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Posted on 7/12/17 at 9:13 am
Posted by GEAUXLA16
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2014
152 posts
Posted on 7/12/17 at 9:13 am
Looking for some honest opinions about a few sections in Tiger Stadium to get the feel for where I want to sit this season. If anyone sits in the following sections and has any tips, pros and cons, or thoughts on the general "feel" of the section, please let me know.

Right now I'm looking at the following sections:
211, 212, 423, 424, WBL1

Posted by jrodLSUke
Premium
Member since Jan 2011
22182 posts
Posted on 7/12/17 at 9:27 am to
I can tell you that 211 and 212 are really good seats. You'll be on the student section side of the stadium, and the 200 sections allow you to walk around the entire north endzone. You'd be really close to the band.

I don't know where the other sections are. Never even heard of them.
Posted by Violent Tally
Member since Aug 2014
1084 posts
Posted on 7/12/17 at 9:37 am to
Mine are in 213. I like them. Get to see all visiting teams. Don't hear TGBFTL well. I have not tried to move.



Posted by GWfool
Member since Aug 2010
2354 posts
Posted on 7/12/17 at 10:06 am to
Find it hard to believe there are anything other than singles in WBL1, 424 or 423 at this point of relocation.
Posted by parrotdr
Cesspool of Rationalization
Member since Oct 2003
7512 posts
Posted on 7/12/17 at 10:11 am to
I have two seats in 213 and two seats in 241 (directly above 212). Love theses areas. I love that it's close to the band, there's no upper level over your head, and you have a perfect view of all the new sections/lights/scoreboards.
Posted by jbraua
Oklahoma City, OK
Member since Oct 2007
6794 posts
Posted on 7/12/17 at 10:22 am to
I'm in 216, just seven seats over from the golden girls. I love that section. I would say go with 211 or 212.
Posted by CP3forMVP
Member since Nov 2010
14908 posts
Posted on 7/12/17 at 10:32 am to
I'm fixing to start donating and from the sounds of it I have quite the hill to climb to get to a respectable number on the waiting list.
Posted by CP3forMVP
Member since Nov 2010
14908 posts
Posted on 7/12/17 at 10:34 am to
One question I do have that I'm not completely sure about though, I see people reference donating $100 a year. Is there a reason for that? Is the number of points you get for donating $100 the same as donating say, $200?
Posted by Broham
Crowley
Member since Feb 2005
18393 posts
Posted on 7/12/17 at 10:47 am to
Very steep hill. Donate 5k for a 2 or 3 years and you can get in.
Posted by JustSmokin
Member since Sep 2007
9151 posts
Posted on 7/12/17 at 10:47 am to
quote:

Is the number of points you get for donating $100 the same as donating say, $200?

It's 1 point for $50, 3 for $100 - $1000. $100 donation is your best value.

Eta: TAF link
This post was edited on 7/12/17 at 10:51 am
Posted by Emergent C Steve
Death Valley
Member since Nov 2007
1732 posts
Posted on 7/12/17 at 10:49 am to
423 or 424 are great as long as you are from row 20 down to row one. They are directly next to the West side with a great view. They also have the nicety of having the shade earliest in the stadium from the 600 level seats.
Posted by CP3forMVP
Member since Nov 2010
14908 posts
Posted on 7/12/17 at 11:02 am to
quote:

Very steep hill. Donate 5k for a 2 or 3 years and you can get in.


Posted by semjase
New Smyrna Beach FL
Member since May 2014
10927 posts
Posted on 7/12/17 at 11:26 am to
quote:

I see people reference donating $100 a year. Is there a reason for that? Is the number of points you get for donating $100 the same as donating say, $200?
Seriously, I don't spend $100 for the entire season on LSU football tickets!

There are always plenty of tickets available outside the stadium on game day and in the 400 level (Old South Endzone Upper Deck) That's where the largest concentration of real LSU diehards sit too.

