Gameday tailgating has disappeared

[PawDawg]

Yes I also have confirmed this. I think since this has been the rule for the last few years that they need to do a press release or at minimum get on all the social media platforms and let people know there isn't a time limit. I know a few college students, that are seniors this year, that still think this is the rule.

If it was a rule and they haven't actually told people it isn't most will just keep on operating under the old rules. This is the simplest win the New AD could have, like you said make a press release and blast it on all social media platforms. He comes off as the good guy reversing about bad policy from the previous admin. It always seems like we make the simplest task difficult and the difficult tasks we don't even attempt.

I just posted the rules that are still in place.

[DallasDog]

I just posted the rules that are still in place.

Yep and I was typing that while you replied. Since I am at work it isn't a simple type and it hit post. So your post sat there for 2 minutes without me seeing it by the time I was able to hit post.

And it is still the simplest of wins for the new AD to reverse this poor policy, the fact they haven't reinforces the point that we make the simplest thing difficult.

[PawDawg]

Yep and I was typing that while you replied. Since I am at work it isn't a simple type and it hit post. So your post sat there for 2 minutes without me seeing it by the time I was able to hit post.

And it is still the simplest of wins for the new AD to reverse this poor policy, the fact they haven't reinforces the point that we make the simplest thing difficult.

As, I posted earlier in this thread, I mentioned it to him back in the summer. He said he was not aware. I had hoped he would look into it and at least adjust it for unloading, but apparently not.

[HogDawg]

And he was limping like a beaten dog by the end of the game. Hope he is good for Saturday.

Austin Kendall's father and brother were at my Tailgate party Saturday. Austin was indeed playing injured last Saturday. But it was from injuries sustained the week before. I'm not going to disclose more than that, but Kendall should be much better this week. I expect Kendall to play until Tech gets a comfortable lead over UNT, and then we'll see Aaron Allen the rest of the way.

By the way, Austin Kendall completed 24 of 39 passes for 351 yds and 4 passing TD's, and had 1 rushing TD. That's a great performance by any standard. He's now had a rushing TD in every game this season. I really hope Tech fans can appreciate what Kendall is doing.

https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...austin-kendall

[HogDawg]

Yes, the band should stay. The AD needs to work to get 300 extra band scholarships- that way we can have more rabid fans that have to attend. The band is doing an awesome job- they just need more help from other students.

I 2nd this!! The BAND OF PRIDE is doing a GREAT job this year folks! Better than ever, IMO.

[HogDawg]

You might as well because by the end of the first half...most of them are gone! Especially, all of the frat and sorority students! "JUST SAYING!" Move them to the north end east wing that's the MOST under utilized section in the Joe!

Absolutely NOT. We need to QUIT MOVING SHIT! That student section has been there for decades, and it works GREAT. There's nothing wrong with the locations of the sudent section. Just get rid of the fricking cops standing there monitoring every move the students make. That's not called for at all.

I don't know what's happened at LA Tech recently, but there was FAR TOO MANY armed policemen at Saturday's game. I felt like I was attending a game between the Guards and the Prisoners in the Longest Yard. How about leave the fricking guns at home? That's just ridiculous.

[Champ967]

The Band is already sitting between the 20-yd line and the 40-yd line, between the students and the SEZ. The only problem I have with the BAnd is the fact they wear clothing that blends in with the seating, so you can hardly see 'em from across the stadium.

Yeah, it looked bad on TV too. Gray shirts blend in with concrete & metal behind them.

I'm willing to give them a mulligan on that. That's the kind of thing that somebody ordering new shirts for the BOP could have reasonably been expected to overlook. So take a free "oops my bad" and dont use the gray tops again until bball season.

[boxerdog]

Austin Kendall's father and brother were at my Tailgate party Saturday. Austin was indeed playing injured last Saturday. But it was from the week before. I'm not going to disclose more than that, but Kendall should be much better this week. I expect Kendall to play until Tech gets a comfortable lead over UNT, and then we'll see Aaron Allen the rest of the way.

By the way, Austin Kendall completed 24 of 39 passes for 351 yds and 4 passing TD's, and had 1 rushing TD. That's a great performance by any standard. He's now had a rushing TD in every game this season. I really hope Tech fans can appreciate what Kendall is doing.

https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...austin-kendall

The guy is really, really good. And, as he continues to develop chemistry with the receivers, he could be scary good. His composure is what we've missed in recent years. Honestly think he could play himself into possible draft consideration. We'll see.

[HogDawg]

Exactly. Everybody who tailgates does not give as much as you.

Those of us who don't must be in and out before 8:00am or come in from Alabama.

This is the McClelland/Guice rule and it is still in place.

Please stop with the Bullshit. I went "in and out" of that parking lot at least 10 times Saturday morning (to pick up people) using the same RED parking pass. Those cops (of which I've already said there are too many) --and the students-- "standing guard" had no idea whether I was a giver to the program or not. All they knew was, I had a RED parking pass to get in and out. And I used it.

