How much do you have to donate after you pay the price of the tickets and the surcharge? Someone told me you have to give like $1000 dollars, if this is true I will not be able to afford that. Thanks for any info.
Only ticket price and the surcharge for LSU athletic department season tickets. Surcharge is $85/ticket for end zone seats, $350-400 for sideline seats, $1,850-2,750 for Club level seats, and $35,000+ for a sky box. If you get seats owned by the Tiger Athletic Foundation, you can donate a negotiable amount to TAF. Bigger donors get higher priority.
Through the A.D. (Tradition Fund) Endzone -- $85 (every year a VERY limited number of these go on sale to the general public. They'll announce it in late July/early August and there is typically a line outside the A.D. building to acquire the few seats they put up for sale.) Sideline -- $100-400 depending upon location. Some seats along the ground go for $100 (you can't see sh!t from these seats). Other than the $100 seats -- WHICH YOU DON'T WANT -- you can pretty much forget getting any sideline seats. These seats have been held by families and businesses for generations. I've been getting some 45 yard line seats from a guy with a "family connection" for a couple of years now and these seats have been in his family for at least 60 years. And, if anyone ever did "forget" to renew, the A.D. would give those seats to the TAF IMMEDIATELY. The public would NEVER see those seats for sale. Through the TAF -- In addition to the two upper decks, by law, the TAF is allowed to control 12% of the lower bowl of Tiger Stadium. But, because the TAF didn't come into existence until the '70's, most ot the "good seats" were already taken. So, the TAF has "collected" seats through the A.D. over the last few years as people have chosen to not renew. The seats controlled by the TAF are all over the lower bowl. As someone else mentioned, getting these seats through the TAF often involves "negotiating" and, more importantly, it's decided on WHO you know. But, in general, they go for something along these lines -- Endzone -- Anywhere from $200 to $400/seat/year. Sidelines -- Anywhere from $300-$1,500/seat/year depending upon location and who you know. Also, your overall TAF Priority Points (which takes into consideration how long you've been donating and your overall donations to the TAF) are considered. But, like anything else, WHO YOU KNOW is of paramount importance. UPPER DECKS The TAF now controls both Upper Decks. The EU has suites and the West Upper has three levels of "Club Seating". The breakdown for the WU and EU "general" seats (i.e., non-suite/non-club seats) are similar. Here's the chart for the West Upper -- The club level seats (the three levels right below the Tiger Terrace seats you see in the above graph) require donations ranging from $1,000-2,500 per seat/per year (PLUS the ticket price itself) depending on location. For that, you basically get a catered game, although I do believe they charge for alcohol. The EU suites range from $30,000 to $90,000/year. They allocate the suites based upon all donations to LSU so that the BIG, BIG donors (e.g., E.J. Ourso, who donated $8 million to LSU's Business School) gets first choice. In other words, most of us will never see that.
Thanks for the help guys. So I guess I would have to get there pretty early to get endzone seats owned by the LSU athletic department, which of course I would'nt mind doing. Has anyone ever did this and what is my chances of getting some?
From what I was told, once these season tickets go on sale through the AD department, besides standing in line, can't you also try and get through on the phone lines to get tickets? Has anyone heard of this, and is this a better idea than standing in line? :geauxtige
The answers to most ticket qusetions can be found here. LSU Sports Ticket Headquarters There is a FAQ and many links to seating charts and info. The coolest is the Tiger Stadium Seating Chart click on a section and it will pop up a view of the field from that section.
We have four seats in the East Upper on the 50 just 2 rows behind the $350 yellow chairback seats. Our surcharge is only $50 per seat. I consider it a bargain compared to others in the stadium. We have a fantastic view & can hear the band loud & clear. Plus, the $50 x 4 adds up to a $200 TAF contribution per year. We've received tickets for all post-season games so far, including the 2004 Sugar Bowl. After moving back to Baton Rouge, I went in person on the day tickets went on sale in July 2003 & got these tickets b/c the 20 people or so in front of me wanted South Endzone so they didn't have to pay any surcharges...only to get hit with $85 a year or two later. I believe it's better to go in person b/c you can ask the LSU ticket agent about different seating options/locations & in my experience they have been VERY accomodating. Good luck.
So going to stand in line isn't such an ordeal like it was standing for student tickets? I wouldn't mind standing in a line of 50 people or less for these tickets, and don't mind the surcharge. I was just thinking the phone option would be better if the line was going to be wrapped around the building or something. Anyone else went to stand in line in the past, and how bad was the line/wait? :geauxtige
