re: The biggest dent to the in game atmosphere is the growth of all day on campus tailgating

I have tailgate lid in the same spot since the late 80s. The traffic control and parking pass lots essentially forced fans to start tailgating in the morning. You have to get all of your ice chests, tents, tables and cooking apparatus set up by 100. To do so, you better be on site no later than 10. Big game traffic becomes a cluster by noon or so. Note that my group doesn’t show up until after 100/200, but the cooking crew is all on-site by 10.