Hey, we can get along with anybody. Just make sure any recommendations have a good chance to have the games on, lol.
There is a sports bar near Madeira Beach that I have gone to in the past to watch Purdue games when down there and they have always accommodated. There is a Hooters there at John's Pass that has multiple games on usually as well.
Which bar is in Madeira Beach that you mentioned? That is where we will be staying. Right next to John’s Pass. Hooters will work if nothing local is available, but I prefer local joints.
Funny you say that. I basically had that same feeling, that is why I added Big Ten. However, I have run into one Purdue bar and it was in Seoul, South Korea. I travel there on business occasionally and ran across this place that had a Purdue flag out front. Of course I had to go inside and check it out. The owners son went to Purdue and now (or at least then) he worked for Samsung. I watched the replay of a couple games there, and watched a Bball game live once one morning. It was Purdue against Tennessee in the Paradise Jam I believe. It was the game Kramer knocked the ball away from a Tennessee player while sliding on the floor. Anyway you never know where you might find an alum.
In Louisville, there is Purdue-alum-owned grill pub: The Manhattan Project, that hosts watch parties for Purdue FB and MBB games. The local Alumni Club (Purdue Falls Cities) sponsors the gatherings, it is great fun and soooo nice to be with dozens of fellow alums in an area full of UofL, UK, and IU folks.
The bar I mentioned is just down from Madeira Beach...10 minutes, if that...it is where I have watched Purdue games in the past. It is definitely local.
Thanks a bunch! At least we know we will have somewhere close to go. I'll try checking some of those places out earlier in the week.
I think that's a great idea to have a list of sorts, of Purdue friendly spots. I'll report back how the place was that we pick for these games. I also travel quite a bit for work, so I will keep an eye out for places. Does a mod have to start and pin that thread?
Yeah, there’s also the Daiquiri Shak in Madeira Beach. I own a condo right across the street on the beach. My condo doesn’t have Big Ten Network, so I’m always able to watch my Boilers there.
I have not been there and did not therefore realize that they televise sports and what not, but you would know obviously given the circumstances...good to know that there is another option right there on/across from the beach.
