Swingtown on Saturday

[ATVSandKARATE]

Me and some other Road Warriors are going to the X game on Saturday. I have never been to Cincinnati, what should I expect? What should I do? Also, if anyone is going from Milwaukee, can you bring a Real Chili bumper sticker to post it on a Skyline Chili?

[MUfan12]

Went to a couple games at Cincy, but never Xavier. Downtown was pretty dead when we were there. We had our fun across the river in Newport.

[MUMonster03]

Me and some other Road Warriors are going to the X game on Saturday. I have never been to Cincinnati, what should I expect? What should I do? Also, if anyone is going from Milwaukee, can you bring a Real Chili bumper sticker to post it on a Skyline Chili?

I will be at the game on Saturday with another fellow alum so there will be some representation there.

A lot of decent microbreweries have popped up in the last few years in and around downtown.

Xavier is kind of in a bad neighborhood so not sure what is close by.

Also, heard their fans can be a-holes but you get that a lot of places when you are the road team. Butler was actually some of the nicest fans I have been around for a road game. But no matter what they can't be bigger a-holes than Syracuse fans, have met very few who would qualify as decent human beings, especially at the elite 8 a couple years ago.

[PE8983]

Xavier is not in too bad of an area, arena is nice, but nothing to do around it either before or after game.
Restaurants - Montgomery Inn (Boathouse), or across river to Newport on the Levee (or places on river in front of it).
Upper scale - try Dee Felice (Covington - northern KY).
Nightlife - Mt Adams or Newport on river.

[Galway Eagle]

I will be at the game on Saturday with another fellow alum so there will be some representation there.

A lot of decent microbreweries have popped up in the last few years in and around downtown.

Xavier is kind of in a bad neighborhood so not sure what is close by.

Also, heard their fans can be a-holes but you get that a lot of places when you are the road team. Butler was actually some of the nicest fans I have been around for a road game. But no matter what they can't be bigger a-holes than Syracuse fans, have met very few who would qualify as decent human beings, especially at the elite 8 a couple years ago.

Arent like all Jesuit universities supposed to be in bad areas? Or did it just kind of work out like that for most of them?

[Celtic Truth]

Arent like all Jesuit universities supposed to be in bad areas? Or did it just kind of work out like that for most of them?

This is the case for a couple reasons.
1. The land in bad neighborhoods was cheap
2. The Jesuits are all about helping the poor and they focus on urban education

[swoopem]

I'll be making the trip down from Detroit for the game/victory. A bonus is that it's supposed to be 50 degrees and sunny on Saturday. Should be a fun weekend.

Any pregame plans? I know that when I went to the MU/UC game a couple years ago the pregame was at Toby Keith's, is that still the Cincinnati hang out?

[CincyEagle]

If you all have extra time, you should look to visit the Over the Rhine area. New, improved bars and restaurants and some boutique-type shops. There's also a newer casino in the area.

Recommendations: Bakersfield, Taste of Belgium, Senate, Japps, Reinhaus

[Aughnanure]

This is the case for a couple reasons.
1. The land in bad neighborhoods was cheap
2. The Jesuits are all about helping the poor and they focus on urban education

It's a bit deeper than that. They're in bad areas because oftentimes the school is located in some of the oldest parts of the town...which therefore have a higher tendency to become poorer areas. But this is not always the case.

Georgetown is one extreme exception to this.

[mu35577]

Headed there as well. There is nothing on campus (bar-wise) and with the early start I think we're gonna go right to arena. Our plan afterwards is to go downtown or across the river into Kentucky for post game beers and food.

[wadesworld]

The campus is not "kind of in a bad area."  The surrounding areas may get somewhat shady, but so do Marquette's.  Xavier is much more secluded and it's own little subdivision type setting.  I really like the campus actually.

[MUMonster03]

I'll be making the trip down from Detroit for the game/victory. A bonus is that it's supposed to be 50 degrees and sunny on Saturday. Should be a fun weekend.

