re: I don't care for Mardi Gras anymore.

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because I got tied of it taking 5 hours to get home after the game. When I lived in Baton Rouge it wasn't an issue.

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Big reason why we got rid of them as well. I live in BR, but the neighborhood I live in gets screwed from contraflow, so I sit in stopped traffic for a solid hour or more just to get home 2 miles from LSU.

We would occasionally go out after the game to wait out traffic, but going to a packed bar and not really being able to drink out of fear of DUI sucked too.

Our interest in watching games has coincidentally waned anyway, but it's pretty damn nice to watch from the comfort of your living room with your own bathroom and better food.

Once you do the math on ticket prices and realize what you could be doing with your Saturdays, and still get home in time to catch the game, it just wasn't worth it. You can have a fun day doing other stuff, sit down for a nice early dinner at Ruth's, and be home for 7pm to watch in your pajamas.. all for less than those 4 tickets/TAF/beer/stadium food were per game.