PreGame 2011 New Orleans Bowl - Walking To New Orleans

[Crawfish]

You weren't calling me a naysayer were you Z? I mean I have sensitive feelings about all of this.

Kyle is the most misunderstood person on this forum or (especially) on 1420. LMAO

[NewsCopy]

Metro New Orleans area road closures for Thursday, Dec. 15

Print Interstate 10-Causeway Boulevard interchange: Eastbound I-10 will be reducted to one lane; the onramp from southbound Causeway to eastbound I-10 will be closed; the eastbound collector road at Causeway will be closed; ant the onramp from northbound Causeway to eastbound I-10 will be closed, tonight, 9 p.m.-5 a.m.

Harvey Tunnel: The westbound tunnel will be closed Thursday, 9-11 a.m., for roadway repairs.

Chef Menteur Highway: Alternating westbound lane closures will be enforced today, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.. Right lane and shoulder closures between Wilson Avenue and Read Boulevard will be enforced daily through Friday, 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

Primrose Street between Balboa Drive and Santa Cruse Court in Luling: The street will be closed from 7:30 a.m. today through 5 p.m. Saturday, to install pump stations discharge pipes.

River Road (Louisiana 48) in Narco: There will be intermittent 60- to 90-minute closures of the road between Prospect Avenue and St. Charles Street daily through Monday to move equipment to the Valero Refinery.

Interstate 10 between the St. Charles Parish line and Veterans Boulevard overpass: The left lane and shoulder in each direction will be closed nightly through Friday, 10 p.m.-5 a.m., while crews pour concrete for median cable barriers. The left shoulder in both directions will be closed daily through Friday, 5 a.m.-5 p.m., for work on cable barrier foundations.

Interstate 10 twin spans across Lake Pontchartrain: One-lane and two-lane closures on various sections of the bridge and its approaches will be enforced in both directions daily through Saturday for construction and roadway preparation.

Belle Chasse Tunnel: The tunnel will be closed from 7 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday for continuing work on a floodwall. Two-way traffic will be permitted on the Perez Bridge during the closure.

Huey P. Long Bridge: The left lane in both directions will be closed daily through Friday and Monday-Dec. 22, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. There also will be periodic 15-minute full closures.

Huey P. Long Bridge: The bridge will be closed nightly through Friday and Monday-Dec. 22 on this schedule: West bank-bound lanes will be closed 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. East bank-bound closures will be 1:30-5 a.m.

West Bank River Road under the Huey P. Long Bridge (Louisiana 541): The road will be closed Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m.

Clearview Parkway near Jefferson Highway: The right, southbound lane will be closed Monday-Wednesday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., for drainage work. Right turns to Jefferson Highway will be permitted from the center lane.

Hooter Road: The road will be closed to through traffic through Dec. 25.

Loyola Avenue: Uptown-bound lanes between Gravier and Poydras streets will be closed weekdays, 7 a.m.-5 p.m., through Jan. 1 for construction of a streetcar line. Two-way traffic will be permitted on the downtown-bound lanes.

[jllanclos]

Same terminology used by roughly 34 other bowls.

Roughly.

[TuffGuy84]

This season has been incredible for our marketability to a new conference. average 30 a year, and pack New Orleans for a bowl, and new coach has us cruising in the right direction. I'd have to believe our chances of getting into CUSA is higher now than it was just 12 months ago.

[NewsCopy]

UPSET SPECIAL New Orleans Bowl Louisiana (plus 5 1/2) vs. San Diego State Ragin' Cajuns have short trip for first bowl since 1970 ... LA.-LAFAYETTE 35-28

The rest of the story

[jllanclos]

We win because we didn't have to go far? As good a reason as any, I suppose...

[Crawfish]

We win because we didn't have to go far? As good a reason as any, I suppose...

I am guessing they are referring to a "home field" advantage because our fans will have such a short trip. MAYBE our players will not get lost in the Bourbon Street scene as well, because most of them have propbaly been to the quarter before. SDSU, maybe not so much.

I think it will be a tough game, but I am hoping our guys can pull the mild upset.

[CajunDreDog]

Just checked in. Ragin' Cajun stuff every where in the lobby!!!

Y'all having fun at work today?

[axg8750]

WOW! That is a low blow! I do believe that today and tomorrow will be the longest days in the history of Work. Glad you made it safe and I will be headed that way as soon as I am done with this work thing. I'm staying in the Marriot also. Glad to hear it is decorated accordingly!

[RaginDave]

Just about 54 hours till game time.

Geaux Cajuns

54 hours 11 minutes and 30 seconds to be exact, but who the Frick is counting!