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The website hasn’t been updated in months now, which is sad

unclebuck504 - you're my people. I'll definitely be doing lap king cake(s) for the family and coworkers. Patton's hot is a good idea and thank you for reminding me about Steen's.

I'll have the option for a second suitcase too... may have to think about this.

I'll be down in New Orleans at the end of the month for work. I live in the midwest so there's tons of stuff for sale in any regular Nola grocery that I otherwise can't get. My hotel has a freezer I can store things overnight, so I can stock up and things will be fine for the plane ride home.

I already know I'll be grabbing Best Stop boudin and tasso, a few pounds of LA crawfish, and pickled pork. After that, it's a bit of a crapshoot. What else should I grab from the aisles or freezer section? Seasonings, dressings, local products doing retail are the priorities.

Most likely I'll hit that CBD Rouses, but if there's better offerings at the Rouses on Tchoup or Breaux Mart, I'll happily swing up. My goal is to have my luggage at 49.9 lbs when I check back in.

I've done Sitka Salmon Shares for several years now. It's very high quality product. The only downside is that they really fish, so you're at the whim of the season. Last year was a ton of sablefish and not nearly as much salmon as in the past. We still got a decent amount of king, plenty of halibut, a month of dungeness, spot prawns, and awesome pacific cod. If you have the $ and a drop freezer it's worth it.

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Swift & Sons, Bavette's, Maple & Ash.

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I'd have no problem with anyone picking any of these three. I've had some consistency issues at Swift & Sons. Maple & Ash is a little too clubby for me. Bavettes has the best balance of food and atmosphere imo. I wouldn't be mad going to any of them though.

Fans flying across the country at great expense - especially when your team has been mediocre for a while at best - are going to see things on the sunny side.

We *do* have a chance, but it's a puncher's chance. We aren't bereft of talent in all positions, but to win against a team like LSU on the road at night? We'll need big plays, turnovers, people to play at a level we haven't seen before, maybe even injuries. In short we'll need to catch breaks. If we played this game 20 times I'd say we win 1 or 2. That's still a chance.

If they showed a slip betting $1000 on UW to win straight up, then you can say they're insane.

Oh, and the plural is 'huskies' but the singular is 'husky'. You talked to Husky fans today.

So LSU will win but there's a chance it won't be a blowout? Don't go too far out on a limb there.

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Loudest stadium? Your fans dont yell when ur on offense. Why would that matter if ur stadoum is loud?Try playing in the swamp or in bryant denny or jordan hair or neyland. Yeah thats what i thought.

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All I'm saying is that fans yelling at an opposing team is not a strictly SEC phenomenon.

And "Jordan Hair"? Really? Winning helps everything but I've never heard of it being a particularly loud joint. Do they attach noisemakers to their pom-poms now?

We have actually always had the loudest stadium in our conference. But the man's point (that we're aware it's going to be a loud, wild, hostile environment, so get ready to use hand signals all night) is still fair. Interpret it as an insult if you need to, but do you really think when he said they 'know what Tiger Stadium is all about' that they meant that in a bad way?

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As long as you don't come looking for trouble

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I'd be really surprised if any of our fans come with that kind of mindset. Our home game have knuckleheads like any fanbase, but we have a pretty good traveling reputation, especially for non-conference games like this. I'm looking for cold beer, hot food, and fun conversation about a mutual disgust for Alabama and Oregon. Shouldn't be too hard to come by.