CFBtraveler

Hail Pitt!!
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Turn 'em Loose Les! Turn 'em Loose!!!!

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I like it!!!

I've posted here a few times in 2011, but I wanted to return to this thread on The Rant and give my evaluation of the LSU game-day experience. I didn't go on this 30 game trip to rank hospitality nor enthusiasm nor tailgating food nor crowd noise, etc., but its a question that comes up often amongst folks I meet.

For the 2011 College Football Season, I went from Waco to Arlington to College Park to Stillwater to Houston to Starkville to Lexington to Cincinnati to Morgantown to Pittsburgh to Madison to Eugene to Corvallis to San Francisco to San Jose to Fresno to Tucson to El Paso to Miami to Jacksonville to Boston to East Hartford to Atlanta to Clemson to Blacksburg to Raleigh to College Station to Baton Rouge.

The loudest venues of my 2011 travels were, in chronological order:
- Milan Puskar Stadium (63,500) in Morgantown [LSU at West Virginia on Sept. 24]
- Camp Randall Stadium (80,321) in Madison [Nebraska at Wisconsin on Oct. 1]
- Autzen Stadium (56,000) in Eugene [Cal at Oregon on Oct. 6]
- Memorial Stadium (81,500) in Clemson [Wake Forest at Clemson on Nov. 12]
- Kyle Field (82,600) in College Station [Texas at Texas A&M on Nov. 24]

... but really, nothing came close to the noise level at LSU's Tiger Stadium (91,600) last Friday for the Arkansas game (photo below). Particularly during the first 2-3 Arkansas drives in the 1st Quarter and also after the punt return TD inthe 2nd Quarter.

For full disclosure, I'm an LSU alumnus (and rabid fan) but I tried very hard to be fully objective on this trip. It wasn't that hard, though, my ears were ringing only once on the trip... that was last Friday in Baton Rouge!!

Note: in past years, I've been to all of the SEC stadiums, but only three on-campus SEC stadiums this season (MSU, UK, LSU). In my previous experience, the loudest stadiums are LSU, Auburn and Florida.

Another Note: the Georgia-Florida game in Jacksonville was uniquely loud in that, as a neutral-site game, half of the stadium was loud during almost the entire game. It was a tight game too, so it didn't get quiet for anything except time-outs and halftime. Two strong SEC crowds too, so the noise, from a consistency standpoint, was rather impressive.

Thanks for reading!!
JP

P.S. I'll complete the trip on Saturday at the University of Houston, watching Case Keenum and the 12-0 Houston Cougars host Southern Miss in the C-USA CG.

P.S. #2 you can follow me at any of the following online places:
website: www.ThursdayToSaturday.com (I'm pretty far behind, but catching-up)
FaceBook: ThursdayToSaturday
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e-mail: CFBtraveler@gmail.com

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just did tonight what McClendon could never do, he beat the myth and reputation that Bama could not be beaten when the Tide was at their best.

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Well said!!! And all due respect to Coach McClendon, but well said!

Going to the noon Syracuse-UConn game so looking for an LSU pub in Hartford or Bridgeport, Connecticut.

(not quite enough time to make it down to NYC's Legends)

It was pretty insane! I was sitting a few feet from the portal where the ref/streaker was taken out of Arizona Stadium in handcuffs. I have some video of it. Not a pretty sight.

It was such a strange play, the ref blows the play dead. But I couldn't figure out why. Then this dude is ripping off his ref uniform and running around in a bright red thong (I think it was... my brain was caught in a "don't look at it... I can't look away" cycle).

Streaker is tackled nicely by a sherrif (or other cop, but I think a sherrif). Treated rather roughly. But not too bad.

I have no idea how the brawl started but all benches cleared. Presumably, some player took advantage of the distraction and sucker-punched an opponent. Given the score, one could presume that a frustrated UCLA player did the first bad deed, but really, that's 100% speculation.

I'll try to get the video up eventually at: [link=(www.ThursdayToSaturday.com)]ThursdayToSaturday[/link] but I'm gonna hit the sack (long drive to El Paso tomorrow)

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Like the video and really cool idea in general, however I hate the fact that the game you are coming to for LSU is Arkansas. That is always the most down big SEC game, fan wise, on the schedule.

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also is somebody funding this project (a school or network), or are you just an OTBaller living the dream of every CFB fan?

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I'll see you guys in Starkville and Morgantown too.

No one is funding the project, but I have received some incredible generosity from complimentary tickets to places to crash to parking passes to dozens of tailgating invitation. And the three Oklahoma St. fellas helping me with the website and facebook and video editing are an incredible blessing!

on to TCU-Baylor!!





at game in Waco






On to DFW tonight after the game!!

THANK YOU for your service!!! Enjoy the game!

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AbitaFan08 & Rudy40, thanks for the kind words!! I am excited about the trip!

Game 1 is Friday night (TCU at Baylor in Waco)

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with a buddy who lives somewhat near SMU