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It'd be a miracle if parking wasn't a headache. The 1st game isn't going to sell out (unless we beat UF, Auburn and MSU) but I'd say they'll be at least 20-25,000 people there. There are 19,000 students at the Boca Campus and not all of those students attend every day and there is barely enough parking for them!..Parking is going to suck and FAU should just put out a warning now like "Look, parking is going to suck and we know it so please just deal with us while we work it out." My biggest question is where are they going to have us tailgate? I think that they should have a lot strictly for tailgating..maybe like the entire lot by the baseball field and the Burrow. That should be enough space for the amount of tailgaters we'll have.
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The most efficient way I've seen was at SC…every spot in the general vicinity is numbered and you buy an actual spot for the year, but that probably took them years to figure out. I can't imagine it would work this year at FAU.

I also really like Texas' approach, every lot is contained, and given a designation…Lot A, and you have a parking pass for that lot for the year, you always know what lot you're in each time. the lots closest to the stadium will be sold out and there's no question if you can drive up there on game day to get a spot, if you don't have a pass you're out…and they can open the lots further back to cash customers.

The only thing I really want with this is some order. It makes setting up a solid tailgate a bit easier when you know where you're gonna be week in and week out.
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I hope they have the tailgating closest as possible to the stadium. Nothing beats the game day atmosphere than walking through all the "homers" getting ready for the big game!

Make those away fans see what FAU fans are all about!

I am sure the premier and priority lots will be very close but don't push the average big time fan too far away!

FAU guys, get the parking and traffic plan established and posted ASAP, as you can see the from the quick responses to this topic, it is a very important issue on everyones minds, how to get there and where to park when you do. If we screw this issue up, I guarantee a MINIMUM 10% loss of returning fans even if we blow WKU out! And make the parking reasonable, the tickets to SunBelt games are kinda high already! Boost them for a BigSix or at least out of conference home game but only then!

Go Owls!
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I really like the idea of buying a permit for that particular lot. Our parking lots are already numbered so it would probably be pretty easy to set that up. You'd just need to find out how many spots are in each lot and you can sell the passes then.

Also, It would be nice to have all the tailgaters in front of the stadium but I just can't really see that happening. There just isn't any place to put them near the stadium unless I'm missing a parking lot. Remember there are still classes on Saturdays (though very few of them) and we have to make sure that we aren't disturbing the students in class or in the library.
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Is there going to be an RV lot?  That really is a dream of mine.  Will be awkward though since I live 8 miles from campus.

Teambeer is the most knowledgeable FAU sports fan I know, way smarter than me.
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walty12 said

Will be awkward though since I live 8 miles from campus.

:D
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There will eventually be parking garages…but for now, yeah could be a fun time!

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Propbably more fun that parking garages too ;D
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While I think the parking garages are great for everyday campus use .. they really kinda suck for gameday tailgating .. unless they give us some type of adjacing green space like at UCF where there's literally hundreds of people who carry all of their tailgate area to the grassy mall area and set up some pretty cool tailgate parties.

I'm sure the parking lots onthe south and east side of the campus will be put to use for tailgating also ..
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I'm sure the first year it will probably be a disaster, but FAU is new to this and there will be a learning curve.  I'm really hoping that they give us the run of the mill at the PBCC lot since it is big and not too far to walk.  I doubt we'd be filling it up, so I envision it like the mall parking lot up here for the USF games.  Its a big paved area that once you pay, you pretty much have free reign and can take up 3 spots for your tailgate if you want to.

FAU - We got Bowls!
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It shouldn't be a disaster. We're talking about parking cars here - it's not rocket science.
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