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Oil field effect on atendance/tickets
Posted on 2/15/16 at 9:19 pm
Posted on 2/15/16 at 9:19 pm
I realize that many will not see this as an issue coming, but since the new addition to the stadium, it has gotten INCREDIBLY HARDER to sell season tickets for anywhere near the price paid. I am not talking about the face value, I am taking about the real cost, which is a lot more than the face value in the form of TAF annual fees.
The OilField monies must be getting squeezed for extras such as tickets and game day events and hosting.
However, with LSU football surging with coaches and recruits, and with LSU football being a buoy in hard times, perhaps this offsets things somewhat?
Will the Oilfield downturn be noticeable in 2016 attandance?
The OilField monies must be getting squeezed for extras such as tickets and game day events and hosting.
However, with LSU football surging with coaches and recruits, and with LSU football being a buoy in hard times, perhaps this offsets things somewhat?
Will the Oilfield downturn be noticeable in 2016 attandance?
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Posted on 2/15/16 at 9:21 pm to TigerBert
My dad and I attended the Oklahoma game. Drove all the way from Alabama, gas is so cheap we can afford to go to more games.
Posted on 2/15/16 at 9:24 pm to TigerBert
I imagine they'll be a few more tickets up for grabs for Joe Fan since all of these oil field service companies are having a rough time right now. I'm betting some of them cut back on their season tickets.
Posted on 2/15/16 at 9:27 pm to TigerBert
there will not be a dropoff in attendance...but there will be some shifting of tickets due to some current ticket holders dropping theirs...
Posted on 2/15/16 at 9:32 pm to TigerBert
Oilfield is hurting most parts of the economy here, no doubt about it
Posted on 2/15/16 at 9:35 pm to Cadello
no. There are a million other jobs that aren't effected by the oil industry and attendance won't be changed at all. Posted on 2/15/16 at 9:37 pm to Spankum
I know Lafayette is hurting now & it is not just the oil field employees. This trickles down to a lot of other businesses, dentists always notice any slow down, restaurants, retail stores. Any business that gets any decent amount of trickle down monies gets hurt. So, those folks may well not renew. Too, many oil related companies use LSU tickets as marketing tools, so if they are short of cash, their clients will not be getting tickets from them. Houma, Thibodaux, Houma, all hot beds in the oil field are feeling it too.
Posted on 2/15/16 at 9:45 pm to TigerBert
Oilfield Trash out of that Oilfield Cash
Posted on 2/15/16 at 9:45 pm to Keltic Tiger
I'm considering letting my tickets go and I haven't lost my job, yet... I'm just trying to be financially prudent. It was tough enough to make games with kids last season. I can watch games on TV and don't need to drive in from Texas. It sucks, but I'm certainly considering it. The next few months will dictate my decision.
Posted on 2/15/16 at 9:52 pm to TigerBert
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INCREDIBLY HARDER
You put your dumb arse mistake in all caps. Idiot.
Posted on 2/15/16 at 9:53 pm to TigerBert
I really like this definition of oilfield trash from the urban dictionary
Oilfield trash is a term given to someone who works in the oilfields, typically as a Roughneck, and is caracterized by the following traits..
-likely has several tattoos
-drives a truck that is worth more than their house. They likely have a decal on the back of said truck that says "oilfield trash"
-is constantly covered in filth from working on the rig all day
-cusses every other word
-has never been married but has had many wives.
The true test to see if someone is oilfield trash is that they will feel a sense of pride in being called oilfield trash. They like it when people call them oilfield trash and its the highest honor for someone to call them that.
Mad driver: You dumb piece of oilfield-trash, your goddamn truck's exhaust is so strong it just killed my cat.
Oilfeild-Trash: Thank you sir. Your damn right this som' bittchin' truck is the shite, and the exhast only cost me $4000 dollars. Thats only a goddamn months pay for my sorry arse. I'll see your bitchass around.
Back to the question, so are you saying that there will be fewer guys in Costa del Mar trucker hats, boots and dip in the stands... Well maybe
Oilfield trash is a term given to someone who works in the oilfields, typically as a Roughneck, and is caracterized by the following traits..
-likely has several tattoos
-drives a truck that is worth more than their house. They likely have a decal on the back of said truck that says "oilfield trash"
-is constantly covered in filth from working on the rig all day
-cusses every other word
-has never been married but has had many wives.
The true test to see if someone is oilfield trash is that they will feel a sense of pride in being called oilfield trash. They like it when people call them oilfield trash and its the highest honor for someone to call them that.
Mad driver: You dumb piece of oilfield-trash, your goddamn truck's exhaust is so strong it just killed my cat.
Oilfeild-Trash: Thank you sir. Your damn right this som' bittchin' truck is the shite, and the exhast only cost me $4000 dollars. Thats only a goddamn months pay for my sorry arse. I'll see your bitchass around.
Back to the question, so are you saying that there will be fewer guys in Costa del Mar trucker hats, boots and dip in the stands... Well maybe
Posted on 2/15/16 at 9:56 pm to BuddyLAM
Literally everyone in the oilfield is like that. Me and my engineer buddies all have truck nuts on the back AND front of our F250s. Hell, I put a set on the hitch of my mobile home.
Posted on 2/15/16 at 9:57 pm to BuddyLAM
You forgot the proverbial Yeti and Salt Life stickers on the back of their raised 4x4 250 King Ranch with truck nuts.
Posted on 2/15/16 at 9:58 pm to TigerBert
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TigerBert
Why do you buy tickets that you just plan to sell?
Posted on 2/15/16 at 9:59 pm to More beer please
quote:
no. There are a million other jobs that aren't effected by the oil industry and attendance won't be changed at all.
I'm thinking you don't understand this state very well.
It's going to be a strange season for sure. Just wait and see.
Posted on 2/15/16 at 10:00 pm to TigerBert
The economy still sucks people are not spending the 40 dollars a week they save on gas on tickets to an LSU game. The downfall of the oilfield hurts more than it helps
Posted on 2/15/16 at 10:08 pm to notiger1997
Well, was attendance struggling during the most recent oil bust? History doesn't lie.
Posted on 2/15/16 at 10:12 pm to Paul Allen
The same people to wear searsucker in winter and socks with sperrys
Posted on 2/15/16 at 10:13 pm to Spankum
quote:
but there will be some shifting of tickets due to some current ticket holders dropping theirs...
My dad dropped his set of four (season ticket holder for 25 years). He is also an owner of an oil company (a small, yet profitable one).
Has nothing to do with oil prices. He has a problem with my avatar.
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