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re: Once and for all. Declining college football attendance is NOT just an LSU problem
Posted on 9/24/23 at 11:08 am to TigerFan244
Posted on 9/24/23 at 11:08 am to TigerFan244
I think with LSU specifically it’s a traffic flow issue. The game has to be a real exciting game to attend for anyone to have to deal with the traffic issues post game. That’s one of the reasons people leave early. Fix the traffic problem and, I believe, that fixes 50% of the attendance issues. Putting a good product on the field and the ease of watching it from home are the other 50% issues why people may not attend.
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Posted on 9/24/23 at 11:48 am to Asleepinthecove
how could lsu possibly fix traffic? isn’t that functionally impossible?
Posted on 9/24/23 at 12:11 pm to Asleepinthecove
You are missing playing at a time that makes sense when temperatures are what they are.
I refuse to bake in the sun and know many who agree.
I refuse to bake in the sun and know many who agree.
Posted on 9/24/23 at 1:03 pm to Asleepinthecove
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Fix the traffic problem and, I believe, that fixes 50% of the attendance issues.
LSU can’t fix the problem because they essentially created the problem when they decided to monetize parking on every square inch of campus.
It’s amazing how more efficient game day traffic was when the entire campus was a free for all. Having cops declare the free lots full is the dumbest thing ever and has forced everyone attending the game to arrive 3-4 hours before kickoff.
Posted on 9/24/23 at 2:03 pm to Asleepinthecove
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Fix the traffic problem and, I believe, that fixes 50% of the attendance issues.
Joey! Is that you?
100% this is why I don’t go to games. It’s a very long day/night to get into/out of Tiger Stadium and watch the game.
Posted on 9/24/23 at 2:14 pm to Asleepinthecove
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I think with LSU specifically it’s a traffic flow issue. The game has to be a real exciting game to attend for anyone to have to deal with the traffic issues post game. That’s one of the reasons people leave early. Fix the traffic problem and, I believe, that fixes 50% of the attendance issues. Putting a good product on the field and the ease of watching it from home are the other 50% issues why people may not attend.
When it became a regular occurrence to take 2 hours to get off campus I tapped out on season tickets after having them for quite a long time. Love the Tigers. Love Tiger Stadium.
I hate what the Athletic Department and BRPD have done to the Gameday experience.
Posted on 9/24/23 at 2:17 pm to Asleepinthecove
It is the reason people leave early. You can always count on an additional two hours to your ride home if you don’t.
Posted on 9/24/23 at 2:58 pm to Asleepinthecove
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I think with LSU specifically it’s a traffic flow issue
Since I've been here in 2010, contraflow has ALWAYS been an issue. They have never gotten it figured out.
The problem now is cost of living and game prices. Tickets are not getting cheaper. Gas/hotels/travel expenses are all getting higher. Tailgate equipment is expensive.
Games are almost 4 hours long. That's a lot of time to spend not only in the stadium, but all the time leading up to kickoff.
People will spend money on things they enjoy if it can work financially. It still works for a lot of people. Older fans are now starting to value comfort at home more than fighting the economy, mother nature, and traffic. It's a bit of everything. There's no one single solution.
This post was edited on 9/24/23 at 10:29 pm
Posted on 9/24/23 at 3:46 pm to Asleepinthecove
There's bad traffic in Oxford. Athens. Knoxville. Tuscaloosa. Starkville. Auburn. Gainesville. Nashville...
You get my point.
It was better before they did a traffic study and people weren't forced to go in directions opposite of their destinations. For years... until about 2002 before everything was paid parking, we parked at the student union or behind the Horseshoe. Left the game after 0:00 and made it off campus usually in less than 30 minutes.
You get my point.
It was better before they did a traffic study and people weren't forced to go in directions opposite of their destinations. For years... until about 2002 before everything was paid parking, we parked at the student union or behind the Horseshoe. Left the game after 0:00 and made it off campus usually in less than 30 minutes.
Posted on 9/24/23 at 4:39 pm to Asleepinthecove
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Fix the traffic problem
Until the Mississippi shifts to to Atchafalaya and we fill in the River with more west bound roads to exit campus 360 we are limited on traffic solutions.
Posted on 9/24/23 at 6:46 pm to Asleepinthecove
I park at the churches on Dalrymple. Admit that’s a long walk from Tiger Stadium, but the traffic flowed well last night going north from Dalrymple. Home in Central in 40 minutes
Posted on 9/24/23 at 7:07 pm to Asleepinthecove
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I think with LSU specifically it’s a traffic flow issue.
Have you ever tried to get in and out of Tuscaloosa on a gameday? One way out. Traffic is horrible.
This post was edited on 9/24/23 at 7:07 pm
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