Are food and beer available early at State Fair?

[Liquor and Poker 3659]

16 hours ago, TXSooner518 said:

Yeah, the best thing about the 11am kick is all the vendors are open by 8am. When we had the afternoon kick a while back, lots of them didn't open til 10, and then there were lots of lines and rabble. 

Our plan every year: Park at the fair by 7am. Drink in the parking lot til 745 to create a solid base.

Corny dog at 8am. Fried butter with cinnamon and honey at 820am. Food court at 830am, assorted foods and beers.

Enter stadium at 1030am.

Leave stadium at 3pm, head to the far corners of the fair away from the shitshow on Nimitz.

Hang until 10pm, consuming a minimum of 5000 calories and a hunnerd dollars worth of coopins.

5000 calories for $100 in coupons is a solid deal.  Wife, kids and I went bye week Saturday and easily spent 100 coupons per hour over 5 hours.  4 Fletchers and 2 beers set you back almost 70 coupons right there.  
 

[AUS-97HORN 11825]

On 10/6/2019 at 8:00 PM, MotownHorn said:

When I was earning my PhD we canceled Friday classes when I was both a TA and an instructor.

No reason to teach to a half empty classroom.

 

My Junior year I had Man 320F and I got the asshole prof, the one no one else wanted.  Fucker claimed to be a massive Longhorns fan, went to all the games, etc.

He gave us the original syllabus showing our mid-term test being given 3rd week of Oct.   about 1 week after add/drop deadline the fucker updated his syllabus and suddenly the  test was being given the Mon after ou.  

I went and talked to him at the end of that class and basically double-checked that he knew what that Monday was.  The fucker LAUGHED and said yes, I am aware, but I am going on vacation next week, so ha!

surprise, surprise, failed the test,  Q-drop was a day or 2 later, managed to Q drop before getting totally fucked, but still pissed that asshole made me pay for the class only to change the fucking test date.

 

16 hours ago, Machinator said:

 

I am thinking Del Conte must be trolling people.   with the exception of 2017 when it was the 2:30 game, the last 10 years its been the 11am game, and Ive been in the valet parking lot at exactly 7am, on the fair grounds by 7:10, and fletchers/ wax cup in hand by no later than 7:30am

oh yeah, and the Texas Exes tailgate near gate 5 is serving beer by around 7:30a as well.

[hookem17 485]

Question about flasks. To enter the fair, you have to pass through metal detectors. Every year, my flask sets it off but no one has ever stopped me. Anyone ever have their flask confiscated? 

[utee94 15878]

Also, just FYI, they make plastic flasks...

 

 

[AUS-97HORN 11825]

4 minutes ago, utee94 said:

Also, just FYI, they make plastic flasks...

 

 

just make sure its the plastic flasks without the hyper-cheap metal cap.  lost a traveler in 2001 because of that.   (well that and the fact that it was 3 weeks after 9/11 and we were scanned 3 times before getting into the fair.

[TXSooner518 2439]

1 hour ago, Liquor and Poker said:

5000 calories for $100 in coupons is a solid deal.  Wife, kids and I went bye week Saturday and easily spent 100 coupons per hour over 5 hours.  4 Fletchers and 2 beers set you back almost 70 coupons right there.  
 

That's a per person minimum, not a cumulative!  I may try to keep a running tally this year, and really should be able to rack it up, since it's gonna be in the 60s instead of the 90s like the last couple years. We also usually share lots of items as a group to allow maximum variety, lots of items if you just did it yourself, you're getting KO'd too fast.  Obv everyone has to have their own Fletcher's (or 2). I had two and a Cheesy Pup last year.

Edited October 8, 2019 by TXSooner518

[SubliminalHorn 6815]

21 minutes ago, hookem17 said:

Question about flasks. To enter the fair, you have to pass through metal detectors. Every year, my flask sets it off but no one has ever stopped me. Anyone ever have their flask confiscated? 

I usually just get those 200 ml bottles and have no problems 

[utee94 15878]

5 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

just make sure its the plastic flasks without the hyper-cheap metal cap.  lost a traveler in 2001 because of that.   (well that and the fact that it was 3 weeks after 9/11 and we were scanned 3 times before getting into the fair.

