For Saturday's match, the March's normal path was blocked off, forcing ECS to take their business along 2nd. It didn't take me long to realize I preferred this version of the march. The opportunity to see the stadium the two blocks down to the parking lot before turning right and following King to Occidental seemed to contribute to a higher level of energy. Now that the new building is pretty much up in the northwest corner of the lot, those views of the stadium are gone.
I imagine that there are additional logistic issues surrounding following a more busy street. However, I'd like to see the 2nd avenue route become the standard if possible.