Tail Gate Spot Parking Policy (merged)

[Cajunologist]

I thought 'winning cures all'. Seems like we have more problems.

[CrazyCajun]

They shut it down at 1pm last year.

What's the difference?

There were cars in the Tailgate area that would leave after 1 pm. No car, no possible way to leave.

[duggie85]

I'd like to touch on this a bit and get other people's point of view.

1) I have not and still do not agree with the parking pass punch process. This is not very practical if you have little ones and/or if someone would need to leave and come back for any reason past the given time that they are not punching tags. Now with the TG passes not being allowed to park in D, this will limit families to a single pass dependent upon your RCAF donation level.

2) Understanding the overall goal of growth, I also see the "small consumer" being priced out of the market in years to come. Some of these "small consumers" could have been the building blocks that got us where we are today. Heart does not pay the bills, but money does not always come back.

Unfortunately, if the "small consumers" are catered to, we will always be a building block...

[GreatestStory]

If you can leave your utility trailer in the tailgate area, then that addresses most of the complaints. But you are the first to mention that utility trailers will be allowed today, are you sure that is correct?

From Cajun Athletics: Trailers will still be allowed inside the TG spots. However, vehicles will not be allowed back into TG spaces until it is deemed safe by parking enforcement.

[cajunhawk]

From Cajun Athletics: Trailers will still be allowed inside the TG spots. However, vehicles will not be allowed back into TG spaces until it is deemed safe by parking enforcement.

Or until they can longer stop every vehicle that is streaming into the TG area to retrieve their stuff at once.

[CajunRage]

Or until they can longer stop every vehicle that is streaming into the TG area to retrieve their stuff at once.

So how is that the university's fault?

Is it the university's fault if they say do not storm the field and 10k people rush the field after (or during) a game? Write tickets. Revoke tailgating spots. Follow the rules or else.

[CajunAmos]

I'm not a member of a football tailgating group so sorry at my lack of knowledge.

Could the waiting list for tailgating spots also play a part? If folks are parking three vehicles in tailgating spots, couldn't you have another tailgater making use of that spot? I see it constantly listed that we have a waiting list for spots. Just curious.

[CajunNation]

There were cars in the Tailgate area that would leave after 1 pm. No car, no possible way to leave.

The policy was that was not supposed to be allowed.

[cajunhawk]

So how is that the university's fault?

Is it the university's fault if they say do not storm the field and 10k people rush the field after (or during) a game? Write tickets. Revoke tailgating spots. Follow the rules or else.

It's THEIR rules!!! If it goes to hell in a hand basket it is THEIR fault for not policing THEIR own rules. There are not that many tailgaters and with an adequate group of people they could enforce...bu you know they won't have the adequate group...it will be 2 people for the entire TG area.

[GreatestStory]

If you have a tailgating spot, you should not have that much to complain about. There is a waiting list a mile long of people that would love to abide by the new rules.

I agree the timing of this "unannounced announcement" was really poor. I agree that the they should have just left things the way they were and increased the price of tailgating spots. It was handled very poorly, but we can not change what is done.

SOLUTION: suck it up and buy a parking spot for $250 and quit complaining. It is still a hell of a lot cheaper and better location than paying $750 to tailgate all 6 games at Blackham (which is what they are charging). If that doesn't solve your problem, just sell me your tailgating spot and be done with it.

GEAUX CAJUNS!!!

[CajunNation]

I thought 'winning cures all'. Seems like we have more problems.

the Admin. is creating these problems.

I'm trying to figure out why.

[CrazyCajun]

The policy was that was not supposed to be allowed.

That's part of what I meant by thank the people who abused it. By the time they get to the gate...what are you gonna tell them? Turn around? Drive back through all those people? You can't leave?