Grading the Game Day Experience

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Originally Posted by cajuns80

Phone connectivity is far and away the worst thing about the gameday experience. Until they fix that, the experience will be awful. My other issue is with TV and CFB in general. Changing the clock rules so that we can have even more commercial time is awful for the game. We are sitting around watching less football in stadium now. Thats why phone connectivity is the biggest issue we have.

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I was surprised by this at the game. I usually can’t use my phone in my seats but it was working just fine this weekend. Don’t know about other parts of the stadium.

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

1. do you go to the game to watch the game, or to watch your phone?

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For me, I like to check my phone during breaks in action. I'm looking up stats from our game as well as scores from other games.

Great phone service for me. Kept up with all the SBC scores.

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Originally Posted by BeauCajun

Great phone service for me. Kept up with all the SBC scores.

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It's probably been ten years since I've had a problem with phone service at Cajun Field.

I've been a Sprint/T-Mobile guy. Haven't had a problem since I got rid of AT&T

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

1. do you go to the game to watch the game, or to watch your phone?

2. so, the only experience that you have ever had at CF has been awful? Why do you go?

3. How can you be in the stadium and be prevented from watching the whole football game by anything to do with commercials?

I will be curious to see these answers.

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1) Watch the game. But to only have digital programs, but no cell service is not a good combo.
2) To support my school
3) Has to do with the pace of play. Sitting around staring at a tv guy with a clock. Again, that is a CFB issue, not a Cajun football issue.

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Originally Posted by cjr3888

I was surprised by this at the game. I usually can’t use my phone in my seats but it was working just fine this weekend. Don’t know about other parts of the stadium.

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I sit under the upper deck in the bottom level, and the phone reception there is terrible. It's usually when I walk to the upper deck or by the student side when it gets better.

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Originally Posted by JayWalker

It's probably been ten years since I've had a problem with phone service at Cajun Field.

I've been a Sprint/T-Mobile guy. Haven't had a problem since I got rid of AT&T

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You also sit in the press box.

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Originally Posted by ULvictory

I sit under the upper deck in the bottom level, and the phone reception there is terrible. It's usually when I walk to the upper deck or by the student side when it gets better.

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Agreed.

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Originally Posted by cajuns80

You also sit in the press box.

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Doesn't change my statement.

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Originally Posted by JayWalker

Doesn't change my statement.

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Just adding context

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Originally Posted by cajuns80

Just adding context

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Well I used to have huge problems even in the press box with AT&T.

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Originally Posted by JayWalker

Well I used to have huge problems even in the press box with AT&T.

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Hopefully in 3 years when stadium is complete it will be fixed. I'm sure that is very high on the list for new stadium.

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

1. do you go to the game to watch the game, or to watch your phone?

2. so, the only experience that you have ever had at CF has been awful? Why do you go?

3. How can you be in the stadium and be prevented from watching the whole football game by anything to do with commercials?

I will be curious to see these answers.

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Come on Vic. You gotta have a way to post on RP during the breaks in action

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Originally Posted by JayWalker

It's probably been ten years since I've had a problem with phone service at Cajun Field.

I've been a Sprint/T-Mobile guy. Haven't had a problem since I got rid of AT&T

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I'm with Verizon. I switched because of no service with AT&T. That is a longer story. I cant remember if I had trouble last year or not with Verizon. Never was much of an issue like it is now.

With that said, I did have service in the 3rd quarter when people started leaving. No issue with radio signal. ;)

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Originally Posted by JayWalker

Well I used to have huge problems even in the press box with AT&T.

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You should be on WiFi up there.

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Originally Posted by JayWalker

It's probably been ten years since I've had a problem with phone service at Cajun Field.

I've been a Sprint/T-Mobile guy. Haven't had a problem since I got rid of AT&T

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I need to heed this pseudo suggestion.

mine rolled 5g the whole game and I'm not from Lafayette and my company isn't available in Louisiana

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Originally Posted by cajuns80

Phone connectivity is far and away the worst thing about the gameday experience. Until they fix that, the experience will be awful. My other issue is with TV and CFB in general. Changing the clock rules so that we can have even more commercial time is awful for the game. We are sitting around watching less football in stadium now. Thats why phone connectivity is the biggest issue we have.

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All I need my phone for during a game is to pull up a roster and mine worked fine for that.

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Originally Posted by HelmutVII

This morning I heard that Tulane has an interesting game day thing now. Women show up wearing green bikinis and cowboy boots. I dunno.

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There’s definitely limited appeal for women in bikinis over the last several decades it’s like watching beached sea lions.

Now of course some are indeed mermaids, and that’s something sweet.

Vic there’s lots of dead time in the modern football game. It’s nice to have a little smart phone diversion in those numerous tv time outs.

This year because they want to or need to, there’s no longer clock stoppage on first downs except the last two minutes of each half. This will reduce significantly the number of plays in a game, but never tv commercials.

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Originally Posted by billbeck451

mine rolled 5g the whole game and I'm not from Lafayette and my company isn't available in Louisiana

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That's pretty damn interesting. I've only seen mine jump on 5G once heading north of H-town. Never once in Louisiana.

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Originally Posted by cajuns80

Phone connectivity is far and away the worst thing about the gameday experience. Until they fix that, the experience will be awful. My other issue is with TV and CFB in general. Changing the clock rules so that we can have even more commercial time is awful for the game. We are sitting around watching less football in stadium now. Thats why phone connectivity is the biggest issue we have.

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I agree that connectivity is one of the biggest issues. But also, isn't it ashamed that we can't separate ourselves from our idiot boxes for just a few hours? How in the world did we ever survive without our electronics!

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Originally Posted by Duggie35

I agree that connectivity is one of the biggest issues. But also, isn't it ashamed that we can't separate ourselves from our idiot boxes for just a few hours? How in the world did we ever survive without our electronics!

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They no longer have the printed programs. The phone is a must if you like looking at rosters and so forth during the game.

I understand the band has a new director. The other two that were directing the last few years are now gone. I think the new guy's name is Popp. I was hoping he would bring something new. He did not. Same old stuff fans have been hearing for the last number of years.

I am glad the band director kept with tradition. They even played a new song besides those during the halftime performance.