Lindsey Nelson Stadium,

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TheMookieMonster said:
Can someone fill me in on how the student section is designed at other ballparks? I have only been to Lindsey Nelson. I have not been to other SEC parks. Are we really that different from other programs that it’s worth piling even more angst at Danny White?

I thought I remembered someone mentioning last year that LSU’s student section is fairly similar. Where are the Vandy students at and do even that many Vandy students come to the games? Just trying to understand if we’re really falling that far behind other programs.
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Where they have the students isn't unusual. Its how they have it set up.

Here's what I could find around the SEC: (Couldn't find a reliable answer for Miss. State. Looks like they have Drink Rails and some grassy berms)


LSU's students sit out in RF, but its a set of tall bleachers (Students have the area under the word Diamond, pic cuts off the whole area).
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Vandy- Tiny section out in left, but here's the arrangement:

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Arkansas, from what I can find, they moved their students to the LF "Hog Pen" in 2022. Mostly grassy area, chairs, coolers, (and even wagons!) allowed, some bleachers

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Ole Miss. Well known RF Berm, Chairs (AND COOLERS!) Allowed
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Florida- Grassy berms in LF and and Grove area, plus any SRO. Blankets allowed, no chairs, no coolers.

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Texas A&M- RF, large bleacher section (Sec. 12, which is a nice nod to their 12th man deal)

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WallyBalls said:
Insult is the right word. There is zero excuse or reason for it. ZERO. Giving them a stock pen to mill around is absolutely an insult.

Its hostile architecture and needs to be changed ASAP.

Unbolt the rails. Let them bring in chairs or those collapsible stools or something. Make it work.
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Does anybody have documented input from the students on their preferences for configuration?

A little feedback after some games could define that rather than speculate. Some headcount loss will be associated with addition of tables and seats.

Pretty easy to attach things to the rails pretty quick, like cup holders or tiny tabletops with stools, backless or otherwise. For all or part of their territory. Spending money up front guessing is not a good plan.
 
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GUNTERSVOL said:
Does anybody have documented input from the students on their preferences for configuration?

A little feedback after some games could define that rather than speculate. Some headcount loss will be associated with addition of tables and seats.

Pretty easy to attach things to the rails pretty quick, like cup holders or tiny tabletops with stools, backless or otherwise. For all or part of their territory. Spending money up front guessing is not a good plan.
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My senior goes to virtually every game and the overwhelming feedback from her friends is they want seats or bleachers. Not a concrete slab. At the very least, they’d like a drink rail so they aren’t having their drinks or food kicked over. They should send out a survey to the students to obtain objective data on the preferred setup.
 
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taylorvol said:
My senior goes to virtually every game and the overwhelming feedback from her friends is they want seats or bleachers. Not a concrete slab. At the very least, they’d like a drink rail so they aren’t having their drinks or food kicked over. They should send out a survey to the students to obtain objective data on the preferred setup.
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Just anecdotal, but the same thing is what I've gotten from the couple I know, and a couple I talked to at games last year. They vehemently dislike what's there.

Its honestly why its such an annoyance to me.
 
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GUNTERSVOL said:
Does anybody have documented input from the students on their preferences for configuration?

A little feedback after some games could define that rather than speculate. Some headcount loss will be associated with addition of tables and seats.

Pretty easy to attach things to the rails pretty quick, like cup holders or tiny tabletops with stools, backless or otherwise. For all or part of their territory. Spending money up front guessing is not a good plan.
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I get what you're saying and that's fair. But they had them there the entire 2025 season and from what I know...sought zero feedback.
 
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Like most of said, the days of the hornets nest Lindsey Nelson Stadium is gone. Danny dollars isn't going to invest in something with little to no return like the student section.

Unfortunately, you can't have top dollar NIL players without the funding coming from somewhere. I would venture to say every SEC AD is facing the same issues. Where do we get the money to pay the players?
 
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WallyBalls said:
Where they have the students isn't unusual. Its how they have it set up.

