested) -
> 
> I used to work with PSU alumni and fans in the Harrisburg area, and they
> suggested the following alternative towns nearby that might have more
> reasonable hotel rates:
> 
> Bellefonte (20 minutes north)
> Huntingdon (40 minutes south)
> Altoona (50 minutes southwest)
> Harrisburg (1 hour 45 minutes southeast) has the biggest major airport (MDT)
> within a 2-hour drive; flights into MDT sometimes feature a striking view
> down the cooling tower of the Three Mile Island plant on final approach ...
> 8^)
> 
> The caveat given for the driving times listed above: On game day, take the
> times and multiply them by 2.5.  Go figure.  8^)
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 1:58 PM, Lawson, Scott R.
> <SLawson at uamail.albany.edu>wrote:
> 
>> Will probably be a "dry" trip at this rate, thus no need for a room! ;-)
>> 
>> Scott in NY
>> 
>> From: Mike Jaixen [mailto:mikejaixen at yahoo.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 1:56 PM
>> To: Lawson, Scott R.; Husker List
>> Subject: Re: [Husker] Big 10 college towns LOVE the Huskers
>> 
>> I doubt that has anything to do with Nebraska. Penn State is located in the
>> middle of nowhere, as I understand it....and nearly 110k attend Penn State
>> games. My guess is that the situation is like in Lincoln, where hotel rooms
>> regularly go for ridiculous rates on game days.
>> 
>> Mike Jaixen
>> http://huskermike.blogspot.com
>> http://www.cornnation.com
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> From: "Lawson, Scott R." <SLawson at uamail.albany.edu>
>> To: Husker List <husker at tssi.com>
>> Sent: Wed, April 6, 2011 12:47:22 PM
>> Subject: [Husker] Big 10 college towns LOVE the Huskers
>> 
>> I'm sure the Big 10 towns are loving the Huskers joining the conference- in
>> fact, I have been trying to get a hotel room near Penn State for the
>> November game for a few days now and the rates for places that even still
>> have rooms are anywhere from $399-$500 A NIGHT! Unreal.
>> 
>> Scott in NY
>> 
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