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We can all agree that increasing Tiger Stadium capacity to over 100K was dumb, right?
Posted on 10/15/23 at 11:39 pm
Posted on 10/15/23 at 11:39 pm
Yeah, another stadium/crowd thread, but the endzone addition never made sense to me. Even before it, we were already seeing true hard sellouts dwindling as ticket prices rose and TV's got bigger and clearer, making it much more enjoyable for a lot to take in a game at home. Even before the usual traffic-induced mass exodus in the second half, it's becoming the norm to see a lot of empty seats in the upper decks.
Across the board in sports, you're seeing new stadiums built with more intimacy and more amenities, while there is also a growing movement of current stadiums that are being refurbished with more amenities/suites and downgrading total capacity.
Across the board in sports, you're seeing new stadiums built with more intimacy and more amenities, while there is also a growing movement of current stadiums that are being refurbished with more amenities/suites and downgrading total capacity.
This post was edited on 10/15/23 at 11:46 pm
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Posted on 10/15/23 at 11:40 pm to Broski
Funny.
Everyone was all for it when it was announced.
Everyone was all for it when it was announced.
Posted on 10/15/23 at 11:42 pm to 0x15E
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Funny.
Everyone was all for it when it was announced.
That was because a lot of fans were blinded by the stadium space race within the SEC. It was all just a big dick measuring contest with Alabama, Tennessee, A&M, etc.
Again, really dumb and shortsighted.
Posted on 10/15/23 at 11:44 pm to Broski
This is all Bama’s fault. We had to keep up with Bama in the height of the Bama/LSU game ever since Saban has been there. Bama updated their stadium over 100,000 and a few years later, we did the same to keep up with them for recruiting.
Posted on 10/15/23 at 11:52 pm to Broski
If it wasn’t weird, I’d still sit in the student section.
Second choice is NEZ and unless forced, always choose it.
Last thing I want is some intimate feel or canned experience.
Second choice is NEZ and unless forced, always choose it.
Last thing I want is some intimate feel or canned experience.
Posted on 10/15/23 at 11:54 pm to Geaux Guy
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Last thing I want I want is some intimate feel
That's when Tiger Stadium was at it's best.
More people doesn't always mean more feeling.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 12:08 am to Broski
quote:67,500 with no Upper Decks was louder and rowdier than the current 102,000. Just LSU Die-Hard Fans making noise with their mouths and TGBFTL.......
That's when Tiger Stadium was at it's best. More people doesn't always mean more feeling.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 12:39 am to Broski
The whole point of the expansion was never about increasing capacity to over 100k, it was built to add more suites and club seating and making the visitor section in the end zone smaller moving them to the top of the expansion.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:12 am to Jar_Jar_80
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The whole point of the expansion was never about increasing capacity to over 100k,
I have some awesome beachfront property in South Dakota to show you.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:44 am to Broski
It was, the upper decks are hardly ever filled. It made the stadium uninformed
and unpleasing to the eyes. But most of all it really has taken a bite out of the crowd and Roar of TS.
and unpleasing to the eyes. But most of all it really has taken a bite out of the crowd and Roar of TS.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 3:16 am to 24chevrolet48
TS…..for a huge game… is still as good as it gets
We’ve just gotten spoiled and also our definition of “huge game” has also gotten spoiled. It happens when a program wins 3 titles in a little over a decade.
There was a time when a mere Top25 matchup in Tiger Stadium was a huge game.
We’ve just gotten spoiled and also our definition of “huge game” has also gotten spoiled. It happens when a program wins 3 titles in a little over a decade.
There was a time when a mere Top25 matchup in Tiger Stadium was a huge game.
This post was edited on 10/16/23 at 3:20 am
Posted on 10/16/23 at 3:45 am to Broski
I said so at the time. It was clear that college football attendance was losing momentum. What I didn’t think through is how 100,000 people would be so bottlenecked upon exiting.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 4:21 am to Penrod
Let us know when those suites and club seats are empty. Until then, it was worth every penny.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 4:50 am to Broski
It was pretty fun last year when Bama came to Baton Rouge.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 5:11 am to Broski
My guess is that the building capacity is not why LSU is struggling to fill it and keep it filled until the final play.
It is 100% about fan experience…from the moment they arrive in the general area to get to their parking spot until they exit the area and get to the major roads.
1. Work with the city on traffic management.
2. Improve lots and tailgating.
3. Have traditions that everybody looks forward to participating in and isn’t embarrassed of (sorry STTDB crowd…but this one unquestionably impacts some folks negatively. You can curse in crowd chants, but that one is over the top if you want to bring in a max crowd)
4. Put a great product on the field (DONE)
5. Provide good food and drink options
6. Entertain during timeouts and breaks in play with the band and highlights on the screens that reinforce the product on the field…not with hokey stuff
7. Have something meaningful happen after the final whistle of EVERY game…a tradition that people want to stay to see
8. Make egress lanes efficient
9. Good flow on vehicle exit.
If you had these basic things (most of which don’t cost millions) it would be filled for every P5 opponent.
It is 100% about fan experience…from the moment they arrive in the general area to get to their parking spot until they exit the area and get to the major roads.
1. Work with the city on traffic management.
2. Improve lots and tailgating.
3. Have traditions that everybody looks forward to participating in and isn’t embarrassed of (sorry STTDB crowd…but this one unquestionably impacts some folks negatively. You can curse in crowd chants, but that one is over the top if you want to bring in a max crowd)
4. Put a great product on the field (DONE)
5. Provide good food and drink options
6. Entertain during timeouts and breaks in play with the band and highlights on the screens that reinforce the product on the field…not with hokey stuff
7. Have something meaningful happen after the final whistle of EVERY game…a tradition that people want to stay to see
8. Make egress lanes efficient
9. Good flow on vehicle exit.
If you had these basic things (most of which don’t cost millions) it would be filled for every P5 opponent.
This post was edited on 10/16/23 at 5:13 am
Posted on 10/16/23 at 5:43 am to Broski
It would have hurt recruiting at the time, to not do it.
It was the way of the big6.
Who knows, we may not have 2007 champs if not for it.
It was the way of the big6.
Who knows, we may not have 2007 champs if not for it.
This post was edited on 10/16/23 at 6:37 am
Posted on 10/16/23 at 6:13 am to Geaux Guy
Parking and traffic is really what’s suffered
Posted on 10/16/23 at 6:13 am to dstone12
They should of just made the enzone expansion a big open area to drink and watch the game instead of more seats kind of like jerry world is set up
Posted on 10/16/23 at 6:21 am to 0x15E
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Funny. Everyone was all for it when it was announced.
We were because it became a pissing contest of who could stuff the most bodies in a stadium.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 6:28 am to Broski
They should take attendance like elementary school. If your seat doesn’t get used, it’s a strike against you. After so many strikes, you lose your tickets. Obviously, there would be some circumstances that would give you a free chance. But you only get so many of those
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