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In case you want to avoid the tourist traps (i.e., Bourbon)-- this may be an interesting event for some of you: Oktoberfest NOLA

Oh, and NOLA Brewing (http://nolabrewing.com) does free tours every Friday from 2-3pm and Saturday and Sunday from 2-4pm.  Free beer (at least they used to).

11 hours ago, charsibb said:

Tulane's in the Garden District. So yes.

Tulane is not in the Garden District, it is more uptown.  In the attached map it is in the Audubon neighborhood. 

The St Charles street car will take you between Tulane and to the edge of the French Quarter (through the Garden District and other goodies). http://www.norta.com/Maps-Schedules/System-Map/Line.aspx?ID=10462 

The Canal street car will take you between Mid-City and along the edge of the French Quarter.  http://www.norta.com/Maps-Schedules/System-Map/Line.aspx?ID=10471

As a New Orleanian, the French Quarter is my least favorite area of the city.  Stay in Mid-City, Garden District, or somewhere else in Uptown near Tulane.  A St. Charles or Canal streetcar will bring you into the Quarter without a problem. 

Renting a car is an absolute waste of money and effort (parking and whatnot) if you are (1) flying in, (2) staying in the city, and (3) not a baby about some walking.  I live in the Warehouse district and got rid of my car a while back. I'm able to get around everywhere by foot, Uber, and street car/bus.

$5.95 is the minimum Uber fare (I doubt Lyft is much different) 

Street car and buses are $1.25 per trip, or $3 for a one-day jazzy pass.

 

I live in NOLA. The only conversation that comes up about USF is from a tourist shocked to see a fellow bull, but sports aren't ever mentioned. I don't even think LS-Pew fans know about USF's existence. 

 

How's the watch party situation in NOLA?

 

Never heard of one here. But out of curiosity I googled it and voila! http://usfalumni.org/s/861/social.aspx?pgid=2326#Louisiana

Although I do wish it was more in town..

I live in NOLA. The only conversation that comes up about USF is from a tourist shocked to see a fellow bull, but sports aren't ever mentioned. I don't even think LS-Pew fans know about USF's existence. 

But, darn... those amenities! 

 

That last trick I did not know about. That's pretty cool!

 

 It is a recent update on the "chromecast" app, they added a "Cast Screen" button.  

while we're in nerd mode, what does Chrome help you do?  I have an older TV (no USB), so it may be useless.

 

But I'm looking to buy a new TV before season, and it'll be 4k or a notch below.  Do I need it?

 

I'd love to get ESPN3 on TV instead of my laptop...suggestions?

 

PS...I ask especially today, with Best Buy selling 2 for $55 (usuall 35 each).

Do you mean chromecast? 

You only need a hdmi port, so you can stream whatever is on your chrome browser to your TV.

You can also stream from your phone/tablet with apps such as Netflix, Hulu, Watch ESPN, HBO Go. You can also duplicate your entire phone onto the TV (if android phone).

I tried that but I have suddenlink here in my area. You have a 250 gb limit a month which equals to about 150 hrs a month of streaming only. Average person watches 100 hrs of TV a month. I found it out quick with the kid being home for the summer that the Internet gets used fast and then I get charged an extra fee for going over 250. Straight robbery here in central louisana.

 

Straight robbery is how we do in Louisiana. 

I'm surprised no one made a backhanded comment about the size of it.

You all make being a fan sound so complicated.

You either personally care or you don't. 

http://www.apartmentguide.com/apartments/Florida/Tampa/Bristol-Place-at-Tampa-Palms/6094/

I don't know your price range or anything, but this was a pretty decent place.

(Disclaimer: things may have changed in the past few years since I moved to NOLA)

Some of you internet-lawyer's understanding of contract law is atrocious. Stop it.

Today we learned that students do what they want... 

Oh, and you can support your school in ways other than attending sporting events. 

12th Man is a football term.

This is exactly why Texas A&M is annoyingly protective of their trademark. If they don't protect the mark (even against petty uses like "12th Bull"), then it can become generic ("a football term") and no longer a valid trademark. 

Here is some simple reading on Genericide. http://www.legalzoom.com/intellectual-property-rights/trademarks/problem-genericide

 

 

 

The difference is that we backed down to some BS legal warning from TAMU. No way can you assume the 12th Bull is the same as the 12th Man. They dont have that patented and we should have never backed down from it. Should have said bring it on and lawyered up. No way they would have won. 

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2437992

"As part of the agreement, the Seahawks acknowledge Texas A&M's ownership rights of the trademarked phrase. However, the NFL team may continue using it under license. Neither side admitted any fault or liability."

No. The difference is they got a license. 

I don't think any one should weigh in on the legal arguments who can't even tell the difference between patent and trademark.

Dumb that they are able to copyright something like that.

Raiders should've copyrighted raider nation before others got to it.

Its silly to copyright things like that.  Granted, the story behind TA&M's 12th man is pretty neat.  Stupid to make you make a nod to them and pay them money to use the term though.

Don't mean to nitpick (yes I do).

But it is trademark; not copyright.

Can UCF just lose so I don't have to see their fans in my city for a BCS bowl. This is all that matters to me at this point.

Kthx.

(the night life debate between Tampa and Orlando is cute) 

 

 

 

Also, "choke" usually means a team that has a substantial lead loses the lead and the game. USF never had a substantial lead against McNeese so your point is pretty much incorrect no matter how you slice it.

 

 

Choke also means not winning when heavily favored. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choke_%28sports%29

 

In sports, a "choke" is the failure of an athlete or an athletic team to win a game or tournament when the player or team had been strongly favored to win...

 

 

 

LOL even though it's never used in that regard, but as mentioned in the article, we have the Oilers-Bills choke game, the Choke at Doak, etc. But go ahead, rewrite your own interpretations of other people's comments ... this is your world, I just live in it.  

 

 

I didn't rewrite history. How many wins did USF have in 1) opening games or 2) against FCS opponents as an FBS team? They were heavily expected to win. They won with Holtz against FCS teams. It shocked the football world. Do you think McNeese St is better than Cincy?

 

"Shocked the football world"?

People here in Louisiana did not even know that McNeese won and didn't care when I told them. 

You must live in a bubble.

 

 

 

It's ok to admit you interpreted incorrectly , slick.

Waiting for your answer. What do you call the worse loss by any team in the AAC? Its ok to admit if you don't know it.

I know it, but unfortunately it is not pertinent to the discussion at hand. Please try to stay on topic and refrain from obfuscating in light of your incorrect reading comprehension. Thanks.

 

You know it, so what is it? Worse conference loss isn't the worse loss by any team in the conference? Is that what you're saying? He didn't say inconference did he? Did I miss where he said in conference?

 

If you want to be a troll and be technical, he also said choke; not "worst."

WKU: 5 turnovers in the first quarter!

"We could have had Petrino" http://thebullspen.com/index.php/topic/92776-your-daily-reminder-we-could-have-had-bobby-petrino/

 

Maybe most of them should quit football and just study more.

 

Maybe some insecure, fair-weather fans should have transferred to a school with a more solid football program. 

 

+1

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