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What would tailgating be like today if LSU was hosting a Friday night playoff game?

Posted on 12/19/25 at 9:36 am
Posted by tigahfan747
New Orleans
Member since Oct 2017
1859 posts
Posted on 12/19/25 at 9:36 am
Would it be normal Saturday SEC game all day tailgating? Class is out, so I’m assuming there would be no campus restrictions.
Posted by Dizz
Member since May 2008
15962 posts
Posted on 12/19/25 at 9:38 am to
I would imagine it would be some what smaller. Would also be smaller because students are gone and I dont think there is ton of student tickets made available. Still wild but different.
This post was edited on 12/19/25 at 9:39 am
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
Markey's bar
Member since Oct 2008
88075 posts
Posted on 12/19/25 at 9:42 am to
best guess is it would be somewhat like the 2005 Tennessee game they played on that Monday.
Posted by lsudave1
Baton Metairie
Member since Jan 2005
11574 posts
Posted on 12/19/25 at 9:47 am to
I'd be out there all day cooking, eating and drinking. Thanks again BK for preventing that from happening. Our season has been over for 2.5 months already.
Posted by Dlab2013
Pineville, Luzianna
Member since Jun 2013
9302 posts
Posted on 12/19/25 at 9:52 am to
quote:

best guess is it would be somewhat like the 2005 Tennessee game they played on that Monday.


Hottest night game in history. I hated Les Miles from that day forward.

But why would you compare a CFP game to that shite show game?
Posted by lowhound
Effie
Member since Aug 2014
9677 posts
Posted on 12/19/25 at 9:52 am to
I think LSU tailgating in general is a shell of it's former self. Back when you had free reign of the campus to pretty much tailgate anywhere you please, first come first serve, after 5pm on the day before. Back when Mike actually roamed the sideline. That was the golden days. Now it's just a big corporate money grab. No free parking within 2 miles of stadium. Some things have changed for the better, but that is not one of them.

Today the weather is beautiful, and I'm sad we don't even have the chance to tailgate. I'm sad my kids will never really experience that era. I sure hope CLK can change things around, and I hope the new administration can listen to our fans and quit with the piped in music and shitty generic loss of our culture
This post was edited on 12/19/25 at 9:58 am
Posted by LSUfan4444
Member since Mar 2004
56630 posts
Posted on 12/19/25 at 10:02 am to
The tailgate atmosphere would be more impacted by the proximity to Christmas than the day of the week
Posted by FistFest
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Apr 2019
253 posts
Posted on 12/19/25 at 10:04 am to
quote:

I think LSU tailgating in general is a shell of it's former self.


This

LSU's reputation is living off its past, not present, experience. Tailgating sucks compared to the Saban and early Miles era. Has become far too commercial and less organic. LSU saw a way to capitalize on additional revenue streams by charging for parking and prime locations. In the process it greatly diminished the excitement of tailgating at LSU.
Posted by chadr07
Pineville, Louisiana
Member since Jan 2015
12717 posts
Posted on 12/19/25 at 10:33 am to
quote:

I hated Les Miles from that day forward.



That had to suck realizing you already hated Les in just his second game as LSU head coach and then having to endure 11 more years of him
Posted by lurking
Member since Nov 2022
718 posts
Posted on 12/19/25 at 10:53 am to
They’ve also done their best to limit student involvement. When I was student the tailgate was the best party of the year and even the old folks got involved by feeding us, etc.
Posted by Red Stick Tigress
Tiger Stadium
Member since Nov 2005
20302 posts
Posted on 12/19/25 at 10:57 am to
The loss of tailgating along Nicholson was huge.

I miss the LSU hearse and coffin.
Posted by lowhound
Effie
Member since Aug 2014
9677 posts
Posted on 12/19/25 at 12:10 pm to
We used to tailgate between the railroad tracks and Nicholson in that curve with the live oaks near S. Quad Dr. That was the GOAT tailgating spot. Good people watching territory.
This post was edited on 12/19/25 at 12:11 pm
Posted by GeorgeWest
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2013
14755 posts
Posted on 12/19/25 at 12:30 pm to
LSU versus James Madison? Game would not even be sold out. LSU versus Alabama would be sold out.

Contrary to popular opinion, a Round 1 CFP game in TS would NOT be as big as a big SEC game in TS.
Posted by lowhound
Effie
Member since Aug 2014
9677 posts
Posted on 12/19/25 at 12:36 pm to
You saying you don't think LSU fans would care if we were in the CFP? That's bullshite. The only reason it might not sellout is mentioned before, because it's the weekend before Christmas and people would rather spend that time with family.
This post was edited on 12/19/25 at 12:37 pm
Posted by tiger91
In my own little world
Member since Nov 2005
39995 posts
Posted on 12/19/25 at 1:00 pm to
Graduation was today …..
Posted by Gulf Coast Tiger
Ms Gulf Coast
Member since Jan 2004
20546 posts
Posted on 12/19/25 at 1:27 pm to
It would be epic
Posted by GeorgeWest
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2013
14755 posts
Posted on 12/19/25 at 1:29 pm to
I did not say LSU people would not care if we were in the CFP. I said a Dec 20 game versus James Madison would NOT sell out. And it wouldn't.

LSU fans will pay CFP ticket prices even on Dec 20 for a game versus a quality opponent. James Madison is not a quality opponent. Just because JMU is in the CFP does not make JMU a quality opponent.
Posted by lsusteve1
Member since Dec 2004
46401 posts
Posted on 12/19/25 at 1:29 pm to
Nuts!

But in a good way
Posted by GeorgeWest
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2013
14755 posts
Posted on 12/19/25 at 1:32 pm to
If we ever host a Rd 1 CFP game, it would be interesting to see how many student tickets we would sell. I doubt we could sell 15K student tickets, but I think we'd sell at least 10K student tickets. Who we would play in a big factor.
Posted by jbraua
Oklahoma City, OK
Member since Oct 2007
7722 posts
Posted on 12/19/25 at 1:39 pm to
I think it’d be great. I live in OKC and people are heading to norman in droves.
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