That's the exact same day those jackwagons tried to confiscate my favorite pocket knife.  I told them no way and stashed it in some bushes outside the gate, retrieved it later on my way out.

 

[wood 11312]

BTW, this game's never been 'cheap', but wtf happened before last year's game that shot ticket prices up through the statosphere?

I've been to 30 or so TX-ou games since '83, but got damn, I can't justify $300+/person. FML.

Edited October 8, 2019 by wood

[TankedBevo 2487]

4 hours ago, Shaddie said:

FYI. 30 tickets. I passed since I already had some artery closed cloggers. 

Oof, thanks for the heads up. If we win I won’t care haha 

Edited October 8, 2019 by TankedBevo

[The_Great_Hornsby 3291]

1 hour ago, wood said:

BTW, this game's never been 'cheap', but wtf happened before last year's game that shot ticket prices up through the statosphere?

I've been to 30 or so TX-ou games since '83, but got damn, I can't justify $300+/person. FML.

I have noticed that too, scored my tickets last year after we looked like dogshit against tulsa for 160 a piece... I think this year I am priced out, might just hit the fair. 

Being experienced on Stubhub though, the prices drop quickly as the game approaches. The issue here is that the tickets need to be physical tickets and the instant download doesn't work, which means we are screwed for getting the last second deals right before kickoff. (Got super cheap La Tech tickets with the wait till kickoff method)

[TXSooner518 2439]

StubHub will have last minute pickup booths in Dallas. Pretty sure they actually have one at the fair. Can't take it alllll the way to kick, but closer than you could if they didn't have those, and you still get to take advantage of the desperation.

StubHub is brutal on higher price tickets though, because the fees just make ya wanna puke. 

[The_Great_Hornsby 3291]

6 minutes ago, TXSooner518 said:

StubHub will have last minute pickup booths in Dallas. Pretty sure they actually have one at the fair. Can't take it alllll the way to kick, but closer than you could if they didn't have those, and you still get to take advantage of the desperation.

StubHub is brutal on higher price tickets though, because the fees just make ya wanna puke. 

[SubliminalHorn 6815]

We bought ours a few days before the WV game. Now the same section with a higher row are going for $200 more than what we paid. Glad we got em when we did

[hookem17 485]

The problem is face value keeps going up every year. Combine $150 face value, stubhub’s 15% fee to the seller, and the demand for the game, the secondary market gets unreasonable pretty quickly. It also amazes me that the cotton bowl/UT/OU have convinced the market that the seats in the top row have the same face value as the seats downstairs in the shade. 

[SubliminalHorn 6815]

The seats in the shade suck. I would not want to sit under there. I always go for seats in the upper deck. 

[hookem17 485]

The shaded seats below the overhang suck. But there are uncovered seats in sections 6-12 that are still shaded from the upper deck/press box. The shade makes a huge difference with the temperatures we’ve had over the last decade. 

[BERT 4401]

Seat Geek sent my brother an email saying the inventory he bought was no longer available. Luckily they have to offer something else and just can't tell you tough shit. Guessing the cock sucker selling the tickets got a better offer and took them off. What an asshole. 

[SubliminalHorn 6815]

16 minutes ago, hookem17 said:

The shaded seats below the overhang suck. But there are uncovered seats in sections 6-12 that are still shaded from the upper deck/press box. The shade makes a huge difference with the temperatures we’ve had over the last decade. 

They haven’t been that bad. Wear a hat, put on some sunscreen, drink your bourbon and coke, and don’t be a pussy 😘

[Roofle 301]

In past years, fair gates were at 7 AM and the stadium opened at 9 AM. What's with the 8 AM fair gates this year? I'm trying to lay down a god damn base layer of corny dogs and wax cup Shiners here.

[Wally Pryor 5266]

What's the face this year on tickets?  $175?

Edited October 8, 2019 by Wally Pryor

[TXSooner518 2439]

What's the face this year on tickets?  $175?

$150

[Lerka Lerka 1094]

I hope TxSooner518 chokes on his Fletcher's corndog like the cock he's used to. And then spills his beer.  

