Poor attendance anticipated at home opener?

I spoke with family and friends in Baton Rouge and they tell me as many as 50% of the ticket holders they know are not planning on attending the first game of the 2010 season in Tiger Stadium.

If these predicitons are true, I am amazed that the LSU fanbase has become this fickle. Truly sad and depressing.


Certainly the fans have some legitimate concerns and may honestly see 3, 4, 5, or more losses in the 2010 season. But have some of us become those type of fans?

I have shed tears in grief over a loss as a young child as my dad led my past the indian mounds to the truck. Only a few years later I remember sitting on his shoulders and watching the band march down the hill and later that night high fiving strangers in celebration of a big win. I fondly remeber the feeling of being a part of a huge family as we tailgated in years following. In my teens I sat under a poncho with my date in a down pour until the last play of game we were losing by 21. I have driven into the belly of a hurricane to sit in that concrete bowl of intimidation becasue it was the only game I could be at that year. And I still get goosebumps when I hear those 4 sacred notes on game day regardless of my location.

How in the hell can any true fan decide to not go to the home opener at Tiger Stadium when they already have tickets regardless of the current team outlook much less when the team is 2-0?