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LSU holds back tickets for player families, staff, students, etc. Then when there's not the demand they thought, they release the better seats.

Here's an example: I ordered tickets to Arkansas last year in Fayetteville. I got upper deck seats even though I've got a pretty decent TAF ranking. Later a friend was able to go on LSU's website and buy tickets in the lower level.

All of this is exactly why my FIL (who has been a season ticket holder for 30+ years and used to go to several away games a year plus the bowl game) no longer cares about the bowl. I don't think it's just him either. I think there is a large portion of the fanbase that think the same way.

you're right about this IMO

fans are more informed than they used to be as well. if you buy in early to help the school look good you tend to get punished by paying a higher price for the same or worse seats than you can get by waiting.

there's a spoiled fan issue as well - but that's hardly limited to LSU fans. Florida didn't sell very well for the Sugar Bowl last year after an 11 win season.

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Posted by Oyster

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Posted on 12/24/13 at 7:20 am to molsusports

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fans are more informed than they used to be as well. if you buy in early to help the school look good you tend to get punished by paying a higher price for the same or worse seats than you can get by waiting. there's a spoiled fan issue as well - but that's hardly limited to LSU fans. Florida didn't sell very well for the Sugar Bowl last year after an 11 win season.

Bowl games generally give the participating schools their least desirable seats, thus these seats are in the corners and end zones. The schools then sale them at a premium price. If you want decent seats just wait as close as you can to game time and buy them online.
The problem with bowl games now is the price of fan participation vs watching it at home. I find it a rather interesting dichotomy that TV networks have increased fan interest to all time record levels yet fan interest in attending the actual game is decreasing.

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