Family had 8 tickets for over 40 years. Many friends and family met at the RV for a day long party and get together. Some went to game on other tickets and others partied at RV for game.

It was very expensive and a great deal of work, but we felt it worth while. Then LSU put the show covid papers rule into effect and we gave up tickets, parking, and fund forever.

One friend of mine and his wife sat every game on acquired tickets. They often got free to $10 tickets to early hot games against no competition. They often paid face value sans fund-fee for SEC games. They occasionally paid multiple face value for the 1 or 2 Big Games. Considering face cost and fund fees for season tickets he paid about 40% of my tickets even including scalpers big game costs!

We now meet over a TV with most of the usual gang. Much easier and cheaper, good times are good times. But, some like above friend still go to BR so we no longer share game. However, after LSU stopped demanding my medical records, I went to the Florida game with them and sat for free. And LSU won!

Just met with all stakeholders of our old tickets for a family party, and I asked them if they regretted the F you LSU decision? We gave a 100% NO! I will sit in Tiger Stadium again. But it will be when I want and at a discount!

You must decide for yourself.

Edit: fixed some typos, but really want to find out what the butt hurt is for the down voters.

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Posted by Fightin Okra

Member since Nov 2016

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Posted on 1/14/22 at 9:54 am to Ponchy Tiger

Gave up mine when kids came along but still manage to go to about 3 games a year (someone gives me tickets) and maybe one road game. Older now and found i can do a lot during day around my house, still watch game, and get to bed at decent hour.

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Posted by caliegeaux

Member since Aug 2004

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Posted on 1/14/22 at 9:57 am to Ponchy Tiger

Tickets in my family since 1958 and I finally got rid of them in 2013. Not a single regret. I’ve gone to every single game I’ve wanted to go to since then without the hassle of going to games I didn’t really want to go to but went anyway since I had season tickets.

I’ve never paid more than $100 for a ticket in BR or on the road and I’ve been to some big games home and away.

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Posted by rmc

Truth or Consequences

Member since Sep 2004

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Posted on 1/14/22 at 10:04 am to Ponchy Tiger

I had mine for about a decade and gave them up this year when they announced the vax/testing requirements and gave season ticket holders the option for a full refund. I would have given them up last year but rolled them over in lieu of them taking some of my money. A few reasons why: 1. the gameday experience isn't what it was. 2. the ryan clark shite bothers me. 3. I went to about 20% of the games as it was and gave the tickets away to friends/family/business associates.

If I go now its simply to bring my boys. And if that's the case we will get a game that works for our schedule and buy tickets for that game. Save a whole lot of money.

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Posted by mdomingue

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Posted on 1/14/22 at 10:04 am to Jaydeaux

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The end zones carry the noise.

That has been the case as long as I can remember. Student section and endzones. Endones tend to be the more blue collar fans, from what I've seen> Just rabid die hards and fans who buy the occasional ticket aftermarket and put everything into that one game.

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Posted by mdomingue

Lafayette, LA

Member since Nov 2010

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Posted on 1/14/22 at 10:13 am to Ponchy Tiger

I'm on the other side of this equation. Been going to game for a while but just got season tickets in 2018. I might feel different if I had tickets for 26 years but for now I still want my meager little 2 tickets. Might end up giving them to my son in a few years, he graduated in December from LSU.

We got tickets in 2018 (upper chairbacks) because there were two games I wanted to attend, Georgia and Alabama) and figured that it would be almost as cheap to get season tickets as to buy tickets after the fact. My wife loved the experience so much that she decided it was worth the money to keep getting them (her reluctance to spend the money was the hold back for me the whole time

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But I can see why anyone would be hesitant to continue. Concessions suck, traffic in and especially out is a mess, unless you have some established tailgating setup you probably don't get much out of that now and the weather can sometimes be less than pleasant.