re: Death Valley has died

LSU fans leave the stadium like no other. Just watch the games on television and see. No other fan base is as bad.

Baton Rouge clearly has much more to offer than Athens, Columbus, State College, Eugene, etc. Check out Penn State this weekend, regardless of the score. Then check out Tiger Stadium.

Stop with the tailgating crap. That's over when the game starts. If the stadium is full at the start, tailgating isn't a factor. Don't run your 6-yr-olds through 8 hours of tailgating and complain they're too tired to stay for the game.

Out of 365 days, you have to plan for 7. If you can't handle that, that's on you. "The traffic is bad, my kids are tired, it's too hot, it's too late, I have to work, the concessions are bad."

You knew all that when you bought the tickets. Leave the kids at home or don't drag them out all day for your amusement. Take the next day as vacation at work. Home at 4:00? Baton Rouge has hotels.

As a kid, I remember lots of times driving 4 hours to the game in the morning, driving 4 hours home after a night game. Then again, my parents didn't place a priority on partying all day. We went for LSU football. Not many do these days.