Not entirely certain if this should be a fanpost or a fanshot, but here goes nothing...

So I'm 16, and I've got a group of about eight friends interested in going to the San Jose game since the tickets will be cheap. Now, I've been to exactly three Sounders games (two league, one friendly) in my lifetime, and that makes me the most experienced of the bunch when it comes to matchday. Therefore, I've been put in charge of logistics. Now, here come the questions:

*The friends I have are extremely interested in going to the ECS section at some point, but our tickets will probably be in the upper deck. How frowned upon is it for people outside of GA to come in during the match?

*Keeping in mind that our age range is 15-18, would you say that the ECS section would be a good (and by that I mean relatively safe) place for us to hang out?

*I've noticed the tickets for the Open Cup Final are fairly cheap as well, do you guys think we'd be better off going to that game rather than the Earthquakes game?

*How bad is parking? Would the bus be a better idea, despite the fact that we would most likely be coming home after dark?

Thanks for your time, and go Sounders!