CocoThePapaya

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I was in that number last night. Wrigleyville was flooded with purple & gold. It was funny watching the bartenders try to figure it out why all the LSU fans. I must have been asked 1,000 times on Michigan Ave & Wrigley "why all the LSU fans?"
Total takeover.

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"We're in town for the Tiger game."
"Oh, LSU's playing at Soldier Field, that's really cool, well good -"
"Nope. Lambeau."

You can't buy anything at liquor stores after 9. Latest last call will be around 1:30, with the lights coming on & the shotgun reloading at 2 AM at the latest.

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Get into Madison tomorrow then driving to Appleton. Staying at the Radisson downtown, lots to do near there.

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You'll most likely be driving on 26 through Rosendale. It's known for being a speed trap, so watch yourself.

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Road construction between Milwaukee and Green Bay

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Wisconsin has 2 seasons, winter and construction.

Wisconsin overall is pretty relaxed about drinking laws. Bars can actually server someone 18+ if they're parent is there with no issues, but that's establishment-dependent. . If the first place you go to doesn't allow someone underaged to buy cheese curds and soda, that was bad luck. Just let someone else take your business. Past 9 PM getting into a new place might be a different story, but they likely wouldn't kick someone out that's already there.

Wisconsin players will have an advantage having repped against this defensive style for a few years now, so the players can recognize some things easier.
LSU coaches will have better player scouting reports from Aranda, but Chryst has been calling offenses for so long at Wisconsin, Pitt, and now Wisconsin there might not be much Aranda could bring over schematic-wise that LSU didn't know.

The big plus in LSU's favor is that any Tiger corner could probably have started (on a pure talent basis) over anybody Wisconsin's had at that spot in the last 3 years. The ability to use corners as weapons, comfortably relying on single coverage against a mediocre receiving corp and possibly blitzing is the big key on that side of the ball. If LSU can sit 8 in the box regularly, Wisconsin won't move the ball.

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It doesn't look like LSU will have many fans in the end zones, so any LSU player doing the Lambeau Leap will be jumping into Wisconsin fans.

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I think LSU students and band are the first rows in the north end zone, Wisconsin's the entire south end zone.

I'd imagine there will be plenty of post-game pictures of the winning team leaping into the stands.

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My friend who brought here (doubt he is the first person to ever do this though) calls it the Foamosa. Orange juice and Miller High Life (The champagne of beers). At first it sounded gross but if you get the combination right it's actually delicious.

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Try adding a bit of amaretto too, it's called a Wisconsin Lunchbox then. Since the measurements are pretty forgiving, you can do pitchers of them nicely.

Lambeau Field itself is near the top of bucket-list destination for sports fans, in the same way that Wrigley, Fenway, or Madison Square Garden are. It's more than just going to see a game, it's a pilgrimage of sorts, even if you're not a fan of either team playing. (But if you are oh baby!) More importantly, it's the only NFL stadium that could pass for a colllegiate atmosphere - owned by the fans, surrounded by bars, houses, and open parking lots instead of prime real estate, and bench seating in a bowl that have views better than the suites. Throw in the two founding members of the longest-running college conferences that are seperated-at-birth drinkin' buddies, and it'll be a hell of a time.

And all that's before the coin toss!