Tail Gate Spot Parking Policy (merged)

[CrazyCajun]

what happens after a rain and the grass lot across the road becomes a muddy cow pasture, also what is the school going to do when someone gets hit trying to cross one of the busiest roads in Lafayette. I would think the lot beside barn c would be a better solution, gravel lot and less traffic. But still kills the fan that only comes in one or two games a year with small children that has to haul everything that long of a distance.

Shuttle from slcc or blackham as they have before.

[basinbear]

I wake up wishing I had a white shirt with a BIG Red Dot on it.

I never quite recover from that the rest of the day.

Still have mine from back in the Day......

[cajunhawk]

what happens after a rain and the grass lot across the road becomes a muddy cow pasture, also what is the school going to do when someone gets hit trying to cross one of the busiest roads in Lafayette. I would think the lot beside barn c would be a better solution, gravel lot and less traffic. But still kills the fan that only comes in one or two games a year with small children that has to haul everything that long of a distance.

Farmer and his pals want to see chaos...they want to see terror in the streets. I think Farmer may be the Joker in disguise.

[basinbear]

What is your game day routine?

Myself , I take a morning bike ride around the Cajun field grounds.
Usually return 2 or 3 hours before game time on a bike or just dropped off. (have parking pass).
Hit the Alumni tent. Listen to the band. Mingle. Do the Cajun walk.
Go in early and grab a brew. Watch warm ups.
Easy Breezy.
Life is good.

You forgot your "RV" stop ....I will PM you to give you the RV slot # that we pulled for our North EZ location

[raginsaints]

What is your game day routine?

Myself , I take a morning bike ride around the Cajun field grounds.
Usually return 2 or 3 hours before game time on a bike or just dropped off. (have parking pass).
Hit the Alumni tent. Listen to the band. Mingle. Do the Cajun walk.
Go in early and grab a brew. Watch warm ups.
Easy Breezy.
Life is good.

You tailgate, you just don't do any of the work.

[CrazyCajun]

You mean the already insane scramble to find a way out of Cajun Field quickly...which leads to utter chaos on a grand scale. Sure let's let traffic flowing in every possible direction dictate something important. Sounds legit.

It won't be anything new, that's why it's easier to wait.

[cajunhawk]

It won't be anything new, that's why it's easier to wait.

Oh it will be something new...when one person makes the mad dash for the TG spot...it will break the seal and then the Zerg Rush towards the TG spot commences. Thus making the already crazy exit that much worse.

[GreatestStory]

Suppose you have 3 TG spots......

That sounds like a problem in itself. Does anybody actually need 3 tailgating spots (2700 square feet) to tailgate? That is larger than the average home in the USA.

(Source: http://www.census.gov/const/C25Ann/s...medavgsqft.pdf)

Before insanity ensued, you could have had 2 parking passes per TG spot. That's 6 vehicles. What most people in this situation were doing were setting up their tents/BBQ rigs in the first 2 TG spots and parking the 6 vehicles in the 3rd spot.

First off, people parking vehicles in the tailgating area is what created this problem. Why is it ok to waste a tailgating spot to park 6 vehicles when we have a waiting list of people wanting tailgating spots.

Secondly, you just said that out of three tailgating spots, you are only using two to tailgate. If everyone did this a third of the tailgating area would be parked vehicles.

That's not abuse. That's what this school is known for across the country-TAILGATING.

Allowing a third of the tailgating area to be used for parking IS ABUSE and is what brought on the rule changes.

If you want our school to be known for tailgating, let's not use a third of the tailgating area as a parking lot.

If you own a tailgating spot (or 3) around CajunField, you should feel blessed.

[reddot]

You tailgate, you just don't do any of the work.

Does it have to be work?
I work all week long.

[reddot]

Sorry Lou.

[CrazyCajun]

Oh it will be something new...when one person makes the mad dash for the TG spot...it will break the seal and then the Zerg Rush towards the TG spot commences. Thus making the already crazy exit that much worse.

Wouldn't it make the exit easier if half the cars are at their spots? Plus, the majority will load their stuff before the game. They might complain, moan and sweat walking to the car but they will do it. I could honestly seeing it being a cluster for the southern game, people will make adjustments accordingly for latech and it will all be good. I don't think a lil walking will hurt anyone.

[reddot]

Do you have a bicycle pass? That should be at least a $100 donation to the RCAF. If we are gonna cash grab already loyal customers...let's go off the rails.

Done. But there is no bike parking.