Bowl Question-New Orleans specific

[Boomer]

I could be WAY OFF--but I am thinking that the 2-4 days that the Cajuns come to town produce more economic activity for the City than the entire Tulane football year brings---I just think with the hundreds to maybe thousand rooms booked already it would be hard to not have the Cajuns there as the game is in 4-5 weeks!!! i am just visualizing the REST BAR SHOP owners and TAXI drivers who are praying for the Cajun Santa Clauses to bring their Christmas bonus!!!! last year my S in L had parties arranged with the help of the Mid Winter Sports group and the NO Bowl just as a side thing---the spin off of this is huge as there are some homes and apartments that will also be leased out----We need to be compensated for what we bring to New Orleans and I guess I don't have the knowledge of how that is done but surely we do have some in the Cajun Community that do know the ins and outs of this!!!!

[BirdofParadise]

Would it be wrong to think GoDaddy and NOLA could be working together to make a UL-NIU matchup happen in Mobile or NOLA?

Yes and no. Or in this case, no and yes.

[CrazyCajun]

I would think the Nola bowl has more to offer the godaddy in terms of compensation for releasing niu to Nola. The Nola bowl knows the money they make off of is. Godaddy can only estimate what they would make off of us, but they still don't know for sure how we would travel to mobile. Hopefully they get it worked out before south al game, then the godaddy will realize how well we travel to mobile.

[Ommacajun]

Why would UL go anywhere except New Orleans?? The most they could hope to bring is 8K, the old core of supporters in the leaner years. Mobile=NBD for most fans, regardless of opponent.

[Zeebart21]

Why would UL go anywhere except New Orleans?? The most they could hope to bring is 8K, the old core of supporters in the leaner years. Mobile=NBD for most fans, regardless of opponent.

Its about whats best for the athletic program and what HUD wants. I love N.O. too, but the chance to play a top 20 team in a bowl or even a BCS, outweighs our comfort.

Z

[Just1More]

Its about whats best for the athletic program and what HUD wants. I love N.O. too, but the chance to play a top 20 team in a bowl or even a BCS, outweighs our comfort.

Z

I just weighed my "comfort"... and it's pretty heavy Z.

[CrazyCajun]

Why would UL go anywhere except New Orleans?? The most they could hope to bring is 8K, the old core of supporters in the leaner years. Mobile=NBD for most fans, regardless of opponent.

I think your 8k is way off base...15k easy probably more around 20k. We will bring a couple thousand to mobile for the south al game

[Turbine]

Its about whats best for the athletic program and what HUD wants. I love N.O. too, but the chance to play a top 20 team in a bowl or even a BCS, outweighs our comfort.

Z

Win or lose no one will remember the opponents ranking in 5 years.

Three things will be remembered, consecutive bowls, consecutive wins, fan attendance.

Programs are built over the long haul, so this decision is program independent and program irrelevant.

But you are right about who makes the decision.

[Ommacajun]

Its about whats best for the athletic program and what HUD wants. I love N.O. too, but the chance to play a top 20 team in a bowl or even a BCS, outweighs our comfort.

Z

A bowl game is supposed to be a reward for fans, not a punishment.

[Ommacajun]

I think your 8k is way off base...15k easy probably more around 20k. We will bring a couple thousand to mobile for the south al game

We MIGHT sell 15K, but no way we bring that many. We don't get that many for a rainy day at Cajun Field.