[TornACL 7738]

33 minutes ago, Roofle said:

In past years, fair gates were at 7 AM and the stadium opened at 9 AM. What's with the 8 AM fair gates this year? I'm trying to lay down a god damn base layer of corny dogs and wax cup Shiners here.

We go through this every year. Everything you need will be open at 7am.

 

[Roofle 301]

2 minutes ago, TornACL said:

We go through this every year. Everything you need will be open at 7am.

 

I thought so too until I saw this from the university.

 

Edited October 8, 2019 by Roofle

[TXSooner518 2439]

The fairgrounds gates will open at same time as parking gates, 7am. The "Fair opens at 8" is the presumptive time for food and other booths to open, though some will open earlier. 

[TornACL 7738]

Like I said, we go through this every year.  You'll be fine.  The beer vendors that want to make money will be open when you roll stroll onto the grounds.

 

[ousux 5602]

There are already long lines by 9:00 AM:

Which is why the ice chest in the trunk is just as essential as remembering to grab the tickets before you head out

[Lat22 4049]

Or have the Fair FedEx you $200 worth of tickets a month ago.

[TXSooner518 2439]

That's only for the lames walking in late!  Go in the fair at 8, no coopin lines, and no $5 "order fee."  Ten bonus coops right there!  That's 1.67 beers!

[Roofle 301]

11 minutes ago, TornACL said:

Like I said, we go through this every year.  You'll be fine.  The beer vendors that want to make money will be open when you roll stroll onto the grounds.

 

I'll probably still ask next year cause I'm dumb

[TornACL 7738]

I must have just missed the rush last year, because if that's where I think it is, I got three corny dogs there last year without waiting in line at all.  It also led to this awesome exchange as I was still feeling the effects of Friday night's festivities:

Me: "Yeah, give me three corny dogs"

Fletchers dude (smiling): "Ayyye man, only one per customer this year"

Me: "Get the fuck out of my face with that shit"

Fletchers dude: "I'm just kidding man"

and then the awkward exchange where I stood there in silence until he handed me my fucking corn dogs.

 

 

[BabaYaga 15332]

3 minutes ago, TornACL said:

I must have just missed the rush last year, because if that's where I think it is, I got three corny dogs there last year without waiting in line at all.  It also led to this awesome exchange as I was still feeling the effects of Friday night's festivities:

Me: "Yeah, give me three corny dogs"

Fletchers dude (smiling): "Ayyye man, only one per customer this year"

Me: "Get the fuck out of my face with that shit"

Fletchers dude: "I'm just kidding man"

and then the awkward exchange where I stood there in silence until he handed me my fucking corn dogs.

 

 

 

[Whatever 700]

We get there between 7:30 & 8 every year and go straight to get a beer and corn dog. They're both always open.

[ztejas 43608]

Last year I asked for 17 corn dogs and they said I couldn't order that many so I held up the stand at gun point. 

[TornACL 7738]

59 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Last year I asked for 17 corn dogs and they said I couldn't order that many so I held up the stand at gun point. 

My man.

[brojangles2 786]

I was slugging wax cup beers and killing a hangover with pizza in the tower food court by 8a last year. 

[LonghornJones 837]

1 hour ago, TornACL said:

Me: "Get the fuck out of my face with that shit"

Pay attention, folks. This is the general attitude required on Saturday.

[wood 11312]

2 hours ago, Roofle said:

I'll probably still ask next year cause I'm dumb

No worries. You're among your people here.

[msudawg 371]

10 hours ago, Shaddie said:

FYI. 30 tickets. I passed since I already had some artery closed cloggers. 

Damn. Well I'm going Thursday and plan to check the burnt end burrito (30), The fried taco cone (unknown), Cream corn casserole fritters (14), Flamango Tango (25) and of course my standard Jalapeno Fletchers.  

[TXSooner518 2439]

8 minutes ago, msudawg said:

Damn. Well I'm going Thursday and plan to check the burnt end burrito (30), The fried taco cone (unknown), Cream corn casserole fritters (14), Flamango Tango (25) and of course my standard Jalapeno Fletchers.  

