re: Does anyone here use wristbands for your tailgates?

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I would like to reiterate that in a perfect world it would be rocking and free. But the reality is there is no tailgate without the friends of friends paying a cover charge. One day after college and I'm able to afford that, that'll be great. But right now it just has to happen because the other option is no tailgate. And that is not a viable option. Also I take exception to any comparison to us being like Oxford. We are a great group of guys (and ladies) and we get wild on Saturdays. Our proudest signature item of our tailgate is our massive "Geaux to Hell Ole Miss" banner we break out every other year.

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Again im not trying to bust your balls as others have or will do on this sight, just simply giving you a perspective from a fellow Tiger currently in school and that has literally dealt with every type of tailgate atmosphere, and dealt with problems 10X larger than yours (its a pain in the arse ) wristbands will cause more issues than you know.

Also there is a tailgate without the friends of friends , you hundreds/thousands do it every gameday. Im not filthy rich, money is usually something almost every kid our age thinks about, but just trying to be helpful, get with your group of tight knit friends or people in your major, decide on what kind of tailgate you want, idk but judging by your age and the problems you guys are having maybe moving locations , but lastly and again simply the way I was raised, anyone that loves the P&G are welcome at my tent, and especially those that come and visit even if they root against our tigers. Again with fraternity and stuff its an obligation, not a choice, but if one beer, or one burger is given away (yeah I know it can turn into a lot if everybody gets one) its tailgating.

Also I love our tailgating experience compared to Oxford's, I went to hs in MS have enough friends it feels like a second school when I visit, I was merely pointing out at tailgating spots that are more uptight, wristbands are more common. Would not trade LSU's for any in the country. Personally feel, and some may argue, we have an incredible mix of all ages, socio-economic backgrounds, and the state as a whole, that come together. Other places around the country are not like this.

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Hey man, I get you. My vision for the future does not include charging. But right now, we're in college. We don't exactly have all the capital right now to be at the level we want to be tailgating wise without trying to regain some of the losses week to week. And we only have 2 canopies (although one is a double). But we do have couches and satellite tv plus a pretty solid variety of food as well as a keg and usually jello shots or something similar.

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Sounds like you need to get a new set of friends with some values. I go to a lot of tailgates and visit. I don't take anything unless offered. You will wind up fighting over fringe guests that someone runs off and someone else wanted them there. When you close off your function the party atomosphere will dry up and "others" will go elsewhere.

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You somehow come off as an "entitled" know-it-all who rarely if ever, pays for anything with his OWN money...LOL
Just how much is your allowance ?

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Idk really have not looked at it that way since about the 8th grade, I worked two jobs this summer and just getting ready for school .

If your core group is the ones doing the inviting, can't you guys tell people, "we are hosting a tailgate. $5-$10 to enter for all you can eat and drink." Not sure why anyone would turn that down to be around people they want to hang out with.

I didn't go to LSU, but when I was in town for games and ran around with other college kids, I always offered someone $5-10. It was a small price to pay to have a good time and it was obvious the gesture was appreciated. If people don't like it, they can go tailgate somewhere else.

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I don't know if the scene is being appropriately set. Any of the "fringe" guests, are in my major. Which only has 200 people and we're all in the same building so if I wanted to know who they are, I could extremely easily. There wouldn't be any fighting about who gets to stay and who gets to leave. My judgement in the matters of the tailgate are final. We've literally never kicked anyone out but if someone was being a complete arse then there wouldn't be any kind of dispute from other guests about making them leave and we would be able to find them in class on Monday and basically tell them to cut it out or not be invited again.

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There is a much easier way to handle this then. You walk in to class on the first day, stand in the front and make an announcement that you'll be hosting the major's tailgate as usual but you can't foot the entire bill for 200 people. Unless the architecture program at LSU is full of complete assholes I'm guessing you'll have more than enough volunteers step up an offer to help. Word will trickle down and all will be good. Then the Tuesday before the JSU game make another announcement before class to remind everyone the first game is coming up and see where you are. If you need money or supplies just say it. If you don't have enough people willing to help out then you have your answer. You should then just worry about your core group and when the outsiders show up just have a bite of a big nice juicy burger and a cold beer and remind them that the world isn't full of free shite. Problem solved.