Go to the Rose Bowl with HN

[SwirlinLingerie]

I'm in Iowa so you'd have to estimate from where you live, but the cheapest round trip flight I saw within a reasonable drive is $262 out of Minneapolis to LAX. That was flying in Friday and leaving Sunday.

2 day compact car rental from enterprise at the airport was $285.

Looks like your average motel room in a Quality Inn/Comfort Inn/Super 8 type room would be around $150/night in Pasadena.

Individual game tickets go onsale Wednesday and start at $165, so figure $200 after taxes and fees (it's California), and those are probably garbage seats. Budget more for better seats, my buddy went in 2015 and sat fairly high, he hated it. Those bleachers are at such a low angle that he felt like he was a quarter mile from the field.

Food, gas, drinks, walking around money...you probably don't want to take less than $500 each (remember, it's California).

So going as cheap as you possibly could it'd look something like this:

Flight - $262
1/2 Hotel - $150
1/2 rental car - $142
Game Ticket - $200
Food, Gas, Spending money - $500

Total - $1,254 per person

That's not bad. Cheapest flight I can get is $550, but that's pretty solid for a Friday to Sunday on a holiday weekend. I was mostly curious about the hotels and game tix, but they actually seem cheaper than Indy this weekend.

 

[NCHawker]

The 71 impala seems like the best deal.

 

[HuckFinn]

No offense, but I would not bother with another Rose Bowl trip. Yeah, I admit bias due to our melt down, but that venue would be best served by a major earthquake. We stayed in LA; I went with the Alums. Pricy, but well done. Got to see enough of downtown LA to be pretty impressed. Big letdown when we arrived at the Bowl. Poor seats, unorganized entry into the venue, terrible concessions. Parade was impressive. Only Rose Bowl I have been able to afford. Frankly, my favorite was the Alamo Bowl, with the Outback a close second. Overall, I am not a fan of mob scenes, terrible air travel, waiting in lines, etc. But I must admit I have seen some fabulous Bowl Games. Do it when you can!

 

[thedukeofearl]

Who you gonna call

Huck, That's Who

 

[Scotttyd]

Excellent. I vote yes. If we get Hawkfnntn on board we will have a full car and can split the gas 4 ways. He's gonna have to get north to meet us on I-40, but I suspect he can just park his car somewhere in Memphis when we pick him up. This is going to be epic.

I am down - I am sure we could make a side trip to vegas and throw a couple hundie down on the hawks, then collect our winnings and spend it on hookers and blow

 

[BigD]

Just sitting here imagining you guys going on a road trip to California, lol

Beverly Hillbillies, Road to California

The Beverly Hillbillies movie (1993). Intro song and freeway scenes.

youtu.be

 

[ssckelley]

I think I’ll pass on this

 

[Fryowa]

I think I’ll pass on this

These games are why I’ll never convince myself to go to bowls, and I’ll certainly never spend money going to a CCG no matter how good we are.

I like my balls not getting kicked in, and especially not spending a grand or two to get my balls kicked in. F that.

 

[Fryowa]

This might be the worst aging thread in the history of HN.

 

[Scotttyd]

F it - Florida is a lot closer drive to North Carolina anyway - who is game?

 

[okeefe4prez]

I may possibly consider Orlando. Maybe. I doubt it.