re: Concessions at Tiger Stadium-Continuing from Score Board

I agree the concessions this year truly suck.

A funny thing related to concessions from this past game. When we entered the stadium before the game, my wife needed to go to the restroom before we went up the ramps and steps to our seats. So I bought us a couple of waters, and stood out of the crowd traffic waiting on my wife. An obviously inebriated Hawg fan came up to me, and wanted to know which concession stands sold beer. Not sure where he got that idea, maybe he saw an article where Alleva said something wanting to sell beer in Tiger Stadium and didn't read, or perhaps couldn't comprehend the article, and thought this was actually already taking place. We were down on the ground level on the east side. I told him the only concession stand I knew for sure that sold beer was located on the top concourse inn the center of the north end zone. Off he went like a man on a mission. A couple of minutes later, my wife came up and wanted to know why I was chuckling to myself. When I told her, she shook her head and said you can sure be testy when you have to come to these early games.

Thanks for typing that so I didn't have to

I only buy two waters for each game in lower NEZ. We were running late Sat and I saw no line for the groundfloor concessions just inside gates 8-9. Worker there told me the workers there were all volunteers. That seems odd. Is it possible that that stand is NOT run by Aramark?

Agreed, LSU needs their asses lit up for this bullshite.

Not just football, the concessions at the PMAC were horrible. I tried the Gumbo Nachos huge mistake because the Gumbo stuff they put on them was cold and I spent 17 bucks with a drink. The lines were crazy long and the workers seemed a little lost. I hope things get better in there as the season progresses.

I was drinking! It was chilly I was craving gumbo and it would have been decent had it been hot. Still a mistake I will not make again. On that note, bringing an infant to the game Thursday night what are the rules about bringing water in for formula?

Isn't the deal that the concession company pays LSU +2 mill to run the concession?

It was my understanding when I was reading about the new company, was LSU gets paid this flat fee to use this company. So I'd imagine LSU stands to lose $0 by the shitty concessions. Only people that lose out would be the company itself. I could be dead wrong though.

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On that note, bringing an infant to the game Thursday night what are the rules about bringing water in for formula

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Probably depends on the worker, but chances are you will have to buy a water.

I don't know what the terms of the contract with Aramark are, but I do know that LSU used to make a sizable percentage of their overall profit from football on concessions at each game (pre Aramark).

Ok. Let's throw out the profit angle. Let's talk about finding ways to improve the overall gameday experience inside the stadium and keep fans not only coming and filling up seats, but staying there the whole game. Offering shitty and overpriced food is not a good direction to go in, considering that.