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Posted on 10/16/19 at 9:06 am
Posted by biggsc
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Posted on 10/16/19 at 9:06 am
Are there any plans for the North Endzone to be expanded or putting up a bigger modern video board?
This post was edited on 10/16/19 at 9:21 am
Posted by BlackHelicopterPilot
Top secret lab
Member since Feb 2004
52833 posts
Posted on 10/16/19 at 9:07 am to
103,000 is really big. Maybe they can have some other plans for that. But, LSU certainly does not need more capacity
Posted by GeauxTigerTM
Member since Sep 2006
30596 posts
Posted on 10/16/19 at 9:09 am to
quote:

Are there any plans for the North Endzone to be expanded?


There may be plans out there somewhere, but it would greatly impact the area between Tiger Stadium and Mile's enclosure so I'd guess there are just far away design ideas.

Besides, except for a few games a year, we don't come close to filling it now. And do we need MORE traffic on campus after games?
Posted by Rougarou13
Brookhaven MS
Member since Feb 2015
6839 posts
Posted on 10/16/19 at 9:10 am to
In this new world of huge TVs, man caves, every game televised, and decreased attendance...I think the days of bigger and bigger stadiums may be on its way out the door.
Posted by TigerFanFromBama
Montgomery AL
Member since Mar 2015
3903 posts
Posted on 10/16/19 at 9:11 am to
I dont think an expansion is necessary... but a bigger video board in the NEZ would be nice.
Posted by Houston Texas Tiger
Houston
Member since Jul 2004
1418 posts
Posted on 10/16/19 at 9:13 am to
the only future expansion would include suites of some kind. there is enough general admission seats at this point. There is even talk of making the seat spaces wider and reducing capacity for more comfort before increasing capacity.
Posted by Monday
Prairieville
Member since Mar 2013
5010 posts
Posted on 10/16/19 at 9:14 am to
I wouldn't mind another expansion if they addressed the room between rows. Trying to give other people room to pass has become the bane of my stadium experience.
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
43744 posts
Posted on 10/16/19 at 9:17 am to
Florida is the only game that both upper decks have been full
No more expansion needed.
If anything reducing it might work better or make seats larger in upper deck and more fan friendly.

The north side is too close to that street to expand.
Eventually the front of the PMAC needs to be more atrium style and remove the ramps.
My guess is they may even close that road off one day.
Posted by EasterEgg
New Orleans Metro
Member since Sep 2018
4810 posts
Posted on 10/16/19 at 9:18 am to
I would think not anytime soon, but you never know what the future will behold.

I can all but guarantee that once the PMAC gets replaced, that whole area will be reconfigured so that there's space for future generations to do so if deemed necessary one day.
Posted by sec13rowBBseat28
St George, LA
Member since Aug 2006
15418 posts
Posted on 10/16/19 at 9:32 am to
I think the next major upgrades to Tiger Stadium will be made underneath where the old dorms are.
Posted by GaTiger27
Member since Feb 2016
1560 posts
Posted on 10/16/19 at 9:37 am to

Posted by SlidellCajun
Slidell la
Member since May 2019
10617 posts
Posted on 10/16/19 at 9:41 am to
No need for a bigger stadium. It would be cool to add some lounge space like Dallas has. Sort of a covered bar room where you can hang out and watch a live game
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
56245 posts
Posted on 10/16/19 at 9:51 am to
We actually currently have a fairly large jumbo-tron, but almost half of it is taken up by advertisements. I will be mad about this for a week after seeing MS State’s this weekend.
Posted by LSUGRAD2008
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2018
479 posts
Posted on 10/16/19 at 10:13 am to
I would think lighting and better sound would be a priority upgrade. We truly only fill the stadium once or twice a year
Posted by scott8811
Ratchet City, LA
Member since Oct 2014
11463 posts
Posted on 10/16/19 at 10:18 am to
103,000 is huge and college football attendance numbers are on the decline and will likely stay that way...I really think Tiger stadium is currently as big as it is ever going to be
Posted by Pico de Gallo
Member since Aug 2016
1894 posts
Posted on 10/16/19 at 10:32 am to
They can't expand the north end zone because of the limited space. North Stadium Road, the PMAC and Mike's Habitat are already close enough, adding to the end zone will encroach even further.
Posted by Thorny
Montgomery, AL
Member since May 2008
1920 posts
Posted on 10/16/19 at 10:41 am to
Not a whole lot of point of expanding beyond what has already been done. As pointed out, TS only fills to capacity for really big games like Florida, Auburn, & Bama--once or twice a year. Additionally, we've likely reached the limit for how many people we can handle on campus during a big game. Adding another 10,000 seats will only increase the complaints about tailgating limits and post-game traffic.

The reality is that some stadiums have expanded beyond their reasonable size. For example, Alabama is planning on removing a lot of end-zone upper deck seats on one side to build a huge scoreboard screen.

As for the dorm rooms, it sounds like a good idea to make them tailgating rooms, but it's not practical. The security processes are getting stricter, which means that if you were to rent such a room, you wouldn't be able to bring anything of your own into them. Not your own food, and maybe not your own luggage. Who would want to sign up for that?

I wish all of that weren't true, but that's the foreseeable future of sports. The pain of going to a game is increasing, which makes such expansion and in-stadium suites counter-productive.

GEAUX TIGERS!
Posted by Drfager
Member since Dec 2015
147 posts
Posted on 10/16/19 at 10:49 am to
In my mind they 110% need a better video board in that endzone. Imagine one that wraps around almost the entirety of the north endzone.
Posted by Bmath
LA
Member since Aug 2010
18692 posts
Posted on 10/16/19 at 10:55 am to
The only added capacity they would probably add under the current attendance numbers would be more suites.
Posted by tiger chaser
Birmingham Ala
Member since Feb 2008
7635 posts
Posted on 10/16/19 at 11:11 am to
How about expanding the roads to multiple lanes to speed up traffic. In an out of Tiger Stadium
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