Stadiums need to accept that watching on tv is currently a better experience

And figure out how to compete with it.

Attendance issues and early exits aren't unique to LSU, It's conference, if not, nation wide. The issue, at its core, is that watching on tv is just a vastly superior experience now. HD quality, large screens, better angles, commentary.....all add up to a better experience for the tv viewer. Not only that, the tv viewer gets it all for free while the stadium goer is shelling out hundreds of dollars each Saturday.

If stadiums are going to compete, their approach has to change. Here's a couple of ideas to make the stadium experience better.....

1) Entertain - The flow of the game is now designed for the home viewer, not the stadium goer. The long stretches of television time-outs are absolutely killer. You have to use that time to entertain. Cartoon car races and tweets from the parking lot won't cut it. Take a page out of Georgia's playbook and show live action cut-ins to other games. Do something to fill in the boredom.

2) Offer wifi - Accept that people are absolutely addicted to their phones now. Making people go 4 hours without their phone is asking a lot. Figure out a way to allow wifi access so people can make calls, look at scores, update facebook.....do something during the long breaks.

3) Students need to get over themselves - One of the few advantages the stadium experience has over watching television is crowd interaction. The symbiotic relationship between the band and the crowd is what makes LSU special. If you make up vulgar lyrics to band songs, the songs stop and the interaction stops. Right, wrong or indifferent....that's just the way it is. Less interaction makes for a less enjoyable experience.

4) Concession catastrophes can't happen - To run out of water by halftime on a scorching day is inexcusable. They have these things called forecasts. Watch them and plan accordingly.

5) Make the nosebleed experience fun too - You can't charge people $70 to sit with the same view as a satellite and expect them stay. Would you rather sit in the stratosphere and watch ants run around or watch it on a 60 inch HD tv. Which brings me to.......

6) Embrace the big screen - Why in the world would you buy an enormous big screen and then cover 2/3's of it with advertisements. You can show ads periodically but to have ads plastered over 2/3's of the screen is pretty ridiculous, Clear off all of that crap and show the crowd things on the big screen....not just 1/3 of a big screen.

7) Sell beer - Somehow WVU figured out how to do it. So should LSU.