For those that did not go, if you wouldn't mind, please list why. I’m interested in knowing why the stands were so empty.
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For those that did not go, if you wouldn't mind, please list why. I’m interested in knowing why the stands were so empty.
I live in Florida. I work. Timing was bad. I am Fkin glad I didnt drop 400 for a weekend on that crap. Could you imagine spending that money on that product? I try to organize vacations around this team but I don't know why.
Lafayette is full of people who who either dont care about sports or UL in general. Hurts to say but it's true
Students included in that as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ragin' Caleb
Many people watch on ESPN Plus. Also there are many sports fans who prefer to watch the P5 games. Of course that includes LSU. That is sports fans. There are less fans of college sports these days. Only the top schools don’t have the issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ragin' Caleb
Extremely disappointed in student turnout. I guess a serous win streak is the answer along with some big name wins ti get attendance up for allQuote:
Originally Posted by CajunGrad16
There is a base of Cajuns fans that are fantastic but not enough of them.
CC
I agree but this is more of a culture problem. Students dont show or stay but most act like we are filling up the home side and we aren't.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunConnection
Wasn't excluding us. Just giving my opinionQuote:
Originally Posted by CajunGrad16
I agree with you, a lot of students either don’t care or they leave at half time to go out.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunConnection
Yeah I get it, it’s just frustrating because when I was a student I always enjoyed going and it was free to go which a lot of places don’t do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ragin' Caleb
I’m 400 miles away. I try to make 1 game a year. Went to Grambling game. I give my niece my season tickets for remainder of season. Hopefully they get used.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunDreDog
Maybe it would take a couple of week, but give each student in ALL the classes a questionnaire handed out by the professor which states. "Do you attend UL sporting events, which one, and if not why don't you attend"? Give a precise answer to each question. We all give our opinions on why, but I would be curious to hear it for the horses mouth.......Than give the report to the coach, AD and Joe.
The last three years and the last three games have historically shown that the Ragin Cajuns football team produces a poor product. If I want to waste money, there are better options. When we see a team that has competitive games versus P5 schools and win more conference games, we might show up. If I want to spend my hard earned money on a Southland Conference football team, there are pretty good ones in Lake Charles and Thibodeaux. Thank God, they were not on this years schedule, we would have lost to those FCS teams. When UL can at least compete with P5 teams and put together a few wins in the worst college football conference in the FBS, the fans will be back.
In Texas, 4 hours away. Sadly, I would have to get my fill of Cajun hometown food and liquor to make the trip worth it. Coming for homecoming and maybe one more game.
The students were exiled from the 50-yard-line Red Zone to make a current buck.
This will cause a 100-fold loss in future bucks.
have to find a way to compete in money games
I saw a ton of fans for UCF vs FAU. Just saying be great or be late. We all recall UCF from American South Conference or early SBC merger. Didn’t have a football team, and a crap baseball park.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunsmike
turbine please stop with this lame excuse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbine
I am a 1 game year guy. Live 400 miles away (Plano, TX).
Lame 2u doesn't make untrue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hudsheen#Fired
I have video I took walking in the mud, behind the bench, with students hanging over the rail during losing seasons.
Separating students from the action is the most expensive thing schools have ever done. (not just UL) They just won't know it for decades to come.
Half of the problem is that we are quite literally pushing away the casual fan.
There are nearly 70 tailgate spots that didn’t get purchased this year. Pretty sure this even includes a ton of RV spots. There are also tons of empty parking spots in the RCAF parking lot. It has become so unbelievably expensive to participate that people are saying eff it and not showing up. That’s 70 spots that people would almost certainly buy if they were affordable. But nope, let’s keep charging $700 for them.
They are clearly signaling to the community that if you aren’t willing to hand over hundreds or thousands of dollars to the RCAF every year you aren’t welcome here. Instead you can pay $10, park in the mud, and walk a half mile to the stadium. It is a really horrible way to treat your fan base.
And all this comes while families are still struggling to recover from the recession.
We used to have a ton of tailgaters at our spot around Bustle’s last years. It was always really easy for them to get there. They showed up early, parked close to the spot, and enjoyed the day. Once they closed off Cajun Basin to only RCAF members about half of them immediately stopped coming.
But boy I bet those huge RCAF numbers will look great for Jim Harris when he jumps to another school.
I went and wish I could wipe from memory the play of both teams I witnessed in the field.
We are at a minimum 2 years away from success.
And that’s if Napier can find a single quarterback that is capable.
I have lived in Lafayette for 38 years and have only been to ONE fleur de leis game...that was a few years ago when TECH put their usual butt whipping on the chili peppers...I have never been nor will I ever be a usl fan...they cheat to get to bowl games then refuse to accept the penalties...why would I pay hard earned $$$ to see a bunch of thugs from from outside louisiana get beat by such teams as COASTAL Carolina...in baseball your coach takes funny $$$ to build a palace then can't even win a game in the conference tournament all the while ruining young pitchers arms for his own self professed glory...you need to go play in the Southland Conference and stop embarrassing the state by putting our good states name on your uniform...
Students don't show up because of cULture. It won't change until the cULture changes.
Students don’t show up cause they are puzziesQuote:
Originally Posted by Flcajun