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I won't pay for tickets anymore. As of now I decided.
Posted on 10/24/13 at 6:03 am
Posted on 10/24/13 at 6:03 am
I was a student mid/late 90's, graduated in 2003 (i worked my way though school, took one or two classes per semester my last four years). I used to berate LSU fans for coming late/leaving early. In simpleton terms, I WAS PISSED AT TIGER STADIUM.
I no longer am pissed at the fans. I see the reasoning for the empty seats. Unfortunately for my fandom, I make about one game a year, due to work and a two year old. I contribute to my families season tickets- we share great seats on the west side lower bowl seat backs that I decided to stop paying for as of now. This has nothing to do with our coach (I would give Les Miles tenure if I could). The reason is how LSU screws the fans
I now see a change in college football- money. Not really a new change, its always about the buck. But now everyone suffers for the corporate dollar. Unfortunately, between TV deals, rising ticket prices, THE GOD DAMN PARKING "enterprise" (LSU will, and always has, capitalized on any way to make even 10 cents), etc. No reason to list everything, it has been burnt to death on the rant.
Long story short, I love LSU, my alma mater. I love almost everything about LSU. But this die hard LSU fan is fed up with the money making politics that frick the fans. Why does a bottle of water cost so much? Why does a Tiger Dog half the size it used to be cost twice as much? Why does a past parking lot that was free for years now cost almost as much as a ticket?
tr,dr: When (every team does) falls, LSU is burning bridges. You think the empty stadium looks bad on TV now? Just wait when the only view of the stadium is on gameday final and it's empty because fans are tired of getting screwed.
I no longer am pissed at the fans. I see the reasoning for the empty seats. Unfortunately for my fandom, I make about one game a year, due to work and a two year old. I contribute to my families season tickets- we share great seats on the west side lower bowl seat backs that I decided to stop paying for as of now. This has nothing to do with our coach (I would give Les Miles tenure if I could). The reason is how LSU screws the fans
I now see a change in college football- money. Not really a new change, its always about the buck. But now everyone suffers for the corporate dollar. Unfortunately, between TV deals, rising ticket prices, THE GOD DAMN PARKING "enterprise" (LSU will, and always has, capitalized on any way to make even 10 cents), etc. No reason to list everything, it has been burnt to death on the rant.
Long story short, I love LSU, my alma mater. I love almost everything about LSU. But this die hard LSU fan is fed up with the money making politics that frick the fans. Why does a bottle of water cost so much? Why does a Tiger Dog half the size it used to be cost twice as much? Why does a past parking lot that was free for years now cost almost as much as a ticket?
tr,dr: When (every team does) falls, LSU is burning bridges. You think the empty stadium looks bad on TV now? Just wait when the only view of the stadium is on gameday final and it's empty because fans are tired of getting screwed.
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Posted on 10/24/13 at 6:05 am to ksayetiger
Welcome to America.
Bitch about Capitlism, shite on Socialism. Where's the happy medium?
Bitch about Capitlism, shite on Socialism. Where's the happy medium?
Posted on 10/24/13 at 6:24 am to ksayetiger
You are already seeing a drop in college football attendance. Even in some SEC stadiums. The cost is driving some families where they can only come to one or two games a year. Plus it is really easy to stay home and watch all the games on tv.
Posted on 10/24/13 at 6:36 am to ksayetiger
I feel the exact same way as you do and will be selling my tickets next year. I'll keep them in my name and hope my feelings change. Trust me, there are MANY more that feel the same way right now.
edit: Yesterdays arrest of Brazil only added fuel to the fire for me. I'm tired of seeing these college athletes get arrested. The kind of athletes they recruit now are not the kind of people I want to support.
edit: Yesterdays arrest of Brazil only added fuel to the fire for me. I'm tired of seeing these college athletes get arrested. The kind of athletes they recruit now are not the kind of people I want to support.
This post was edited on 10/24/13 at 6:43 am
Posted on 10/24/13 at 6:39 am to sec13rowBBseat28
quote:
I feel the exact same way as you do and will be selling my tickets next year. I'll keep them in my name and hope my feelings change.
Are you going to sell them for more than you paid for them?
Posted on 10/24/13 at 6:39 am to ksayetiger
I was glad to see the BoS wisely pull the ticket price increase off of tomorrow's agenda ..the timing was going to be monumentally bad .. they're going to rake major $$$ in on the club seats and suites in the new section .. Those will be sold out .. LSU's finally reached the breaking point with fans .. even the white collar whales that LSU and TAF have been catering to are fed up and saying "no more" .. Lower bowl sideline season ticket holders are forking out almost $800 for 4 seats to the Furman game .. They might get $40 to $100 for the same tickets outside the stadium on game day .. Massive depreciation in the value of season tix alone is a cause for concern ..
Posted on 10/24/13 at 6:40 am to ksayetiger
Yay! More games for me to attend!
Posted on 10/24/13 at 6:41 am to UnAnon
quote:
Welcome to America.
Bitch about Capitlism, shite on Socialism. Where's the happy medium?
Ha
haha
hahaha
This guy still thinks the United States is a capitalist free market economy.
Pay attention to reality much?
Learn about fascism. About crony-capitalism. About oligarchy. Obamacare? What's capitalist about that or health insurance or the medical or higher education monopolies?
Can't discharge student loan debt in bankruptcy, but corporations can discharge all debt, and it's called strategic default.
But but but, corporations are people. Yes, psychopaths. If you can call a psychopath (no conscience) a person.
