Going to the LSU game

[RiverCityDawg]

My dad has never been to Baton Rouge and it's been 16 years for me, so I'm trying to plan a father/son trip to the LSU game this year. Not many opportunities to go down there and win, so this seems like a must-go.

I would really prefer to sit among fellow State fans, but I see tickets through our ticket office are in section 640, waaay up there. Does anyone know if there are visitor sections in the lower bowl? If so, I'll try to pick tickets up on seat geek or something. If not, has anyone sat way up top, and if so is the atmosphere okay?

Any other thoughts or recommendations regarding logistics are appreciated.

 

[GloryDawg]

My son and I are going. 17 them we are sitting in good seats. The stadium is going to be empty by the 4th any ways.

 

[Digging dog]

Planning on making my first ever trip to BR this year as well. Will be in Amite for hs football game Friday.
Any tips on where to stay?

 

[Apoplectic_Objurgator]

Lower bowl visitor is EZ corner but tix are all gone. Secondary market is best option.

Hotels near Essen are best

 

[Chesusdog]

BR resident here. Traffic here is a nightmare, game day traffic doubly so. Don't have a lot of opportunity or reason for getting a room down here but of the places I've been I'd recommend the Wyndham on Bluebonnet, or the DoubleTree or Crowne Plaza on Constitution.

 

[RiverCityDawg]

Lower bowl visitor is EZ corner but tix are all gone. Secondary market is best option.

Any idea what sections?

 

[BruceBruce]

Typically around 401, 402, 403.

 

[MaroonCrusader]

There will be state fans spread throughout the stadium. Get the Gametime app and find something you like. Saw something on there for like $25/ticket the other day.

 

[ezsoil]

They should have several L’s by then so tickets will be plentiful

 

[kphall11]

We are in lower level 404 through state’s allotment.

 

[Trojanbulldog19]

i went in 2014 and bought off of stubhub so i could sit in the same section as some friends. I ended up being about 15 rows in front of them surrounded by Corndogs. It really wasn't that bad. As long as you don't act like an idiot most people were really nice. The one state fan on my row was the one being an obnoxious idiot. That was in the corner on the east side in the upper deck. It really wasn't that bad from there. you could really see all the big plays we had open up. Imagine this game will be another good one to go to in baton rouge for the dawgs. i know some people that sat low also surrounded by corndog season ticket holders and didnt have any problems. I think as long as you aren't sitting by anyone juiced and just being an *** then you will be ok. we got down there early and went to the alumni tailgate, and then most LSU fans were really nice going up to the stadium offering food and drinks.

hotel. it really depends what you want to pay and how busy you want it to be. we stayed way on the outside of town on the way back home.

in 2016, a lot of bulldog fans were staying at the ritz in new orleans. I didn't go to the game, but a lot drove over from new orleans to baton rouge to the game. it just all depends on what you want to do with it and where you are coming from and the time of the game. If they ever scheduled a day game for down there, I would almost drive down and come back just like I would a home game, but i only live about 3 hours away from baton rouge.

 

[Todd4State]

The problem with LSU before was a severe lack of security. I first went to LSU in 1998 and a lot of their fans made the rumors true. Drunk people throwing stuff at you and old ladies mooning you. While this was all happening in my head I was wondering where the security was?

I have been back multiple times since 2004 and starting with that year I noticed a marked increase in security. Knock on wood, I haven't had any issues since then and have been back multiple times for MSU/LSU football games.

My advice is in general when on the road you're probably better off sitting with MSU people. That's for anywhere. Even Vanderbilt.

And don't act like an *** on the road anywhere as well. If you run through LSU's tailgate ringing a cowbell while talking smack something will probably happen. If you act cool you're going to be fine. Just don't invite trouble.

 

[RocketDawg]

The problem with LSU before was a severe lack of security. I first went to LSU in 1998 and a lot of their fans made the rumors true. Drunk people throwing stuff at you and old ladies mooning you. While this was all happening in my head I was wondering where the security was?

I have been back multiple times since 2004 and starting with that year I noticed a marked increase in security. Knock on wood, I haven't had any issues since then and have been back multiple times for MSU/LSU football games.

My advice is in general when on the road you're probably better off sitting with MSU people. That's for anywhere. Even Vanderbilt.

