re: There is no solution to decreasing attendance/leaving early. Accept it.

OP sounds like you leave early to be able to accept multiple hot loads across your back.

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It is up to LSU Athletic Office and TAF to make the stadium experience better.

First, understand your season ticket holder: Age, Home location, Gender etc.

Second, make the entrance/exit from campus location quick and safe.

Once you(LSU) understand the demographics of its customers and their concerns is a start.

It will all cost $$$$$. After that you can spend more time effort and money on the in stadium experience improvement. So far mostly cosmetic changes have been placed in the north end zone and the lower bowl sections.

It would take years for the improvements needed to make LSU game day close to what the NFL experience is like.

There is a long list of reasons why attendance will continue to be low except for one or two games a year.
1. Contraflow - no one wants to get stuck waiting for hours to get off of campus.
2. When Alleva bowed down to big donors who complained about traffic after the game and he stopped letting people park on the side of the street. This killed tailgating in many areas. I was with a friend yesterday who hadn't been to campus in a few years and he was appalled how dead campus was.
3. High definition TV
4. People are addicted to technology. You may think this is nuts but many stadiums are putting in wifi to keep people in the stands. I know its sad but true.
5. We aren't a top 5 team. If we were undefeated right now that stadium would have been packed for most of the game.
6. Many seasons tickets now are bought by businesses. So if no one goes to the game the business doesn't care.

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Sell beer and you'd prolly have to kick the fans out.

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There you have it!! Problem solved!!

Start throwing piss balloons at them...

I'm old. The stadium atmosphere is different. There are 30,ooo more people to get in and out. When I sit outside of the 67,500 it doesn't even feel like Tiger Stadium.

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So more or less force people to stay?

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Where's the force?

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The force is by punishing them enough to make them do what you want. You can say nobody forces anybody to do anything. For example, someone holding a gun to your head and asking for your wallet is not forcing you to hand over your wallet. You can get shot instead!

The constant fan exodus is obvious. It could matter, depending on what coach you pursue.

A guy like Herman might come in and see the giant stadium and facilities, and be wowed. A guy like Jimbo might come in and watch the crowds bail out in the second half, and think "well, I'm at a place where my path to the playoffs isn't as tough as here, and my fanbase has more heart and atmosphere. If the money is the same, why should I leave?"

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