However the parking lots open three hours prior to kickoff but the stadium gates open only 90 minutes prior to kickoff. How much sense does that make? No tents, grills etc allowed. This policy could have been communicated prior to the tickets being sold. I sort of expected this but knowing ahead of time would have been nice. My wife is all about the tailgating and it is five our round trip per game for us so just going to the game only is going to be a tough sell to her.