PreGame 2011 New Orleans Bowl - Walking To New Orleans

I don't want to put the cart before the horse, but it is my understanding that the MAJORITY of the payout from ANY bowl game is based on the number of tickets sold by the participating schools. Each school is given a SMALL amount of money up front and "X" number of tickets to sell. The SMALL amount of money given and the value of the tickets added together equals the published payout by the bowl. However, the participating school only gets the additional money from the tickets it sells. I guess all of the Bowls should actually publish the payouts as "potential payouts". THEREFORE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT, WHEN TICKETS GO ON SALE, ALL CAJUN FANS BUY THEM DIRECTLY FROM UL!!!!! If you purchase tickets through Ticketmaster or directly through the N.O. Bowl or any other source, UL will not get credit and therefore loose money from those sales. If we don't want UL to loose money from this bowl experience, we must educate others of this situation.

When the time is right, I'm sure Scott Farmer and his staff will do their best to get the word out to Cajun fans on what they want them to do regarding the Bowl ticket sales.

We just need to make sure that the word gets out ON HERE so that all out-of town CAJUNS, myself included :D, get the opportunity to buy tickets from the Athletic Office. .~..~..~.

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Originally Posted by NOCajun

We just need to make sure that the word gets out ON HERE so that all out-of town CAJUNS, myself included :D, get the opportunity to buy tickets from the Athletic Office. .~..~..~.

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That is why I decided to start this thread.

This should be fun.

Any idea how much these tickets run and how hard is it to get decent = good seats?

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Originally Posted by Duggie35

I don't want to put the cart before the horse, but it is my understanding that the MAJORITY of the payout from ANY bowl game is based on the number of tickets sold by the participating schools. Each school is given a SMALL amount of money up front and "X" number of tickets to sell. The SMALL amount of money given and the value of the tickets added together equals the published payout by the bowl. However, the participating school only gets the additional money from the tickets it sells. I guess all of the Bowls should actually publish the payouts as "potential payouts". THEREFORE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT, WHEN TICKETS GO ON SALE, ALL CAJUN FANS BUY THEM DIRECTLY FROM UL!!!!! If you purchase tickets through Ticketmaster or directly through the N.O. Bowl or any other source, UL will not get credit and therefore loose money from those sales. If we don't want UL to loose money from this bowl experience, we must educate others of this situation.

When the time is right, I'm sure Scott Farmer and his staff will do their best to get the word out to Cajun fans on what they want them to do regarding the Bowl ticket sales.

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For emphasis.

Can we sticky this thread?

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Originally Posted by anhil8tor

Any idea how much these tickets run and how hard is it to get decent = good seats?

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Tickets are worth the price and it want be hard to get a good seat. Not in the Super Dome if that is where we will be going.

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Originally Posted by AstroCajun

For emphasis.

Can we sticky this thread?

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If UL sells their allotment & the bowl comittee or other team can't sell theirs, does anyone know if UL takes those other tickets & sells them would they get the money for that or do they have to cut it 20 different ways?

50/50 split.

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Anyone have any idea of what they'll cost?

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Originally Posted by raginsaints

Anyone have any idea of what they'll cost?

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No idea on the cost, but even if they are 500 a seat, better believe i'm going!!! If you have followed this program and university for as long as some people have, myself included, whatever the price is will be well worth the cost to see.

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Originally Posted by raginsaints

Anyone have any idea of what they'll cost?

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I don't have a clue, but if I were to guess I would guess somewhere between $45.00 & $65.00.

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Originally Posted by raginsaints

Anyone have any idea of what they'll cost?

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I read an article a couple of nights back that said they averaged $58 per ticket last year. I would think low end would be about $30 and high end maybe $75 or so. Dependent on seat location.

Start putting aside your dollar bills y'all.

I wnet to the Texas Bowl 3 0r 4 years ago when Rutgers played Kansas st.(Ray Rice Sr.). Those tickets were $44.00. Mid level 30 yard line. Probably not the cheapest.

Just went to New Orleans Bowl.com. Clicked on tickets and it redirected me to ticket master. $40.00 +$8.55.

I'm sure this will be the same price when they allot them to the teams envolved.

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Originally Posted by Jacob

Just went to New Orleans Bowl.com. Clicked on tickets and it redirected me to ticket master. $40.00 +$8.55.

I'm sure this will be the same price when they allot them to the teams envolved.

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In the past, the $40 tickets were end zone seats and not in the "team" seats. Not sure about this year, but to make sure, it would be wise to wait on UL to launch their tickets sales blitz for the bowl game. That way you'll be in the UL section, and you'll be supporting the Ragin' Cajuns' efforts to sell their allotment of tickets.

The number of tickets sold by the University may help sway other bowl committees to invite UL in future years if we sell our initial ticket allotment, and then go back to the bowl and ask for more tix to sell.

I you look at the prices there are $40 tickets which are general admision in the endzones, and there are $60 tickets which are not available. I would assume the $60 tickets are the "team seats" which get distributed to the schools.

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Originally Posted by gatadotcom

In the past, the $40 tickets were end zone seats and not in the "team" seats. Not sure about this year, but to make sure, it would be wise to wait on UL to launch their tickets sales blitz for the bowl game. That way you'll be in the UL section, and you'll be supporting the Ragin' Cajuns' efforts to sell their allotment of tickets.

The number of tickets sold by the University may help sway other bowl committees to invite UL in future years if we sell our initial ticket allotment, and then go back to the bowl and ask for more tix to sell.

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Don't forget that the UL would be required to purchase the first allotmet of tickets whether or not we sell them all. This lets us make more or less money based on ticket sales, and the bowl always breaks even.

Hopefully the school sells some of the cheap tickets. I'm poor.

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Originally Posted by Jacob

Just went to New Orleans Bowl.com. Clicked on tickets and it redirected me to ticket master. $40.00 +$8.55.

I'm sure this will be the same price when they allot them to the teams envolved.

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Don't buy them unless you are 100% sure UL gets the credit for the sale.

Let's focus! The only places to which we have been invited are WKU, MTSU, ASU and Arizona. Let's play one game at a time.

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Originally Posted by raoul

Let's focus! The only places to which we have been invited are WKU, MTSU, ASU and Arizona. Let's play one game at a time.

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We don't play and the only thing we can focus on is this.

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Originally Posted by raoul

Let's focus! The only places to which we have been invited are WKU, MTSU, ASU and Arizona. Let's play one game at a time.

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You're like that dad on Varsity Blues.

Just wanted to move this thread back to page 1.

$40 was the minimum on the NO Bowl website.