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Lots of seats. Zero curb appeal. BTW, worldstadiums.com is a fun site to check out if you have not already. A database of stadiums everywhere. Speaking of, they rely on contributions from visitors to stay up to date and could use a new aerial photo taken after the turf upgrade if anyone has one to email.
Who the hell did they build that stadium for in the first place?
It was built a long time ago by the city, I believe. It used to be called State Fair Stadium because it is adjacent to the Louisiana State Fair grounds. (That's right, THE LA State Fair - you know how pi**ed that made Baton Rouge. They went out and made their very own Baton Rouge STATE FAIR!) LA Tech & Northwestern State used to play an annual State Fair game there for many years (til they got "elite", lol - actually the same as us & McNeese: 2 programs following diverging paths). High school teams play there regularly (or at least used to). I played there once myself in high school. It used to be pretty dumpy, but after the I Bowl started, they did several remodels/additions to spruce it up. For you NO folks, it used to remind me of a much smaller version of old Tulane Stadium.Quote:
Originally Posted by ULtimateCajun
that stadium will look just as empty for the i-bowl.Quote:
Originally Posted by westv
What do yall think about this? After the Independence bowl gets shut down this year, should the sunbelt go into Shreveport and help create a new bowl game there with a lower payout between SBC & CUSA or one of the last place SEC or Big 12 teams? I think one of the biggest killers for the Independence bowl is going to be its 1.1 million dollar pay out where as a 350k bowl might actually be able to succeed there. Also, you have to consider that independence stadium will be doing whatever it can to have something viable going on inside its stadium because it would be rotting without this bowl game. I would prefer a south Louisiana bowl too, but there just isn't a stadium in south Louisiana really viable enough to sustain. Aside from that, the positives are good considering that 6 of the 9 members of the sunbelt conference would be within driving distance, those being UL, ULM, NT, ASU, MT, and WKU. ALL 6 are within a 10 hour drive according to mapquest, and all would travel atleast a few thousand to that stadium in the event of a bowl bid.
You could call it the Tabasco Cajun bowl, or the Arklatex bowl, or anything as long as one of the primary tie ins should be the Sun belt #2.
This i just something that I thought of, wonder if anyone else likes this thought.
FCS TEAMS?? Why would we want to have a "special promoted" game with any of THEM!?? I'd rather have a good MAC, WAC, or BCS school come in for a game like that. FCS teams do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING for us!!! ::x::Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbine
They get you bowl eligible, and everyone involved can still get home by 7pmQuote:
Originally Posted by NOCajun
Our record isn't that great against them. I don't want to play any FCS schools. The good ones can beat us and if you don't win by 21 it is like a loss.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbine
RC it is crazy to run from past losses.
igeaux.mobi
So would you like to play McNeese or Northwestern again? I would like to play McNeese again when I know we can pound them into the dirt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbine
Last time we lost to NW State is when Toothpick was still here I believe 2000 season, finished 1-10.Quote:
Originally Posted by RCAJUN90
You don't need to research much to find that 1-AA good teams can beat anyone. Appy State beat a #5 Wolverines last year. They have very good teams. I would rather beat a low rated 1-A than a highly rated 1-AA.Quote:
Originally Posted by waterboy