re: Advice for my 2 girls first game

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Don't forget to fix them up some piss balloons.

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Do this for YOUR daughters IF you are able to reproduce.
God help your children if you have active swimmers.
You are a TPOS.

When I bring my little ones, I park (for free) behind Parker Coliseum off Stadium Drive and walk to the stadium. We always get invited to stop by a few tailgates on the way. Definitely see Mike and the players march to the stadium, and the band, too. Generally that's a good area to hang out with kids; there will be lots and lots of kids playing on the hill in front of the mass comm building.

Especially for non-conference games, I go without tickets in hand. As often as not I've picked up free tickets, other times, grabbed em for $10 a pop.

Have fun!

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The girls are 10 and 8 and they are very excited.

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Things to see way before game;

Students and fans at Parade Grounds.
Maybe the RV world around Touchdown village
Some kid activities at the PMAC
Mike the Tiger Cage - get there early if they are taking him in the stadium he may not be there closer to game time.
Drum Corps warm ups at amphitheater (someone else mentioned this in prior post)

Pregame countdown:
2:45 before kickoff - Tiger Walk down Victory Hill
20 min later - TGBFTL march down Victory Hill to the PMAC.
30-40 min before kickoff get to your seats for and get kids concessions. watch final warmups. Somewhere in here Mike VI will be paraded around the field. Note that prior to his parade his trailer is parked in the walkway to the visitor's dressing room for max effect.
15:00 before kickoff (voted best pregame in CFB)TGBFTL marches on to field.
3:00 to kickoff The Tigers come out the dressing room

0:00 KO! You are on your own now!

whichever game you go to if you look on LSUSports.net they will publish the pregame countdown with a lot more detail than I listed and probably more accurate.

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Especially for non-conference games, I go without tickets in hand. As often as not I've picked up free tickets, other times, grabbed em for $10 a pop.

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So where around the stadium do u stumble up free or cheap tickets? And I really appreciate all the great info!

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So where around the stadium do u stumble up free or cheap tickets?

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I've usually grabbed them a little further from the stadium from tailgaters around campus. Twice last season, in response to a friendly "hello", I was asked if I had good seats. I said I had no seats, and walked away with lower-bowl tickets both times (Auburn & Texas A&M--bad weather games).

Monitoring the ticket exchange on this site on gameday is also a good strategy that's led to free or cheap tickets in the past. Otherwise, around the PMAC side and some of the larger tailgating zones you will usually meet someone with an extra ticket or two. Dress your two daughters in head-to-toe purple and gold and you'll meet lots of new friends, some of whom will have spare tickets or know someone who does.

Good luck, Geaux Tigers!

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what to do before

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Buy some overpriced merchandise at the Tiger Gift Shop...if nothing else, during hot days they have AC