Alabama Crimson Tide town on the Black Warrior River, with Bryant-Denny Stadium seating 100,000 and SEC football setting the pace.
Tuscaloosa Alabama home football Saturdays bring 100,000 fans and triple every hotel rate within 50 miles. Move-in week the third week of August also overlaps fall camp, so book mover and U-Haul by June.
Climate: Hot humid summers, mild winters, tornado risk.