A-Game Tailgate at Wake Forest

Game Info
Maryland at Wake Forest
Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009
Kickoff Time/TV Network TBA
BB&T Field (always Groves Stadium to us) (31,500)
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Series: Maryland leads, 42-15-1.

Tickets ($45 each)
Order your tickets through the Maryland ticket office by calling (800) IMA-TERP.

Directions to Tailgate Lot (will be updated as gameday gets closer)
From the Balto/D.C. corridor, take I-95 South through Richmond and exit onto I-85 South towards Durham, N.C., and Atlanta. Continue on I-85 South into North Carolina, and feel free to make obscene gestures to the welcome signs as you cross state lines (provided your passengers are of appropriate age). Stay on I-85 South and then merge onto I-40 West/I-85 South towards Greensboro and Winston-Salem. This road will eventually split. Be sure to stay on I-40 West. Take exit 206 and follow U.S. Route 421 North towards Kernersville and downtown Winston-Salem. Take exit 5C and turn right onto Cherry St., which briefly merges with Marshall St. before becoming University Pkwy. Follow University Pkwy. to a right turn onto Deacon Blvd. You'll immediately see a parking lot on your right, followed by the coliseum, then more parking lots. Use this second group of lots as they are slightly closer to the stadium. Cost is $8 per car. Address info if you need your own directions: Deacon Blvd. and University Pkwy., Winston-Salem, NC 27105.

Raising of the Flags
TBA. Click here for a link to info about tailgating policies at Wake.

Map of Tailgate Lot
Click here for a google.com map of Deacon Blvd. and University Pkwy. in Winston-Salem. To the east of this intersection is Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, and several adjacent parking lots with entrances off Deacon Blvd. The Terrapin Nation is welcome in these lots. The lots are public gameday parking for $8 per car.

Previous Trips to Wake Forest
Team A-Game traveled to Wake in 2001. We parked for free in the Lawrence Joel Coliseum lot, right across Deacon Blvd. from Groves Stadium. Not too many tailgaters there, and no comments from Deacon fans, so the atmosphere was rather bland. The stadium was maybe a little over half-filled for the game, which the Turtles won, 27-20. Winston-Salem has its highlights and lowlights. The biggest dagger may be that it is a good hour or so west of the general Dook-UNC-N.C. State area, but it is still well within driving distance from College Park. This year, with the Deacons coming off the ACC championship, expect a much more energized atmosphere. —PK

Conditions and Forecast
Click here for conditions in Winston-Salem, N.C., courtesy of weather.com.

Official Web Sites
Maryland www.umterps.com
Wake Forest www.wakeforestsports.com

Team Hotel (not confirmed yet but likely)
Hilton Raleigh-Durham Airport at Research Triangle Park
4810 Old Page Road
Durham, NC 27703
(919) 941-6000
www.hilton.com

Bring the Flag