Game 1 overall experience

Put some fountains up there.

Don’t know if said but repaint the seat rows

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Originally Posted by cajun4life

I only wish we could beautify the hill.

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Cant get more beauty than fans sitting there

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Originally Posted by fpc4life99

Tailgating (D-): The RV side of tailgating was disappointing. People were parking randomly, with about 50% of vehicles missing tags and another 30% parked in the wrong areas.

Atmosphere (A+): The crowd was fantastic, especially given the unfavorable weather. The positive energy was palpable.

Student Section (A+): The student section was vibrant and engaged, even though, according to my niece, many students who had originally planned to attend didn't show up.

Marketing (B-): While the social media marketing was solid, I was on campus all week and didn’t see a single piece of physical signage promoting the game. That’s an area that could definitely use some attention.

Concessions (D): The lines were extremely long, though I was able to skip them thanks to my RCAF pass. Still, the concession situation needs improvement.

Bathrooms (C+): The lines for the bathrooms weren’t terrible, but they could have been better. I was expecting additional bathrooms, but they didn’t seem to bring any in.

New Stadium Lights (A+): The new lights are amazing, and I was thrilled to see them in action. I’m not sure if they can change colors, but I hope they have the capability, especially for incorporating red.

Team Entrance (A+): The team entrance was as strong as always. We’ve always done a great job getting the players on the field, and this game was no exception.

Offense (B+): The offense looked good overall. I’m hoping they were keeping things simple and not giving too much away. The passing game was solid, and the running game was decent.

Defense (B): The defense was okay, but we didn’t put much pressure on the QB. I’m hoping this was due to conservative play-calling. Our coverage guys seemed smaller than usual, though that might be due to my new vantage point.

Overall: I’d give Game 1 a solid B. There’s a lot of potential, but also some areas that could use improvement as the season progresses.

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I agree with all but would add one more subject.

Leaving the parking lot. D. It was not organized at all. Took us 45 minutes just to get out. They let the light on at Congress and Cajundome Blvd. Cops should have been directing traffic. It caused a cluster eff upon exiting.

I bet we could sell a better game day experience if we didnt have so many on RP scaring people away with negative posts

Too much volume for me!

The band they brought in was good, but the new location is directly across from our tailgate. Crazy loud which made talking to guests and friends impossible without shouting.

Same for the PA volume. Too loud!

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Originally Posted by SlickRick

Too much volume for me!

The band they brought in was good, but the new location is directly across from our tailgate. Crazy loud which made talking to guests and friends impossible without shouting.

Same for the PA volume. Too loud!

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100% pa was obnoxiously loud. Almost worse than Legends pregame. I couldn't stand that ____ more than 10 minutes.

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Originally Posted by zeppelincajun

We need to start taking the opening role when the HBCUs come to town. That felt like Led Zeppelin opening for Night Ranger.

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How about those embarrassing uniforms? Talk about 2nd rate

Beyond embarrassing for an R1 school with 3 times the enrollment of Gambling to look like that. Mediocrity has a home at UL.

I found the PA to be much quieter but again I am now further from the speakers

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Originally Posted by Hudsheen#Fired

I found the PA to be much quieter but again I am now further from the speakers

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Same for me. I thought it was turned way down yesterday lol

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Originally Posted by facelessjonmoon

Also, the digital game program idea still doesn't work when there is inadequate cell reception.

I was never able to get the game program pulled up during the game. It would be a great idea if it actually worked

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The digital program and the Wi-Fi are still a problem. You can use your RCAF pass but their POS device still works off of Wi-Fi and it could not keep up because of the low signal. And they could not accept cash as a back-up just in case.

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Originally Posted by CajunSaint08

I agree with all but would add one more subject.

Leaving the parking lot. D. It was not organized at all. Took us 45 minutes just to get out. They let the light on at Congress and Cajundome Blvd. Cops should have been directing traffic. It caused a cluster eff upon exiting.

