OUT OF TOWN FOOTBALL GAMES

[cajunstudent]

just curious. how do students go about gettin tix for the road games? Through UL or what?

[BeauCajun]

It depends on when you are driving. The most direct route that is all freeway is straight through the belly of the beast (downtown Houston). I've done it late in the evening (passing through Houston at 9 p.m.) and it took 4.5 hours. If you're driving when you'll be going through Houston during rush hour, plan on six hours. Typically with the construction that's going on right now (Sulphur to Vinton, Orange to Vidor, Vidor to Beaumont, 10/610 interchange), I'd plan for 5.5 hours.

When you get to Houston I-10, take the West Loop (610) north. Immediately take US 290 West (follow the Austin signs). After Prairie View, you'll take Texas 6 North. It's about 40 more miles to College Station.

Some might say to take I45 north to Conroe and then Texas 105 to Navasota and then Texas 6 north, but I wouldn't go that way. I45 is being rebuilt from The Woodlands to Conroe and then you'll have to pass through about 20 signals on 105 between Conroe and Montgomery.

CDEB,

Have you tried the TX 105 to TX 6 route from Beaumont yet? We took that route back from College Station in February. I didn't think the drive was too bad. A lot of uninhabited landscape. If you did, how'd it compare to driving through the belly of the beast(which I hate)? We even managed to see beautiful downtown Sour Lake, the birthplace of Texaco.

[CDeb]

CDEB,

Have you tried the TX 105 to TX 6 route from Beaumont yet? We took that route back from College Station in February. I didn't think the drive was too bad. A lot of uninhabited landscape. If you did, how'd it compare to driving through the belly of the beast(which I hate)? We even managed to see beautiful downtown Sour Lake, the birthplace of Texaco.

Tried it once. I found going through the little towns kind of tedious, and it takes about the same amount of time.

Of course, I grew up in Houston, so I just love the freeway driving during non-peak hours. Funny story: last time I drove in from B/CS on US 290, there were very few cars on the road. When we started getting into Houston, the traffic thickened, but I had to speed UP to avoid getting run over! LOL!