Rumor: All 3rd party tailgate companies

[57stratdawg]

Might be banned from campus this fall. Something to keep an eye on.

 

[Shmuley]

The university gets its cut or puts a stop to it.

 

[RocketDawg]

Exactly. I'm surprised it took this long. Everybody ... the school as much if not more than anybody ... is money-hungry.

 

[57stratdawg]

Guess so. All hail King Cohen*

 

[jdbulldog]

Toll booths in and out of campus will be next. Everything is about money. A few million here and a few million there and pretty soon we will have some real money.

 

[Rog.sixpack]

Guarantee you this was University Game Day Ops and not the Ath Dept

 

[8dog]

Its amazing that tv is an intense competitor for fans and we dont do everything imaginable to help people enjoy the gameday experience

 

[8dog]

Which was always crazy to me. How is our ath dept not intimately involved with every gameday decision made

 

[57stratdawg]

No kidding. You'd think the University would be looking into providing tailgate services themselves not making it harder for them.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

I thought they already charged the 3rd party companies a fee? I don't remember the details, but I'm pretty sure they started charging them about 3 seasons ago.

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

No kidding. You'd think the University would be looking into providing tailgate services themselves not making it harder for them.

The university needs to start it if they are banning other companies. Only fans in close proximity are able to setup on Friday. The others have to pay somebody or take off work Friday just to setup their tailgate. Without these setup services Saturday morning will be a major cluster and will just piss off game day ops and fans alike.

 

[57stratdawg]

Found this. Sounds like a mess where the University is trying to over regulate all tents and services.

http://www.procurement.msstate.edu/procurement/bids/17-37QA.pdf

 

[Bobby Ricigliano]

Not banned. They're going single provider.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

The university needs to start it if they are banning other companies. Only fans in close proximity are able to setup on Friday. The others have to pay somebody or take off work Friday just to setup their tailgate. Without these setup services Saturday morning will be a major cluster and will just piss off game day ops and fans alike.

I don't have a dog in this fight living so far out of state, but this is the only fair solution I see.

Either MSU needs to provide a service, or have a vetting process to give the third party services a chance to do it with the University's blessing.

I would hope this is part of the process after stopping the services. I can understand if the ban is to protect the University from possible liability and litigation... But, they do need to work something out.

 

[MarkDallas]

That sucks. When you limit competition the quality will go down.

 

[The Usual Suspect]

That sucks. When you limit competition the quality will go down.

And price will go up!!!

 

[woozman]

If this is true it is BS. My small group is already paying $3400 for a 1-tent setup. I have a 4-hour drive to the games. A couple guys in my party drive from Memphis, another from Houston, and the final from north TN. If we can't have a setup waiting for us, we can't tailgate. As another poster stated, a single company (monopoly) means the quality goes down.

I spend several thousand dollars a year coming to the games. **** like this will make it easier for me to just stay home, cook on the Egg, and watch on the big screen...

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

If this is true it is BS. My small group is already paying $3400 for a 1-tent setup. I have a 4-hour drive to the games. A couple guys in my party drive from Memphis, another from Houston, and the final from north TN. If we can't have a setup waiting for us, we can't tailgate. As another poster stated, a single company (monopoly) means the quality goes down.

I spend several thousand dollars a year coming to the games. **** like this will make it easier for me to just stay home, cook on the Egg, and watch on the big screen...

This is true. You need competition for a service such as this. Otherwise, there will be no reason for competitive pricing, innovation or quality of service.

 

[gymdawg.sixpack]

I got folks thatll set up your stuff for a ton less

 

[kired]

Here's the actual rfp. I didn't read though all of this so no clue if it covers the service you guys are talking about.

http://www.procurement.msstate.edu/procurement/bids/17-37.pdf