And don't act like an *** on the road anywhere as well. If you run through LSU's tailgate ringing a cowbell while talking smack something will probably happen. If you act cool you're going to be fine. Just don't invite trouble.

That leaves a terrible mental image.

 

[thatsbaseball]

And when we win walk out of the stadium with State folks in a group. They are not good losers at all.

 

[Chesusdog]

I remember being there as a kid, I want to say it was 90 or 91. I could pull it up online but I'm a few drinks in right now and that's more effort than I care to give. Anyhow, that year we beat LSU's *** in Tiger Stadium and there were drunk adults throwing **** at and being very aggressive toward 10ish year old me and my only slightly older brothers. We were probably being obnoxious, but that's what kids do. That memory stuck with me as the quintessential "Tiger fan experience" though. I saw many others and they lived up to it. Pissing on the sides of cars, fighting in the stands, being just awful trash people. I've seen it all. However, living down here the last 11 years and having attended other non-StatevLSU games I've noticed that they've cleaned up their act somewhat. I think the last several years and have been very humbling. Most LSU people I talk to expect a 6-6 or 7-5 at best season.

 

[skydawg1]

And when we win walk out of the stadium with State folks in a group. They are not good losers at all.

Like EZ said, they could easily have 4 losses by the time our game comes around. Miami, @Auburn, @Florida, and UGA. Their schedule is brutal this year and they don't have a QB.

 

[RPOdawg]

My dad has never been to Baton Rouge and it's been 16 years for me, so I'm trying to plan a father/son trip to the LSU game this year. Not many opportunities to go down there and win, so this seems like a must-go.

I would really prefer to sit among fellow State fans, but I see tickets through our ticket office are in section 640, waaay up there. Does anyone know if there are visitor sections in the lower bowl? If so, I'll try to pick tickets up on seat geek or something. If not, has anyone sat way up top, and if so is the atmosphere okay?

Any other thoughts or recommendations regarding logistics are appreciated.

Plan on getting ragged from the moment you get out of your car. Worst fans in America. You had better sit with MSU fans and if you can, travel in packs with dawgs. I had a blast though because I was there in 2014 and the stadium was mighty quite that night.

 

[stateguy]

Digging dog - you'll be in Amite Friday before the game?

Put in a good word with Sopsher for us!
https://247sports.com/Player/Ishmael-Sopsher-88108

 

[memphisbulldog]

My dad has never been to Baton Rouge and it's been 16 years for me, so I'm trying to plan a father/son trip to the LSU game this year. Not many opportunities to go down there and win, so this seems like a must-go.

I would really prefer to sit among fellow State fans, but I see tickets through our ticket office are in section 640, waaay up there. Does anyone know if there are visitor sections in the lower bowl? If so, I'll try to pick tickets up on seat geek or something. If not, has anyone sat way up top, and if so is the atmosphere okay?

Any other thoughts or recommendations regarding logistics are appreciated.

My tickets thru MSU are in section 403. My son in law is buying tickets thru LSU in section 402.

 

[Digging dog]

Digging dog - you'll be in Amite Friday before the game?

Put in a good word with Sopsher for us!
https://247sports.com/Player/Ishmael-Sopsher-88108

Be playing oak forest. I’ll keep an eye out, if that is where he goes to hs

 

[vhdawg]

Our seats are in 404 this year, but 403 for sure is MSU also, and I think 401 and 402 also....BUT, you don't want the higher rows, because the upper rows of those sections ARE LSU fans. I don't know where the cutoff is, but we're in Row 23, and looking back, we were in Row 26 in 404 last time. I would try to shoot for Row 26 or lower.

 

[maroonmadman]

And when we win walk out of the stadium with State folks in a group. They are not good losers at all.

I've been to two games in Tiger Stadium. Both back in the '80's. I watched John Bond run the option to perfection and victory. They weren't real happy but they weren't violent either. A few years later my younger brother, who was at ole miss, invited me to join him and a bunch of his frat brothers going to Tiger Stadium. ole miss won the game and I thought we were going to have to fight my way out of the stadium. A lot of that was due to ole miss frat boys acting like typical ole miss frat boys, obnoxious ******** that is. Thankfully I was wearing neutral colors so I just kinda fell into the back ground and eased on out.