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Alex Box vs Founders Park
Posted on 5/16/25 at 6:53 am
Posted on 5/16/25 at 6:53 am
Everyone talks about how great AB is but I went to the Arkansas series and i don't know but from the looks on TV. Founders Park looks so much better.
This post was edited on 5/16/25 at 6:54 am
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Posted on 5/16/25 at 7:00 am to FWBTigah
Because Founders park is and always has been much better.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 7:06 am to FWBTigah
And pretty empty. Most people here talk about Alex Box being dated, but also that LSU has fan turnout like few (if any) other college teams. I see very few glowing descriptions of Alex Box, the facility, here.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 7:11 am to FWBTigah
360 degree concourse, all chairback, berm, actual nice bullpens… a lot of small details LSU could add to make the box more tasteful.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 7:17 am to mdomingue
I remember when USC was rocking and that fan base is as rabid as any around
Posted on 5/16/25 at 7:25 am to FWBTigah
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Everyone talks about how great AB is
It is great from the atmosphere the fans bring alone. Everything else about Alex box is trash.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 7:39 am to FWBTigah
Founders Park
Most of these great parks don’t have near the capacity as the Box.
Do you want cute or do you want all those fans in the stadium?
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Capacity 8,242 (total) 6,600 (seated) Record attendance 8,242
Most of these great parks don’t have near the capacity as the Box.
Do you want cute or do you want all those fans in the stadium?
Posted on 5/16/25 at 7:43 am to FWBTigah
Went to the Tennessee Saturday game
First game in quite a few years and I quickly remembered why I quit going. Unless you are sitting in the premium areas, it is tight, crammed, and uncomfortable as hell.
Honestly, an awful place to watch a game save for the amazing fans and top notch baseball. Hence it stays packed.
First game in quite a few years and I quickly remembered why I quit going. Unless you are sitting in the premium areas, it is tight, crammed, and uncomfortable as hell.
Honestly, an awful place to watch a game save for the amazing fans and top notch baseball. Hence it stays packed.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:02 am to tigerbait2010
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all chairback
This almost by itself makes it better in every way
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:23 am to Quatre Pot
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First game in quite a few years and I quickly remembered why I quit going. Unless you are sitting in the premium areas, it is tight, crammed, and uncomfortable as hell.
As Yogi Berra said, " Its always too crowded. Thats why no one goes there,"
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:28 am to FWBTigah
It is nicer in my opinion. Went two years ago.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:30 am to doubleb
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Do you want cute or do you want all those fans in the stadium?
I just want a berm with some BBQ areas in the outfield. That’s all
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:31 am to doubleb
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Do you want cute or do you want all those fans in the stadium?
Why not both? I would like to not sit on metal bleachers in 100 degree heat in the middle the afternoon, but that's just me.
This post was edited on 5/16/25 at 8:33 am
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:39 am to LSBoosie
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Why not both? I would like to not sit on metal bleachers in 100 degree heat in the middle the afternoon, but that's just me.
We did that for years at the old Box. Yes, we sweated our butts off at some of those regionals, but we went.
Certainly people would prefer better seating, an overhang, etc. but that costs money.
Founders Park cost more than the new Box; yet it has about half the seats. LSU didn’t have the money to build a 12,000 seat stadium with a huge over hang and all arm chair seats.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:42 am to HeadCall
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I just want a berm with some BBQ areas in the outfield. That’s
Berms do well in stadiums built into hill sides. BQ pits are fine, but there are a lot of issues that go with that. Safety issues, who gets them, etc.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:46 am to doubleb
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We did that for years at the old Box. Yes, we sweated our butts off at some of those regionals, but we went.
Yeah I've done it many of times as well and it sucks. People used to live with air conditioning too.
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Certainly people would prefer better seating, an overhang, etc. but that costs money.
Sure, they should raise the money. They just did upwards of $3 million worth of construction this past offseason. I'm not saying it's easy, but the stadium is 16 years old and has had minimal improvements done to it.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:55 am to FWBTigah
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Everyone talks about how great AB is but I went to the Arkansas series and i don't know but from the looks on TV. Founders Park looks so much better.
Didn’t they say on the broadcast last night that it had JUST had an upgrade?
Everyone here bitches about how nice all of the much smaller parks around the SEC are now. That’s because most of them have been renovated recently. Do you people really think a more than cosmetic renovation of the Box is a top need for the Athletic Dept and TAF right now? It eventually will be, but it just isn’t today.
This post was edited on 5/16/25 at 8:56 am
Posted on 5/16/25 at 9:01 am to FWBTigah
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Everyone talks about how great AB is but
I wasn't aware that was the narrative...certainly not on this board
Posted on 5/16/25 at 9:04 am to LSBoosie
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Yeah I've done it many of times as well and it sucks. People used to live with air conditioning too.
Baseball is mostly played outside. It begins in the cold and ends when it’s hot. Short of building a fine stadium whatever they do is not going to make it cool at the end of the season,
I suggest that if the heat bothers you that much, stay home and watch it on tv because they aren’t going to air condition he Box.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 9:07 am to doubleb
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Founders Park cost more than the new Box; yet it has about half the seats. LSU didn’t have the money to build a 12,000 seat stadium with a huge over hang and all arm chair seats.
Just call it the way it really was. Skip was a great coach. The GOAT. But, as an AD, he was cheap as hell. Skip went cheap. It is what it is.
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