Here's what I could find around the SEC: (Couldn't find a reliable answer for Miss. State. Looks like they have Drink Rails and some grassy berms)


LSU's students sit out in RF, but its a set of tall bleachers (Students have the area under the word Diamond, pic cuts off the whole area).
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Vandy- Tiny section out in left, but here's the arrangement:

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Arkansas, from what I can find, they moved their students to the LF "Hog Pen" in 2022. Mostly grassy area, chairs, coolers, (and even wagons!) allowed, some bleachers

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Ole Miss. Well known RF Berm, Chairs (AND COOLERS!) Allowed
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Florida- Grassy berms in LF and and Grove area, plus any SRO. Blankets allowed, no chairs, no coolers.

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Texas A&M- RF, large bleacher section (Sec. 12, which is a nice nod to their 12th man deal)

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Very helpful, thank you. So we are one of the more unique situations with offering nowhere to sit for our students. That sucks. I mean, it seems like a lot of schools leverage extra land to put students on hills and grassy areas, rather than in the stadium, which is not something we can do.

Still, maybe they can figure out a way in the next few years to put some bleachers in RF for the students and move the crappy scoreboard somewhere else.
 
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My oldest son got me basketball tickets for Duke to watch one of his former players play against Duke. Their students stand shoulder to shoulder, chest to back for 4 1/2 hours every game. No seats and if you go to the bathroom you don't come back from what we were told. And they don't have a problem. There were 1,500 students waiting in line to get in if there was space. I'm just saying.
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preacherman20 said:
My oldest son got me basketball tickets for Duke to watch one of his former players play against Duke. Their students stand shoulder to shoulder, chest to back for 4 1/2 hours every game. No seats and if you go to the bathroom you don't come back from what we were told. And they don't have a problem. There were 1,500 students waiting in line to get in if there was space. I'm just saying.
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Those are center court, and the lowest rows. Over 1/3 of their capacity is student tickets. I’m Just saying. Students are treated as a commodity and big donors value the home court edge, over sitting with Greg Isaac’s. Our students are continually shoved up, over and out. Most people respond how they are valued. I think we have roughly the same number of student seats despite having more than twice the capacity.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Very helpful, thank you. So we are one of the more unique situations with offering nowhere to sit for our students. That sucks. I mean, it seems like a lot of schools leverage extra land to put students on hills and grassy areas, rather than in the stadium, which is not something we can do.

Still, maybe they can figure out a way in the next few years to put some bleachers in RF for the students and move the crappy scoreboard somewhere else.
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Anybody got the dimensions of each row in the new section. Could they put in SIMPLE bleachers in the lowest rows ? Maybe 2 rows. Standing rows could see right over the sitters. Save some ADA compliant space at the entry level up top.

Gotta believe they designed some flexibility into that area.
 
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preacherman20 said:
My oldest son got me basketball tickets for Duke to watch one of his former players play against Duke. Their students stand shoulder to shoulder, chest to back for 4 1/2 hours every game. No seats and if you go to the bathroom you don't come back from what we were told. And they don't have a problem. There were 1,500 students waiting in line to get in if there was space. I'm just saying.
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I've been once. Best environment in college basketball. Bar none.
 
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TechnoVol said:
So what percent complete is the renovation?
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90% has been completed. Left field entrance isn’t complete, LF concessions won’t be open (not sure about LF restroom), player entrance isn’t 100% finished, coaches offices will be renovated after the season. They will be working 24/7 to get things finalized and cleaned up by Friday. All and all, it will look great.
 
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taylorvol said:
90% has been completed. Left field entrance isn’t complete, LF concessions won’t be open (not sure about LF restroom), player entrance isn’t 100% finished, coaches offices will be renovated after the season. They will be working 24/7 to get things finalized and cleaned up by Friday. All and all, it will look great.
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Hey...who are you? And how do you know all of this? You're often times really specific...and accurate.
 
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