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Alleva in Wall Street Journal- students attendance a big issue, LSU -5.5%
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:24 pm
Not a new topic to this board or unique to LSU but today's WSJ shows how students are a major reason for empty seats in many stadiums
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Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:25 pm to secman12
yea well don't schedule sam houston state
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:26 pm to secman12
It's across the CFB landscape. Sell beer, have good wi-fi and don't charge insane prices to park.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:26 pm to Pilot Tiger
And let them yell STTDB as much as they want
This post was edited on 8/28/14 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:27 pm to Pilot Tiger
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yea well don't schedule sam houston state
Who would you put on the schedule? Give me some teams.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:27 pm to secman12
I blame the increasing cost of tuition. They are pricing out the drunken college student.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:28 pm to secman12
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Not a new topic to this board or unique to LSU but today's WSJ shows how students are a major reason for empty seats in many stadiums
That;'s why the other sections of the stadium are sooooooo full.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:29 pm to MightyYat
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Who would you put on the schedule? Give me some teams.
Don't you know that marquee programs are beating down the doors to travel down to BR and play a night game in Death Valley? All we have to do is ask. Thanks for nothing, Alleva.
This post was edited on 8/28/14 at 12:29 pm
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:29 pm to secman12
EMBRACE THE
STTDB
STTDB
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:29 pm to LSUSUPERSTAR
Isnt it interesting that as the number of women, international, and minorities increase with each new entering LSU class...student attendance at the games falls?
HOW
ODD.
HOW
ODD.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:30 pm to secman12
Take the biggest out of conf game every year and move it off of campus and of course your student attendance will drop. Doesn't take a scientist.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:30 pm to CptBengal
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:31 pm to CptBengal
well, when Neville Chamberlin is running things, what do you expect????
make it easier to transfer student tickets...
make it easier to transfer student tickets...
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:32 pm to MightyYat
quote:
Who would you put on the schedule? Give me some teams.
wisconsin
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:33 pm to LSUSUPERSTAR
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I blame the increasing cost of tuition. They are pricing out the drunken college student.
Exactly. It's too corporate these days. Nowhere near as much fun as college football back in the 90's.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:35 pm to secman12
It's the hipster generation. Games aren't ironic enough to attend
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:37 pm to T
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wisconsin
A home and home with Wisconsin would've been awesome but the TV money will always be a factor.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:46 pm to PeaRidgeWatash
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Sell beer, have good wi-fi and don't charge insane prices to park.
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allow one time re-entry with ticket
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:47 pm to secman12
Many students would rather stay at the tailgate and drink and party than actually attend the game. 20-30 years ago (for the most part) if you wanted to see the game, you had to go in. Now with every game on TV, it's not necessary.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:51 pm to secman12
The price increases have taken a hell of a toll on the middle class fans. Students need to be placed in a section of the stadium where they can do their thing, and yes, the stadium needs to be Wi-Fi friendly - not just for the students, but others as well.
As for the prices, I understand that it takes a lot of money to field a successful program, and those prices are not likely to go down anytime soon. That said, as bad as I would like to be in TS, I am not paying outrageous prices for cupcake games that have absolutely no value or any type.
I bought a 60" screen this last Christmas, and am content to take in most games in the comfort of my air conditioned den, with free parking, reasonably priced food, and the ability to watch another game after ours is over.
I am sure I will come to TS for at least a game a season, but I can buy on the secondary market or outside the stadium.
With those factors in mind, I made the decision to let my season tickets go this past renewal and let someone else do the financial ponying up. I could have kept renewing, but really could not justify it.
I have followed LSU since the late 60's, attended school there, and will always be a Tiger fan. However, everyone has their threshold and as far as I am concerned the school priced themselves out of my personal market. It's no big loss as there are others in line to snatch the seats up.
However, going back to the students, those students are future Tiger fans. If something is not done to further cultivate their interest now, there will be fewer fans (and asses in seats) after some of us are dead and gone.
As for the prices, I understand that it takes a lot of money to field a successful program, and those prices are not likely to go down anytime soon. That said, as bad as I would like to be in TS, I am not paying outrageous prices for cupcake games that have absolutely no value or any type.
I bought a 60" screen this last Christmas, and am content to take in most games in the comfort of my air conditioned den, with free parking, reasonably priced food, and the ability to watch another game after ours is over.
I am sure I will come to TS for at least a game a season, but I can buy on the secondary market or outside the stadium.
With those factors in mind, I made the decision to let my season tickets go this past renewal and let someone else do the financial ponying up. I could have kept renewing, but really could not justify it.
I have followed LSU since the late 60's, attended school there, and will always be a Tiger fan. However, everyone has their threshold and as far as I am concerned the school priced themselves out of my personal market. It's no big loss as there are others in line to snatch the seats up.
However, going back to the students, those students are future Tiger fans. If something is not done to further cultivate their interest now, there will be fewer fans (and asses in seats) after some of us are dead and gone.
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