re: Parking charges = end of tailgating as we know/knew it??

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The problem is not LSU, our fees are reasonable compared to other top tier SEC schools. The problem is the no-limit arms race in college football where everyone benefits except the fans and the schools...ESPN wins, coaches win, players win, administrators win, trainers win, construction companies win, secretary to the assistant for administrative development win, non-fans win because then can now watch games they don't care about on TV, etc etc.

only 'real' FANS AND SCHOOLS LOSE.....The quantity and quality of the product does not change, but we pay 10 times what we did 20 years ago. The quality has actually gone down as fans now have to watch and listen to commercials during the game where we did not years ago. Money pours into the athletic problem, but none, of any substance get to the school itself. With the billions of dollars that go to athletic departments, almost all still have to be subsidized by the schools....

I enjoyed going to games MUCH more in the early 80's without the expenses and commercials that we now have to endure.

It is an college football problem, not an LSU problem.

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i dont disagree with anything said here. spot on. it's sad though. pretty soon inner campus wont be as festive as it once was.