You live out of state. You get a passQuote:
Originally Posted by ragin2112cajun
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You live out of state. You get a passQuote:
Originally Posted by ragin2112cajun
We are averaging 23,300 with bad weather for 2 games, and a Tuesday game.... With a game to go. When have we ever even been close to that before HUD stepped on campus?
I don't think anybody is questioning what Hud has done for our program so I'm not sure where you are going with your point. However, to play devil's advocate for a moment, last week's game was the best weather we've had for any game on a beautiful day and LSU playing earlier in the day and we don't hit 20,000. Also, when you compare to last year when we averaged nearly capacity crowds, there is a big dropoff to this year. That is all that was being translated.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycajun
For the population of Lafayette parish and number of students who attend university 22k is lil low! Not complaining; compared to what it's been only a few short years ago.
To answer your question, never been that close.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycajun
Hudspeths OWN goal was to avg 35,000. According to your numbers, we're at 23,000. You can do math.
Answer this: if he's significantly short of his own goal, you think he deserves a bonus??
If they keep winning people will come, even though this may take some time. As much as I want attendance to be higher it won't win us any championships. We had higher attendance last year and didn't win a conference championship and we probably won't this year either. We are only in year 2 of a major transformation of this program and people haven't bought into it yet. One day the light bulb will go off with folks and start coming to the games. They will then have to buy a ticket in the nose bleed section and realize even further that they should have been here at the beginning.
The only game that surprised me attendance-wise was this past Saturday. I never realized Thanksgiving week, hunting season, etc had that much of an impact. Hud can't set attendance figures as a goal for himself or fans. He's doing his part to win over the available fans. Here are items that will help future attendance:
1. Good weather
2. Better home opponents
3. No midweek games
4. Avoid conflicts with LSU home games
5. Stadium renovations announced and started
6. Always conquer/never defend
7. Improve marketing
I think the weather and the Tuesday night game screwed us attendance-wise. The new coach buzz and finally reaching a bowl is last year's news. The home opponents aren't exciting anyone. And I guess Thanksgiving/hunting season messed with us this past Saturday.
As for things we can control, the opponent schedule has the greatest effect. I also believe we shouldn't be delaying the stadium improvements. All of the biggest things we can control sit on the back of T-Joe and Scott. There is no point in condemning the customers. They always, without exception, do want they want, not what you tell them they should do.
Yes, if the contract is structured extra $5k for 20k avg, extra $10k for 25k avg, extra $20k for 30k avg, then yes... He should get the money that is negotiated in his contract. That's why they are called incentivesQuote:
Originally Posted by duggie85
Last year everything on your list happened except #2 and #5Quote:
Originally Posted by Just1More
True. We know that weather had the biggest effect. The other issue I believe enhanced last year's attendance was the "new shiny coach" and the buzz of a winning season and our first bowl berth in half a century.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycajun