re: Great traditions LSU has lost

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I was wondering the same thing? I thought the Paid Spots were minimal at LSU. I didn't know of many if any long time tailgating spots/groups that were displaced by these turnkey tailgate outfits.

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As others have said, it’s not the paid tailgating that has changed the environment, it’s the paid parking and stricter parking rules in general.

It seems like the interior part of the campus has less people tailgating every year. Granted the last couple of years aren’t a great barometer, but I’m talking the last 10 years.

There are some parts of campus that are tailgating ghost towns now but used to be packed 10-15 years ago. Particularly along South Stadium, South Campus, and Field House Drive. It seems now most of the major tailgating has been pushed to the outskirts of campus.

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You must not remember how awesome it was to walk through campus before the changes. It was a massive party and the crowds were incredible. Today, they limit the number of tailgates and it’s much more sparse as you buildup to the stadium.

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Yes, I remember. There wasn’t much going on by PFT. I can assure you that the paid tailgating area has zero to do with the change in the atmosphere we all miss.

Like another poster said, the reserved parking has become more of the issue.

Tailgating like it used to be when the only cost was the amount of money you spend is only what you spent on food and alcohol

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This X 1,000!

I can't tell you how many steaks I've eaten at Ruth's Chris after a football game at midnight. I remember eating about 1am after a Tennessee game. Oh, and the time given for the reservation? "After the game". It was awesome.

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I’m glad someone remembers Tiger Stadium before it became Six Flags over the Mississippi.

The games would start late, but didn’t last 4 hours plus. They were intense and loud, without artificial noise to keep them loud.

Eating at midnight was a college town tradition. Glad to see someone else remembered

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It seems like the interior part of the campus has less people tailgating every year. Granted the last couple of years aren’t a great barometer, but I’m talking the last 10 years.

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You're right about that. No doubt tailgating has taken a hit in the last 10 years. But that's everywhere from Alabama to Penn State.

That said, Alabama at LSU in 2018 was the single best tailgating day college football history.
Unfortunately we didn't win the game.

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You're right about that. No doubt tailgating has taken a hit in the last 10 years. But that's everywhere from Alabama to Penn State.

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This is true, but it’s more than that at LSU. The last administration pushed a lot of the tailgaters out away from the central part of campus. So on a big game day you still have a lot of people in those parts of the campus but not as many tailgates.

So yeah we can still bring it, it’s just different.

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I’m glad someone remembers Tiger Stadium before it became Six Flags over the Mississippi. The games would start late, but didn’t last 4 hours plus. They were intense and loud, without artificial noise to keep them loud. Eating at midnight was a college town tradition. Glad to see someone else remembered

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I almost forgot. Now I’m not saying I liked it, but back when there were NO upper decks, smoking was allowed in TS. I remember some games where TS seemed like one large chimney with smoke slowly wafting out of it. Was a strange sight.

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Mike on the field

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This was probably the greatest and most memorable era in the history of college football. The game will never be this great again… there was a sort of an innocence that can never be duplicated…

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When everyone realized an LSU win over Florida meant LSU would be unanimous number 1 the place went bananas

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...the single most electric moment I've ever experienced in Tiger Stadium.

So you’re telling me, that they would not place Mikes portable cage around the opponents locker room? Interesting…