[SvilleKid]

The game DOES present me with One BIG problem!!! I will be driving my wife back home from Mississippi Saturday night, on a route that normally takes us thru T-town, and probably right around 10:30 to 11:00 pm. Exactly when I figure the game will be over!!! All routes that by-pass T-town are back-roads. Twisty, rolling, two-lane roads thru the woods type back-roads. And will add at least 50 more miles driving.

Is the extra driving time, on less than optimal roads, in the dark, a better option than "after-game" traffic on the interstate and/or U.S. Hwy 11? Keep in mind that I will be going with the traffic flow all the way into Birmingham. And I've done that trip in game traffic several times before (my old hunting club was west of T-town). There are ALWAYS wrecks. I'm thinking the normal drive time from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham of 45 minutes will be a minimum of 2 hours (and could be 3 or more if there are major accidents). And I absolutely hate driving in heavy traffic. It turns me into a werewolf!

I'm thinking of an alternative route out of Greenwood, Ms that will bring me into I-22 (between Bham and Memphis) way up near Hamilton. Then, just north of Bham, back roads over to Springville that avoids all the commercial areas that would have "after-game" fans.

Needless to say, I will not be watching the game live, as I will be driving from about 7 pm to just after midnight (normal time), and probably more like until 1 am, given the need to avoid the game traffic. Oh well. At least I have the game set to record on the dvr. And I have satellite radio, so I can listen to the game the whole trip.

Roll Tide!