re: The emerging dominance of the LSU Dilettante Fan

Agreed. Fat cats and those that inherited well have bogarted all the good seats. And their blue hair and high priced outfits can't be out in the rain/cold/wind/Divison II games. However, I've tried selling my extra season tickets for the season, and game by game, and had few takers, and been stood up, lied to, and screwed over in the process by othe so-called Tiger fans. And I was never asking over what I had in them. Carried my 2 extra tickets into a Top 20 nighttime matchup in my pocket last week because I couldn't even give them away. So, if Joe Fan really wants to go, and is whining because he can't, then he just wants to whine.

People need to stop coming on here and acting like they can't believe the school is letting this happen. And acting like only real fans would be outraged at this because, lsu football and tiger stadium should be some highly spiritual and religious thing that you can't explain, that shite is played out and lame as frick. You sound like a ten year old that just started watching games and can't understand why people don't stay in the stadium 2 hours after the game is over.......go away

And the majority of the fans that leave early are life long fans that have been watching lsu for 20 plus years

Kc,
Reading comprehension can be your friend!

Other than Alabama, you could have attended every game this season in the lower sidelines and probably not spent a DIME.


The idea that people are getting priced out is absolutely moronic.

Anybody crying about how Tiger Stadium is dying wasn't there Nov 3 and probably didn't even watch it on TV.

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1) they do not properly anticipate the number of people who have tickets but don't intend to use them ( see orig. post) ; and

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I'll try this again since you seem incapable or resistant to accepting the fact. EVERY SINGLE GAME this year has had available tickets. Every one. Nobody that really wants to attend a game is priced out.

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I'll try this again since you seem incapable or resistant to accepting the fact. EVERY SINGLE GAME this year has had available tickets. Every one. Nobody that really wants to attend a game is priced out.

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He won't understand, he'll just keep saying to go read his original post

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A Sat nite in TS is just another form of entertainment,

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That's exactly what sports are

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Obviously, TS was not dead on Nov. 3rd. But there were 20K no shows for the very next game, perfect weather, close conference game not really decided till Loston's interception TD run..and there may have been 40K in the stadium then. True enuff, it's your money & time, spend both as you will. But then don't sit here & knock any & everything from CLM to individual players for their performances. And for damn sure don't jump on here & proclaim just how great TS is. The fan base at TS is most definitely dying, pick your reasons as they fit your opinion, but it is a fact. Consider that if the cycle ever brings LSU football down just a notch & we lose 3-4 games. Can you imagine all the no shows then? That game Sat nite, against a quality SEC team, was a national embarrassment. I can only hope SVP did not see all those empty seats.

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I tend to agree with this. In my view, the decline is a reflection of the fact that most fans - and most human beings - are becoming increasingly lazy, no account, complacent, listless pigs. God forbid we demonstrate energy and passion on two consecutive weekends.

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Obviously, TS was not dead on Nov. 3rd. But there were 20K no shows for the very next game, perfect weather, close conference game not really decided till Loston's interception TD run..and there may have been 40K in the stadium then. True enuff, it's your money & time, spend both as you will. But then don't sit here & knock any & everything from CLM to individual players for their performances. And for damn sure don't jump on here & proclaim just how great TS is. The fan base at TS is most definitely dying, pick your reasons as they fit your opinion, but it is a fact. Consider that if the cycle ever brings LSU football down just a notch & we lose 3-4 games. Can you imagine all the no shows then? That game Sat nite, against a quality SEC team, was a national embarrassment. I can only hope SVP did not see all those empty seats.

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Look, fans showed up and made lots of noise against South Carolina and tons of noise against Alabama. Are you under the impression that Tiger Stadium was always rocking come hell or high water back in the "good ole days?" Give it a rest. That's not the case. Tiger Stadium is - consistently - the best "big-game" environment in the country for college football. But if it's not a big game - for obvious reasons - the crowd is not nearly the same. It is what it is.

I was slightly perturbed by the turnout on Saturday, but really, I can tell you the primary reason why - it was Mississippi State. We are 19-1 against them (I think, feel free to fact check) in the last twenty meetings. Regardless of their rank or what takes place on the field, most folks considered it a big ole W like they did Idaho, North Texas, etc.

And to those who insist the "real, die-hard" fans are "priced out" of attending... clearly you have not gotten your arse to the stadium for any game this year. Even for Alabama, you could find tickets for sale. Most of the games have had tickets FOR FREE! If these legions of priced-out fans are just wallowing on their couches on home then here's some advice - go to campus with some cash, tailgate a bit, and walk to the stadium at least an hour before kickoff with your hand in the air requesting your desired number of seats. You'll get a seat - probably at a reduced cost - and get to scream your goddamn head off from kickoff to the end gun.