Quite The Juxtaposition

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

1. Super Bowl (A lot of people I know have been to them and said they are pretty bland since most of the people there don't have much of a rooting interest. If the Packers were in and the seats were reasonable? Sure.)

2. NCAA basketball National Championship (Only if Marquette is there and the seats are decent.)

3. Indy 500 (Been offered...not interested)

4. Kentucky Derby (Ditto to Indy)

5. Tour de France (Sounds fun, but wouldn't be a destination)

6. Wimbledon (No thanks.)

7. Worlds Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party (I would much rather be at a big SEC night game on campus.)

8. World Series Game (If the Brewers are in sure. I was around Wrigley when the Cubs made the series and that was fun.)

What else?

Unless I have a rooting interest, I am not really into going into sporting events just to say I have been there.

[BCHoopster]

If you never been there, Wimbleton,
Its really a fun time in a classic iconic venue. Your really right on top of the players, no bad seats

[lawdog77]

1. Super Bowl (A lot of people I know have been to them and said they are pretty bland since most of the people there don't have much of a rooting interest. If the Packers were in and the seats were reasonable? Sure.)

2. NCAA basketball National Championship (Only if Marquette is there and the seats are decent.)

3. Indy 500 (Been offered...not interested)

4. Kentucky Derby (Ditto to Indy)

5. Tour de France (Sounds fun, but wouldn't be a destination)

6. Wimbledon (No thanks.)

7. Worlds Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party (I would much rather be at a big SEC night game on campus.)

8. World Series Game (If the Brewers are in sure. I was around Wrigley when the Cubs made the series and that was fun.)

What else?

Unless I have a rooting interest, I am not really into going into sporting events just to say I have been there.

But seriously, to each his own.
The SuperBowl, I was lucky to be in a suite to watch Colts/Saints. I have some Chicoesque stories fabout the celebrities I saw.
Have standing suite tickets for the 500, I would not want to be in genpop
Was at the Derby in the infield in my twenties, a must see in my opinion for the youngsters

You're telling me, if Marquette was in the Final game, you would only go if the seats were decent? I call  BS on that.

[Its DJOver]

There's a ton of historic rivalries that I wouldn't mind seeing as a neutral. Duke UNC, Mich OSt, Iron Bowl, El Classico, Der Klassiker, Red Sox Yankees, New Zealand South Africa Rugby etc. 

As far as "Events", don't think there's anything close to a World Cup Final. US Open sounds fun, and any European Cup final would also be pretty cool to experience in person.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

You're telling me, if Marquette was in the Final game, you would only go if the seats were decent? I call  BS on that.

Oh no doubt on that. I'm not going if I have to sit in the corner of the upper deck of a football stadium somewhere.

[Uncle Rico]

Been to every event listed.  Many good choices

[MurphysTillClose]

Would recommend getting to a North London derby (or any derby) if you can. Unbelievable experience.

[Jay Bee]

MU in another national championship or Vikings Super Bowl would be amazing.

But favorite so far — and will be tough to beat - was game 7 of the 87 World Series.

[tower912]

I am sure that was awesome.

[wadesworld]

Game 6 of the 2021 NBA Finals was by far the best event I've ever been to.

The 2003 national championship game was awesome, even after still hurting from Kansas smoking us and sitting in the nosebleeds of a football stadium.

A World Series game would be amazing. Game 6 of the 2018 NLCS was awesome, as was T Plush tickling it up the middle. MLB playoff games are awesome.

Stanley Cup clincher would be amazing, and I'm not even a hockey fan. Those atmospheres look incredible.

[Lennys Tap]

TV does such a good job that unless I have a rooting interest or the event is part of a larger trip (Wimbledon, Tour de France, World Cup) I have little interest.

1. By a mile - another NCAA championship game for Marquette - it's been 47 years!
2. White Sox World Series game
3. Not much

My brother and his wife went to Wimbledon this year and LOVED it. They'd been to several US and French Opens and thought this trip was the best. I'm not much of a tennis fan, though.

[Viper]

I had a chance to see USC at ND a few yrs ago. Regret not going, although SC lost. (I'm a USC football guy) But, enjoy the rivalry. It's a beautiful hate between them. Iron Bowl is a good one too.
HOWEVER...Road America Indycar weekend. My summer tradition. Stand 10' off the track w/cars at full song out of turn 11 at 190? Yes please...and give me more!
(love the Indy500 too)

[lawdog77]

Oh no doubt on that. I'm not going if I have to sit in the corner of the upper deck of a football stadium somewhere.

Would you go to the town it is in and enjoy pre-game, then watch it in a bar, or would you just stay at home?

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Would you go to the town it is in and enjoy pre-game, then watch it in a bar, or would you just stay at home?

I'd probably just stay home.

[Shooter McGavin]

TV does such a good job that unless I have a rooting interest or the event is part of a larger trip (Wimbledon, Tour de France, World Cup) I have little interest.

1. By a mile - another NCAA championship game for Marquette - it's been 47 years!
2. White Sox World Series game
3. Not much

My brother and his wife went to Wimbledon this year and LOVED it. They'd been to several US and French Opens and thought this trip was the best. I'm not much of a tennis fan, though.

