We're staying in Grenada as well. It's the closest room I could find to Oxford when I booked back in August. I stayed in the same hotel that I'm staying at for Ole Miss when I went to the Mississippi State game. I was a little skeptical of the area at first, but that soon subsided. It's a safe little town right off the interstate. It's only 62 miles from Oxford and about 84 miles from Starkville. The Starkvegas drive wasn't bad at all, so I don't imagine the Oxford haul from Grenada will be bad, either...
I recomend Tunica. It's a nice drive up form Baton Rouge. Plus it has lots of great restaurants, golf courses, and CASINOS!!!
I think I'll stick with that Econolodge...a few LSUers on TD mentioned it and we've got a big dude coming with us.
I have a place, called the Dew Drop Inn, that rents shanties but only by the hour. It's your choice whether we send you some COMPANY or not.