re: The reason why most LSU fans leave at half

So true about fans from the 80’s and 90’s. Way simpler times and less stress. It was a way different vibe back then.

Also subway no traffic

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Tiger Stadium is freaking hot which is why we prefer night games. Take in the fact that concessions suck, TVS are outdated and the lines are outrageous, the game experience is better from your tailgate or your tv. TS has to improve their experience for the fans in order to keep them there all four quarters minus big games like vs Bama, Auburn etc (those games stay packed regardless).

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All of this.

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I don’t think the issue is that the games are too early or go on too late—it’s that games are 4-5 hours long.

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agree completely....this is my biggest complaint. There is now a full hour of commercials during a normal game and all of that dead time really makes the game move slowly. sitting there bored to death for 10 minutes at a time while I know I have an hour in traffic and then a 3 hour drive home after the game just wears on me after the mid point in the season.

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Take in the fact that concessions suck, TVS are outdated and the lines are outrageous, the game experience is better from your tailgate or your tv. TS has to improve their experience for the fans in order to keep them there all four quarters minus big games like vs Bama, Auburn etc

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PIM is just the Cherry On Top of the whipped cream and ice cream.

The Cherry, combined with all the other annoyances, make it no longer an enjoyable experience.

Cancel that "Calling Baton Rouge" BS too. Old and worn out. It makes the traditional GBFTL pre-game performance anti-climatic!

Yeah, that's not it...you can drink in TS if you want.

The real reason is half or maybe more folks that attend games really are not passionate about LSU football, they are just there socially and really are not invested in the outcome as most of us here are.

It's just that simple. They are there for the party not the game and will take the first chance they can to leave and go to the next party.

Beer will keep me at the game once I’m in but it’s not going to motivate me to go. The traffic, shitty concessions, ridiculous prices, awful parking, burning heat and lack of tailgating has taken its toll on the fan base. Add in the subpar product and you get this:



They’ve ruined the game day experience IMHO. It’s only getting worse under Alleva. I can’t believe they’re doing corporate tailgating now.

Only one thing could restore some of the passion- winning big.

1. TRAFFIC AFTER THE GAME
TS is built in a corner with the river blocking egress on one whole side, then the bottleneck of downtown BR on the north, and two lanes leaving to the south, with mediocre mid-town roads weaving out to the east. When the capacity was 78k, leaving wasn’t so bad. But now, the new capacity at ~100k has pushed leaving into a consistent quagmire. With any big, relatively close game now, not leaving early means people in the west side lots will not get out of the lots for at least 1 hour, meaning they won’t get on I-10 for 2 hours, and home to Lafayette for 3 hours or to Lake Charles for 4 hours. Late ESPN games mean getting back between 3 and 4 am. Then throw on top of that the Halloween fund raiser they have by Pastime the whole month of October, and gridlock occurs. Contra Flow? That’s only for the genius politicians. One possible solution for those from the west would be for LSU to provide lots on the west side of the bridge with ample buses, which then could be privileged to utilize contra flow going in and leaving. That would limit cars coming in AND take advantage of open contraflow lanes.

2. DAYTIME HEAT
Hanging around all day and then paying top dollar to endure the heat are likely the prime reasons that LSU football has been a nighttime tradition.

These are absolutely the reasons why a multitude of friends from west of the Mississippi either leave early or decide not to show up at all.

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