Because football.
I enjoy tying one on as much as (if not more than) the next guy, but if you need to close one eye just to improve your odds of finding the opening in the gate by 50%, you may need to find a meeting.
This is not a World Series game. It's not getting over after midnight. A 7:00 college kickoff will let out about 10:30 and Friday is the day before a long weekend, when half the labor force is already on vacation. You don't even need to be operating at 66%, let alone optimum to begin with.