re: Tigers vs Sam Houston

That's a cool guide with lots of specifics, thanks! I already got us two tickets for $25 each on the upper deck. Maybe I'll be able to trade them for the lower deck with some foreign charm ;)

I probably have two tickets you can have in the south endzone lower bowl.

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I probably have two tickets you can have in the south endzone lower bowl.

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That sounds like a sweet deal, which section?
Tiger fans are so friendly

Section 405.

I should be able to just give you the two. Happy to help out...

they will be regular tickets. give me your email and will be glad to coordinate getting you tickets when I get them.

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I took my buddy from Holland to a game once and he was amazed.
The Dutch can party, but he said "Tiger fans are professionals!"

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I plan to take a French co-worker to a game this fall as well. He's all about soaking up and doing as the locals do for his couple of years that he plans to live/work here. As it should be, if I were an ex-pat I'd be doing my best to be exposed to the local culture.

Hope you enjoy your trip here

1. If you can, make sure you come up to Baton Rouge the night before and stay near campus within walking distance of the stadium (maybe the hotel on nicholson or the Lod Cook Hotel on Sorority Rowe). Traffic will be nuts on game day. It could take anywhere from one hour to 5 hours to get from New Orleans to BR depending on traffic. Going the night before and finding a hotel room will make all of that much easier, or just sleep in your car.

Don't buy tickets ahead of time. You should have no trouble finding tickets for next to nothing outside of the stadium before the game.

Wear purple and gold.

Be nice to people and say that you're visiting from out of the country, they will likely invite you to their tailgate, provide you with alcohol, and feed you. It's a great way to make friends.

DO visit the Tiger Cage
DO watch the band come down the hill (both of those can be done at practically the same time)
DO hang out on the Indian Mounds and release your inner child by rolling down them.
DO visit the Parade Grounds and laugh at 18 year olds getting written up for MIPs (Minors in possession of Alcohol) by undercover cops.
DO make it in the stadium at least 30 minutes before kickoff to watch the band play pregame.

Even though Sam Houston is a "rent-a-win" as they say (an actual game against a very weak opponent), there will still be north of 100,000 people on campus on account of the game being the home opener, though far less will be in the stadium. Since it's a night game, there really isn't a bad place to sit. I would rank tickets as follows: West lower>West Upper>East Lower>North>South lower>East Upper>South Upper. Suites>club>reserved

It shouldn't be difficult at all to find two reserved tickets before the game at way under face value, someone may even give them to you for free before the game starts.