I like your list Lenny.  Short but identical to my top two.  Been to many others people have listed (derby, 500, big college football games, major golf). Really want those two to come around again. Especially before the Sox move to Nashville.

[MU82]

If you are a golf fan and haven't been to the Masters, you should find a way to go. Even a practice round is worth going to, just to walk the course. Walking Augusta National is on my VERY short list of experiences that I expected to be great but ended up being much better than I expected.

Otherwise, obviously lots of individual preferences on lists folks presented - which was the whole idea of lawdog's question.

One of my favorite things about sports is that one never knows when a "regular" event is going to turn out to be a "I was there!" event.

For example, I obviously had no idea that Mark Buehrle was going to pitch a perfect game when I went to Whatever Sox Park Was Called that day in July 2009. To have that unfold in front of us, capped by one of the most sensational catches anybody has ever seen, made it an event those of us who were there will always remember.

In retirement, the sporting events I've attended more of have been Marquette games, including road games and tournament games. It's been especially fun to meet up on the road with my MU buddies. I've loved it, and plan to do more.

Personally, I'd take any regular-season Marquette game over any quality Big East rival over any of the big sporting events folks have listed ... especially if you could promise me that our heroes would win!

[tower912]

Spring break 2019, staying with my daughter halfway between Baltimore and DC.  On Sunday, we took the metro in and are watching the pandas cavort at the national zoo when my buddy calls.   We were supposed to meet him for dinner to watch the MSU-Duke elite 8 game.   He is sick.   Well, crud.     Waitaminute......
   That game was being played in DC right above a metro station.   Stubhub checked, 4 nosebleed seats procured.   Izzo vs K.  Zion's last game in college.   Amazing atmosphere.   The place wasn't quite full, but full enough.   I learned Duke fans thought K couldn't coach and that 9 fouls called against Duke in an entire game was proof the refs were out to get them.  My 12 year old learned all kinds of new words and combinations.
   A great experience, due to spontaneity, doing it with my family, and the quality of the game.    Go to a football stadium to watch a game from an upper corner?  Nah.  Did that 40+ years ago for the Pistons at the Silverdome.   There is such a thing as too far away from the action.
    Masters would be fun.  I will have to settle for Oakmont.

[Uncle Rico]

Spring break 2019, staying with my daughter halfway between Baltimore and DC.  On Sunday, we took the metro in and are watching the pandas cavort at the national zoo when my buddy calls.   We were supposed to meet him for dinner to watch the MSU-Duke elite 8 game.   He is sick.   Well, crud.     Waitaminute......
   That game was being played in DC right above a metro station.   Stubhub checked, 4 nosebleed seats procured.   Izzo vs K.  Zion's last game in college.   Amazing atmosphere.   The place wasn't quite full, but full enough.   I learned Duke fans thought K couldn't coach and that 9 fouls called against Duke in an entire game was proof the refs were out to get them.  My 12 year old learned all kinds of new words and combinations.
   A great experience, due to spontaneity, doing it with my family, and the quality of the game.    Go to a football stadium to watch a game from an upper corner?  Nah.  Did that 40+ years ago for the Pistons at the Silverdome.   There is such a thing as too far away from the action.
    Masters would be fun.  I will have to settle for Oakmont.

Don't do the Masters unless you're in the corporate suite with Herm

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Don't do the Masters unless you're in the corporate suite with Herm

Really? I heard it just name drops the whole time and keeps updating everyone on obscure reserves on the Celtics bench.

[MDMU04]

My sports bucket list includes, in no order:

- The Masters (any day, practice rounds included, don't care. Still heartbroken every July when the raffle rejection email comes out)
- Third Saturday in October or Iron Bowl in Tuscaloosa
- Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway
- Kentucky Derby in the Grandstands
- Cubs World Series game
- F4/NC MU game
- Going to a baseball game in all 30 MLB ballparks

An aside, I cannot recommend a day ballgame at PNC Park in Pittsburgh more highly. It's really an absolute gem of a ballpark, might be the best I've been to.

[MUbiz]

Don't do the Masters unless you're in the corporate suite with Herm

I agree with this analysis.

[Its DJOver]

Don't do the Masters unless you're in the corporate suite with Herm

Any chance we can get an excellent preview of what it's like? But make sure any article is at least 6 weeks old and already posted, preferably on the same thread.

[MDMU04]

Go to a football stadium to watch a game from an upper corner?  Nah.  Did that 40+ years ago for the Pistons at the Silverdome.   There is such a thing as too far away from the action.

I couldn't agree with this more. Unless there's an unforgettable atmosphere at the game, or the game is something that you would never want to miss out on being there in person, anything played in a football stadium is far superior on TV.

[MUbiz]

When I attended MU, a bunch of us who had Friday's off during college football season would pick a Big10 or SEC stadium and road trip to it for a Saturday game. We made it as far as Tallahassee and Gainesville. We ended up averaging 7 games a year throughout college. Great times looking back on it.

[Uncle Rico]

When I attended MU, a bunch of us who had Friday's off during college football season would pick a Big10 or SEC stadium and road trip to it for a Saturday game. We made it as far as Tallahassee and Gainesville. We ended up averaging 7 games a year throughout college. Great times looking back on it.

Upon retirement, I'm spending a fall transversing SEC stadiums