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I can't imagine that any of the bars outside the stadium don't have Sunday ticket.

Per LSU Phoenix email.

We will be having a special View-In for the Florida game due to the large contingent of Saints fans that will be coming to town for the Arizona Cardinals vs. New Orleans Saints game on Sunday October 10th.

Due to the large attendance expected, please let us know if you are coming to the View-In and how many will be in your party. RSVP by email to Kim Tovrea, kim.tovrea@greatcajuncookoff.com.

The Florida game View-In will be at Alice Cooper's Town in downtown Phoenix. This will be a fun filled family event with special menu items (just for cajun food lovers), live entertainment and a DJ, balloon artists, kids crafts and face painting for all the kids (that's big and little kids).

Alice Cooper's Town is offering to make the gumbo and jambalaya they feature at the Great Cajun Cookoff. They will also have Abita Springs beer and a Bloody Mary Bar. This will be a great event for everyone so plan to join us for the LSU - Florida game.

Alice Cooper's Town is located at the corner of 1st Street and Jackson Street near the US Airways Center. Parking is available onsite directly behind Cooper's Town.

Phoenix -the Desert Who Dats gather at Arcadia Tavern, www.arcadiatarvern.com

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The reason I'd like to see Saban leave Bama is not for reducing Bama's staus or increasing LSU's possibilities to beating Bama. It's to show a few Bama fans I know that Saban will always look at the next offer and consider it. Saban isn't a Bama Fan. He's a Bama coach getting paid for a job that he does well. If Jerry Jones comes a calling, Saban will listen and consider his offer. Also, if he does not like the Cowboys offer, Saban will use it as leverage for more money from Bama. Personally, I think Saban will be interested in second try at the one thing he was not successful

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I think this is pretty much any coach out there these days. There are a few exceptions, but most are looking out for themselves.

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Be sure to email Kim and let her know if you are planning to attend the LSU view in in Downtown Phoenix so she has a head count, kim.tovrea@greatcajuncookoff.com. They are likely moving it, but need to try to get an idea if there is enough interest.

Most of the points of interest are near Old Town Scottsdale. You need to decide if you want to be by the staudium or the main attractions, there isn't much out there by the stadium except for the stadium and bars around it. The bar where the Saints fans watch near Old Town does run buses from the bar to the stadium if you don't want to drive. Personally, if I am going all the way to AZ, I want to see some other things while there and prefer to be in Scottsdale.

That is also the weekend of the LSU/FL game & I think the local LSU chapter is planning a pretty big party in downtown Phoenix.

I would say the Rose Bowl was about 50/50 as well. When I arrived at the airport in LA I thought it was at least 75/25 TX, but when I got in the game it was about 50/50. I was also in the SWA terminal and SWA is very popular in TX, so that could have had something to do with it.

I also went in 2000 and I heard the numbers were about 30,000. Either way, there were TONS of Bama fans across the country for a regular season bowl game. The true test of how you travel is how many show up for games that are far away. Ie, LSU in Omaha, nobody comes close to that.

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Can't speak for other states, but from a state of Georgia perspective, Auburn is more attractive. Lots of kids from my high school went to Auburn...about 3 went to Alabama.

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B/c Auburn is about 20 minutes from the GA line and AL is 2-3 hours from the GA line.

I think each school has it's strengths, AL law school and business school are very good, AU has a good vet school and engineering school.

But, let's be realistic here, while each SEC school has it's strengths, I don't really think is is fair to talk about one being a lesser school, with the exception of Vandy & FL, they are all overall about the same with strengths in certain programs, but most of them are generally about even. With the exception of certain programs, most of the SEC aren't schools you brag about going to for academic reasons.

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Auburn has a very strong national alumni base. I've met people in almost every state I've been to who have graduated from Auburn.

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I think everyone can say this, I've met people from every SEC school in pretty much every state, it isn't any sort of scientific fact that means one has s stronger base.

I think you need to keep in mind the state of the programs when comparing records. It really isn't a fair comparison when one took over a struggling program and had to rebuild and one took over a program in great shape.