America? Frick Yeah.
:lol: :lol:
Posted on 10/24/13 at 6:45 am to ksayetiger
good for you. If you don't like a product, don't buy it. I don't buy it and I'm about to just cancel all TV subs and sell the TV.
It's getting disgusting.
I agree with your post and have noticed it since the early 2000's.
If enough people stop drinking the koolaid and vote with the wallets, the vendor will respond and deliver a product that people actually want.
Looking at the evolution of the gameday experience since the big money took over. Where do the ad-hominem commenters in this thread think this logically leads?
It's getting disgusting.
I agree with your post and have noticed it since the early 2000's.
If enough people stop drinking the koolaid and vote with the wallets, the vendor will respond and deliver a product that people actually want.
Looking at the evolution of the gameday experience since the big money took over. Where do the ad-hominem commenters in this thread think this logically leads?
Posted on 10/24/13 at 6:45 am to ksayetiger
Jesus get a grip. The University will do fine without you, they're not a ball club or nfl franchise their busines is higher education not entertainment. Wanna watch Louisiana State University's Football Program play? Sure, buy a ticket and attend the game. No? Oh well, NEXT! Thanks for the dues!
Posted on 10/24/13 at 7:07 am to tketaco
If we were undefeated and ranked #1 in the country nobody would be professing about selling tickets or an empty stadium. However, society is result driven. Hope someone buys them.
Posted on 10/24/13 at 7:15 am to doya2
quote:
If we were undefeated and ranked #1 in the country nobody would be professing about selling tickets or an empty stadium.
The entire excuse that the athletic department keeps pushing is that "we HAVE TO raise ticket/parking prices so that we don't fall behind. If you don't, you can't keep up with the rest of college football."
Well, the quoted statement above may be true, but there is only one #1 ranked team in the country. And that team hasn't been LSU since Jan 8, 2012. In fact, since Jan 8, 2012 we've done nothing but work farther and farther away from #1 in spite of the price gouging in and around Tiger Stadium. So what will the excuse be when LSU fans are forced to pay for top facilities, only to have the team finish outside of the top 15/20?
Posted on 10/24/13 at 7:16 am to Choupique19
Game day sucks now
Posted on 10/24/13 at 7:21 am to ksayetiger
quote:
now see a change in college football- money.
Hey, running a massive football program is expensive especially when you have a government and U. S. Treasary printing 'funny money'. The athletic department has to buy toilet paper too. It's called devaluation of the currency. Quit complaining. We should be proud. LSU has a sports complex second to none. You want to attract the five-star players to your program. Pay up!
Hey, think about this, "It's Saturday night, in Death Valley".
Just sayin......
This post was edited on 10/24/13 at 7:23 am
Posted on 10/24/13 at 7:22 am to ksayetiger
7$ cokes at the box.
Fwiw ole miss sold these huge cups with cokes for 8$.
Unlimited refills.
LSU would never do that.
Fwiw ole miss sold these huge cups with cokes for 8$.
Unlimited refills.
LSU would never do that.
Posted on 10/24/13 at 7:23 am to tketaco
quote:
Jesus get a grip. The University will do fine without you, th
No shite. But my bank accout doesnt fund shitty service. If I go to a restaurant and the service is crap, next time, I go somewhere else. Well in this case, I go to my tv.
quote:
se their busines is higher education not entertainment.
Lsu school has NOTHING to do with athletics financial ly.You are ignorant on the subjects
Posted on 10/24/13 at 7:24 am to tketaco
quote:
their busines is higher education not entertainment.
you could not be more wrong. THE FOOTBALL IS ENTERTAINMENT because it runs off of PRIVATE MONEY NOT STATE MONEY! CUT OUT THE PRIVATE MONEY that sustains it 100% AND SEE where they are then.
Posted on 10/24/13 at 7:24 am to tketaco
quote:You've got this backwards.
The University will do fine without you, they're not a ball club or nfl franchise their busines is higher education not entertainment
Posted on 10/24/13 at 7:25 am to The Mick
quote:
You've got this backwards.
yeah, i just gave a rebuttal above. he is not thinking at all. We are not ULL that has to depend on state $$$$$$ to fund our ballclub.
Posted on 10/24/13 at 7:26 am to ksayetiger
When I heard that tickets were possibly going up again, I'm gonna be honest, I was a little shocked this time. The Tradition Fund was such an initial gut punch that frankly I'm still not over, and to have the balls to raise them after not fighting a Chicken Bowl invite on a 10-2 season, they have finally really reached a breaking point for me as well. After sitting in traffic for 2 hours for UF, and seeing that bullshite about a ticket increase, I believe enough may finally be enough.
The real question is that, are we at the point where say you took the whole book of season tickets, put them on Stubhub for the face value of them all, plus the Tradition Fund ($900+), would you be able to make it back? With Sam Houston St, Ulm, New Mexico, Miss St, Ole Miss, Kentucky, and really only Bama being a decent ticket being worth that kind of scratch, has the supply finally inched higher than demand, at like $180 a ticket?
The real question is that, are we at the point where say you took the whole book of season tickets, put them on Stubhub for the face value of them all, plus the Tradition Fund ($900+), would you be able to make it back? With Sam Houston St, Ulm, New Mexico, Miss St, Ole Miss, Kentucky, and really only Bama being a decent ticket being worth that kind of scratch, has the supply finally inched higher than demand, at like $180 a ticket?
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