re: The biggest dent to the in game atmosphere is the growth of all day on campus tailgating

The 90's were terrible other than the blip that was Dinardo's success and the stadium had less capacity. Demand has increased with sucess and capacity has increased 20k since the 90's. I remember in the 90's there were so few people on campus MSU fans would drive around campus in vans with the doors open rining cow bells.

Other than a few games you can still show up at 12pm and get a tailgate spot, not prime but you can still get one.