re: The emerging dominance of the LSU Dilettante Fan

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At the same time the commercialization of the college game has led to higher ticket prices, suites, parking fees etc, so that attendance can be a luxury for those who can afford it.

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A lot of folks who ARE more emotional attached, knowledgeable and loyal get left out.

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The reality is that if some "avg. joe" or "blue collar worker" or whatever euphemism you want to choose really wants to go to a game, it is ridiculously easy to find tickets these days. Yes you have to do a little leg work. Yes you may have to cut your 12 hour drinking day down to 10 1/2. But In actuality it's probably cheaper to buy tickets game by game then submit to the TAF or LSU fees of a season set.

My 2 friends and I went looking for MSU tickets 1 hour before kickoff. We had 4 in the East Upper, but decided to try and get some lower bowl upgrades for a good price if we could. By the time we walked in we had 11 FREE tickets between the 3 of us, including a pair on the 50 yard line. There were hundreds of tickets being sold at a fraction of the price before the game, just like at any other game not called Alabama.

The next time some die hard fan says he's shut out of Tiger Stadium by the fat cats, call him a liar and tell him to walk his arse around the stadium 60 minutes before kickoff. He'll find everything he needs.