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Game Experience at Clemson

Posted on 8/31/25 at 12:19 pm
Posted by BANDE
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2017
726 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 12:19 pm
First thing- look the campus and much of the surrounding areas are beautiful here. Really clean, nice people and with the weather this weekend it was hard to beat…. But that’s it. People have been really tough on Tiger Stadium, including myself regarding how we run things with concessions, bathrooms, lines, leaving the stadium etc. I really figured Clemson would knock us out of the water in that regard but it was the complete opposite. Clemson was a joke. They knew this was going to be potentially the biggest game in their history and it was like they had no clue how to handle it. Zero trash cans around the stadium/ surrounding areas so the people that actually were tailgating and walking around just tossed trash next to trees. Walking into the stadium was straight up dangerous. They funnel you up into a bottle neck that was so packed and tight that if something were to happen it would be bad news. Also took forever. People bitch about our concessions in here… this place was horrid. To start the game all of machines went down and they didn’t allow cash. Some kid with diabetes had to beg one of the workers just so grab a Coke so he didn’t pass out. They had zero food options and were out of everything by the second quarter. My dad somehow got a hot dog and they said if he wanted condiments he would have to walk almost across the stadium to get some. Lastly, getting out of campus is the exact cluster frick as ours. Big post and I’m sorry but we all think we have it bad at Tiger stadium but we are light years ahead of some other massive names in college football. We’re the real Death Valley. Go Tigers.
Posted by TigerReich
Member since Dec 2024
461 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 12:22 pm to
Almost like they are….”Death Valley Jr.”
Posted by jacksajester
Metry
Member since Jun 2014
2186 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 12:26 pm to
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People bitch about our concessions in here… this place was horrid


I refuse to believe it is worse than Tiger Stadium
Posted by BANDE
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2017
726 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 12:30 pm to
Man they didn’t have hot dogs with buns. Ran out of the bread. I’m not shitting you
Posted by tigerclaw10
My house
Member since Jun 2010
4850 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 12:32 pm to
It 100% is.

And the noise levels were almost laughable at some really big points in the game. That place was a morgue when the game was 10-10.
Posted by tigerbaiter1033
USA
Member since Nov 2011
2459 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 12:34 pm to
The traffic out of there was god awful. Honestly way worse than getting out of BR after a big game.
Posted by L S Usetheforce
Member since Jun 2004
23212 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 12:35 pm to
Our traffic plan is 10x better than theirs. It’s a shite show of epic proportions. Even their residents were dissing it. We stayed in Greenville and it took 2.5 hrs to go 31 miles
Posted by BANDE
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2017
726 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 12:37 pm to
I had their fans telling me how sorry they were about how bad everything was. It was bad
Posted by BayouBandit24
Member since Aug 2010
16927 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 12:38 pm to
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That place was a morgue when the game was 10-10.


I was curious about this, because on the broadcast once it was close every time they showed the student section it seemed like they weren’t even yelling. They looked scared and quiet. We get louder
Posted by misey94
Member since Jan 2007
32376 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 12:38 pm to
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I refuse to believe it is worse than Tiger Stadium


Well, you do nothing here but troll, so no one would expect you to.
Posted by jacksajester
Metry
Member since Jun 2014
2186 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 1:14 pm to
That’s fair
Posted by BehindtheWoodshed
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2007
2423 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 1:16 pm to
You’d be dead wrong.
Posted by Effthatnoise
Lake Charles
Member since Dec 2011
379 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 1:33 pm to
It looked lit and great environment to begin the game but the energy seemed to die as the game went on. How was it in person?
Posted by L S Usetheforce
Member since Jun 2004
23212 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 1:39 pm to
Auburn a&m Florida and Tennessee are all louder and more fun.
This post was edited on 8/31/25 at 1:40 pm
Posted by Tigergreg
Metairie
Member since Feb 2005
24382 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 1:40 pm to
quote:

Man they didn’t have hot dogs with buns. Ran out of the bread. I’m not shitting you


That really is pathetic, as much money as concessions can bring in. No excuse. It's as if they have never hosted a big game before. And the lack of trash cans you mentioned. They'll spend more in labor and time cleaning up.
Posted by Tigergreg
Metairie
Member since Feb 2005
24382 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 1:45 pm to
quote:

And the noise levels were almost laughable at some really big points in the game. That place was a morgue when the game was 10-10.


It seemed when Clemson went up, the crowd went crazy, but when it was tied, they went quiet, as if the game was over for them.
Posted by weaveballs1
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2010
3281 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 1:58 pm to
It was like they didn't prepare for alcohol sales at all. Insane lines and doddering old people running the kiosks. Really, really amateurish.
Posted by KennabraTiger
Kenner, LA
Member since Sep 2013
7633 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 2:00 pm to
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Go Tigers.

Geaux*
Posted by CFDoc
Member since Jan 2013
2237 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 2:06 pm to
I spent 4 years at LSU and then 4 years at Clemson.

The two schools are very different from each other but I can honestly say I enjoyed my time at both places.

LSU is definitely the winner as a ‘football school’ in every imaginable sense. It’s not even close. Clemson is trying. But they’re not LSU.
Posted by ShockG082
Member since Sep 2021
763 posts
Posted on 8/31/25 at 2:06 pm to
We drove to the game from Gville.
Paid $150 to park in a yard.
Pregame was decent. We drank at Study Hall and Esso.
Met and chatted with Coach Danny Ford...real treat.
Sat in Row CC and didnt leave bc I wasn't making that climb again.
Took 20 mins to leave and get to the tunnel.
Had 1 beer at Esso before leaving and didn't back to Gville until 2AM
This was a bucket list but from a fan experience it was really bad
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