Going to Stillwater - 2020 COVID-19 Style

[cstrunk]

After we beat Tech, I splurged and got 2 tickets for a buddy and I to go to the game this Saturday. Found a hotel pretty cheap.

No tailgating allowed at Boone Pickens Stadium. We're planning on arriving between 11 AM - 12 PM and finding a sports bar for pre-game food and drinks.

Anyone have any suggestions on places to go? And I suppose I just need to buy a parking pass to park next to the stadium? I'm sure they'd be cheap since only 13k fans are allowed.

Any suggestions for places to go after the game for dinner/night life? Are bars open in Stillwater?

 

[JM4CY]

Jealous. Got room for one more?

 

[Macloney]

I don't know what's open, but Eskimo Joe's is the only bar to go before and after games.

Hideaway pizza is also a Stillwater institution.

 

[intrepid27]

Yes, Joe's is 5 minutes walk from stadium. Best chili cheese fries in OK.

 

[ISUKing]

Eskimo Joe's was pretty great for the basketball game a couple years ago

 

[zeke]

When we went two years ago, we parked at a CVS (North Main Street and Hall of Fame Ave.) N of the stadium. Had to go inside and pay and money went to a charity. Can't remember if it was $10 or $20. Easy walk to the stadium.

 

[baller21]

Yes, Joe's is 5 minutes walk from stadium. Best chili cheese fries in OK.

There used to be a Joe’s in Ames where Boulder Taphouse is now. The two things I remember most about it are the chili cheese fries and the big 32 ounce beers for like $3. Good times

 

[thisISnextyear]

After we beat Tech, I splurged and got 2 tickets for a buddy and I to go to the game this Saturday. Found a hotel pretty cheap.

No tailgating allowed at Boone Pickens Stadium. We're planning on arriving between 11 AM - 12 PM and finding a sports bar for pre-game food and drinks.

Anyone have any suggestions on places to go? And I suppose I just need to buy a parking pass to park next to the stadium? I'm sure they'd be cheap since only 13k fans are allowed.

Any suggestions for places to go after the game for dinner/night life? Are bars open in Stillwater?

Been considering this but haven't pulled the trigger yet so kudos to you for going! Did you get tix via the OSU Ticket Exchange or another secondary market option? Just curious as I still think there is hope but the ticket situation is obviously limited due to distancing and capacity limits. Typically I would just drive down and find some outside.

 

[cstrunk]

Been considering this but haven't pulled the trigger yet so kudos to you for going! Did you get tix via the OSU Ticket Exchange or another secondary market option? Just curious as I still think there is hope but the ticket situation is obviously limited due to distancing and capacity limits. Typically I would just drive down and find some outside.

Stubhub. I think they were listed around $140/ea but ended up being $181/ea after their ridiculous fees. For a Top 20 match-up in 2020 and a chance to visit a new Big 12 stadium and represent ISU... I was willing to pay the price.

I don't know how scalping works now. Think all the tickets are virtual?

 

[Aclone]

Stubhub. I think they were listed around $140/ea but ended up being $181/ea after their ridiculous fees. For a Top 20 match-up in 2020 and a chance to visit a new Big 12 stadium and represent ISU... I was willing to pay the price.

I don't know how scalping works now. Think all the tickets are virtual?

Buying tix from a guy wearing a mask, that you can’t get within six feet of? Seems legit.

 

[OldCurmudgeon]

I don't know what's open, but Eskimo Joe's is the only bar to go before and after games.

Hideaway pizza is also a Stillwater institution.

Gotta have the Hawaiian pizza at the Hideaway. I wonder if they still have the Othello boards imbedded in the tables... Spent a lot of time there when Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders were at OSU. From what I've seen the town has really changed.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

@andyokstate - any advice for cstrunk?

 

[Macloney]

Gotta have the Hawaiian pizza at the Hideaway. I wonder if they still have the Othello boards imbedded in the tables... Spent a lot of time there when Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders were at OSU. From what I've seen the town has really changed.

We are big on the Hideaway Special. A different topping on each slice:

 

[Jnecker4cy]

There used to be a Joe’s in Ames where Boulder Taphouse is now. The two things I remember most about it are the chili cheese fries and the big 32 ounce beers for like $3. Good times

There was never an Eskimo Joe's in Ames. Pretty sure it has only ever had a location in Stillwater. Not sure what was there before Boulder Tap House but it was not affiliated with Eskimo Joes.

 

[PineClone]

Its been 26 years since i got my MS from OSU...We liked George's Stables. An old dive bar with pool tables directly across the street from Eskimo Joes. If it were me, i'd try to do both. Get the blackened chicken sandwich and chili cheese fries at Joes.

 

[CyCrazy]

There was never an Eskimo Joe's in Ames. Pretty sure it has only ever had a location in Stillwater. Not sure what was there before Boulder Tap House but it was not affiliated with Eskimo Joes.

It wasn't Eskimo Joes, but it was Indigo Joes probably 15 plus years ago, it was a sports bar.

 

[thisISnextyear]

The more I read this post the closer I get to clicking BUY on Stubhub...

 

[baller21]

There was never an Eskimo Joe's in Ames. Pretty sure it has only ever had a location in Stillwater. Not sure what was there before Boulder Tap House but it was not affiliated with Eskimo Joes.

Yeah it wasn’t Eskimo but still a Joe’s and it did have great chili cheese fries. lol

 

[Candide]

Eskimo Joe's was pretty great for the basketball game a couple years ago

I still have a stack of cups from a Cyclone party at Joe's and one glows in the dark.

If you were at the game I was, that was a Cyclone show of drinking force!

 

[JP4CY]

Last time I was in Stillwater for the game, I sat next to Kevin Lazard at Eskimo Joe's and had a good time. Great guy.
If it's still there, we had some good burgers the night before at the Garage.