I realize there have been several other of these types of posts, so I'll try to not overlap with what's already on the board...

My brother, two of my college friends, and I are coming in from all around the country for the Alabama game and we are fkn PUMPED. We try to hit a marquee game a couple times a year and a LSU-Bama night game at TS has always been on the bucket list. Tickets already in hand (Section 410 - hopefully not too many bama fans around us?), hotel booked, etc.

Two questions:

1. We're staying at a hotel out by I-10/Essen - a little further out than we wanted to be but we booked late. We are in our early 30s and plan to tailgate (read: drink) all day, so driving is out. The Uber/Lyft stories sound horrible - is it really that bad? I know it won't be as much of a hassle getting to campus early in the morning but any tips on where we should walk after the game ends to improve the likelihood of not waiting for hours? I don't really care about the surge prices, we'll split the cost 4 ways so it won't be a total kick in the D.

2. My brother and I grew up in Lexington and... it's nice to have a real football team. I was at Commonwealth for the bluegrass miracle (brutal) and the 3OT win in 07 (it all worked out OK for you guys.) Of course our biggest game of the year (Georgia) is the same day we'll be in BR, prob the 2:30 CBS game. Do a lot of the campus-area tailgates have TVs where we'll be able to share some bourbon in exchange for a seat by the screen? Or will we have to head out to the RV lot or one of the bars? My preference would be to avoid the bars if possible.

Thanks to everyone who has posted recommendations on other threads like this, it has been very helpful. If you see some random UK fans wandering around on gameday, give us a shout. Hope to watch a big win for you guys. Geaux Tigers