re: Tailgating on Nicholson Saturday

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How it works when 80k people leave at once instead of scattered form halftime to the end of the game.

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Already conceded that obviously it will be a bigger test for a SEC game. As far as Saturday went, the traffic flow was good.

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And you really dense enough to think they would come out and say their plan didn't work?

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Do the State Police have a history of lying to the public? If there were serious issues Saturday, the Advocate would have reported it.

My point is, other than word of mouth, the only group or agency who actually has the means to track and analyze the traffic flow after games is the police. So forgive me if I take their word on the matter.

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As far as Saturday went, the traffic flow was good.

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It would have been good with Forrest Gump running the show. Saturday told us nothing.

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Do the State Police have a history of lying to the public? If there were serious issues Saturday, the Advocate would have reported it.

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You go ahead and believe that.

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My point is, other than word of mouth, the only group or agency who actually has the means to track and analyze the traffic flow after games is the police. So forgive me if I take their word on the matter.

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They have no basis to say it was a success or not is my point, and that's a fact.

The only thing we can say for sure is they greatly affected tailgating. That is good or bad depending on your views.

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They have no basis to say it was a success or not is my point, and that's a fact.

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So we've never had a game where most of the people in the stadium left at halftime or 3rd quarter?

It could very well be a different story for SEC games but lets not pretend the thinning of the crowd on Saturday night was some type of new development.

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And traffic flowed just fine on those nights as well. What's your point?

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No, often times it did not. But that's not even the point here. You're totally missing it. The point of the article and of the comments of the police are that the new changes were implemented without serious issue. They never said they solved every traffic problem for home football games. There was good coordination with law enforcement and the new procedures were carried out, apparently without issue.

That's a good thing in my book.

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always tons of fights in that area....tons of sleevetattted, diversion bar rat, ascension guido dooshes

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I agree that that area has it's share of trash. We tailgate (or used to tailgate) at nicholson and nicholson ext. Myself and all of my friends all have kids now, so our tailgate is family oriented. I loathe all the trash that come out there. However, that is a spot where a lot of visitors come by. And i like serving visitors at our tailgate, our food. It's an open field, within walking distance to the stadium. Take away the tailgating and thats all you have. Is a bunch of grass with no atmosphere.

So now our group is stuck with trying to find somewhere else to tailgate where we can all park a reasonable distance away. There is no other places. The only option is to go into campus and piss off the "established" tailgaters that have their place for 30'ish years. I'd rather just not deal with that headache. The other option is tailgating in the hayfield lots and thats just awful, not to mention dangerous for the kids with the traffic. There is NO gameday atmosphere out there either. I get that traffic was bad, but that is to be expected with 100,000 people converging on one spot, 1 day.

Like other people said, SEC play is going to be a nightmare. In the long run it will diminish the whole game day experience and slowly kill the majesty that is LSU tailgating. It's a source of pride to me. Having the best tailgate atmosphere. But hey, as long as you can get home 10 minutes faster, what's destroying a beloved pasttime for many tiger fans.

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Obviously it won't be as easy for games like Alabama, but if it worked better Saturday than it did for similar games in the past I don't see the reason to get all bitchy about it.

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I guess it all boils down to preference on game days. What's more important? Tailgating, or traffic?

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There are empty places everywhere closer into campus. You haven't even tried looking. The area around the Law Center has plenty of space and free parking if you get there early enough. Stop bitching just because you don't have it quite as easy as you used to.

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I'm not talking about just me, a-hole. I'm talking about everyone that tailgates in that area. There are many others like our group, that are in that situation. I've been tailgating in that area for 8 years. And your full of shite if you think there is ample parking on campus. There simply is not.

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Tailgating is not dead on campus. The only area of tailgating that has been negatively impacted by the new traffic changes is on Nicholson Dr. between Skip Bertman Dr. and Burbank. Compared to the entirety of campus, that's not affecting that many people.

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That's a larger concentrated area than most other areas. Not to mention the hundreds maybe thousand of cars that park there.

Where do you tailgate? Or are you one of those that show up at 5 to go to a game at 6?

Again, your priorities are clearly on traffic rather than a great gameday experience.

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That's a separate issue from "tailgating vs traffic." I get to campus around 7-7:30 and park around the Law Center. If that lot is full, I'll park behind UHigh across the street. Very easy walk to the parade grounds where I tailgate. I never have a problem parking because i get there early enough.

Last season I paid for a parking garage pass and loved it. Always had a reserved spot waiting for me. So that's an option as well.

I can tell you that around that area, there is plenty of tailgating space not very far from parking. If you want to make it work, you can make it work.

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Problem with this is after the new contraflow it is nearly impossible to get from parade grounds across campus to burbank. You essentially have to go all the way around campus.

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You spoke about your personal situation. Don't deflect now. You stated you haven't even attempted to find other areas to park/tailgate. Not going to feel sorry for you when you haven't even tried.

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I"m not deflecting. The thread is about tailgating on nicholson. Not my personal tailgate on nicholson. So what is your solution? If you can't find a space just stay home. My group will figure something out, but it's shitty that they are negatively affecting a very large portion of the LSU tailgate community.

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I'm not arguing that there is a parking problem due to lack of space. That's a separate issue from "tailgating vs traffic." I get to campus around 7-7:30 and park around the Law Center. If that lot is full, I'll park behind UHigh across the street. Very easy walk to the parade grounds where I tailgate. I never have a problem parking because i get there early enough.

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And last year, and the years before i'd go out and setup on Friday around noon or after work, and park my truck out there to ensure our spot was setup and saved.

What will happen when the Law center gets filled up? Because that's where people will go now. I believe we may try to move there, now that you mention it. How early can you setup a tailgate? And how quickly does that, and parking near there fill up?

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Last season I paid for a parking garage pass and loved it. Always had a reserved spot waiting for me. So that's an option as well.

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That new parking garage on campus? I heard that's a nightmare getting out of after a game.

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I agree. So you're saying the big shots watching tv in their RV spots should not be there if they don't go to the game? People can do what they want.

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If they bought a parking pass, they can knock themselves out. As for the freeloaders, all they add is congestion and trash. As a paying customer, my attitude toward any difficulties they may have with the new regime is

LSU puts on a football game that they're welcome to attend if they buy a ticket. If they're looking for a free fall festival, I'm sure they can find somewhere else within driving distance if they do a little research.