Growing the Program

[UL Ragin Cajun]

wow! i just read all of that too! a lot has been done and being done but it seems like a lot of people here have suggested some other great ideas too. would it be possible to have some sort of meeting of adm. and fans/alum./businesses? too kick around ideas and such and how to get them accomplished? we definitely need something like LSU has in TAF. SO SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHY THIS HASN'T HAPPENED! we need to seize the moment NOW while we have some momentum going for us. this is the time to do it. how do we make that happen? who should be called to get the ball rolling? any answers?

Gerald has a new support group, for athletics, that he put together called The Difference Makers. It's a group of 30 to 50 people dedicated to moving many improvement projects forward. They will also aid with fundraising and networking capability. I'm sure that if you are interested he would love to here from you. Gerald is always interested in talking to someone that wants to help, his cell # is 962-0296.

[UL Ragin Cajun]

Whether or not it would happen, I think it would be a great idea to get people together and have some sort of forum about what should be done. Especially with the businesses who are going to be able to give more. If they are more involved and are able to give an opinion, they might be willing to do more. Plus, two heads are better than one, and 100 is better than 5, and so on.

Gerald has a new support group, for athletics, that he put together called The Difference Makers. It's a group of 30 to 50 people dedicated to moving many improvement projects forward. They will also aid with fundraising and networking capability. I'm sure that if you are interested he would love to here from you. Gerald is always interested in talking to someone that wants to help, his cell # is 962-0296.

[UL Ragin Cajun]

Another money maker, with essentially no overhead, is the tailgating spots, which have been a hot topic the last few weeks. I was lucky to get one this year. but, i want a second one, I'm a big guy and i like to stretch out a bit. Has anyone heard, from any reputible sources, whether or not they would expand the tailgating area to offer more spots and/or increase the cost. Demand is definitely high above supply right now and I learned in Economics at UL that when that occurs, jack up the cost until they even out.

Just talked to Gerald and he said that he doesn't have a firm answer to what they will do about the tailgating but that they are working on it. As soon as he knows more he will let us know. Don't hesitate to call him if you have any more questions #962-0296.

[HoustonCajun]

Just talked to Gerald and he said that he doesn't have a firm answer to what they will do about the tailgating but that they are working on it. As soon as he knows more he will let us know. Don't hesitate to call him if you have any more questions #962-0296.

Please pass on the following article to Gerald regarding additioanl fund raising at the University of Texas. Maybe it is something we could do at UL.

Aug. 30, 2006, 1:11AM
Texas adds color, ad space to stadium


By DAVID BARRON
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle

After eight years of listening to Mack Brown encourage Texas fans to "come early, stay late, be loud and wear orange," even stately old Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin is falling into line with the latter commandment.

Beginning with the season opener Saturday night against North Texas, the concrete walls at the base of the stadium seating bowl will be draped in 300 yards of orange vinyl mesh to provide a splash of color, and yes, an appropriate backdrop for sponsors' signs.

Texas is one of eight universities that have purchased the stadium draping program from Van Wagner Sports Group, which also markets basketball courtside rotational signs under the brand name Dorna U.S.A.

"UT's objective was to improve how the stadium looked and try to dress up the concrete, said John Libro, vice president of development for Van Wagner. "It's a cleaner look, and it also provides a platform for corporate partners to better display and elevate their presence."

Texas will sell advertising spots to four sponsors per game, and Van Wagner also will sell two national sponsor positions atop the orange mesh. Van Wagner described the arrangement as a "revenue sharing opportunity" for the school and the company.

Texas and Colorado are the only Big 12 schools using the wraps. USC, Purdue and Miami are among the others.

Van Wagner also provides rotational basketball signs at Texas, Houston, SMU, TCU, Texas Tech and Texas A&M and the field goal netting at Baylor's Floyd Casey Stadium under an advertising partnership with Allstate.

The stadium wrap is one of several changes or improvements to Memorial Stadium, topped, of course, by the $8 million, 7,370 square foot high definition scoreboard in the south end zone, which has been dubbed Godzillatron.

[ulforlife]

The stadium wrap is one of several changes or improvements to Memorial Stadium, topped, of course, by the $8 million, 7,370 square foot high definition scoreboard in the south end zone, which has been dubbed Godzillatron.

Holy cow, I bet that is one nice screen!

[HoustonCajun]

Holy cow, I bet that is one nice screen!

My focus was not on the Giant Screen but on the following (would you please pass that on to Gerald):

Beginning with the season opener Saturday night against North Texas, the concrete walls at the base of the stadium seating bowl will be draped in 300 yards of orange vinyl mesh to provide a splash of color, and yes, an appropriate backdrop for sponsors' signs.

Texas is one of eight universities that have purchased the stadium draping program from Van Wagner Sports Group, which also markets basketball courtside rotational signs under the brand name Dorna U.S.A.

"UT's objective was to improve how the stadium looked and try to dress up the concrete, said John Libro, vice president of development for Van Wagner. "It's a cleaner look, and it also provides a platform for corporate partners to better display and elevate their presence."

Texas will sell advertising spots to four sponsors per game, and Van Wagner also will sell two national sponsor positions atop the orange mesh. Van Wagner described the arrangement as a "revenue sharing opportunity" for the school and the company.

Texas and Colorado are the only Big 12 schools using the wraps. USC, Purdue and Miami are among the others.

[ulforlife]

My focus was not on the Giant Screen but on the following (would you please pass that on to Gerald):

Beginning with the season opener Saturday night against North Texas, the concrete walls at the base of the stadium seating bowl will be draped in 300 yards of orange vinyl mesh to provide a splash of color, and yes, an appropriate backdrop for sponsors' signs.

Texas is one of eight universities that have purchased the stadium draping program from Van Wagner Sports Group, which also markets basketball courtside rotational signs under the brand name Dorna U.S.A.

"UT's objective was to improve how the stadium looked and try to dress up the concrete, said John Libro, vice president of development for Van Wagner. "It's a cleaner look, and it also provides a platform for corporate partners to better display and elevate their presence."

Texas will sell advertising spots to four sponsors per game, and Van Wagner also will sell two national sponsor positions atop the orange mesh. Van Wagner described the arrangement as a "revenue sharing opportunity" for the school and the company.

Texas and Colorado are the only Big 12 schools using the wraps. USC, Purdue and Miami are among the others.

Thanks Sugar Land Cajun, I apologize if I appeared to have missed the point. I did indeed notice your comment on a great idea and I agree in whole that this is something we can look into. I think even past fundraising it would as well accent the look of the interior stadium. Only thing is it would probably be substantially smaller due to the height of the concrete wall at Cajun Field. i haven't seen any photos of exactly what Texas' idea looks like, but I think I have a pretty good picture in my mind...