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Originally Posted by anhil8tor
How much better could our attendence have been if not for a heavy rain for the first game and a cold Wednesday night for the last game.. I believe that first game could have been more that 22,000 as much as 25,000 and the last game if it would have been held on a Saturday afternoon it could have been as much as 21,000...
Remember that last game was on tv as well..
I agree that the attendance is "relatively comparable". But the real question is why not play the Saturday after Thanksgiving instead of a Wednesday night. Stupid decision if you ask me.Quote:
Originally Posted by gorcajun
Let's say we have 30000 at $20 each. That is 600 grand. That is not as much as we will make by going to either LSU or Nebraska next year. We don't get $20 from each ticket either. For us to give up one of the money games, we will have to be above 25000 consistently. That is a nice goal but it is challenging when you consider the regional CUSA schools refuse to play us home and home.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunT
Remember that this game WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY OCTOBER 25. It was never originally scheduled to be after Thanksgiving.
Personally, I hate to see anyone mess with the UL-MT game because it has evolved on its own into the best quality game for both teams when you consider tailgating, camaderie, intensity, and the like. Both schools usually need the victory bad when they play. After it is over the fans get over the verdict and look forward to the rematch the following year.Quote:
Originally Posted by KAjunRaider
Yet despite this, this was by far the best weeknight football attendance, atmosphere, etc., we've ever had. The game would have easily attracted at least 5,000 more because of the popularity of Michael Desormeaux and Tyrell Fenroy and the fact they were playing their final game on Senior Night. Many who didn't particularly feel like going showed up anyway because they felt like they owed it to these two players. Fans out of town would have had to either burn vacation time to make the game or couldn't get off of work, and I would guess they made up the attendance deficit. Locals who had marginal interest got to see it on TV free.
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Originally Posted by ATXCajun
What knucklehead set up that mid week game with no tv audience? Was it forced on us by Wrong Waters?
What do you mean "mess with the UL-MT game". We are still playing each other, regardless. It is a question of the SBC deal for television, and it being a Wednesday nighter. It isn't "ideal" to have a mid week game, but I don't think anyone has presented all of the facts about the "Wednesday night game". We need to be on tv occasionally... for recruiting, to expose the program to more nonparticipating fans (tv is a way to bring in a larger fanbase), revenue issues (if we add up all of the benefits, including advertising, etc, that tv brings to us, it may outweigh the loss in ticket sales and/or fan attendance). When our last game of the season decides not "if" we get in a bowl, but "which bowls" the outcome will put us in play with, we aren't going to be concerned about a televised "Wednesday night game at Cajun Field".Quote:
Originally Posted by California Cajun
Many people, me included, get wound up a particular issue, without knowledge of all the other facts associated with that issue. That Wednesday night game was a pain for out of towners (like me) to be in the middle of the work week... but I managed to go. I see no reason for Lafayette area people to growl too much about it. I love having a local college football game to plan around the middle of the week... especially ONE in the entire year.
The question about ever having enough ticket sales to overcome the need for "money games"... for UL... never. If we increase ticket sales and up our funds, the last thing we need to do is remove some other funding mechanism. The alternatives for "money games" is to work out better deals (return games to Cajun Field), choosing a financially lucrative beatable program that isn't a top 20 team, and other considerations. We have to have the money games... period. We are 3x underfunded to talk of anything that removes revenue for our program.
If every Cajun fan would stop talking about all the little details and go full throttle pressure on our admin to hire targeted programs' private funding program consultants... and we would demand to hear about the alternatives... and have a voice in the package we select... that would make all the difference in the world.
I believe we have two choices: implement one of those funding programs... or just sit back and enjoy what we're getting... and stop talking about "elevation". None of the items discussed, outside of funding, will have any permanent, positive effect on our program.... ZERO!
We've got to be fair here. Had Tech had a home game vs. Florida International rather than Mississippi State, they probably would have outdrawn us.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bankruptcyman
yea, those Mississippi State fans hate to travel
I couldn't agree with you more. For years my role on these forums has been to ask the "stupid" questions, which really aren't stupid because no one in authority has addressed them to my knowledge. If they have, I missed it so somebody please pass on what they said.Quote:
Originally Posted by Just1More
So why was this particular game moved to Wednesday night? Does the resultant smaller than average crowd tend to turn on a recruit or discourage him? Was this fair to the Seniors? Does this discourage season ticket purchases or renewals in the future? My unqualified opinion is that the school or conference can mess with the schedule all it wants once the game event has been perfected beyond what it is now, but at this time the baby's still in the incubator and the product does not have enough public support for this kind of exposure.