Autumn Spectacle: Trip Captain

The Torchbearer carries the Vol spirit and Trip Captain wanted to know what that spirit tasted like. Apparently, it's orange flavored. Walk with Cap as he experiences a weekend in the Smoky Mountains. More...

Go Hogs Go!
It's Old Main, Senior Walk, Dickson Street and a grown man with a Hog Head on his noggin. Trip Captain reveals the simple treasures found during a game weekend in Fayetteville. More...

College football is the most traveled sport in the world - by the fans, that is. Trip Captain gives you an in-depth look at what it’s like to experience the phenomena surrounding a college football weekend. More...

Power of Dixieland
Toomer's Corner, tailgating unlike anything you've ever seen, Tiger Walk and an eagle that takes flight on gameday. Trip Captain recently traveled to Auburn and experienced "the loveliest village of the plain." More...

Sweet Home Alabama
Trip Captain recently discovered Bama's pageantry, beautiful campus and the mystical presence of a ghost simply known as Bear. It's easy to see why Alabama is home sweet home to the Tide faithful. Cap offers a two-part series of a weekend in Tuscaloosa. Part 1 Part 2

A Weekend in Hokie Country

From the Drillfield to Main Street. From Big Al's to the Hokie Pokie. It's all in Blacksburg, Va., and it's all good. Tag along with Trip Captain as he explores the unique and intense experience of a game weekend at Virginia Tech. More...

Dear Old Nebraska U.
They were once known as the Bugeaters but now the Huskers are a staple of the Autumn Spectacle's landscape. From a Friday night at Misty's to gleefully surviving the Sea of Red, Trip Captain experienced what college football in Lincoln, Neb., is all about. More...

Iowa, Iowa...I-O-W-A
From Old Capital to the ped mall, Trip Captain helps you see gameday through the eye of the Hawk. More...

Here Come the Irish
Beautiful campus? Great fight song? Tradition? Lore? Check, check, check and check. Trip Captain discovered each of these ingredients and more on a recent trip to the one, the only Notre Dame and tells his story in a two-day series. Part 1... Part 2...

Red River Rivalry

When Trip Captain was just a young mate, he saw Oklahoma-Texas on TV in the Cotton Bowl surrounded by the State Fair. He knew then that there was truly "nothing else like it in all of sports." More...

"Gator Bait!"
They say The Swamp is a place where only Gators come out alive. Trip Captain wanted to see if that was true so he learned how to chomp and sway before he headed to Gainesville to experience a big time SEC atmosphere. More...

No Place Like Home
There's nothing like a home game. Trip Captain schedules a Home Game now and then, but just like when he's on the road, Cap's home games demand attention to detail. More...

Mizzou-RAH
Tucked away in the hills of the Show Me State is a nugget of college football pageantry. Some call it a sleeping giant and, at the very least, it is a treasure. In a word, it's Missouri. Tag along with Trip Captain as he discovers the Columns, Truman and Thomas Jefferson's headstone in Columbia, Mo. More...

O-HI-O
You want traditions? You want a great fight song? You want The Best Damn Band in the Land? Ride along with Trip Captain as he discovers Brutus, Woody and the 'Shoe during a gameday weekend and THE Ohio State University. More...

What is a Nittany Lion?

Trip Captain set out to find the answer to this question and he discovered so much more. Join him on his journey to State College, Pa., to experience gameday - The Penn State Way. More...

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"That's the beauty of college football - every place is different...It's all great fun, no matter where you go."
- Craig James, in "Every Saturday in Autumn