Advice for first time College Football Game - Coming all the way from Cork, Ireland

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  1. irishlad

    irishlad Freshman

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    Not sure if this is most appropriate place to post but - I'm coming over from Ireland with a few college lads for our first college football game & we chose LSU (its gonna be v Vanderbilt in Sept.)
    Any advice on:
    - tailgating
    - food
    - cheap accom
    - tickets
    - best partying etc would be greatly appreciated.

    Heard BR does serious tailgating so can't wait.........

    Thanks in advance!
    :D
     
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  2. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    Re: Advice for first time College Football Game - Coming all the way from Cork, Irela

    GAME DAY INFO:
    If you come four or five hours early you will find plenty of free parking. The north side LSU lots are small and fill up quickly. Avoid parking in the high-crime neighborhood to the north of campus, the better parking is on the south side anyway. If you run late, the big free grass lots off the river road aren't that far from the stadium.

    Try these links for maps and info:

    Getting to the Game: Traffic, Parking, and Tailgating

    LSU Game Day Experience

    Tiger Stadium

    Interactive Stadium Map: See Your view of the Field

    Tiger Stadium Quotes

    We eat good in Baton Rouge. There is some damn good food in this town, especially seafood. Mike Andersons, Phil's Oyster Bar, Drusilla Seafood, and Ralph & Kacoos are the most popular. All will be crowded on game weekends but you can get in with a reasonable wait, they are used to it.

    TJ Ribs is especially good at moving a crowd through on game day and serves fine BBQ. Juban's is kind of upscale but has the finest Creole cuisine in town. Boutin's for Cajun cuisine and music. Good off-campus Bar & Grills abound. The Chimes, Walk-on's, The Pastime, Chelsea's, Georges, Ivars, Sammy's, Fred's, and Brewbachers are all great LSU bars with good food.

    And don't forget 24-hour breakfast at Louie's Cafe, a classic just-off-campus diner with the best omelettes and burgers in town.

    Live music close to campus can be found at the Varsity Theatre, Chelsea's, and The Caterie. Don't forget the two riverboat casino's downtown for more fun and entertainment.

    The Lod Cook Hotel and Conference Center is on campus. No other hotels are within walking distance, but a new one is being built a half mile south of Tiger Stadium. The hotel clusters near campus are the downtown hotels and casinos, the I-10/Acadian exit, the I-10/College exit, and the I-10/Hwy 415 exit across the river in Port Allen.

    Attractions around town include the Old State Capitol (Antebellum), the New State capitol (skyscaper views), the USS Kidd warship on the river, the riverboat casinos, the LSU Rural Life Museum, The river road plantation homes, The Louisiana State Museum in Spanishtown, . . . and New Orleans is only an hour away.

    Game-Day traditions: Go see Mike the Tiger's new habitat, our live Bengal Tiger Mascot. There is usually a Jambalaya stand nearby, try it! The LSU Tiger Band marches down the hill to Tiger Stadium an hour before the kickoff and it is something to see and hear. It will be crowded, but the crowd response is part of the show.

    Tailgaiting is legendary around campus before the game. Nobody, I mean nobody, cooks more or better food than LSU tailgaters.
     
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  3. clair

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    Re: Advice for first time College Football Game - Coming all the way from Cork, Irela

    what Red said about hits it.

    Enjoy your stay!
     
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  4. shaqazoolu

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    Re: Advice for first time College Football Game - Coming all the way from Cork, Irela

    This could either be the best decision you've ever made or the worst. The best for obvious reasons.

    The worst if you ever plan to attend another college football game anywhere else. It won't be anything but a huge letdown in comparison to LSU!!

    :LSU231::miles::LSU231::miles::LSU231:

    I hope you guys have a blast.
     
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  5. saltyone

    saltyone So Mote It Be

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    Re: Advice for first time College Football Game - Coming all the way from Cork, Irela

    You are invited to tailgate with us if you like. We're Team KATT...we have the best location, games, people, music, beer, and PLENTY OF GREAT FOOD!

    We love to host visitors and guarantee you will have a great time. Several of us are part Irish and would love meet you guys. Shoot me a PM for details.
     
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  6. HatcherTiger

    HatcherTiger Freedom Isn't Free

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    Re: Advice for first time College Football Game - Coming all the way from Cork, Irela

    Bring plenty of this along:

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  7. Crip*TEAM KATT

    Crip*TEAM KATT As Wild As We Wanna Be

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    Re: Advice for first time College Football Game - Coming all the way from Cork, Irela

    Im 90% irish hell my family is suppose to still have a castle and land somewhere in Leitrim.
     
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  8. stevescookin

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    Re: Advice for first time College Football Game - Coming all the way from Cork, Irela

    This might be a time to revisit the thread by the Utah fan about New Orleans and the Sugar bowl. I can't use the search function for some reason, but someone may be able to post a link to that thread. Maybe the Utah website about NO may still exist as well.

    Aaaah, what a game, by the way !! Saban just referred to their season ending collapse just today at the SEC media days in Birmingham. :wink:.
     
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  9. lsudolemite

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    Re: Advice for first time College Football Game - Coming all the way from Cork, Irela

    We'll be happy to have you, you won't have any problems finding a good time, I assure you.

    Just out of curiosity, are you familiar with American football in general, or is this going to be your first exposure to the sport?
     
    lsudolemite, Jul 23, 2009
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    Re: Advice for first time College Football Game - Coming all the way from Cork, Irela

    And hashbrowns! Man, I love those.
     
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