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It wasn't organized at all, regardless of the parking area. The man problem was not allowing multiple exits and lanes once turning on Congress. That is entirely run by the Lafayette Sheriff Department and their own exit plans on traffic movement. There is nothing Maggard can do about it. I asked because many people were not happy with the long wait just to exit the parking lot. And that was just with 23K.

the new concession locations were great the meat pie I had from the one in the endzone was outstanding, I got water and ice and had no problem with the line, there was no line for the restroom the time I went, the sound system was quieter than in past seasons and the band and fan engagement was perfect, the student section was packed and the white hard hats were a good touch. the only thing I saw that could be a minus was the Grambling band trying to play over the pa system and playing late into play development.

The Grambling fans showed up and were well engaged, the oak tree band was good just wish there was a bigger variety at the merch shop

overall aaa day especially with part of the stadium shut down

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Originally Posted by fanof71

Beyond embarrassing for an R1 school with 3 times the enrollment of Gambling to look like that. Mediocrity has a home at UL.

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In what way? I don’t think athletics is part of the R1 rating. What embarrassed you? Just curious.

Looking across at the new construction last night, is it just me or is there going to be a lot less “regular” seating on that side? I counted 17 or so rows at the bottom where there used to be 40 or so. And that doesn’t include the upper deck. Am I missing something?

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Originally Posted by 60swerethebest

In what way? I don’t think athletics is part of the R1 rating. What embarrassed you? Just curious.

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He was talking about the marching band. It is sad that they half ass it in front of a great crowd. Ironic considering they call themselves the “pride”

I was told once the home side was 16k and the visitors was 15k originally. Then the endzone added about 9k(40k total) If all that is accurate we should have about 23-24k now. Then the new home side will hold 6-7k to get us back to 30k.

Sorry for the math answer

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Originally Posted by CajunT

It wasn't organized at all, regardless of the parking area. The man problem was not allowing multiple exits and lanes once turning on Congress. That is entirely run by the Lafayette Sheriff Department and their own exit plans on traffic movement. There is nothing Maggard can do about it. I asked because many people were not happy with the long wait just to exit the parking lot. And that was just with 23K.

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Yep, just figured this will be something much better communicated for the next home game. These were just kinks in an otherwise great opening first game of the season.

It has never taken me more than 15 minutes to get home from a game before. The sheriff's department has always been great in moving traffic after a game.

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Originally Posted by Cajuns4me

Looking across at the new construction last night, is it just me or is there going to be a lot less “regular” seating on that side? I counted 17 or so rows at the bottom where there used to be 40 or so. And that doesn’t include the upper deck. Am I missing something?

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Yes, “regular seating” on the west side lower level will be about 1/2 of what it used to be.

Nice visiting with y’all yesterday. We’ll be back to regular tailgating for Tulane.

Can’t speak any to the concessions or restrooms. Concession lines looked long pregame, but I never left my seat after settling in.

I always chuckle driving in to go tailgate early in the day at the 10 or so yellow shirts just chilling in chairs under tents. The notion that we can’t open all gates at once when we’ve got 10 people on site who are just lounging is laughable.

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Originally Posted by CajunT

The digital program and the Wi-Fi are still a problem. You can use your RCAF pass but their POS device still works off of Wi-Fi and it could not keep up because of the low signal. And they could not accept cash as a back-up just in case.

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Oof. Cashless sounds great if you have the proper infrastructure to actually support it

All this digital ____ leads to a subpar experience. I'm glad I grew up in the 80s

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Originally Posted by CajunSaint08

I agree with all but would add one more subject.

Leaving the parking lot. D. It was not organized at all. Took us 45 minutes just to get out. They let the light on at Congress and Cajundome Blvd. Cops should have been directing traffic. It caused a cluster eff upon exiting.

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I was going to add this but we left at the end of the 3rd and apparently most everyone else did, so they weren't setup yet to let traffic out.

Why not have another band play after the game, so if some go watch that it spreads out further the sequence of people leaving,