re: **Official** Your One Stop LSU Guide To Houston (Free Uber & Lyft Codes)

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No offense, but I do have to disagree with you here. Staying in the vicinity of the stadium is fine and convenient if all you want to do is go to the game or start tailgating at 3PM. However, if you want to truly enjoy Houston, downtown is a much MUCH better place to be.

The metro train has definitely encountered more people than will be present this weekend. Each year the Houston rodeo brings in millions of visitors and the concerts each night not only pack NRG to the brim, but they also have games, exhibits, cattle auctions, and the entire convention center packed with another 10-30 thousand people EVERY SINGLE NIGHT. These folks all park along the metro between the stadium and downtown lots and ride the same lines into the events.

The Metro counts the number of trains it takes to get people to the stadium, and adjusts departure schedules to be able to handle the large crowds.

I am not here to tell you you are wrong, I just want to let you know that the stadium is in the middle of residential, commercial, and industrial surroundings. It is a beautiful stadium and great for games, but you will not have NEAR the experience you would have downtown.

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I've worked the Rodeo for years and have ridden the rail to Texans games and the rodeo on the busiest of nights. It will get you there. It'll be packed tighter than sardines and can take up to an hour to get from downtown to the stadium. There will be security at the gate exiting the Metro and again to enter the stadium. It will be the first big game of the season and the Texans are enforcing NFL security rules for the LSU vs Wisconsin game. The point I'm making is that the Metro is awesome if drinking all day is your goal! Just plan ahead! Plan to be exiting the Metro at about 6:30 to be in line at 7:00 to make kick off. Getting back to downtown.....That's another story.