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re: coming from san diego

Posted by rturner92128 on 11/6/12 at 12:39 pm
i should also thank the people that suggested bringing our own toilet paper. that advice right there is gold....

re: coming from san diego

Posted by rturner92128 on 11/6/12 at 12:31 pm
as yall know, we had no idea what to expect when visiting baton rouge for the alabama game. everyone on this board was very helpful in providing insight and i thought i would let yall know how our trip went. almost immediately upon arriving in new orleans i learned how to use "yall". i also learn...

re: coming from san diego

Posted by rturner92128 on 10/23/12 at 8:24 pm
This is the wife. I am absolutely blown away by all the posts. We love the advice...I think I will wear either a Charger's jersey or a SDSU hat. All of you have made this trip all the more exciting. 11 days....

re: coming from san diego

Posted by rturner92128 on 10/19/12 at 4:12 pm
at this point, hotel availability in baton rouge is very scarce. the only rooms available are outside of the area, so we would have to deal with traffic anyways. we are just going to bite the bullet and head south. our clocks will still be on pacific time so it hopefully wont be too rough. we ...

re: coming from san diego

Posted by rturner92128 on 10/19/12 at 2:23 pm
first draft of our itinerary for 11/3: 7:00 leave new orleans (exit la 30) 8:30 arrive in baton rouge. park in lot d (corner of skip bertman and nicholson) or on nicholson drive (la 30) headed south 9:00 - 4:00 walk towards mikes cage while meeting the fine people of louisiana 4:00 go to the h...

re: coming from san diego

Posted by rturner92128 on 10/19/12 at 1:27 pm
[quote]What part of San Diego are you from?[/quote] we live in a community called carmel mountain ranch. 25 miles north of downtown san diego, near poway and rancho bernardo. [quote]Do y'all have hotel reservations near campus Saturday night? Driving back to Nola would be hell.[/quote] we had c...

re: coming from san diego

Posted by rturner92128 on 10/18/12 at 6:46 pm
[quote]If I understand this poster correct, this is his first college game ever. [/quote] this is not my first college football game. have been to plenty of san diego state games. not trying to compare sdsu football to lsu football in any way here. they are on completely different ends of the co...

re: coming from san diego

Posted by rturner92128 on 10/18/12 at 6:02 pm
[quote]Son of a bitch. This is the very definition of "go big or go home" [/quote] credit the wife for bringing up the idea to travel to different college football games. my idea to start it off with alabama/lsu [quote]What colors will you be wearing?[/quote] purple and gold...

re: coming from san diego

Posted by rturner92128 on 10/18/12 at 5:07 pm
how long should i expect my drive from the french quarter to the lsu campus be? maps are telling me 1:45 but i suspect the traffic will change that. if i plan to arrive at 10:00 am saturday, will i typically be able to find parking (free or $40)? is the central campus parking closer to the thi...

re: coming from san diego

Posted by rturner92128 on 10/18/12 at 4:38 pm
our group consists of only myself and my wife. both in our mid-40s (if you see my wife dont tell her i said so). i have heard the experience is legendary, that is the main reason we are coming. i just want to be as logistically prepared as possible and have somewhat of a plan....

coming from san diego

Posted by rturner92128 on 10/18/12 at 4:26 pm
we have tickets to the alabama game 11/3/12 and have never attended a game in baton rouge (or any sec venue for that matter). we leave san diego on friday 11/2/12 and will stay the night in new orleans. everything from saturday morning forward is open and dedicated to lsu football. i am hoping...