I'll be making the trip as well from Memphis. I was gonna go by Tennessee sports zone first to get my wife some "cute" vol shirts. College station is high and wilks dugout hates Tennessee
Hearing all about the Bookstore makes me want to check it out. Might as well prepare myself to be dropping a couple of bills in there.
Tickets were free so I ain't complaining.
The Bookstore and Stadium Store close at 6 PM Friday. Both reopen at 10 AM Saturday morning. Hitting them early is the best chance of avoiding a huge crowd. A couple of hours before kickoff you won't be able to move around in the Bookstore.
The Stadium Store usually isn't too bad early, try going in at Gate 20 before 3 PM. They shut the store down 1 hour prior to the gates opening (it's part of KPD's final stadium security check) so the store will close around 3 PM, and reopen when the gates open. Once it reopens and the gates are open its a zoo in there until kickoff.