If the lot would be open to general parking with a fee, what would be the principal?Quote:
Originally Posted by RaisingCajun08
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If the lot would be open to general parking with a fee, what would be the principal?Quote:
Originally Posted by RaisingCajun08
Dude, you asked a question and I, like several others, provided you with one.Quote:
Originally Posted by KajunKrazy
Looking back in the thread, I think you are of the opinion that NO parking should be free inside of Cajun Field: a minimum RCAF donation, a minimum of $10 per game for parking, and (presumably) a game ticket should be required.
But contrary to what I think your stance is, just look at what your namesake seems to be proposing (just after your post): there should be no charge for parking; "....trying to force people" isn't working.
So how much would you charge? I see you asking the question but never offering up a solution.
Just curious: How much of the parking fees collected for basketball, baseball, and softball as well as the personal seat donations and annual fund contributions go to the overall RCAF?
Do you think football should be treated any different than the other three sports?
And just a point of how I actually feel? If you're point is that a minimum RCAF donation, $10 per game, and a game ticket, then I agree with you.
So it sounds you think there should be no charge to park inside of Cajun Field?Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycajun
"Do you think football should be treated any different than the other three sports?"Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajun Monkee
Absolutely 100% it should here and is everywhere else in the country. It drives the athletic ship.
But to answer some of your question. I do think there should be a price other than just tickets to park inside the gates. IMO they should go back to where you get a parking pass with membership to the RCAF without the additional 60 dollars for a the pass. Donations could start as low as 100 bucks annually. Depending on your level of given will determine which lot. When they did that the parking lot was at its fullest. I think RCAF membership would grow and the parking lot would fill up. There was something about that additional 60 bucks that turned people off.
im for charging to park, requiring tickets to enter or to do so would be an issue, what if they want to buy them at the gate? or they are going to meet someone who has the tickets? or what if they just want to pay $20 to go to a tailgate? My point was more to get as many people near the stadium as possible, for whatever reason, and more of them will end up in the stadium.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajun Monkee
Ticket or no ticket in hand, create a non-pass area inside of Cajun Field and charge the $20 to park on a first-come, first-served basis. We need to start creating an atmosphere inside the gates that will potentially to get people inside of the stadium.
That shouldn’t be hard to do. Just move all the lots currently with passes up a little bit each and you create a new toll lot along Bertrand in the gravel area.Quote:
Originally Posted by ULvictory
We need at least 60k tailgating to get a sellout inside the stadium. In order to do that we need the 60k to come tailgate again.
Make Cajun Field a dang party. I don’t care how they do it, just figure it out.
You are right but unfortunately, I think many on here are missing the boat as to why our tailgates aren’t packed any more. And it has nothing to do with where people park or people walking by empty parking spots and getting up set. It is not a parking thing at all.
The reason attendance is down today is because of 2 different incidents. If you look at the dates and the attendance decline I think you’ll find they coincide with one another.
The first one is the F DJT video that took place in the locker room. The video was bad enough. 18 - 22 year old misguided youth can be forgiven. But when Hud came out and basically called 60% of Louisiana a bunch of hypocrites because they voted for Trump and not Clinton that turned a lot of folks away that haven’t come back.
The next is when Billy’s team had the BLM (self proclaimed Marxist’s) march that ended at the police station that really p!$$€d some people off including the Lafayette PD. Several people have vowed to never come back after that incident.
Lafayette, like it or not, is one of the most conservative cities in America. You can’t do that kind of stuff and think it won’t have a lasting effect. Don’t believe me just ask Bud Light. I don’t know what the answer would be to get those people back but hopefully someone can figure it out.
I agree with everything you said. But don't limit it there.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Cocktolstoy
Parking is too far. Parking is too expensive. Teams aren't quality. Its too hot. Its too cold. Its raining. My kids have soccer. Its planting season. The bands suck. The music sucks. The music is too loud.
Just looking for more excuses.
And its all complete bull____.
This is on the community. A community that is looking for excuses to not support itself.
And yes, we are a community of hypocrites.
Don't want to pay a plug nickel for it, but ______ we got some caviar tastes and appetites.
Until you bring us our free caviar and we don't like the crackers it comes on.
Well said Monk. You pegged the community to a T. How do we change that mindset? Can it ever be changed? Will it ever be changed? It actually appears to be getting worse with time not better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajun Monkee
FWIW, parking for Taylor Swift was 120 a pop in Seattle. Perspective…
A “conservative” community with a liberal attitude(where’s my free stuff). Off my soapbox.Quote:
Originally Posted by KajunKrazy
Well, for starters, I don't buy Tony Chachere's crappy azzed seasoning.Quote:
Originally Posted by KajunKrazy
Dude, I don't know what we need to do.
13-1 was supposed to do it, but it didn't.
I absolutely agree with you that we have to have skin in the game to play. But, going off of your idea for at least a $100 donation to the RCAF, maybe increase it to $150 that includes two tickets?
I do think they need to lower the cost of tailgating. Maybe a band on Friday night with the accompanying pep rally.
But sorry, guys, as conservative as y'all say Lafayette is, we sure as hell do expect things to be free (Festivale Internationale, Festivale Acadiennes et Creoles, Mardi Gras.)
Huey is dead. His legacy screwed us once before. But we continue to let it screw us with the "something for nothing" mentality that we suck onto like a leech.
Chick I graduated with is living in Cincinnati and doing well in the property managment gig. Owns several properties and was able to offer up a dozen or parking spots several block from the arena that creepy little chick played at.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZoomZoom
Her selling point was the parking spots WERE ON THE FREAKING LITE RAIL line they have.
$50.
I’ve said it several times, take the unsold tailgate spots and cut them In half and half the price. You increase your customer base and you don’t lose revenue per square foot. Not everyone needs a huge spot. You are bringing more people to the party. You are selling the same space for the same price and including a whole new segment of customers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajun Monkee
“A chicken in every pot.”Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajun Monkee
I’ve said before here. We created an entitled mindset within our fanbase when we allowed for free parking and cheap tailgate spots for decades. Now, we are charging for the same exact amenities where the quality of those amenities have stayed the same.
For example, let’s say I walk into McDonalds for a $5 burger. If I show up the next day and the same burger is $15-20, I’m most likely not going back. I see a similar pattern here to what we are selling. And the problem with that is there’s no messaging or reasons of why we are doing it. If we are going to charge, there better be some transparency to why other than “you owe it to your school,” especially here where we have festivals we can show up to for free.
Create a fun environment inside the gates of Cajun Field to where more people show up and make it affordable. From that point, the more people, the more chance for revenue.
That actually sounds like a good idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycajun
“The next is when Billy’s team had the BLM (self proclaimed Marxist’s) march that ended at the police station that really p!$$€d some people off including the Lafayette PD. Several people have vowed to never come back after that incident.”
Should this new football team & coaches have a law enforcement appreciation day similar to military appreciation day? Would this help to bring back those disgruntled fans?
It won't. If there even is a small subset of "fans" that are claiming those two incidents as to why they have pulled support, I fully believe that it's merely a convenient excuse for them to stay home and watch the game on ESPN+.Quote:
Originally Posted by SMD7636
Agreed Redtails
Right.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedTails
Excuse #……
Maybe. But people are speaking against this kind of wokeism with their dollars more than ever today. Just ask bud light and target. You can call it an excuse but it is reality.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedTails
There’s always an excuse for not attending a game at Cajun field. But these same people will do whatever they can to make it across the basin or find a tigger watch party on that same Saturday. Disgusting