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What do you wish you school would change about gameday?

Posted on 7/24/16 at 12:51 pm
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
102699 posts
Posted on 7/24/16 at 12:51 pm
- Something in-stadium (better food, better jumbotrons, wider concourses, better use of technology/scoreboards and ribbon boards, etc)

- Something outside (better parking, less tailgate regulation, more police enforcement/less police enforcement, better overall setup, etc)

- or even the areas themselves (more bars, less bars, better condo options, etc)?

This post was edited on 7/24/16 at 12:52 pm
Posted by nc14
La Jolla
Member since Jan 2012
28193 posts
Posted on 7/24/16 at 12:58 pm to
Hate our scoreboard.

And the spiral concourses suck, especially the one with the shuttles. Slowest way on earth to get people in and out of stadiums.
This post was edited on 7/24/16 at 1:03 pm
Posted by JesusQuintana
St Louis
Member since Oct 2013
33366 posts
Posted on 7/24/16 at 12:59 pm to
Better sound system, and permanent seating on the hill. Two easiest things.

I've got a long list of gripes with our stadium though.
Posted by blacknblu
Member since Nov 2011
10276 posts
Posted on 7/24/16 at 1:00 pm to
Grown men in jerseys can't come into the stadium.
Posted by Purplehaze44
Member since Jun 2015
1432 posts
Posted on 7/24/16 at 1:01 pm to
I really do understand where they're coming from on this, but patting down the students going into the student section portal to make sure we don't have booze is so stupid.
Posted by Fishhead
Elmendorf, TX
Member since Jan 2008
12170 posts
Posted on 7/24/16 at 1:05 pm to
Piped in music
Posted by Old Money
Member since Sep 2012
36309 posts
Posted on 7/24/16 at 1:07 pm to
Pipe it up pipe it up pipe it up
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
102699 posts
Posted on 7/24/16 at 1:09 pm to
The thing I wish would be changed is the JumboTron/Ribbonboard content. I understand they have to run ads to make money, but the ads take up at least 2/3 of the scrolling items. I have seen other stadium that have great stats/highlight packages and still have tons of ads. Ours adds almost nothing of substance to the in-game experience - the stats are generally late and scroll by so infrequently that I don't even look at the ribbon board for stats and the out of town scores are almost always a quarter behind.

Also, the total lack of highlights/updates on the jumbotrons from other conference/national games sucks.
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
15746 posts
Posted on 7/24/16 at 1:10 pm to
Focus on making the stadium best NOT bigger.

Seats with a back and cup holder for everybody.

Posted by chadr07
Pineville, Louisiana
Member since Jan 2015
7864 posts
Posted on 7/24/16 at 1:12 pm to
I wished LSU would start a tradition by letting Mike the Tiger maul an opposing fan right before gametime.
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
102699 posts
Posted on 7/24/16 at 1:12 pm to
quote:

Focus on making the stadium best NOT bigger. Seats with a back and cup holder for everybody.


Yea - Auburn should definitely work with the size their currently have. No need to expand there, and the inside of the stadium could definitely use some work. However, it is built in a way that it is incredibly loud and hostile. They should keep those strengths and improve everything else.
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
102699 posts
Posted on 7/24/16 at 1:13 pm to
quote:

I wished LSU would start a tradition by letting Mike the Tiger maul an opposing fan right before gametime


A human sacrifice would probably add to the tradition and pregame atmosphere for sure.
Posted by WG_Dawg
Hoover
Member since Jun 2004
86438 posts
Posted on 7/24/16 at 1:14 pm to
The people/group/entity/whatever or whoever it is...that runs gamedays has the same archaic, prehistoric, stuck in the mud mindset our AD has.

