Oct 7th Tailgate

[facelessjonmoon]

Where on Facebook was this posted?

[fanof71]

God help us all with these baffoons running Athletics and RCAF....

[jaxmc1023]

Where on Facebook was this posted?

Search Facebook / Posts for "UL tailgate"

The above image was someone reposting the longer rant posted by someone else about being cheaper to just go to baton rouge instead

[fpc4life99]

Where on Facebook was this posted?

Looks like it may have been removed. I can still see it but maybe he made it private.

[CajunVic]

God help us all with these baffoons running Athletics and RCAF....

. . . if you are going to be this harsh, please post specific names and subjects . . . at least give an opportunity for response . . .

[CajunT]

I don’t care if it’s $400 for a RV spot on the 50 yardline. We cannot continue to charge these prices for the product that is being put out. A phone call was made about renting out a tailgate spot. Instead of charging $150 or so for a single game spot that is not being used, the space will remain unused for $400. This does not make any damn sense.

I think we all saw the same post on Facebook. And comparing where each spot is in regards to either UL or LSU’s stadium is irrelevant in my opinion. I think the general point of the post is correct. We are outpricing our fanbase.

I have friends that tailgate at LSU for years. The closer to the stadium they are, they are 3 to 4 times more expensive as UL. Also, my son attended the LSU game last weekend against Arkansas in their corporate suite, he had to park over a mile from the stadium because he was a guest. No one at UL is walking a mile from a on stadium site parking or tailgating site.

I get UL needs to be more proactive than reactive when it comes to game promotions, especially with unused tailgating spots. I don't necessarily disagree with some of the suggestions on this thread. But discounting everything is simply a short-term solution to a long-term problem that will presist because of the lack of revenue.

I don't see cheaper tailgating rates here on this link.

https://revelryteam.com/lsu-football-tailgates/

[JamesTheJeweler]

I pay $183.3333333 for my RV spot. How is charging $400 a fair market value? I would venture to say that the market value is closer to $0 than $400. You want to test the market value, consider opening the RV spot to anyone for free and observe if the lot fills up; if it does, there is market value, and if not, there is none. Remember when they made it free to park at the stadium, did we fill up the lot? We have to quit pretending like we are the gold standard for sporting events. Would I love to see that, heck yeah, but we are not doing ourselves any favors by pricing ourselves out of a market.

Let's continue to make it a worse and worse atmosphere. Do you see that as driving up the market price? We've been tailgating for 15 years, and it worsens each year. We've even debated giving up the spot, arriving around 1 PM, and hanging out around the band until game time when people start gathering.

I'm not sure where the idea of 'jacking up the price' comes from because if you were to sell them for $200 and the cost for a season is $183.3333333, you would actually be lowering the price for those who decide to purchase a spot for the following year. However, it's possible my math is off. I welcome your insights, as you appear to be well-versed in economics.

P.S., these are not die-hard UL fans attending games religiously; they are fans in the community who aim to attend 2 or 3 games a season. The goal is to create an exciting enough atmosphere to keep them coming back. But then again, what do I know? Let's continue on the same path; it appears to be working, doesn't it?

This! 1000%!
This administration is filled with the dumbest @%!$#ers on the planet. I said what I said.

[CajunVic]

This! 1000%!
This administration is filled with the dumbest @%!$#ers on the planet. I said what I said.

. . . at least you didn't use retarded . . .

[RaisingCajun08]

I've said it here in this forum and I will say it again. Administration does not understand ECON 101. We do not have a supply problem. We have a demand problem. At the price points the university is charging for everything, we will always have a demand problem.

[JamesTheJeweler]

. . . at least you didn't use retarded . . .

Eh....I don't get bent over words. Less word and morals policing is a good thing.