re: The worst thing the LSU Ath Dept has ever done...

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ince all of you are entitled to park for free (what an outrage to have to pay!!!) just send me your bill, I will pay it, only 9 of the other 11 sec schools charge and you people should NOT have to pay because you are sooo special.

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this is only partially true, at all other away games I have been to I could park in some grass lot not far from the stadium for $10 or $20. I have been to every SEC stadium except Vandy had have never had a problem finding a free place to park, and at most have only paid $10 or $20 and usually it is some boy scouts or non-profit group running it. (This was another reason I was so upset when they were initially going to charge $20 for the freaking Hayfield lot)

I have NEVER paid any money to a university employee in some sort of set up system at any other SEC venue

Even at Jerry World I paid $30 and was not far from the stadium...this $40 price point PLUS $50 for a trailer is just insane

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and other than starkvegas, try to park on ANY SEC campus for free....

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I have...and if it wasnt free, it was only $10 and $20 max

The answer as to why they do it is simple math.
$40X20,000*=$800,000 X 6 home games= $5,400,000.00

*20,000 cars just my guess

we park and tailgate on the corner of highland and stadium right alongside the building. Our lot is normally full by noon. this game it was less than 20% full, and we had 4 cars parked in it. I walked through campus at about 11 to pick up my tickets at the ticket office and it was very quiet on the way to the stadium. sure there were people out, but all the parking lots werent bumping like they normally were.

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BTW for those who went to Dallas, it cost $40-125 to park there

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All the stories I've heard was that you could get pretty close to the stadium for $20-$30.

Look, I've come to grips with the fact that we have to pay to play but $40 is a bit much. And if you're dead set on that amount then at least allow me to buy a season pass. I'm not sure how it will go the rest of the year but for the first game there were more empty spaces and less tailgaters then any game in recent memory in the interior of campus. Maybe that's LSU's intent, who knows, but I have a feeling this thing will become a whole different animal for a 2:30 Florida game.

The NFL has long ago abandoned the fan and rendered them little more than an unappreciated source of revenue. Now it looks as it the officials at LSU have taken the same myopic view of the school's supporters.

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I disagree. I think it weeds out the fair-weather fans - the same fans that leave trash all over campus because they have no real ties to LSU.

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that is the stupidest thing I've ever read. no it won't they will still show up

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I understand that LSU is only doing what every other big school has been doing for years.

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The problem here is that compared to every other big school, the surrounding economy doesn't support it. This is not a rich area that can easily drop $40 as if it was a cigarette butt.

Unfortunately the stupid asses in the administration who make decisions don't understand that.

Apparently the fee ran off the group that tailgates around the corner of the building from us, so I'm all for it.

It was nice not having to deal with a bunch of filthy, drunken idiots stumbling through and around our tailgate to piss behind our vehicles or in the bushes 30 feet from our setup because they are too drunk and lazy to walk 100 yards to the bathroom.

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I disagree. I think it weeds out the fair-weather fans - the same fans that leave trash all over campus because they have no real ties to LSU.

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what an ignorant, stupid and simply untrue statement.

BTW for those who went to Dallas, it cost $40-125 to park there

bullshite, we parked right behind the stadium for $30 in a pay lot.