What time should UL football games start?

[Turbine]

I love the idea of a consistent start time.

Suggestions:

Wear sunglasses

Wear sunscreen

Wear Vermilion

ps With my schedule, I won't make a single kickoff this year. I hope to make every 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarter. I think the consistent start time, trumps my inconvenience.

[CajunNation]

Guys, this is the time that Coach Bustle wants the games to start. The guys get up, eat breakfast, have a few hours to kill, eat lunch, head to the field, get game ready. Much less time to lose focus.

Much less time to have to kill. This is the way it was done at Va. Tech.

We will all just have to adjust.

Z.

1)Coach Bustle would much prefer noon time kickoffs. He's stated as much before publicly.

2)This ain't Virginia


I think, this was one of the lowest first home game attendances in a while.


Early Kickoffs, South Louisiana

Square Peg, Round Hole

[Zeebart21]

1)Coach Bustle would much prefer noon time kickoffs. He's stated as much before publicly.

2)This ain't Virginia


I think, this was one of the lowest first home game attendances in a while.


Early Kickoffs, South Louisiana

Square Peg, Round Hole

So get it changed, stud.

Z.

[CRAWFISH61]

I like 4pm kickoffs. I'm not a tailgater so it is easy to go eat out and have a meal at a decent time. I have children and they get cranky if they stay out too late. I think that if we have consistent 4pm kickoffs and make it our tradition it will work.

[RaginFan2]

Sunscreen

Hat!

[Turbine]

Hat!

Umbrella

No, wait, those are banned ... never mind.

[USLJim]

I wouldn't mind a 5pm start time. I'm a student and the student side of the field sucks at 4pm due to the sun. If it hadn't been for the overcast skies on saturday my retinas might have been burned. At least 5 oclock games, the sun would soon be going down and it wouldn't be as bad. But whether the games start at 7pm, 4pm, or 6am I'll still be there. Even though it's not my prefferred time to view a cajuns' game, there's no sense in moaning about it. Let's just be happy that we have 6 home games this year instead of 5.

The 4 pm Sun will soon not be a factor, with one game left in September, the only game we have in October is the last weekend, that weekend is Daylight's saving time( not until Sat. nite though) and 2 games in Nov. and 1 in Dec. GOOD NEWS is sun won't be a factor. I have been there in sun and it is bright, but like all have, Coach Bustle wants it and it has it advantages for doing things after game.

Geaux Cajuns

[CDeb]

We aren't paying Bustle a truckload of money, but we are paying him more than we've ever paid any other coach in school history. And we're paying him to trust him on stuff like this. If you can't make it on time, too damn bad. I can't make it at all, so pardon me if I call you all a bunch of crybabies.

[BirdofParadise]

Sorry BOP, you don't get it. I've raised 5 children and my wife & I have taken them them to all of the UL football games while growing up. The games are on "Saturday" night, which is not a school night. Try again..........

That's you. Not everyone is like you.

I raised four children and am currently raising two more. They are four years old.

With a 7pm kickoff, they were asleep on the hill by the end of the third quarter. My wife, fortunately, has someone go to the games with her, otherwise she'd be trying to carry twins out of the stadium by herself.

No matter how flat the pancake is, there are two sides to it.

I get that. Do you?

[Cajunsmike]

That's you. Not everyone is like you.

I raised four children and am currently raising two more. They are four years old.

With a 7pm kickoff, they were asleep on the hill by the end of the third quarter. My wife, fortunately, has someone go to the games with her, otherwise she'd be trying to carry twins out of the stadium by herself.

No matter how flat the pancake is, there are two sides to it.

I get that. Do you?

I like the idea of a consistent time. I personally like 4 PM. However, I do admit it is a problem for some. I think of folks who have things like soccer games for children on Saturdays which may make it tough to get there at 4. I also think of out of town folks who need to get there errands done on Saturday before heading to Lafayette. 4 PM is a little early for people in that situation. I really feel for students who work on Saturdays and may have difficulty attending due to the need to make a few bucks. In addition-students have the sun on them during the early part of the season. I believe 5 PM as a consistent starting time would be a compromise which would address most of these issues and still let things finish at a decent hour. Face it, coaches and some staff work till well past midnight when games are at 7. We had good coverage in the media post game last week. Getting finished early helps with that. 5 PM will allow all of this to be addressed. At the end of the season, this issue may be reviewed by the administration.

All of this stuff is an issue for folks in BR. However they just sold out an 11:30 game. I know some may say that is because of their national ranking. I say their support helped get them that ranking.