I've been to 99% of the home games since 2002. If you ask me, LSU needs to start by controlling what it can control.

Quick fixes

1. Experience in Tiger Stadium - We need to do more to get and keep people excited. It's sleepy in there. Those goofy lights at Alabama? Make fun all you want but they work. While adding concert lighting may be a little extreme, see 1A.

1A. Band - did anyone notice how much AU's band played on Saturday? As much as our offense got outplayed in the fourth quarter, the AU band outplayed the Tiger Band for four quarters. We should be playing songs every week that get the fans involved (e.g. Hey Baby, Livin' on a Prayer, etc.). We've eliminated every single song and chant that got the students and the fans fired up.

2. WiFi - it's 2021 and there's no working WiFi (or cell service) in the stadium. This is the day and age of instant gratification/I watch 4 games at once culture. We've got to get in line here.

3. Tailgating - We've been out there since 2002 and LSU makes this harder every single year. From new parking rules, more and more access restrictions, no indoor bathroom access, constantly relocating portable bathrooms, to free spots moving further and further out, it's made coming to campus a once or twice a year thing for many people instead of an every week tradition.

4. Concessions - It's well documented but concessions are awful. Considering the massive wall that's been built along the back edge of the East Upper, couldn't we outsource to food trucks at this point?!

5. Customer Service/Ticket Office - Anyone else call over there lately? You're on hold at least 30 minutes. Surely TAF can hire some more student workers to get that place running smoothly? It's a win win - their revenue source is happy and we are putting students to work.

Longer term

1. Coaching- Our kids weren't put in a position to win on Saturday. There were no schemes to get the running game started and it doesn't take Peyton and Eli to figure out that with no running game, the opposition can easily drop 6-7 into coverage (see AU's Q4 gameplan). I personally like O and thinks he's been a great representative of our state nationally (ask around - people from all over the place know and love him) and our team but at some point, Woodward is going to have to ask whether he's the right guy for the job. Saban churns through successful assistants year-in and year-out. This team has lots of talent - surely there is someone who can put these kids in a position to win. Winning cures all - a football team that will struggle find 3 more wins this year won't fix any gameday atmosphere.

2. The Concourses behind the 100 and 300 sections - it's long past time to renovate those to make them hospitable. Add some places to sit, a bunch of tvs showing other games, etc. Say what you want about TAMU but the reno on Kyle Field is first class. People want to get in there when gates open.

3. COVID - The restrictions on entering the stadium don't help but regardless, you still have a fair amount of the population that is still laying low. Until there's some Bourbon drink that makes COVID go away, game day is going to continue to be less than what it was in 2019 and before.

I'll admit - I was stunned to see people streaming out at half on Saturday against a rival in what was a very entertaining game up to that point. In all fairness though, Saturday was a tough day. It drizzled pretty much constantly from 2-6pm and kicking off at 8pm makes for a significantly longer day than a 6pm.