Tail Gate Spot Parking Policy (merged)

[Turbine]

Congress has crosswalks already. Pedestrians cross there all the time. Now, to the rest of your comment, I agree and hopefully this will be an option as things progress. To think of the areas from fraternity row all the way through the intramural fields and even to Bourgeois Hall would make great areas for tailgating and possibly give it more of a "grove" feel. There are more trees and you could really make it attractive to the fraternities and sororities being so close to the houses. To me, this would make a great next step that is easily walkable to the stadium.

This is a must do option, but first UL needs to establish a "Get in the Game" mentality because if there is any group that would lean towards tailgating all game long it's the fraternities and sororities.

jmo

[zephyr]

This is what has always baffled me. It's human nature, though, I guess. People will do anything to skirt the system, but when it is a cluster_____, they complain. If people follow the rules, things would run a lot smoother. Instead the people who make the rules are challenged as to how they will enforce it or that they can make all the rules they want because no one will abide by them anyway. Let's start policing things ourselves and make it easier on everyone involved.

What the F are you talking about? I'm not skirting any system. I'm using the B lot pass that my RCAF donation paid for to allow my wife to park. I am using the TG pass to park in D lot which, until now, I didn't know was against the system. I only gave a B lot pass to a friend who tailgates with us and goes in a portion of one of our tailgate spots since I have two. If I have an available B lot pass, I will give it to him since he is paying a small portion to tailgate with us. There is no skating the system, at least not on my part.

[zephyr]

I think that is the answer, pay the $250 RCAF level. Clearly many were not doing that the last few seasons and parked in TG areas. This also addresses the question as to why should people that are not RCAF members be allowed to purchase TG areas? That will not be the case any longer.

It was my understanding that you had to donate to the RCAF in order to renew or receive a new tailgating spot? Its been like this for quite some time. How were people "skirting the system" as Cajunrage keeps saying if you had to donate to the RCAF in order to have a tailgating spot?

[cajunhawk]

I just graduated a little over a year ago, and I was in the Marine Corps before that. I wasn't around to get a tailgate spot, and I don't have sympathy for people who are losing their "parking spots". Sorry.

Why is that their fault that you were not around? We all make choices. You made your choices...they made their choices. Their choices gave them extra spots because no one was jumping on them and claiming them. Your choices did not give you those spots. There is no blame to go around...and any ill will you have for them is misplaced, petty, and immature. If you were in their shoes...would you take offense to someone lauding the loss of a 100% allowed practice that made their tailgating experience enjoyable?

[CajunRage]

What the F are you talking about? I'm not skirting any system. I'm using the B lot pass that my RCAF donation paid for to allow my wife to park. I am using the TG pass to park in D lot which, until now, I didn't know was against the system. I only gave a B lot pass to a friend who tailgates with us and goes in a portion of one of our tailgate spots since I have two. If I have an available B lot pass, I will give it to him since he is paying a small portion to tailgate with us. There is no skating the system, at least not on my part.

I mean exactly what I said. If the school makes a rule, follow it. If it proves to be a bad rule, that truth will come to light. If no one follows it, there is no proof that the rule caused the cluster.

I wasn't pointing out anyone in particular, but I know several people hand passes across the fence, etc. That is against the rules. We have a problem in society of not feeling the need to follow rules that we don't agree with. Speeding, drinking and driving, etc. People have the right to question, protest, whatever they want to get the rule changed, but until it is changed, the rule needs to be followed.

[Turbine]

Why is that their fault that you were not around? We all make choices. You made your choices...they made their choices. Their choices gave them extra spots because no one was jumping on them and claiming them. Your choices did not give you those spots. There is no blame to go around...and any ill will you have for them is misplaced, petty, and immature. If you were in their shoes...would you take offense to someone lauding the loss of a 100% allowed practice that made their tailgating experience enjoyable?

I missed where he said it was their fault.

[zephyr]

You are correct. It is a problem but worrying about those people is just not a valid use of our time or efforts. They will do it regardless of what we feel about it. I worked at a company where the head honcho was at the copier on fridays making copies of the parking passes to give to friends so they could enter. He color coded them and everything and it must have taken him an hour or two just to get them to look like the original. This was the head of a company doing this and not thinking there was anything wrong with it.

[cajunhawk]

It was my understanding that you had to donate to the RCAF in order to renew or receive a new tailgating spot? Its been like this for quite some time. How were people "skirting the system" as Cajunrage keeps saying if you had to donate to the RCAF in order to have a tailgating spot?

The skirting of the system is that only one person had to join the RCAF...while multiple people contribute and/or participate in the tailgating spot. Or at least that is the perceived skirting of the system that has caused the administration to whack the pinata that is it's already loyal fans.

[zephyr]

At the end of the day, this parking in the tailgate area will become a non issue. Here is what is going to happen. People ______ing will pony up and pay the $250 to get a pass. They will walk an extra 50 yards at most to and from their tailgate spot. People will find a way to load up the valuables before they go into the game. Then they will leave right after the game ends. That will become the norm & people will find other things to ______ about on Ragin Pagin.

Go UL-L or UL-Lafayette ... your choice ... *sighs*

If you have a tailgate spot, you've already been doing this. Now, your RCAF donation that accompanies your fee for the tailgating spot doesn't guarantee you a parking spot at cajun field which is likely what many people are upset about

[cajunhawk]

I missed where he said it was their fault.

He seems to have some vitriol towards people who followed the rules and had the rules changed on them. Because he wasn't around is no reason to have such a terrible attitude towards these tailgaters who were not breaking any rules.

[zephyr]

The skirting of the system is that only one person had to join the RCAF...while multiple people contribute and/or participate in the tailgating spot. Or at least that is the perceived skirting of the system that has caused the administration to whack the pinata that is it's already loyal fans.

You can have 20 people go in on a spot but you don't receive 20 TG passes. Besides, these passes are not guaranteeing you any parking spots in any of the lots.

[duggie85]

I mean exactly what I said. If the school makes a rule, follow it. If it proves to be a bad rule, that truth will come to light. If no one follows it, there is no proof that the rule caused the cluster.

I wasn't pointing out anyone in particular, but I know several people hand passes across the fence, etc. That is against the rules. We have a problem in society of not feeling the need to follow rules that we don't agree with. Speeding, drinking and driving, etc. People have the right to question, protest, whatever they want to get the rule changed, but until it is changed, the rule needs to be followed.

Just to clarify, we have never handed tickets through fences or anything like that. I meant shuffled passes as in used TG passes as parking pass, leaving the rcaf parking passes left over for non rcaf/season ticket holder family members to use.

With this new rule, my siblings will have to pony up, car pool or walk (or possibly quit coming bc they don't care that much).