The Sooner Sendoff
Boomer Sooner Meets The Swamp
The Experience
Oklahoma to Gainesville is not a casual road trip. Most Sooner fans coming east for this one are flying into Jacksonville, picking up a car, and hoping the rest sorts itself out. This weekend is what happens when you decide it should already be sorted.
We host a full buyout of the ranch house — sleeps twelve, 246 acres, 1.2 miles of private St. Marys River frontage — about forty minutes from JAX and seventy-five from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Crimson-and-cream welcome, deep quiet, and the kind of November weather that you’ll keep talking about on the flight home. Pasture mornings, soft afternoons, big skies at dusk.
The kitchen is stocked when you arrive. Chef-prepared options from our local culinary partners — Cinotti’s Bakery & Deli, The Farmery (Lowcountry Gullah Geechee farm-to-table), and Chef’s Garden Catering — are waiting in the fridge for you to choose from. You pick the dinner you want for Friday night and the breakfasts you want for Saturday and Sunday, warm them in the oven on your own schedule, and eat when you’re ready. No service window, no kitchen full of staff, no cooking. Gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegetarian selections are part of the spread.
Saturday is yours: a hearty heat-and-serve breakfast on your clock, then off to the stadium. November in North Florida is prime fire-pit weather, so back at the ranch a late-night snack waits on the porch and the fire takes care of the rest. Sunday is one more breakfast from the kitchen and an unhurried checkout — perfect before the drive (or flight) back to Norman.
Transportation to and from the stadium is not included in the base package — most groups bring their own. We offer a round-trip luxury shuttle with driver as an optional add-on (see below) if you’d rather not deal with parking, traffic, or designating a driver. Jacksonville International (JAX) is about a forty-minute drive from the ranch; airport transfers aren’t included but can be arranged on request. Game tickets are not included and can be sourced for you for a service fee.
- Entire ranch house, two nights (Fri & Sat) — sleeps up to 12
- Friday afternoon arrival and welcome
- Stocked kitchen with chef-prepared farm-to-table dinner options (Fri), heat-and-serve
- Stocked kitchen with chef-prepared breakfast options for Saturday and Sunday, heat-and-serve
- Saturday late-night snack at the ranch
- Gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegetarian selections in the spread
- Run of 246 acres: river frontage, fire pit, porches, trails
- Your own transport to and from the stadium (or add our luxury shuttle below)
- Game tickets (we can source for an added fee)
- Crimson and cream
- Layers for cool November mornings on the porch
- Anything you’d normally bring to a tailgate
- Visiting Sooner fans flying in for a marquee Saturday
- Out-of-town Gators who circled this date on the schedule
- Family or alumni weekends
- Client entertaining and corporate Saturdays
- Group of friends or two-to-four couples
Chef-prepared meals cooked on site
CustomTrade the stocked, heat-and-serve kitchen for a private chef who builds a custom menu around your group and cooks every meal on site — Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast and game-day fuel, late-night spread after the game, and Sunday brunch. Wine pairings, dietary accommodations, and service style all built to your weekend. Priced to the menu and the headcount.
Round-trip luxury shuttle to Ben Hill Griffin
$2,000Private luxury shuttle and driver from the ranch to the stadium Saturday morning and back to the ranch after the game. No parking, no traffic, no designated driver — just climb aboard, save your legs for the fourth quarter, and let someone else handle the drive home.
We'll respond within 24 hours with available dates and reserve your weekend with a deposit.
This experience can be added to any wedding weekend, retreat, or corporate offsite at River & Roots. Ask about bundle pricing.
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