re: Auburn updating their baseball stadium as LSU falls further behind

Yep

We need to put seatbacks everywhere and lower the capacity. We haven’t filled the place once since hosting state in 2017. People don’t show up anymore. That’s fine but I want it to be full and loud. That will help with fewer, more comfortable seats.

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We need to put seatbacks everywhere

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I assumed that’s what was meant by upgrading the seating.

You guys missed out on the good ole day’s when folks packed a rodeo arena to see Pistol Pete play. You could dyilk smell the sweet aroma of the cattle and horses as Pete burned thdd Ed nets at John M Parker on a regular basis.

Then we had the days when Eddy Furness, Brandon Larsen and the gorilla gang launched homer after homer at a packed Alex Box that was over a half century old. The smoke from under the third base stands could blur your vision from down the third base line as you leaned up to watch the next home run,

Tiger Stadium is not any better, Parts of the old bowl are about 90 years old. Billy Cannon played in the old bowl over 60 years ago. Amenities??? No, excitement for sure. It was a religious experience to watch elite SEC football on a Saturday night.

You guys who believe if raked arm chair seats, a roof over your head, huge concession stands to have great players, great teams and great fan experiences forget what we once had and how we went and watched no matter what.

Fans are spoiled.

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You guys missed out on the good ole day’s when folks packed a rodeo arena to see Pistol Pete play. You could dyilk smell the sweet aroma of the cattle and horses as Pete burned thdd Ed nets at John M Parker on a regular basis. Then we had the days when Eddy Furness, Brandon Larsen and the gorilla gang launched homer after homer at a packed Alex Box that was over a half century old. The smoke from under the third base stands could blur your vision from down the third base line as you leaned up to watch the next home run, Tiger Stadium is not any better, Parts of the old bowl are about 90 years old. Billy Cannon played in the old bowl over 60 years ago. Amenities??? No, excitement for sure. It was a religious experience to watch elite SEC football on a Saturday night. You guys who believe if raked arm chair seats, a roof over your head, huge concession stands to have great players, great teams and great fan experiences forget what we once had and how we went and watched no matter what. Fans are spoiled.

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Now lets compare ticket prices between then and now.

Why shouldn’t fans expect more when the price of admission continues to climb?

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you telling me that schools don’t upgrade their stadiums and facilities to improve their chances of getting recruits?

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Players care about the facilities they use. Schools upgrade fan portions to increase revenue.

I'm not the biggest fan of the Box but I still prefer it to the overgrown softball stadium Auburn has.

I have been to Auburn's baseball stadium, although a game was not going on. It is nice but small. I don't think they will be passing us up.

Well currently they have no club seats and we do.

So it seems like they’re catching up.

Seatbacks, ads, batters eye, concourse.

LSUs park/field should be as good as most AA stadiums. We have that kind of fan support. If a place like fricking Starkville can put together what they did, there’s no reason LSU shouldn’t either. What was built in 2009 was a joke. It was already behind Baum and USCe when the last brick was laid.