re: Student Section

I'm a student and i was at the game (just like every game, 2 hours early) and i have this to say:

1) the wave thing was stupid as hell, no doubt. Downright obnoxious and offensive. But most of the dumbasses don't know any better.

2) People leaving early is pathetic, and here is my controversial comment of the Day-- If we want to fix this problem, take AWAY some of the student tickets. The upper portion of the student section is a waste-- it is a aton of people who dont care and leave at halftime regardless of the score. The worst are the frat pledges and sorority girls that show up late and leave early. If we want to improve the student section, we need to take away 20% of the tickets and, most importantly for income sake, take away the fraternity tickets that are in the rich areas. the student section is 70% good and 30% useless. I say we just make it all about giving tickets to people that actually CARE and dont just waste their tickets or sell them. Maximize everything--reduce the student seating and get more $ from people for season tickets.

I would rather 100% participation and anticipation than 70%.

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i agree. the students these days are a bunch of little figs

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What if I have 3 tests on Monday and I really have to study? Will I have to get a written excuse from my proff. for missing the game?

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change your study schedule. or cheat. no one in the real world cares what your gpa is anyway. it's a huge misconception they feed you to try and focus on the university and not the sports programs.

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2) People leaving early is pathetic, and here is my controversial comment of the Day-- If we want to fix this problem, take AWAY some of the student tickets. The upper portion of the student section is a waste-- it is a aton of people who dont care and leave at halftime regardless of the score. The worst are the frat pledges and sorority girls that show up late and leave early. If we want to improve the student section, we need to take away 20% of the tickets and, most importantly for income sake, take away the fraternity tickets that are in the rich areas. the student section is 70% good and 30% useless. I say we just make it all about giving tickets to people that actually CARE and dont just waste their tickets or sell them. Maximize everything--reduce the student seating and get more $ from people for season tickets. I would rather 100% participation and anticipation than 70%.

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what's your plan for making sure the "caring" fans get the tickets and not keeping the same percentage participation from happening?


also-if you get rid of the Greek Section tickets, you lose a LARGE chunk of alumni donations. someone posted a link a while back, and a ridiculous percentage of LSU alumni donations come from LSU Greek Alumni.

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As for the priority points system, it pisses me off at times that people get 5 points for going to away games. I would be at every single one if I could afford it, but it's just not in the cards. I agree with SFP in this regard. However, props to people that do make all of the away games- I'm quite envious.

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get a job. and if you use the excuse "too busy for a job be/c i have to study" then you're at the wrong university.

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it's not about the grades you make, but the hands you shake

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classic phrase from the 70-80% of people who don't get accepted the first time they apply (not implying that this is you BTW)...

then after they finally get accepted their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th try after "I know a guy, who knows a guy, who knows my *insert parent's name here*"

how true is "i just died in your arms tonight" on the statement scale?

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Education, smeducation. It's all about the football son! School ain't cool! Drinkin is thinkin!

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word!

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idk how many games you have been to but it always happens

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he's probably been to more than you. he's a member of the 14/14 club...

And he's talking about after pregame when the cheerleaders are leading the stadium wide geaux tigers cheer...

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student section my arse . our fan base (NOT EVERYONE)on a whole is bullshite. did you see the penn state game. those fans STAY UNTIL THE END OF THE GAME. I just dont get leaving early to beat the traffic.

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1. There's nothing to do in Happy Valley. Why not stay for the end?

2. More students leave early than anyone else. I saw many leaving at halftime. How many of those students have to sit in traffic? About 10 percent? The others who leave the game early might have a legit reason.

The Student Section of today is NOT about football - not on a whole, anyway. I realize that the further we go into life, the more cases of ADHD, ritalin-taking idiots we will have. It appears to me like the average attention span of the drunk college kid isn't capable of handling 4 quarters. No, there are many students who want to dress as Bat man, Snow White, Captain America, or whatever and football is the secondary activity after costume night. Whatever!

It's a damn shame. I saw more rowdier students in the Hallman and DiNardo days than I see now. Tis is the golden age of LSU football and now we have a weak arse student section who would rather start waves, be Snow White, play with beach balls, and leave early to go to Reggie's. I was a student at LSU once, too. Don't give me the "we're trying to have fun" bullshite. The game, itself, is fun enough. LSU's student section - WEAK!