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The current TAF model is in big trouble.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:24 am
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:24 am
People aren't going to keep paying out of the wazoo for 8-4 football. The fleecing of the fans is about to end, IMO. The symptoms are already creeping out. For example, the season ticket waitlist has been exhausted. Not many people know this because the AD didn't publicize it, but season tickets were available to the general public (brand new holders, no donations required) this year. The link was available for just a few days, but it was there on the website.
Tons of liabilities to fund with revenue that is definitely on shaky ground.
Interesting times.
Tons of liabilities to fund with revenue that is definitely on shaky ground.
Interesting times.
This post was edited on 9/18/17 at 11:28 am
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Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:26 am to Smalls
The empty stadium will look awesome on TV.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:26 am to Smalls
Its the scheduling not the record that will keep them away.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:27 am to J Murdah
Good, I'll be able to get great seats next year. 
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:27 am to Smalls
I got season tickets without donating ever this year.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:27 am to J Murdah
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Its the scheduling not the record that will keep them away.
I'd argue, it's a combination of the two.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:27 am to Smalls
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People aren't going to keep paying out of the wazoo for 8-4 football.
with the shite sandwiches they've been forcing down our throats for the NC slate, I've seen lots of people that have elected to longer waste their money on season tickets. They just assume watch it from home and flip around to more entertaining games.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:28 am to Smalls
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People aren't going to keep paying out of the wazoo for 8-4 football.
I think its cute you believe we finish 8-4 this year
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:29 am to J Murdah
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Its the scheduling not the record that will keep them away.
Ummmm LSU football is dead. Miles's offense was a slow death and Alleva had a shot to bring it back and failed miserably. It's that shite show product we saw Saturday and the schedule.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:30 am to Smalls
They'll keep adding ads to the fence around the field to make up for it. Soon it'll look like The Box. 
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:30 am to tigerfan5803
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I think its cute you believe we finish 8-4 this year
I don't. I picked it because I couldn't bring myself to type out a .500 or less record.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:31 am to Smalls
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People aren't going to keep paying out of the wazoo for 8-4 football.
Probably shouldn't have fired Miles without a guaranteed, homerun hire already in hand, then.
Miles actually never led an 8-4 season. He had 2 8-5s and 2 9-3s (out of 11 seasons). For full seasons, Miles averaged right about a 11-3.
I agree the time had come, but you just don't fire a coach like that with a half-baked replacement plan and a cat like Joe Alleva at the head of it.
Unless you want O. What am I missing?
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:32 am to Smalls
The hassle of actually attending a game now has to factor in as well.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:33 am to Smalls
the people in charge of the program are either incompetent or corrupt. Take your pick.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:36 am to Smalls
As a TAF member who tends to donate more than just my season ticket dues, I can assure you that my "extra" money will start to dwindle if this shite show isn't fixed soon. The other members I know, some whom donate a substantial amount more than me, are beginning to trend that way as well.
Alleva is a problem. And that sentiment is starting to flow through TAF like wild fire.
Alleva is a problem. And that sentiment is starting to flow through TAF like wild fire.
This post was edited on 9/18/17 at 11:39 am
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:36 am to Y.A. Tittle
No mostly the hassle of paying out the arse to watch some retarded defensive line coach lead a bunch of undisciplined primmadonas to a bunch of unsportsmanlike conduct penalties and arse whippings
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:36 am to Smalls
I have 4 season tickets in the NEZ and a parking pass. I have been to at least 2 away games every year for the last 7 years including Lambeau last year and going to TN this year. We spend a ton of money on Football. If things don't start looking up there are going to be a bunch of people like me start putting that money to better uses. It's entertainment. First time I can remember I didn't take this loss hard. In years past I wouldn't have been able to sleep Saturday night.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:36 am to Smalls
Your model is broken when you can to the game cheaper than it cost to park. I saw a story on the Sunday night game where Authur Blank mandated that concessions be affordable for everyone 2 dollar cokes, 2 hot dogs and popcorn. That is how you keep fans in seats. 7 dollars for a damn coke or 6 bucks for water is criminal imo
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:36 am to Smalls
I think there is a problem with the model. For many fans the math just doesn't work out. When you consider the huge amounts of money it takes to get decent seats...or to change to decent seats....you could buy great seats to any games you want to attend online and likely still come out way ahead. Same goes for post season...way cheaper to get really good seats online than pay thousands in donations to get a pair of nosebleed seats behind a pillar from TAF.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:39 am to Y.A. Tittle
Alleva is a narcissistic control freak and would never do the proper thing and form an executive search committee.
His hires of Jones and Orgeron, and his mindless proclivity to produce contracts that allow his shills to rob LSU blind is an ever more reason to run Alleva out of Louisiana on the back of a jackass.
His hires of Jones and Orgeron, and his mindless proclivity to produce contracts that allow his shills to rob LSU blind is an ever more reason to run Alleva out of Louisiana on the back of a jackass.
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