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re: Rabalais: Empty seats reflect poorly on LSU
Posted on 10/16/13 at 1:53 pm to ralliartist
Posted on 10/16/13 at 1:53 pm to ralliartist
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Does it increase traffic?yea but who cares? Also most of these ppl probably don't even buy tickets so I doubt they deserve much blame
The pro tailgaters who don't go to the game are a HUGE part of the problem as it pertains to parking and traffic. Those who just want to go to the game have no good options of where to park because spots are being taken up by tailgate-tards.
Posted on 10/16/13 at 1:55 pm to LSUGrad9295
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The pro tailgaters who don't go to the game are a HUGE part of the problem as it pertains to parking and traffic. Those who just want to go to the game have no good options of where to park because spots are being taken up by tailgate-tards.
So what do you suggest? Go around harrassing tail gaters making sure they have tickets? Even if they have tickets it doesnt guarantee that they will actually go inside the stadium. Its impossible to regulate.
Posted on 10/16/13 at 2:34 pm to LSUGrad9295
There are a lot of major issues with LSU's games and a large part of it is that Baton Rouge has changed.
Baton Rouge is getting more and more populated. Near-campus housing (Tigerland) had a lot of apartments converted to section 8 housing.
LSU used to have 8 homes games a year maybe 6 of which were big games. Now it is 7 with 3 bad games guaranteed.
Parking spots are reduced with expansion and lack of public transportation has been a huge issue.
More day games has hurt the build up for games. A lot of people that used to drive in the night before to tailgate all day Saturday, simply come in the day of the game and all at once. That hurts.
In the end, SEC fans have to realize that the SEC, while a great conference isn't as big nationally and thus CBS doesn't care to air primetime SEC games unless its a huge matchup. They simply don't get the ratings.
In the end, there are some potential alternatives to improve things:
1) Have off-site parking with shuttles available. Charge $5 per car for parking and $4 per person for the shuttle trip to and from the stadium. Then shuttles can bring these people during the game and reduce traffic. This can be done at the River Center/downtown parking or even with the banks down there.
2) Limit tailgating. Yes, I said it. LSU's campus shouldn't simply be there for a bunch of people to camp out and watch the game. This doesn't mean people without a ticket can tailgate, but if 50% of people tailgate and don't go to the game, that's an issue.
3) Force BR police to do their jobs. I lived right by campus most of my life and it sucked when traffic went only one way on parts of Highland, but we understood what times that would happen. People simply adjusted their schedule. If people want to bitch about it, just ignore them.
Baton Rouge is getting more and more populated. Near-campus housing (Tigerland) had a lot of apartments converted to section 8 housing.
LSU used to have 8 homes games a year maybe 6 of which were big games. Now it is 7 with 3 bad games guaranteed.
Parking spots are reduced with expansion and lack of public transportation has been a huge issue.
More day games has hurt the build up for games. A lot of people that used to drive in the night before to tailgate all day Saturday, simply come in the day of the game and all at once. That hurts.
In the end, SEC fans have to realize that the SEC, while a great conference isn't as big nationally and thus CBS doesn't care to air primetime SEC games unless its a huge matchup. They simply don't get the ratings.
In the end, there are some potential alternatives to improve things:
1) Have off-site parking with shuttles available. Charge $5 per car for parking and $4 per person for the shuttle trip to and from the stadium. Then shuttles can bring these people during the game and reduce traffic. This can be done at the River Center/downtown parking or even with the banks down there.
2) Limit tailgating. Yes, I said it. LSU's campus shouldn't simply be there for a bunch of people to camp out and watch the game. This doesn't mean people without a ticket can tailgate, but if 50% of people tailgate and don't go to the game, that's an issue.
3) Force BR police to do their jobs. I lived right by campus most of my life and it sucked when traffic went only one way on parts of Highland, but we understood what times that would happen. People simply adjusted their schedule. If people want to bitch about it, just ignore them.
Posted on 10/16/13 at 3:47 pm to LSUGrad9295
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Those who just want to go to the game have no good options of where to park because spots are being taken up by tailgate-tards
Do you know how I know you don't have any friends and no one likes you?
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