Tail Gate Spot Parking Policy (merged)

[CajunNation]

Are you planning to expand your tailgating spread to the 3 spots? Or are you just going to hold your spot hostage out of spite? I'm all for paying for and using your 3 spots, but if you are going to keep other fans from being able to tailgate just to prove a point, you are part of the problem.

Your excusing and approving of these dictatorial tactics by the Admin. means you're part of the problem.

Our tailgating has always been a family affair. We are small potatoes. We look at our tailgating as a special family built tradition, but I am not going to risk injury to my family members or risk an auto accident fighting the insanity that will occur for pick-up because of these regulations.

So, I think we'll bite the bullet like a few other people have done and get some Corporate sponsorship, I. E. big company tents that we don't have to unload or pick up. As for my now empty space, I think we'll use that to grow a couple of Satsuma trees. I love Satsumas in the late fall.

[GreatestStory]

They can force us to park elsewhere, but no one will give up any TG spots as a result.

How can you possibly know that "no one will give up any TG spots"? There is no way you can predict this.

You might not give up your spot, but I have already had a couple people offer to trade me their tailgating spot for 3 parking passes. You want to guess why? Because they were using their tailgating spot to park cars and now they can't do that. So yeah, some people will be giving up their spots, especially if they go up on price next year.

Are you planning to expand your tailgating spread to the 3 spots? Or are you just going to hold your spot hostage out of spite? I'm all for paying for and using your 3 spots, but if you are going to keep other fans from being able to tailgate just to prove a point, you are part of the problem.

We went over this yesterday. His answer was, "Why is it your business to decide how many TG spots I need to TG? It's none of your business."

[cajunhawk]

Your excusing and approving of these dictatorial tactics by the Admin. means you're part of the problem.

Our tailgating has always been a family affair. We are small potatoes. We look at our tailgating as a special family built tradition, but I am not going to risk injury to my family members or risk an auto accident fighting the insanity that will occur for pick-up because of these regulations.

So, I think we'll bite the bullet like a few other people have done and get some Corporate sponsorship, I. E. big company tents that we don't have to unload or pick up. As for my now empty space, I think we'll use that to grow a couple of Satsuma trees. I love Satsumas in the late fall.

Amen...

[Duggie35]

Out of curiosity, I just took a look at the message boards of 3 or 4 other schools of interest around the State, and not a single one of them are discussing any parking problems for their games! They apparently have an abundance of available parking available for their people. UL's situation is certainly much different than the others (in a very good way)!

[Just1More]

Just to bring this back up. Because this will be the process. For all our issues about the rule changes, communication, etc., what's done is done and the sooner we start making the adjustment, the sooner it's no longer a sore spot.

Wasn't this the speech given by Hitler to the first Jews entering the grounds at Auschwitz? Or was this what I said to my girlfriend when I first "accessed" her "back door"? Either way, it's a very effective speech.

[Cajunjeb]

Out of curiosity, I just took a look at the message boards of 3 or 4 other schools of interest around the State, and not a single one of them are discussing any parking problems for their games! They apparently have an abundance of available parking available for their people. UL's situation is certainly much different than the others (in a very good way)!

LSU has always had parking problems. Old arguments that rarely surface. Nothing new there.
Tulane has a new stadium where there is absolutely no parking. Of course, their stadium is smaller. I am surprised that no one has complained.

Have any other Louisiana schools expanded their stadiums or have had increased success?

In reality, the parking issue has everything to do with the increased demand and expected attendance for the first two home games. The other four are the question. Unless we sell out + the remaining home games (and I hope), this parking thing maybe much ado about nothing. And like I said, I hope I am wrong.

[CajunJack55]

Oh good. I was hoping another thread would be started about this.

[zephyr]

The parking thing is pretty much ado about nothing. The changes that are being implemented are not large enough to have long lasting problems attached to them. We will all adapt and move on as always.

[Turbine]

And the dugie vs dugie voilence?

I don't understand internet arguments.. seems like no one ever wins.

Don't worry, I keeping score winners to be released in 2020 when we can see more clearly.

... Losers will have to tailgate in the new $60,000,000 parking garage that straddles Congress and Cajun Dome Boulevard.

[Boomer]

LSU has always had parking problems. Old arguments that rarely surface. Nothing new there.
Tulane has a new stadium where there is absolutely no parking. Of course, their stadium is smaller. I am surprised that no one has complained.

Have any other Louisiana schools expanded their stadiums or have had increased success?

In reality, the parking issue has everything to do with the increased demand and expected attendance for the first two home games. The other four are the question. Unless we sell out + the remaining home games (and I hope), this parking thing maybe much ado about nothing. And like I said, I hope I am wrong.

----If you go to the TULANE HUDDLE you will find post upon post of negative comments of the entire stadium/ parking fiasco!!!