BATON ROUGE — LSU alumni chapters from Miami to Los Angeles will be honorary ticket holders to the football season opener in Tigers Stadium, as they watch the Tigers and the Tulane Green Wave play on TigerVision from thousands of miles away.
In most circumstances, TigerVision may not be offered outside of Louisiana. However, according the Kevin Wagner, the Coordinator of Electronic Media at LSU, at least 35 out-of-state alumni chapters have been granted access to the game live.
“Southeastern Conference rules prohibit the sale of pay-per-view broadcasts outside of the home team’s state,” Wagner said. “but what we are allowed to due under SEC rules is create ‘viewing parties’ outside the state of Louisiana through official LSU alumni groups only.”
As of Tuesday, Aug. 28, the 35 official out-of-state alumni chapters which will offer these “viewing parties” are as follows:
Albuquerque, N.M.
Atlanta, Ga.
Austin, Texas
Baltimore, Md.
Birmingham, Ala.
Boston, Mass. (New England)
Charlotte, N.C.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Chicago, Ill.
Cincinnati, Ohio (S. Indiana/N. Kentucky)
Columbus, Miss.
Corpus Christi, Texas
Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
Denver, Colo.
Detriot, Mich.
Houston, Texas
Indianapolis-Kokomo, Ind.
Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast)
Kansas City, Mo.
Knoxville, Tenn.
Las Vegas, Nev.
Little Rock, Ark.
Los Angeles, Calif. (Southern California)
Memphis, Tenn.
Miami, Fla. (South Florida — Ft. Lauderdale/W. Palm Beach)
Mobile, Ala.
Nashville, Tenn. (Andrew Jackson)
New York, N.Y. (New York/New Jersey/Connecticut)
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Pensacola, Fla.
Richmond, Va. (Central Virginia)
St. Louis, Mo.
Tampa Bay, Fla. (
Tulsa, Okla. (Eastern Oklahoma)
Washington, D.C.
Official out-of-state alumni chapters which are given access to the game are required to pay the LSU Athletic Department $5 per person, with a minimum payment of $65 and a maximum of $250. Regular price for the TigerVision broadcast in Louisiana is $34.50. Directors of official alumni chapters who are interested in hosting a viewing party for the chapter should call (225) 578-8226.
Contact information for these chapters is available on www.lsualumni.org. According to the web site, there are more than 100 alumni chapters throughout the United States and in foreign countries.
LSU takes on Tulane at 7 p.m. on Sept. 1 in Tiger Stadium. This game will mark the first time since 1992 that TigerVision has carried a home football game.
Frequently Asked TigerVision Questions:
1. What is TigerVision?
A. TigerVision is the in-house pay-per-view broadcast of selected LSU Athletic events.
2. What is the cost of TigerVision?
A. $34.50 per subscription.
3. I DO NOT have a satellite dish at home. How do I get TigerVision at my home in Louisiana?
A. Call your local cable provider to order the game.
4. I called my local cable affiliate and they told me that they were not going to be carrying the LSU-Tulane game on TigerVision.
A. TigerVision has been OFFERED to every cable affiliate in the state of Louisiana. Whether they carry the game or not is their discretion.
5. I HAVE a C-Band satellite dish (large, moveable dishes) at my home. How do I get TigerVision at my home in Louisiana?
A. Call 1-800-887-8277 after noon on Friday, Aug. 24.
6. I use the Dish Network. How do I get TigerVision at my home in Louisiana?
A. ON GAME DAY, tune to channel 464 and order using your remote control.
7. I have Direct TV. How do I get TigerVision at my home in Louisiana?
A. You cannot receive the game through Direct TV.
8. I live outside of Louisiana? How do I get TigerVision at my home?
A. You cannot receive the game outside the state of Louisiana. Contact your LSU “Official Alumni Chapter” president or contact person.
9. I am in charge of one of LSU’s “Official Alumni Chapters.” How do I receive access to TigerVision for my chapter?
A. Call Kevin Wagner at (225) 578-8226 to make this request.
10. Will any more games be offered on TigerVision this season?
A. The only games that TigerVision will offer during the 2001 football season are road games that are not carried by a major network.