[WaddyWasWideOpen]

Figured I start a thread for all the issues people had about the OPERATIONS of the LAMC

my short list

1. Lines at concessions blocked walkways through concourses
this was clearly the biggest problem I saw. Both at inside and outside concourses, some lines would literally form a "human wall" and there was nowhere for people who just were talking past could go. this is a huge issue and must be addressed

2. delay on radio
there was a 25 second delay between the play I was watching and what I heard on the radio from my seat. They either need to reduce that or offer those $25 radios that give you the raw feed of the radio broadcast as long as you are inside the stadium

3. No game programs
dont get this at all. only sporting event ive ever been to where there was no "souvenir program!"

4. PA guy
maybe hes just not my style, but I didnt care for the overly intense, WWE style PA dude

Im sure many will want to talk about getting tickets and parking. I had my ticket and opted to use regular street parking. Over the years Ive found a few spots that are about a 15 minute walk. I got to the stadium at 2:30 PM and found parking without much difficulty. While walking to the stadium I did see all the parking pass lots were a mess. Getting into the stadium was also pretty easy. I had a clear, drawstring type bag I had bought online. Just didnt expect to have to take my cap off. The metal detector went off, but they didnt ask to scan me.

[St. Loser Fan]

Were they patting everyone down before the metal detectors?

[SWAdude]

4. PA guy
maybe hes just not my style, but I didnt care for the overly intense, WWE style PA dude

I LOVED the PA announcer. And so did the crowd. The guy got the whole stadium energized in any moment. They better not change that. Don't even touch that. The BEST I have ever heard.

[Elvis]

I forgot about the announcer guy. And i really hate to talk about the negative when the fact that i just got to see the Los Angeles Rams play in the Coliseum is one of the greatest things ever.

But, he was awful. Not only is he annoying, he was getting stuff wrong, down and distance, mispronouncing player's names. What a rare and special combination it is to be irritating and bad at the details.

Maybe i'm old, but i'm sure i'm not alone in this. I've been watching football and the Rams for a really long time. I know how to watch a football game. It's offensive to me to have the announcer telling me how to experience the game. It makes my game experience worse, not better. But again, might be an age thing.

Also, fans were whooping it up on a big 3rd down for the offense. Shouldn't we be quiet so the QB can make his calls? Isn't that just the kind of thing, maybe the announcer could help the crowd with?

[Xheryk]

The traffic and parking was definitely a mess yesterday and hopefully they get traffic flowing better. We came south on the 110 and there was a sign on the freeway suggesting to exit on Vernon, which we did and headed north on Figueroa. What it didn't say was the left turn lane into the stadium parking was closed so we ended up having to circle around, and circling one block took something like 30 minutes. So from the time we got off the freeway it took about an hour and a half to get into the parking lot. The traffic cops were lackadaisical, didn't seem to really care what was going, and probably made things worse rather than better. It looked like there was a near accident every minute as people were cutting in super aggressively and breaking laws left and right. Still, it was worth it in the end and hopefully next week it will be better. At the very least I shouldn't be surrounded by obnoxious Cowboys fans.

I also agree about the concession lines. Once we finally got in about half way through the first quarter, it was like a maze trying to navigate through all the people waiting in line and get to the other side of the stadium where our seats were.

I also noticed that the down/yards to go on the scoreboard was always lagging behind or just plain wrong.

[Hacksaw]

But the LA Rams were playing in he LA Coliseum.

Seriously though, except for tailgating, it sounds like the train and Metro-link for me. Hoping to hear from Red Alice about that.

[BuiltRamTough]

The traffic and parking was definitely a mess yesterday and hopefully they get traffic flowing better. We came south on the 110 and there was a sign on the freeway suggesting to exit on Vernon, which we did and headed north on Figueroa. What it didn't say was the left turn lane into the stadium parking was closed so we ended up having to circle around, and circling one block took something like 30 minutes. So from the time we got off the freeway it took about an hour and a half to get into the parking lot. The traffic cops were lackadaisical, didn't seem to really care what was going, and probably made things worse rather than better. It looked like there was a near accident every minute as people were cutting in super aggressively and breaking laws left and right. Still, it was worth it in the end and hopefully next week it will be better. At the very least I shouldn't be surrounded by obnoxious Cowboys fans.

I also agree about the concession lines. Once we finally got in about half way through the first quarter, it was like a maze trying to navigate through all the people waiting in line and get to the other side of the stadium where our seats were.

I also noticed that the down/yards to go on the scoreboard was always lagging behind or just plain wrong.

It took my friend 2 hrs to drive 0.9 miles from the freeway exit to the parking lot. It was a disaster.

[TomSlick]

Maybe i'm old, but i'm sure i'm not alone in this.

Also, fans were whooping it up on a big 3rd down for the offense. Shouldn't we be quiet so the QB can make his calls? Isn't that just the kind of thing, maybe the announcer could help the crowd with?

On your first point,
Get yourself a man-bun, Elvis. You'll feel better.

On point two, let's hope the fans educate themselves before the regular season. One has to wonder, given the party atmosphere of the RAMS coming back to LA, just how many of the people going to the games will be serious fans. Then again, maybe a lot of the die-hards sold their pre-season tickets to the party types.

[St. Loser Fan]

Cowboys fans are the worst. They "glory day" the worst and act like it's still the early 90's. I give them that they travel great and take over most stadiums. I saw them play the Bears at Soldier Field a few years ago and even with a loss they were plentiful and acting like complete douchebags.

[St. Loser Fan]

On point two, let's hope the fans educate themselves before the regular season. One has to wonder, given the party atmosphere of the RAMS coming back to LA, just how many of the people going to the games will be serious fans. Then again, maybe a lot of the die-hards sold their pre-season tickets to the party types.

It's not like this is a new venue and everyone is learning. The police, security and concessions can't remember what a USC game is like?