How could we get the Administration to Care?

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November 11th, 2023, 11:20 pm
Cajunrunner

Re: How could we get the Administration to Care?

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Originally Posted by lafman1

The RCAF is the cause of these problems. So yeah.

How? What should be done?
November 11th, 2023, 11:28 pm
Turbine

Re: How could we get the Administration to Care?

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Originally Posted by lafman1

The RCAF is the cause of these problems. So yeah.

Ask why RCAF can't, then cure why RCAF can't, and watch athletic donations soar.
November 11th, 2023, 11:37 pm
lafman1

Re: How could we get the Administration to Care?

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Originally Posted by Cajunrunner

How? What should be done?

The RCAF has always been the root of the problem for the university. It caused a divide between the haves and have-nots, which can been seen now more clearly than ever in attendance, tailgating, etc.
Get rid of it. The money grab fooled many people for awhile, due to Hud bringing achievements not seen in 40 years. The shine has worn off. The 2,000 people will be ____ed. So what. The university needs the Walmart approach. Sell to the masses.
November 11th, 2023, 11:39 pm
Cajunrunner

Re: How could we get the Administration to Care?

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Originally Posted by lafman1

The RCAF has always been the root of the problem for the university. It caused a divide between the haves and have-nots, which can been seen now more clearly than ever in attendance, tailgating, etc.
Get rid of it. The money grab fooled many people for awhile, due to Hud bringing achievements not seen in 40 years. The shine has worn off. The 2,000 people will be ____ed. So what. The university needs the Walmart approach. Sell to the masses.

So don’t have an athletic booster entity?
November 11th, 2023, 11:40 pm
lafman1

Re: How could we get the Administration to Care?

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Originally Posted by Cajunrunner

So don’t have an athletic booster entity?

What did the university have before the RCAF as introduced?
November 11th, 2023, 11:56 pm
ULvictory

Re: How could we get the Administration to Care?

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Originally Posted by lafman1

The RCAF has always been the root of the problem for the university. It caused a divide between the haves and have-nots, which can been seen now more clearly than ever in attendance, tailgating, etc.
Get rid of it. The money grab fooled many people for awhile, due to Hud bringing achievements not seen in 40 years. The shine has worn off. The 2,000 people will be ____ed. So what. The university needs the Walmart approach. Sell to the masses.

To keep up with other programs, you need an athletic foundation as a tool to fund the athletic program especially since student fees are non-existent in Louisiana. The RCAF helps pay for coaches salaries, athletic facility enhancements, as well as particular athletic programs for student-athletes. Before that, our athletic program was struggling to get to $10 million total.

I will agree, though, that HOW the RCAF is run can always show improvement when it comes to engaging with the donors. I remember in 2012 when the RCAF sponsored the preseason football party at Cypress Bayou Casino, and there were a ton of supporters (a lot of smaller donors) that showed up. Now, it’s almost an exclusive club to get invited to any event. As another thread was mentioned, we need to get back to basics and understand that we are a blue collar fanbase. We are not River Ranch. We are not the wall of LaFonda’s. We are blue collar.
November 12th, 2023, 12:06 am
Cajunrunner

Re: How could we get the Administration to Care?

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Originally Posted by lafman1

What did the university have before the RCAF as introduced?

We had a starved athletic program.
November 12th, 2023, 12:29 am
CajunEXPRESS

Re: How could we get the Administration to Care?

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Originally Posted by ManAboutTown

There isn't anything we can do. They hate athletics' success taking shine away from academics and making them have to work. They hate their fanbase. They think they're better than you, smarter than you, more important than you. They don't want or like your input, and how dare you even think you have a say.

Like Robe did, we have to do it ourselves.

I’ll never forget when the Fossil crushed Robe’s dream of going to Omaha often. Nothing has changed since then.

Also the Fossil took payday money from the Florida game from football.

Unless we can get a whale donor who makes academic giving dependent on athletic success and community and alumni involvement.
November 12th, 2023, 12:41 am
Cajunrunner

Re: How could we get the Administration to Care?

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Originally Posted by CajunEXPRESS

I’ll never forget when the Fossil crushed Robe’s dream of going to Omaha often. Nothing has changed since then.

Also the Fossil took payday money from the Florida game from football.

Unless we can get a whale donor who makes academic giving dependent on athletic success and community and alumni involvement.

Fossil had a list of folks that our coaches weren’t allowed to approach for athletics donations. He didn’t want those donors even thinking about giving to athletics because it might affect other areas in the university they were giving money to.
November 12th, 2023, 08:03 am
lafman1

Re: How could we get the Administration to Care?

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Originally Posted by ULvictory

To keep up with other programs, you need an athletic foundation as a tool to fund the athletic program especially since student fees are non-existent in Louisiana. The RCAF helps pay for coaches salaries, athletic facility enhancements, as well as particular athletic programs for student-athletes. Before that, our athletic program was struggling to get to $10 million total.

I will agree, though, that HOW the RCAF is run can always show improvement when it comes to engaging with the donors. I remember in 2012 when the RCAF sponsored the preseason football party at Cypress Bayou Casino, and there were a ton of supporters (a lot of smaller donors) that showed up. Now, it’s almost an exclusive club to get invited to any event. As another thread was mentioned, we need to get back to basics and understand that we are a blue collar fanbase. We are not River Ranch. We are not the wall of LaFonda’s. We are blue collar.

You can forget about getting attendance up once CF renovations are completed if UL fans are blue collar. Maggard has publicly said nothing new will be done until renovations are completed.

Once completed:
The new west tower of the renovated facility will feature premium suites, a luxurious club level and club seats, loge boxes, and press box. The premium amenities available to Ragin' Cajuns fans will offer new avenues for their involvement with the football program and the Ragin' Cajuns Athletics Foundation.

Which means higher ticket prices, amenities for RCAF members, while kicking blue collar fans to the curb.

The shiny new stadium will be a jewel of the SBC with even lower attendance.

That is the direction the university is taking. Either pay up or enjoy watching games from home.
November 12th, 2023, 08:20 am
R1Letterman

Re: How could we get the Administration to Care?

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Originally Posted by fanof71

"We don't do that way here..."

Signed,
B. Maggard

Oh it isn't acceptable to put words in others mouth if you use a comma in the salutation format?

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