Nick’s or Yogi’s?

[RossMackey]

Kudos to the Hoosiers on a legendary season…
This ancient Boilermaker hasn’t been to Bloomington since the 1981 Bucket game, and I’m meeting an old friend there this coming weekend whose daughter is an IU sophomore—
Which of these saloons (or is there somewhere else) is the quintessential IU watering hole?

Given the ridiculous evening game time, and the likelihood that my guys will be drawn and quartered, I will need serious thawing out, and emotional recovery.

Thanks in advance—Nothing beats a good college saloon😎🍺

 

[RegionHoosiers]

The Yogi's now in bloomington is not the Yogi's you're probably thinking of. That closed maybe 10 years ago? Not sure on the year. Was my favorite hang out.

 

[zeke4ahs]

Upstairs, across from Nicks has a new extension and it’s nice.

 

[mattndallas]

There's a Purdue pregame at the Atlas Ballroom. Think they do it there every week. The Post-game is legendary.

 

[From the Balcony]

Purdue fan … coming from out of town … shouldn’t we suggest he try Shalooby’s??

 

[Walt542]

Yogi’s is under new ownership and moved to a different place. Not the icon it once was. Skip it. The other suggestions are good as is Nick’s.

 

[RossMackey]

Purdue fan … coming from out of town … shouldn’t we suggest he try Shalooby’s??

Mentally preparing myself for a heathy dose of trash talk- I suppose Purdue has it coming after our nice little string of Bucket wins lately…

I’ll likely be stuck clinging to memories of better days with the likes of Mark Herrmann, Rod Woodson, and Mike Alstott.

Cheers!

 

[From the Balcony]

Mentally preparing myself for a heathy dose of trash talk- I suppose Purdue has it coming after our nice little string of Bucket wins lately…

I’ll likely be stuck clinging to memories of better days with the likes of Mark Herrmann, Rod Woodson, and Mike Alstott.

Cheers!

Since you didn't mention Bob Griese, you're not as ancient as most of us Hoosier fans on here!

 

[RossMackey]

Since you didn't mention Bob Griese, you're not as ancient as most of us Hoosier fans on here!

My disdain for IU was hatched in 1980, when as a freshman screaming just beyond Ross-Ade’s north end zone , I was exhilarated to see Mike Marks lay out to knock away a sure two-point conversion pass from Tim Clifford…..

I believe that game was the largest- ever crowd at R-A, and for at least a decade (before the Colts came to Indy, and before the domers expanded their stadium) it was the largest crowd ever to witness a football game in the state of Indiana…

IU fought their azzes off that day against a superior foe; I’m clinging to the hope that the Fightin’ Walterses display some semblance of that on Saturday night.

 

[Victorbmyboy]

If you go to nicks get there early.

 

[RossMackey]

If you go to nicks get there early.

Oh boy….. you mean I should carve out MORE time to spend in a saloon??

A damn tough ask, but I guess I should comply😉

 

[Victorbmyboy]

Oh boy….. you mean I should carve out MORE time to spend in a saloon??

A damn tough ask, but I guess I should comply😉

How many you got with you?

 

[RossMackey]

How many you got with you?

Coming out solo from DC on Friday, and hooking up with my buddy, who is coming down after spending Thanksgiving in Souse Bend…

 

[Victorbmyboy]

Coming out solo from DC on Friday, and hooking up with my buddy, who is coming down after spending Thanksgiving in Souse Bend…

Should be easier to get a spot.

 

[HoosierJimbo89]

Kudos to the Hoosiers on a legendary season…
This ancient Boilermaker hasn’t been to Bloomington since the 1981 Bucket game, and I’m meeting an old friend there this coming weekend whose daughter is an IU sophomore—
Which of these saloons (or is there somewhere else) is the quintessential IU watering hole?

Given the ridiculous evening game time, and the likelihood that my guys will be drawn and quartered, I will need serious thawing out, and emotional recovery.

Thanks in advance—Nothing beats a good college saloon😎🍺

Yogi's on 10th St. just south of the stadium is my recommendation: pretty convenient to grab a bite to or from the game. The original location is the best.

 

[kurt cloverdales]

Oh boy….. you mean I should carve out MORE time to spend in a saloon??

A damn tough ask, but I guess I should comply😉

last time I heard a bar called a saloon was watching a black and white western, I guess my best advice for you would be avoiding a poker game with lucy. and be wary of bottles of whiskey on the bar someone generally ends up getting hit over the head with them.

 

[13thman]

My disdain for IU was hatched in 1980, when as a freshman screaming just beyond Ross-Ade’s north end zone , I was exhilarated to see Mike Marks lay out to knock away a sure two-point conversion pass from Tim Clifford…..

I believe that game was the largest- ever crowd at R-A, and for at least a decade (before the Colts came to Indy, and before the domers expanded their stadium) it was the largest crowd ever to witness a football game in the state of Indiana…

IU fought their azzes off that day against a superior foe; I’m clinging to the hope that the Fightin’ Walterses display some semblance of that on Saturday night.

Best Bucket Game I ever saw in person. Lonnie Johnson was nails.