Anybody here in the Cotton District last night?
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Exactly right. A "set up" like the Junction is now would produce the same results at every school in the SEC. It's ridiculous and it's on the administration to correct . Therefore it probably won't be.
I've heard from friends that every tailgate spot at OM is controlled by the university. No idea if true, but it may be a way to ensure more order, or maybe not, who knows. Sounds like more police presence, maybe with drug-sniffing dogs, needs to be out in force hours before the game, especially in those areas in close proximity to the stadium.
Maybe everyone that was smoking was doing it for medicinal purposes
After leaving at halftime, I had to shield my two small children’s eyes as we proceeded to walk past an ethnic twerk contest on top of vehicles on E Lee Blvd. looked like a lil boosie music video.
Pics? For medicinal purposes
I stopped going through the Junction to get to my seats back in 2018.
I used to work game day operations at Alabama and the prime tailgating spots on the quad were for all the reserved/paid tents. They had majority of the quad and the other space was first come first serve.
I used to work game day operations at Alabama and the prime tailgating spots on the quad were for all the reserved/paid tents. They had majority of the quad and the other space was first come first serve.
This thread is classic SPS.
- talk about something bad happened in the Cotton District.
- that changes to talk about activities in the Junction which aren't family friendly.
- then a bunch of people saying 'we can't talk about it' while it is talked about.
Yall can claim people won't want to go to the games if they have to pass by weed and suggestive dancing, and while that may be true, I am more concerned about the reality that people won't want to go to the games if we can only score 2 touchdowns and 3 field goals in a 3 games stretch against mediocre conference teams.
- talk about something bad happened in the Cotton District.
- that changes to talk about activities in the Junction which aren't family friendly.
- then a bunch of people saying 'we can't talk about it' while it is talked about.
Yall can claim people won't want to go to the games if they have to pass by weed and suggestive dancing, and while that may be true, I am more concerned about the reality that people won't want to go to the games if we can only score 2 touchdowns and 3 field goals in a 3 games stretch against mediocre conference teams.
You can still do-it-yourself tailgate in the Grove and Circle at OM. Their university may reserve a portion, like we do/did but the grove is mostly open to anyone.... technically.
The difference is their campus is small and compact and 90% of their tailgating is the grove and circle. Also their fans have done tailgating for much longer and have established spots that they pay the commercial people to set up. Usually by Friday night, the commercial people have every foot of the grove covered. So there isn't a chance for just anyone to set up at game time.
States campus is larger and the tailgating is scattered. Also people are avoiding the junction because of frat tailgates, the people with the ridiculous loud speakers and the freaknick. So obviously space is available.
The difference is their campus is small and compact and 90% of their tailgating is the grove and circle. Also their fans have done tailgating for much longer and have established spots that they pay the commercial people to set up. Usually by Friday night, the commercial people have every foot of the grove covered. So there isn't a chance for just anyone to set up at game time.
States campus is larger and the tailgating is scattered. Also people are avoiding the junction because of frat tailgates, the people with the ridiculous loud speakers and the freaknick. So obviously space is available.
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I think family friendly AND competitive should be the goal and they're certainly not mutually exclusive. If we have good administrators they will not compromise either.
I freaking told y’all this exact same thing last year and got ridiculed.
You guys should listen to me because I’m normally right.*
It was a problem last year and nothing has been done to control it. Further proof of a clueless administration.
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It was a problem last year and nothing has been done to control it. Further proof of a clueless administration.
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Walked out of the stadium mid 4th quarter with my family. Hell of a game by the dawgs. The junction will soon need to be paid tailgating area. The smell of dope permeated the area. The ridiculous bent over fat *** booty twerking was ever present. Loud *** explicit rap music everywhere. It...
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We quit tailgating in the junction years ago because the fraternities left it looking the same way.
Everybody ought to go to a home BYU game. First time I went, I noticed several things. There was no smoking of anything. No drinking of any kind. No drugs being done, and no cursing at all. Has to be the cleanest football game environment I have ever attended. And on top of that, one of the best scenic views in all of college football. Don't know if it still that way as that was years ago, but I do have to commend the Mormons of their behavior, even though I consider them a false religion. I guess they lose the party every time.
I’m just giving you a hard time, but if you’ll click on my locked thread from last year in my previous post. You’ll see what I mean.
I don't care about kids drinking and smoking weed. I don't care about old guys complaining about college girls asses hanging out. It's when it's not the kids and **** gets out of hand. I've said for awhile the school has to either eliminate the squatters that sit out there during the games or it's going to start being a pay to tailgate area that's controlled by the school more. With Selmon saying he wants the SEZ addition to be junction-inclusive, I see pay to party coming fast.
Anyone who smokes weed and gets riled up is doing it wrong. Are they smoking to take the edge off being drunk and rowdy, or can you tell?
I quit walking through the Junction during/after games two or three seasons ago because of the landfill-like layer of trash on the ground. Is there a strip club vibe there now? Who would be fighting?
I quit walking through the Junction during/after games two or three seasons ago because of the landfill-like layer of trash on the ground. Is there a strip club vibe there now? Who would be fighting?
Was the OP's post, just about the trash laying around, per his pics? I see the comments from the next dude indicating that some non-family friendly things had been going on as well.
I imagine that as the amount of weed smoked increases, the actual violence that could occur....decreases. So, to me, that part isn't the problem outside of the 'oh my heavens' Baptist crowd.
I, as a WASP, have had considerable business dealings with Utah-based Mormon-run businesses for many, many years. Overall philosophy aside, I have never had anything but 100% positive interactions and impressions with anyone in the state. I could move to Ogden tomorrow and never look back.
Man Naw. Get off of it. This **** isnt nearly the same as a few random drunk bubbas. You are part of the problem. As am I. For not calling a SPADE a SPADE. It IS that group. Sorry but it's true
Getting to a non-****** football team from here is hard. Making sure the path to the stadium isn't through a cloud of weed smoke is easy in comparison. Need to have anywhere that can see the jumbotron be controlled by the university. There are plenty of places that are convenient to the stadium where people can have whatever party atmosphere they want that doesn't more or less require people to go through it or go out of their way to avoid it.
Grassy area between McAthur hall and its parking lot? That's close but not really on the way from anywhere.
The tailgating area is going to look like **** afterwards. I wish people would do better, but that's not unique to MSU or worse at MSU than elsewhere.
But it does sound like that atmosphere is worse as far as having people act like **** right around the stadium.
I dont need to go to a BYU football game to confidently know everything you just said. Its obvious based solely on their well documented student rules.
Cool views for sure.
there was a lot of "hanging out" during the game. a friend told me they wouldn't move out of your way as they walked into the stadium. I saw 2 pit bulls on leashes. Bad scene. Glad you mad it out safe.
We got pit bulls in the Junction now? Wow, that escaladed quickly.
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