TigerBandMan

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Did I just read where you said the band is paid?

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If i remember correctly, it is not necessarily payment, it is a stipend for members due to the fact they give up their entire weekends and free time and cannot easily hold jobs. It isn't much money either from what i understand.

Here are mine from the thread on the rant.

Who stole our crab legs? #HEISTMAN

At least ND had a pulse when Jameis went in #JameisTheRapist

This time it is Bo's turn to get on his knees #BoBleauxs (With the picture of LSU kneeling to burn out the clock)

Okay, need to update my previous submission:

Who stole our crab legs? #HEISTMAN

At least ND had a pulse when Jameis went in #JameisTheRapist

This time it is Bo's turn to get on his knees #BoBleauxs (With the picture of LSU kneeling to burn out the clock)

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If I'm staying by the Galleria (no i didn't book it, someone else did), what about cabbing it to the Wheeler station and taking the metro down to the stadium?

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If you are just going to the game, might as well cab it straight there. About the same time/cost. If you want to go out, cab it to wheeler and then train it north to downtown and midtown or south to the stadium.

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Just fyi for anybody that maybe doesn't have a room yet. A couple of days ago I used Priceline name your own bid. I bid $180 for a 4 star hotel downtown and got the Hilton. The listed rate on their website was $209.

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Good advice, and that is a great hotel! There is a mexican restaurant in it that is great and it is a short distance to the downtown bars and midtown

They are now part of NRG group

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Also coming from Galleria area...no parking pass....any suggestions appreciated...

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You have a few options and I think it depends on what you want to do prior to and after the game.

If you are looking to go out to the bars before the game in either Midtown or Downtown, drive over to midtown/downtown and park, then take the Red Line on the train to NRG and back and avoid driving to the stadium.

If you are looking to go tailgate you have 3 options.

1) Drive - You will have to pay an arm and leg for parking and may have to walk quite a bit to get over to the stadium. Leaving the game will be a ngihtmare as it is with any large sporting event.

2) Cab It - From where you are, you can always take a cab and spare the parking costs. If you plan on going out in Downtown/Midtown after the game, you can also catch the train from the stadium to those areas and then cab it back home again.

3) Uber or Lyft It - Exact same scenario as above, except instead of using a cab service, download the "Uber" and "Lyft" apps and use the free codes on the first post of this page. That will give you a free ride to the stadium and back to the hotel from wherever you end up after the game (Stadium or downtown). :geauxtigers:

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No. While several people are advising against staying in the vicinity of the stadium, I am willing to take my chances. That metro train has never encountered this many people staying downtown & I can foresee a cluster F$$$ getting back after the game. The Crowne Plaza is just too convenient.

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No offense, but I do have to disagree with you here. Staying in the vicinity of the stadium is fine and convenient if all you want to do is go to the game or start tailgating at 3PM. However, if you want to truly enjoy Houston, downtown is a much MUCH better place to be.

The metro train has definitely encountered more people than will be present this weekend. Each year the Houston rodeo brings in millions of visitors and the concerts each night not only pack NRG to the brim, but they also have games, exhibits, cattle auctions, and the entire convention center packed with another 10-30 thousand people EVERY SINGLE NIGHT. These folks all park along the metro between the stadium and downtown lots and ride the same lines into the events.

The Metro counts the number of trains it takes to get people to the stadium, and adjusts departure schedules to be able to handle the large crowds.

I am not here to tell you you are wrong, I just want to let you know that the stadium is in the middle of residential, commercial, and industrial surroundings. It is a beautiful stadium and great for games, but you will not have NEAR the experience you would have downtown.

There is a tailgate that is hosted by the LSU Alumni Association which you can find on the 2nd post on the first page. I imagine that will be pretty kid friendly. If you are looking just for things to do and not necessarily LSU related items, you can go to the aquarium downtown or the zoo by Hermann park.

Also, if you are downtown take the kids to Discovery Green. It is a large outdoor area that hosts events and has parks, food trucks, vendors, etc. On the weekend of the game, the kids can go kayaking for $5. Discovery Green