for sold out games, couldn't the parking attendants check for tickets and send vehicles that are just for tailgating to a "special" blocked-off area of the parking lot? Personally, if I had a choice between watching the game and listening to the game, I'm watching it--especially, if I already spent money on tickets. Going to a game is like a major event in this household. We like to party, don't worry about that, but at the stadium we're going in to watch the game. Sure, spend some time in the lot prior but there's no way we're not going inside the park. somebody mentioned the "plan ahead" mantra and it is a good one. But sometimes, life gets in the way. Or some accident/road construction that is unavoidable along your 3-hour route. If you bought pre-parking passes, you should not be penalized for that. Thankfully, I've never been that late to a game that I had to worry about it, but I can imagine that it will happen someday.