COLBY TERRELL, KOCO FIVE NEWS. SO A WEEK FROM NOW, THIS IS WHERE EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BE TAILGATING. IT’S GOING TO BE PACKED OUTSIDE MEMORIAL STADIUM, WHICH IS YOU KNOW WHAT THEY’VE BEEN DOING THE LAST 100 YEARS IN THE BIG EIGHT AND THE BIG 12 FOR THE MOST PART. BUT NOW THEY GOT TO GO TO THE SEC AND THAT MEANS NEW ROAD TRIPS. IS THERE ANYWHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU’RE JUST KIND OF DYING TO GO? I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO LSU AND EXPERIENCE DEATH VALLEY. THE FANS ARE EXCITED, TO SAY THE LEAST. THAT’S THE NICE WAY TO PUT IT, AND I THINK IT’D BE A REALLY FUN MATCHUP TO EXPERIENCE IN PERSON. SO IF YOU’RE GOING ON THE ROAD TO ONE OF THESE NEW ROAD TRIPS IN THE SEC, HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. AND WITH NEW BEGINNINGS IN THE SEC, MEANS THE SOONERS WILL BE HEADING TO SOME UNCHARTED TERRITORY FROM WHAT LAYS HIDDEN IN THE BAYOU. AND HE’S GOT A TOUCHDOWN TO THE CITY THAT CREATED HOMECOMING. THEY’LL STRETCH THE FIELD TO THE WIDE SIDE. HERE’S WHAT OU FANS CAN EXPECT AS THE AWAY TEAM IN FOUR NEW SEC STATES. AGAIN, LET’S FIRST HEAD TO AUBURN WHERE OU WILL GO HEAD TO HEAD AGAINST THE TIGERS SPORTS DIRECTOR RYAN HENNESSY FROM OUR SISTER STATION IN ALABAMA, SAYS THEIR FAN FAVORITES ARE DECADES IN THE MAKING. AND AUBURN GAME DAY IS QUITE THE EXPERIENCE. A DAY ON THE PLAINS IS FULL OF TRADITION THAT GOES BACK DECADES. IT ALL STARTS WITH THE TIGER WALK. THE HEAD COACH LEADS THE TIGERS DOWN TO JORDAN-HARE STADIUM ON GAME DAY, WITH AROUND 20,000 FANS LINED UP ON DONAHUE DRIVE TO WELCOME THEIR TIGERS FOR GAME DAY, THE TRADITION STARTED IN THE 1960S, THEN RIGHT BEFORE KICKOFF, ALL EYES ARE ON THE SKY WHEN THE FANS ARE IN THEIR SEATS BEFORE THE GAME. THE EAGLE FLIGHT IS THE OPENING ACT. THE EAGLE WILL FLY AROUND THE STADIUM, LANDING ON THE A U AT THE 50 YARD LINE. ANOTHER LONG TIME TRADITION HAVING ORANGE AND BLUE CELEBRATE A BIG WIN. GO DOWN TO TOOMER’S CORNER AND ROLL THE TREES WITH TOILET PAPER. THE LEGEND WAS TOLD THAT IN THE 1960S, TOOMER’S DRUGSTORE ON THE CORNER WOULD HAVE THE SCORE OF THE AUBURN GAME FROM A TELEGRAPH. THE EMPLOYEES WOULD TAKE THE TICKER TAPE AFTER THE WIN AND PUT IT ON THE POWER LINES. AUBURN ISN’T THE ONLY TIGERS OU GOES UP AGAINST THIS SEASON, LURKING IN THE SWAMPS, JUST WAITING FOR THE WEEKEND IS LOUISIANA STATE, WHERE GAME DAYS ARE A WHOLE DIFFERENT BALL GAME. LSU’S TIGER STADIUM, DEATH VALLEY, THE CATHEDRAL OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL, NO MATTER WHAT YOU CALL IT, THE ATMOSPHERE IN BATON ROUGE ON A SATURDAY IN THE FALL IS UNPARALLELED. IT DRAGON, BUT EVERYONE KNOWS THE PARTY STARTS WELL BEFORE KICKOFF. AND IT’S TRUE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY. SERIOUSLY, GO UP TO ANY TAILGATE AND PREPARE TO LEAVE FULL AND A LITTLE MORE JUICED UP. NOW THEY MIGHT CALL SOONERS FANS TIGER BAY, BUT DON’T BE FOOLED. PLATES OF JAMBALAYA, BOWLS OF GUMBO AND MANY OTHER CREOLE DELICACIES WILL BE PASSED, THREW AWAY AND WELL, NICK SABAN SAID IT BEST YOU CAN SMELL THE BOURBON ON THE 50 YARD LINE. MEANWHILE, JUST OVER 300 MILES NORTH. WELCOME TO THE SEC OKLAHOMA. WELL, GET READY FOR THE REBELS. HOTTY TODDY CHEER. ONCE YOU SET FOOT ON CAMPUS, YOU’LL HEAR THAT THROUGHOUT THE DAY, ESPECIALLY ON THE GROVE, THE LEGENDARY, UNIQUE AREA WITH HUNDREDS OF TENTS WHERE OLE MISS FANS COME TOGETHER TO GET READY FOR THE BIG GAME. FROM THERE, FANS GATHER ALONG A TRAIL THAT WEAVES THROUGH CAMPUS CALLED THE WALK OF CHAMPIONS FOR THE FOOTBALL TEAM MAKES THEIR WAY INTO THE STADIUM AND THE VAUGHT WILL BE ROCKING. IT’S ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED HOME FIELD ADVANTAGES IN THE SEC. COLUMBIA, MISSOURI THE SOONERS KNOW IT VERY WELL PLAYING 51 TIMES AND CASHING IN 44 WINS AND JUST SEVEN LOSSES AT FAUROT FIELD, SPORTS DIRECTOR LEN JENNINGS AND METEOROLOGIST NEVILLE MILLER WITH JUST A TASTE OF WHAT ECHOES THROUGHOUT THEIR MEMORIAL STADIUM. WELL, IF YOU’RE TAILGATING AT THE GAME, YOU WANT TO GET THERE EARLY BECAUSE THEY JUST INVENTED HOMECOMING. I’M SORRY, WHAT HOMECOMING? FIRST AND FINEST. 113 YEARS. WE INVENTED IT. LOOK IT UP. ALL RIGHT. THAT’S RIGHT. MIZZOU IS CREDITED WITH INVENTING HOMECOMING. AND AFTER THE GAME, THERE ARE PLENTY OF PLACES THAT YOU CAN EAT AND DRINK. ONE OF MY FAVORITES, SHAKESPEARE’S PIZZA, IS A GOOD PIZZA. YES. YOU HAVE TO GO TO SHAKESPEARE’S. DON’T FORGET ABOUT FIELDHOUSE, HARPO’S WILLY’S AND THE BLUE NOTE. ALL RIGHT, WE GOT BACK TO THE GAME. I MUST WARN YOU, NO MATTER WHO MIZZOU IS PLAYING, THE STUDENT SECTION MAY BREAK OUT IN AN OBSCENE CHANT DIRECTED AT A SCHOOL ACROSS THE STATE LINE. THAT WON’T BE MENTIONED. ROCK JOCK M I Z CO2. AN