I dumped my season tickets many years ago and don't miss them at all. (Not paying hundreds of dollars to watch LSU play Chattanooga or Southern Illinois Polytechnic Institute, which is exactly what yall are doing when you add all the fees and donations)

Don't get all the obsession with Season Tickets from so many of you. Tickets are so cheap and so many are available on game day for way under Face. Without the ST's, I can now attend the games I really want to attend and not hassle with having to sell an unused ticket.

Believe me, I'm no longer interested in going to every game as all the rabid Pump Lumps are.
"Been There-Done That" since the early 70's. The thrill is definitely not there any longer. (Traffic, Parking, Atmosphere Decline and irritating Piped-In Music have all but killed my interest)

More power to those of you that feel the need to throw all of your hard earned money away just to proclaim to everybody that you're a Season Ticket holder.

Posted by GEAUXLA16
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2014
152 posts
Posted on 7/12/17 at 11:29 am to
I've been an "active" donor since my freshman year in 2012 - was a member of the collegiate TAF and Future Alumni Association. Both had small fees that went towards future priority points for tickets. Since graduating last year, I've made about $500 in donations to the Alumni Association and that's put me right about the half-way point on the total priority point scale. I'll get to choose my ticket(s) tomorrow at noon.
Posted by GEAUXLA16
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2014
152 posts
Posted on 7/12/17 at 11:31 am to
Lots of singles in the lower bowl, but that's really all I'm looking for to get my foot in the ticket door.
Posted by TexasTiger89
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2005
24305 posts
Posted on 7/12/17 at 11:34 am to
quote:

That's where the largest concentration of real LSU diehards sit too.


Which according to your post is not you.

quote:

Believe me, I'm no longer interested in going to every game as all the rabid Pump Lumps are.



Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
42634 posts
Posted on 7/12/17 at 11:34 am to
I'm in 239 in north section and I like them, will never move.
TAF fees are still reasonable .

I believe some of the 400's TAF fees might be more than what I pay. I would stay home before sitting in those upper decks.
Posted by JB018
St. Francisville
Member since May 2016
217 posts
Posted on 7/12/17 at 11:39 am to
I sit in 211, good seats. Only problem is daytime games, sun in your face. Otherwise, everyone has pretty much given you info on the benefits of the NEZ sections. To the guy who hijacked your thread to down being a season ticket holder, it's my hard earned money to spend. I like sitting by the same people year in and year out. They are friends I only see during football season. To each his own, but don't down us just because of what we choose to do with our money. Geaux Tigers!
Posted by GEAUXLA16
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2014
152 posts
Posted on 7/12/17 at 11:52 am to
1) Being a season ticket holder has always been a dream of mine since my first game in Tiger Stadium in 2005. To me, it's always served as a symbol of being "invested" in the program.

2) One of the major reasons, in my opinion, for the decline in atmosphere is the average age of many ticket holders these days. Many of the older fans, who have had tickets "since the early 70s", consider themselves entitled to a noise-free section with people who don't stand up and cheer during the game. I can't tell you how many times I've encountered this when not sitting in the student section. Every time you try to emulate the atmosphere of old, you're usually getting fussed at by the old geezers sitting all around you who would rather complain about things than join in or give up their tickets to people who would actually enjoy them.

3) Not that I have to explain myself to anyone, I'll flatter you... I've saved my hard-earned money over the years, I'm single, and I have no children. Football is my "thing" just like hunting and fishing is for so many others. I think I'm entitled to spend money on the thing I enjoy most.

4) Instead of griping and complaining about every little thing surround football games, why not embrace it? This is the new norm. Why can't some people just enjoy the camaraderie of football Saturdays in Baton Rouge?

Cheers and Geaux Tigers!
Posted by TrueTiger07
Madison, MS
Member since May 2007
2361 posts
Posted on 7/12/17 at 11:59 am to
thoughts on 242?
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