Fried Taco Cone is 18 coops. Good list,  I will also be consuming all of these items, except I can never do the Jalapeno Fletcher's, because the original is too great. 

[msudawg 371]

Just now, TXSooner518 said:

Fried Taco Cone is 18 coops. Good list,  I will also be consuming all of these items, except I can never do the Jalapeno Fletcher's, because the original is too great. 

Thanks..better than I expected. And to end the night the Dole Pineapple Whip.  In the past it wouldn't be out of the question to have both versions of the fletchers. But that's enough damn heart attack causing food. And then across the street to craft and growler. 

 

[BabaYaga 15332]

Why do I feel another glorious "Diary of a Texas Fan" will be born this year @ the Fair

6:00 Arise, play the Eyes of Texas and Texas Fight at full-freaking blast

6:20 Get in car, drive to New Braunfels

7:30 Tee off (me and a buddy were the FIRST tee-time of the morning)

8:50 Turn 9 (crack open first beer)

8:53 Crack open second beer

8:58 Crack open...(you get the idea)

10:30 Finish 18 (holes, as well as beers), sign scorecard for smoooooth 95

11:56 I tell my first Nebraska fan to go f!!k himself.

12:15 The UT band walks by on the way to the Alamodome. We're on the second floor of a two-story parking garage on the corner (a couple hundred of us). We're hooting and hollering like wildmen. The band doubles back to the street right below us and serenades us with Texas Fight and The Eyes of Texas. AWESOME MOMENT.

Something, something, something....

2:25 We order two orders of fried pickles, a Cobb salad, a bowl of soup, two orders of Blueberry blintzes, two Reuben sandwiches, a hamburger, two cheese stuffed potatoes, an order of fries, and an order of onion rings.

2:39 The food arrives. We are all asleep with our heads on the table. The waiter wakes us up. We eat every f**king bit of our food. Most of the restaurant patrons around us are disgusted. We don't give a ************. The tab is $112 with tip.

2:46 I'm sleepy.

9:12 I wake up next to a strange woman. She is a waitress at Denny's. She is not pretty.

 

 

[ztejas 43608]

1 hour ago, BabaYaga said:

2:25 We order two orders of fried pickles, a Cobb salad, a bowl of soup, two orders of Blueberry blintzes, two Reuben sandwiches, a hamburger, two cheese stuffed potatoes, an order of fries, and an order of onion rings.

2:39 The food arrives. We are all asleep with our heads on the table. The waiter wakes us up. We eat every f**king bit of our food. Most of the restaurant patrons around us are disgusted. We don't give a ************. The tab is $112 with tip.

Pretty sure this is from In Cold Blood right before they murder the Clutter family. 

[Gator Dave 14]

Where's a good place to set-up shop and watch the game at the fair, for those of us without tickets?

[TXSooner518 2439]

Where's a good place to set-up shop and watch the game at the fair, for those of us without tickets?

The Dock at the Embarcadero has good food and lots of TVs. We often grab seats there after the game to rest and rejuvenate and catch some of the other games.

[hookem17 485]

The big beer truck/garden by the ferris wheel has a pretty good setup with TVs as well. 

[utee94 15878]

19 hours ago, TXSooner518 said:

That's only for the lames walking in late!  Go in the fair at 8, no coopin lines, and no $5 "order fee."  Ten bonus coops right there!  That's 1.67 beers!

We take the kids to the fair on Friday, it's way less crowded so no lines for rides and food, and we pick up all of our coupons for Saturday then, as well.

[TXSooner518 2439]

1 minute ago, utee94 said:

We take the kids to the fair on Friday, it's way less crowded so no lines for rides and food, and we pick up all of our coupons for Saturday then, as well.

Perfect! I also buy more than I think I will need, since I know I will be back next year, and they take the previous year's coopins the next year. I'd much rather have some left than end up waiting in a 5PM coopin line. This is the first year in a long time I'm not bringing any at all back. 

[BERT 4401]

1 hour ago, utee94 said:

We take the kids to the fair on Friday, it's way less crowded so no lines for rides and food, and we pick up all of our coupons for Saturday then, as well.

Thank you for the idea! Guess i'll be stopping by when i get into town Friday.