Some of you folks need to quit being a baby about tailgating and buck up. Make it work. My crew and I had a GREAT tailgating experience last Saturday. You can too, if you try.

[deb025]

The guy is really, really good. And, as he continues to develop chemistry with the receivers, he could be scary good. His composure is what we've missed in recent years. Honestly think he could play himself into possible draft consideration. We'll see.

I agree. Some of the passes he made against SMU were incredible. The one that sticks out to me is the pass to Emilus in the red zone. That one was a great pass and catch.

[deb025]

Please stop with the Bullshit. I went "in and out" of that parking lot at least 10 times Saturday morning (to pick up people) using the same RED parking pass. Those cops (of which I've already said there are too many) --and the students-- "standing guard" had no idea whether I was a giver to the program or not. All they knew was, I had a RED parking pass to get in and out. And I used it.

Some of you folks need to quit being a baby about tailgating and buck up. Make it work. My crew and I had a GREAT tailgating experience last Saturday. You can too, if you try.

I think what he's saying is that anyone without a red, blue or gold parking pass has to be setup by 8:00 am or come in from Alabama Ave.

[Champ967]

Please stop with the Bullshit. I went "in and out" of that parking lot at least 10 times Saturday morning (to pick up people) using the same RED parking pass. Those cops (of which I've already said there are too many) --and the students-- "standing guard" had no idea whether I was a giver to the program or not. All they knew was, I had a RED parking pass to get in and out. And I used it.

Some of you folks need to quit being a baby about tailgating and buck up. Make it work. My crew and I had a GREAT tailgating experience last Saturday. You can too, if you try.

Yes -- any parking pass (including red) gets you unlimited in-and-outs. If you have a parking pass (including red) that's how they know you give to the program.

That's like saying "All I showed them was my passport. But they have no idea whether I'm an American."

People without a parking pass are SOL after 8AM.

[jellidawg]

Please stop with the Bullshit. I went "in and out" of that parking lot at least 10 times Saturday morning (to pick up people) using the same RED parking pass. Those cops (of which I've already said there are too many) --and the students-- "standing guard" had no idea whether I was a giver to the program or not. All they knew was, I had a RED parking pass to get in and out. And I used it.

Some of you folks need to quit being a baby about tailgating and buck up. Make it work. My crew and I had a GREAT tailgating experience last Saturday. You can too, if you try.

The issue is for those of us that tailgated on the hill surrounding the TAC. As those aren't dedicated tailgating spots, you don't get parking passes for tailgating there. We had a group of 20 that would regularly tailgate on the hill right beside the TAC sidewalk. To me, that shady area is the best area for tailgating. For my group, driving from Bastrop or Shreveport to setup the tents and grill by 8AM for a 6PM kick on a Saturday during hunting season was a no-go. Getting there by noon or 2PM would have been feasible. Ever since that season, I have dropped all season tickets and LTAC. I'll spend time at the house with my kids, parents and friends and maybe catch the game on TV.

[PawDawg]

Please stop with the Bullshit. I went "in and out" of that parking lot at least 10 times Saturday morning (to pick up people) using the same RED parking pass. Those cops (of which I've already said there are too many) --and the students-- "standing guard" had no idea whether I was a giver to the program or not. All they knew was, I had a RED parking pass to get in and out. And I used it.

Some of you folks need to quit being a baby about tailgating and buck up. Make it work. My crew and I had a GREAT tailgating experience last Saturday. You can too, if you try.

Not sure what you think we are upset about. Unless you have a red or blue parking pass you can not enter from Tech Drive after 8:00am. You have a pass that you paid for. Most of us don't. All we've ever wanted or needed was to enter, unload, and leave the red or blue parking area. We were able to do that for years and years. Not now.

[HogDawg]

Do you have a parking pass? If so what color?

Blue, Red, or Gold is allowed in after 8:00.

• Parking lots open at 8 a.m. on game day.
• Cars without a parking pass must be out of the lots by 8 a.m. on game day. Vehicles without a parking pass will be towed after 8 a.m.
• Vehicles parked in the area north of the Thomas Assembly Center will be towed.
• As there is no centralized Bulldog Village this season, a temporary red lot has been opened for the 2021 campaign. This lot will not be available in 2022.

That's TOTALLY different. I don't see where it says Tailgaters have to have their Tailgates in place by 8 AM on game day? To the contrary, it says that cars that DON'T HAVE PASSES, have to be moved out of the parking lot by 8 AM on GAME DAY, which totally makes sense. If I've paid for a parking slot to Tailgate on game day, that just means any cars parked on that lot must be gone. What about that doesn't make sense to you? It says the Parking lots don't even open on Game Day until 8 AM.

Are you kidding me? Is this what you have been interpreting as a "nobody can get in after 8 AM" Tailgate policy on game day? Surely not? Is there more to this story than I can see here?

If not, this is much ado about nothing.