GAME #2: SWEAT LODGE

AUBURN @ LSU

10.14.17 | BATON ROUGE | LOUISIANA AUBURN - 23

LSU - 27

FIRST OFF, GROSS. AUBURN FANS WILL UNDERSTAND THE PIT OF DESPAIR THAT IS LOSING TO LSU. 10X THAT AFTER LOSING TO AN LSU TEAM THAT JUST LOST TO TROY THE WEEK BEFORE. MAYBE THE WEEK OF PARTYING IN NEW ORLEANS BEFORE THIS GAME ADDED TO IT, BUT IT HURT BAD WATCHING OUR VERY GOOD TEAM LAY AN EGG AND LOSE TO THAT LSU TEAM.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAANYWAY, BATON ROUGE REALLY DOES IT RIGHT. TAILGATING SCENE, STADIUM NOISE, FOOD, ETC. ARE ALL GREAT. IT'S GENERALLY A SAUNA IN LOUISIANA DURING FOOTBALL SEASON, AND THE HEAT WAS OUT IN SPADES FOR THIS GAME. LUCKILY I HAVE FRIENDS IN BATON ROUGE AND WE ENDED UP GETTING SEATS IN THE SHADE AND OUT OF THE DIRECT, SKIN-MELTING SUN BLAST OF OUR ORIGINAL SEATS.

GAME TIP: GET THERE A LITTLE EARLY TO SEE ALL THE PREGAME STUFF. GROUND LEVEL TUNNELS SPILL OUT AT FIELD LEVEL. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. WE THOUGHT WE ACCIDENTALLY WENT IN THE TEAM TUNNEL, WHICH WE TECHNICALLY DID. THEY FENCED IT OFF WHEN AUBURN CAME OFF AFTER WARM-UPS AND I GOT TO HIGH FIVE THE WHOLE TEAM. THAT WAS PRETTY COOL.

TRAVEL TIP: TRAFFIC IN BATON ROUGE SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKS, SO STAY AS CLOSE TO CAMPUS AS POSSIBLE UNLESS YOU KNOW PEOPLE THERE. THE BARS BY THE STADIUM WILL BE IMMEDIATELY PACKED AFTER BIG GAMES, BUT THE WALK ACROSS THE LAKE INTO SOUTHDOWNS IS NICE. GOOD LITTLE STRIP OF RESTAURANTS ON PERKINS CLOSE TO CAMPUS. IVAR'S IS A FUN DIVE BAR RIGHT THERE, TOO.

WHAT TO EAT: FOOD IN THE DEEP SOUTH IS ALL GOOD. THERE IS A RESTAURANT WE WENT TO WHEN I WAS A KID VISITING MY GRANDPARENTS CALLED SUPERIOR GRILL THAT'S GOOD AND WILL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE IN MY HEART. THERE ARE A BUNCH OF GOOD OPTIONS NEAR CAMPUS. YOU REALLY CAN'T GO WRONG.

MILES TRAVELED - 3127

MILES TRAVELD TO DATE - 4790

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