Go to a game at any other big time school, what do you immediately notice walking to the game? Well, for starters you'll notcie that there are people tailgating all around the stadium. At UGA, nobody tailgates right next to the stadium. Granted the bridge and ECR have a lot to do with that (and I love the bridge) but still. Also we are nazis when it comes to parking passes. I'm all about making money but FFS ther'es like 3 free lots on campus. Me and my cousin used to ride up to athens for like 10 straight years and park in that teeny little driveway lot behind baldwin hall. Then they made that permit only just like most other lots on campus. There should be incentives for arriving to campus early, which now there is none. Speaking of cheap, hire some fricking garbage crews. They took my north campus tailgate spot away because of all the garbage. Ok yeah, it was trashed, but when we have 12 hours of tailgate and the only trash receptable is the cardboard piece of shite that was left out friday night and not ever attended to, wtf do you expect? They could open north campus up to tailgate at 5am and be perfeclty fine with no issues if they would put even a little foresight into it. Hire cleaning crews to patrol on foot, put em in shifts. There should ALWAYS be someone walking around with grabbers and a garbage bag. Have crews come around and empty the trash cans every 30 minutes to an hour. give people an outlet to dispose of their trash! Ole miss does this and it works fine. Back to the stadium...what's the other thing you notcie going to other big schools? They acknowledge histoyr and former players! Hell, go to AU and you'll see 50 foot high posters outside the stadium to go along with the statues of former greats. Bama has statues of famous coaches. What does sanford have? Well gate 6 sure is roomy, and there's that guy outside the gate on the bridge telling me I'm going to hell bc I beat off once. Even get in the stadium...where are the flags? the banners? The pictures...anything? We have the flags going around the top of the east end wiht the SEC/national titles, and that's cool. But tha'ts it! That's the only thing in or outside sanford (I guess minus the dawg burial plots) that acknowledges or recognizes our past in any way. It's shameful. Oh, and when we finally did open the purse strings just barely and built vince a statue...we put it a mile from the stadium where nobody is going to see it. As far as in-stadium music...gag me but at least it's gotten better. Our decision makers seem to be so hung up on "what's hot" and try to capitalize on it. Soulja boy...ok whatever it's garbage but at least we were good at the time and it got the crowd amped. The next year was put on...ok yeah yeah but I mean are we really trying ot find a song for every season? NExt year was party in the USA, enough is enough. You should be fired. The next year they kept playing "boys of fall" and that was the last straw wiht me. You know some crusty old fart was like "hey, this is about football! Let's play this, everyone will love it" without realizing that it's coma-inducing in its slowness and cliches, plus it was written but a bald UT fan midget poser.

oh, also our concession stands are run by volunteer groups with shitty little kids who don't know how to tie their shoe much less run an operation. Just write them a check or something and leave the business to professionals.
Posted by Jenar Boy
Elsewhere
Member since Aug 2013
12524 posts
Posted on 7/24/16 at 1:16 pm to
Better bathrooms, consessions, improved seating(backs on bleachers), more parking.
More elevators to the uppers, scrolling scores more often(at least other SEC games)
This post was edited on 7/24/16 at 1:19 pm
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
102699 posts
Posted on 7/24/16 at 1:17 pm to
quote:

Telling me I'm going to hell because I beat off once


Posted by Aggie Fishfinder
Republic of Texas
Member since Feb 2012
4260 posts
Posted on 7/24/16 at 1:18 pm to
I wish we could win big games at home.
Posted by gladchiefisgone
Member since Sep 2010
1793 posts
Posted on 7/24/16 at 1:19 pm to
Allowing folks with a 30 inch wide arse trying to fit into seats that are 10 inches wide.

Have one of those things like they have at Disney World....You have to be this tall to ride this ride. But have a sign that says...if your butt is wider than this go find a bar with a TV.
This post was edited on 7/24/16 at 1:23 pm
Posted by Porker Face
Midnight
Member since Feb 2012
15319 posts
Posted on 7/24/16 at 1:33 pm to
around stadium
Post-game traffic control is horrible. It takes hours to leave almost any parking lot. This is especially frustrating after a loss, which we did at home a few times last year.


The pit parking lot is ugly as hell, I would grass it over and move that lot elsewhere (unfeasible but it's a wish list).

I'd also add a shuttle or something similar to circulate people around, because some of our lots are so far away I will spend an hour walking down just to see my friends

I would put some food trucks throughout the tailgating areas for night games to buy lunch or snacks for people tailgating all day

In stadium

I would use much less ac/dc piped in music and more band music and traditional cheers.

Tighter cheerleader uniforms

Also more and better food options throughout stadium. Add some traditional Arkansas foods. Iced tea available at all concession stands, not just at the CFA

Move band and student section to maximize noise.

For students I would come up with a better system than having to wait in line at 8 am to get a good seat. I hate missing out on the whole atmosphere just to get my butt in a seat

Sometimes they will show other teams highlights during a time out or something. Horrible idea. I don't want to see Tennessee scoring a TD on our video board. I'd rather watch a commercial or the weather

Beer and cocktails in stadium
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
102699 posts
Posted on 7/24/16 at 1:35 pm to
quote:

Sometimes they will show other teams highlights during a time out or something. Horrible idea. I don't want to see Tennessee scoring a TD on our video board. I'd rather watch a commercial or the weather


See, that's funny. We NEVER do that and I wish we would.

Different strokes for different folks.
Posted by swlaLSUfan
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2009
3579 posts
Posted on 7/24/16 at 1:36 pm to
Baton Rouge needs to improve the I-10 east bound lane just past the bridge. Whole interstate system going down to one lane is idiotic. This is a dailey issue and witch is much worse on game day.
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