Any pregame plans? I know that when I went to the MU/UC game a couple years ago the pregame was at Toby Keith's, is that still the Cincinnati hang out?

If you don't mind getting harassed Dana Gardens is a Xavier bar and isn't too far from the campus. Not sure what time it opens since the game is a 12 start. Was there one time and it is a complete hole in the wall dive bar. If I remember correctly they had PBR and High Life on tap.

[CreightonWarrior]

If you don't mind getting harassed Dana Gardens is a Xavier bar and isn't too far from the campus. Not sure what time it opens since the game is a 12 start. Was there one time and it is a complete hole in the wall dive bar. If I remember correctly they had PBR and High Life on tap.

We went there before the Creighton/Xavier game last year, don't remember getting harrassed. Some dudes tried to trick us into taking shitty shots but since we are creighton people and drinking is just something we do it backfired on them.

Be careful of those Xavier fans though. One thing I noticed about them is that they are too nice and it builds up all this BS karma and then they beat you. Everyone was nice and, hell, I got a free beer at the arena.

I think we went downtown after the game. There are food optiosn but it was pretty quiet if I remember. We tried one restaurant but it was shut down for a private event (Saturday ngiht dinner seems like the wrong time to be closed). Found another but nothing exciting.

[WarriorInNYC]

Will be headed there with a few alums as well.  If there isn't a standard MU pre-game bar there in Cincinnati, we should just pick one to go to.

[Chicago_inferiority_complexes]

This is the case for a couple reasons.
1. The land in bad neighborhoods was cheap
2. The Jesuits are all about helping the poor and they focus on urban education

Wasn't the Marquette campus one of the nicer parts of downtown 100 years ago? With the mansions and whatnot?

[MUfan12]

Wasn't the Marquette campus one of the nicer parts of downtown 100 years ago? With the mansions and whatnot?

Head north and west of campus and they're still there, on Highland between 27th and 35th.

[Benny B]

Some dudes tried to trick us into taking crapty shots but since we are creighton people and drinking is just something we do it backfired on them.

Now I see why we invited you guys to the conference... you're a perfect fit.

[77ncaachamps]

It's a bit deeper than that. They're in bad areas because oftentimes the school is located in some of the oldest parts of the town...which therefore have a higher tendency to become poorer areas. But this is not always the case.

Georgetown is one extreme exception to this.

Santa Clara, USF, and LMU as well

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Arent like all Jesuit universities supposed to be in bad areas? Or did it just kind of work out like that for most of them?

I wouldn't consider Marquette in a bad area at all. Don't get where that comes from.

[BM1090]

Want to visit a new BE arena annually. Had originally planned on doing Xavier this weekend but might have to do Creighton instead.

[PistolPete]

I wouldn't consider Marquette in a bad area at all. Don't get where that comes from.

Should this have been in teal? It it weren't for the University, it would certainly be a bad area. Campus itself and its outlying off campus housing are protected by DPS/MPD, but you don't have travel far in any direction other than east (particularly north and west) to find yourself in a highly undesirable part of town.

[WarriorPA]

Went to Creighton last year and highly recommend it. Absolutely the nicest fans/people I've met. They were so nice it almost made you nervous. Omaha is also all about Creighton which was fun to see. The whole city seemed to love the team and totally embrace them.

[4everwarriors]

Wasn't the Marquette campus one of the nicer parts of downtown 100 years ago? With the mansions and whatnot?

It's the "whatnot" that'll get you every time, aina?

[WarhawkWarrior]

I'll be driving from MKE with my son.  Never been to X before.

[Wade for President]

Wade for President reporting for duty.  This will be my five year old son's fifth road game (Cincy, L'ville, ND, Butler and X), which I think is pretty damn cool.  What's not cool...is that we've lost every game he's attended.

As mentioned earlier, Mt. Adams is a pretty neat part of town.  Good location, easy to access, unique part of the city, great restaurants/bars - highly recommend.