I was there yesterday...
Notre Dame gets an "F" for hosting this event however.... I get that this event is a one-off thing, but concession stands were out of anything that wasn't water or beer by the 1st intermission. They were massively understaffed as well. The beer stand below my section had just two people working. They were running a register AND getting drinks. It was ok for beers (crack the can, hand it off), but when someone ordered a mixed drink, they would struggle massively to pour the shot, pour the mixer, and add the ice. Clearly they just wanted their day to be over. I left my seat a whistle around 3:00 to go in the 1st and got back right at puck drop of the 2nd for my $12 beer. There was no way a single person was getting food AND a beer without missing 1/2 the game...
Also, parking was a joke.... We bought a parking pass for "Innovation Park", but at no point did anyone scan or even ask to see said pass. Also, we arrived in the lot at about 11am and literally got one of the last spots there (pass did say that parking was NOT guaranteed with less than 90 minutes till gametime). Many tailgaters had tailgate stuff on the sides of vehicles (clearly stated NOT being permitted) and vehicles were parked in a manner that forced many people to have to do a 180* turn to exit. As a whole, ND's traffic management sucked. It took 90+ minutes to get back onto the expressway (about 15 miles). Gridlock was a massive problem. Traffic cops were also quite passive in directing people. Several times people would hesitate, change lanes, or do something that disrupted flow and nothing was done to correct the matter. Several times, cars making right hand turns would wait for "large" openings to make their turn and traffic directors did nothing.
