To all going to the Arkansas game...

[Mogu1993]

If you are coming up from the Shreveport area, I highly suggest taking highway 71 from Texarkana to Fort Smith rather than taking I-30 from Texarkana to Little Rock and then I-40 from Little Rock to Fort Smith. Highway 71 is quicker and the Ouachita Mountain scenery is beautiful. When approaching Fayetteville on I-49, take exit 60 and follow the traffic to Baum stadium (baseball stadium). Free parking will be available in the baseball stadium parking lot. There will be buses lined up to take fans to the football stadium free of charge. These buses will also be lined up after the game to take fans back to the baseball stadium. This is the cheapest and easiest way of avoiding traffic during pregame and postgame.

By the way, new to the board here. I've been lurking for years but just now got around to joining. I grew up a Razorback fan and became a Louisiana Tech fan during my college years. So this is a big game for me. Hoping for a good game! GO DAWGS!!!! I hope to see all of you at the game!

[Tech52]

Big time game for us all. I already got the Arkansas State win. Just need this one.

Can't let the UA friends get anything over me.

[Mogu1993]

If anyone is looking for tickets, Stubhub has some in the upper deck for just $6 or the lower deck in the $25 range. The Tech section will be in sections 111, 509, 510, 511, and 512. But beware, those seats will be in the sunshine the entire game. If you'd like to sit in the shade, you'll have to sit in the west stands (pressbox side). If you're looking for a hotel, I would try Fort Smith, Clarksville, and Russellville in that order. Any hotels in the Fayetteville area will have ridiculous markups. Fort Smith is just 45 minutes south and won't have GameDay markups for non conference games. Only 2.5 weeks away!!!

[qng001]

I got a place through Airbnb for $100 a night in the Mt Sequoyah area. Hope to beat the Hogs. I would love to wear my Tech blue in the office Monday morning and rub the win in their face.

[TechAlum05]

If you are coming up from the Shreveport area, I highly suggest taking highway 71 from Texarkana to Fort Smith rather than taking I-30 from Texarkana to Little Rock and then I-40 from Little Rock to Fort Smith. Highway 71 is quicker and the Ouachita Mountain scenery is beautiful. When approaching Fayetteville on I-49, take exit 60 and follow the traffic to Baum stadium (baseball stadium). Free parking will be available in the baseball stadium parking lot. There will be buses lined up to take fans to the football stadium free of charge. These buses will also be lined up after the game to take fans back to the baseball stadium. This is the cheapest and easiest way of avoiding traffic during pregame and postgame.

By the way, new to the board here. I've been lurking for years but just now got around to joining. I grew up a Razorback fan and became a Louisiana Tech fan during my college years. So this is a big game for me. Hoping for a good game! GO DAWGS!!!! I hope to see all of you at the game!

I agree on taking Highway 71 up to Fort Smith and Fayetteville from Shreveport. I took that route when I drove up to Fayetteville for a half marathon back in April, and it was a beautiful drive up through the mountains.

Before I attended Louisiana Tech, I was born and raised in Arkansas and was of course a Razorback fan. This will be a nice trip up to the stadium in Fayetteville.

[Dawgpix]

A sidenote . . . Olympics womens golf coverage said one of the players was from the University of Arkansas up in the "Bentonville/Rogers area."

Wow, like Fayetteville is not a unique SEC dateline. I guess everyone goes to Wal-Mart in Bentonville . . . . .

[OkieDawg]

A sidenote . . . Olympics womens golf coverage said one of the players was from the University of Arkansas up in the "Bentonville/Rogers area."

Wow, like Fayetteville is not a unique SEC dateline. I guess everyone goes to Wal-Mart in Bentonville . . . . .

???

[Bearpaw]

???

I think he meant that even SEC schools don't have great town recognition as Arkansas' main campus is in Fayetteville, AR, not Bentonville, AR, which is the headquarters/origins of the world-known/infamous Walmart

[Dawgpix]

What he meant is Fayetteville has been very well known nationally as the home of UArkansas. . . before there was a Walton's 5 and Dime. The NBC sports talking head is clueless.

[Bearpaw]

What he meant is Fayetteville has been very well known nationally as the home of UArkansas. . . before there was a Walton's 5 and Dime. The NBC sports talking head is clueless.

Would you clue me in what a "Walton's 5 and Dime" is please?

[sportdawg]

Would you clue me in what a "Walton's 5 and Dime" is please?

Walmart

[Champ967]

A sidenote . . . Olympics womens golf coverage said one of the players was from the University of Arkansas up in the "Bentonville/Rogers area."

Wow, like Fayetteville is not a unique SEC dateline. I guess everyone goes to Wal-Mart in Bentonville . . . . .

I've taken to calling it "Benfaygersdale Springs"

I've also some natives refer to the area as "the NWA".

[Mogu1993]

I've taken to calling it "Benfaygersdale Springs"

I've also some natives refer to the area as "the NWA".

Yeah I'm currently in Fayetteville on business and the entire area just blends together. And runs along I-49 for what seems like 30 miles. Traffic is terrible.

[Champ967]

Yeah I'm currently in Fayetteville on business and the entire area just blends together. And runs along I-49 for what seems like 30 miles. Traffic is terrible.

In places designed and built exclusively for automobiles, it usually is.

[OkieDawg]

For those of you that might be coming early or extending your stay in Northwest Arkansas ("the NWA" for some, I guess; I've not heard that), you need to visit Crystal Bridges Museum - http://crystalbridges.org/ in Bentonville. It's free! You can thank Walmart for that.

Traffic on I-49 is only bad during rush hours during weekdays. If you're heading north toward Bentonville in the morning or south towards Fayetteville in the afternoon, yes, traffic is bad - accidents and gawkers.