re: Update in OP: Freak + CLM talk about the atmosphere of Florida game

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And explain the lack of interest in night games this year.

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The night games have sucked. To act like the fans are somehow vastly different than they were last year when Tiger Stadium was absolutely rocking for South Carolina and Alabama is foolish. Death Valley was as electric as ever on those nights.

Johnson has lost control

I stayed to the end and yelled my butt off.

This site has ruined LSU fans.


I had to blame it on something

I will gladly accept tickets from fans not wanting to go and fill the seats :-)

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Does the fact that lower bowl tickets were selling for below face value not indicate a lack of enthusiasm?

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Depends on volume available. I've never paid over face for any game since no longer having student tickets and have only sat in the uppers once for a free ticket to a Florida game. It's generally a lot easier to get tickets than the poor mouthers will have you believe. Listed below are the teams that have won the SEC championship over the last 50 years who have tickets and fees that are cheaper than LSU's:

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I will gladly accept tickets from fans not wanting to go and fill the seats :-)

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Give it a shot. I guarantee if you make half an effort on a half-decent game, you'll get tickets for anywhere from free to $30.

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they said the crowd was very lethargic.

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They and freak aren't even really calling anyone out, just making the same observation as everyone else. I tried to be as loud as possible but honestly the game never felt urgent. There were a couple moments where the noise level went up after a sack or nice pass, but this was old man football with a decent lead at all times. Really felt like we were waiting for the fireworks we've been spoiled with all season and they never came. A few big plays or lead changes and I think the crowd would have gotten a little more fired up like SCAR and Bama last year. Not saying it's wrong or right just why.

I was literally the only person screaming in my section for a couple of series, but eventually more people woke up (coincidentally in the second half when it cooled down) But i would like freak to know that Nico screamed on every defensive play of the game.

And for the record, my section is in the sun the whole time, but i couldnt let the heat affect my attitudefor one of our only big games of the year . I can handle the Sun because BISH I FROM LOUWEEZYANA

Should have posted in this thread, instead... it's 12:45pm last Saturday. Kickoff is at 2:40pm or so... Traffic is backed up on Burbank all the way to Ben Hur Road... and it's crawling at a snail's pace.

I'm driving, we finally reach W. Lee and my nephew suggests we park there at the Winn Dixie... that it would be faster to walk than to sit in that mess. Instead, I proceed a little further, but it's not getting any better, so I hop the curb, double back, and park on the shoulder at the corner of Burbank and Lee, southbound. From there it's about what... a two mile walk? A Florida family parks behind me... "is this normal?", they ask. I tell them I usually arrive earlier to do some walking around campus, so I wouldn't really know... but it did seem extreme.

So, we walk 35 to 40 minutes to the gates on the west side, because our seats are in the SEZ and there were no gates open there due to construction.

And then came the infamous West Gate incident.

Is it any wonder that people are choosing to stay home when you can't even get near the stadium two hours before game time? And then when you DO reach the stadium after a long walk you're made to wait 45 minutes in a mob in the blazing sun?