re: The LSU administration has exactly the fan base they’ve asked for in the stadium

It wouldn't be a permanent fix, but we should copy clemson and let the fans come down on the field to celebrate victories with the team. I guarantee people would hang around for that.

I drive 3.5 hours one way to every game. My observation...we start tailgating at 8AM. That means I left my house before 5AM. Kickoff is at 6, games now last at least 4 hours. I don't get on the road good, typically, until 11:30PM. I usually make it to my driveway around 2:30AM Sunday morning. Our culture of partying all day is largely to blame for early exits. By halftime, we've been going hard for at least 12 hours, and we still have 2 hours of the game left and 3.5 hours of driving to get home.

If they'd let us on the field to celebrate a win, I'd stay until the end every week. All of that being said, in over 30 years of doing this, I've left "early" maybe ten times. Those times were because I had young kids during a hot day game or had been awake for over 24 hours and still had to drive home. I don't consider getting up and walking down with a minute or two left when the game is out of reach leaving early.

Let us on the field after a win and I'd bet the stadium stayed 3/4 full until the clock read all zeros.