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Not one of the lucky 92,000 to have tickets to the biggest college football game of the season? Have no fear, you can still get most of the game day experience by viewing the game for free in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, right across the street from Tiger Stadium. While the game is playing on the enormous high definition screens inside the PMAC, the LSU cheerleaders will be there to lead the crowd in the traditional chants and the LSU concession stands will be open to provide genuine stadium fare.

The PMAC opens at 6 PM and fans can enter through the southwest upper entrance, closest to Mike’s Habitat.

If you’re going to be on campus, be sure to checkout ESPN GameDay, broadcasting live from the LSU Parade Grounds beginning at 9 AM.

The Reveille is reporting that LSU senior associate athletic director Herb Vincent has confirmed several cases of Type A influenza. The exact number at this point is unconfirmed, and the Athletic Department suspects that its a spillover effect from the general student population so no epidemic within the athletic community in particular is suspected. All athletes are being urged to follow the same precautions Chancellor Michael Martin issued the student body earlier this week. The Department is dealing with illness on a case-by-case basis. No swine flu (strain H1N1) has been diagnosed yet within the Department, but as with all flu this season is presumed to be so.

I doubt this will adversely affect in any way the opening of the football season in eleven days, but we’ll keep this story updated.

Mashable reports that the final version of the SEC’s new media policty is expected to be released today. LSU is a member of the South Eastern Conference and therefore subject to any of its official policies. Earlier this month the SEC informed its members of a temporary policy that prohibits any ticketed fans from producing or disseminating any material about the event. This effectively includes all social media, including Facebook and Twitter.

If this were in any way similar to the final version, it would be a very sad day for LSU fans. Creating social media has become integrated into our everyday lives, and being in Tiger Stadium is certainly something that we want to share. Like last year during the Alabama game, I was tweeting and posting pictures during that heart-wrenching, seat-gripping game. I just can’t imagine that this policy would be the final version or if it is that it will be enforceable.

I’ll keep my eye on this and update when we receive the final version.

The Shaquille O’Neal CHAMPS/Life Skills Program at LSU, which is for student-athletes and teachers them the basics of life in preparation for life outside of being a student-athlete, is holding the Shaq Classic on September 1, 2009, at Carter Plantation. The Classic is a golf tournament fundraising event with limited spacing. LSUSports.net has more information on how to register.

Baton Rouge has been nominated for the Best Tennis Town in America. After a vetting process by a panel of USTA judges and several nominating letters from Mayor-President Kip Holden, BREC Superintendent and others, Baton Rouge has made it into the top 10. The prize is $100,000 towards any community wide tennis programming or facility enhancements.

You can view the Baton Rouge profile and vote for our great city here →