New Orleans Bowl Attendance 54,728 Outback 51,296

[Boomer]

Little Doggie where did you get that stat from??? Just seems rather high for being about 4-5 hours away--How long is that drive BTW???

[ULvictory]

If you watched the game, I guarantee you that there wasn't even 51k there. Paid? Yes. I would say there were more like 30k max. through the turnstiles.

[Policarp]

some journalist at game tweeted twenty to twenty-five thousand

[CAJUNTODD44]

I argued with some LSU people and they said the same old thing, "any team can bring 45k if they are only 2 hrs away", would be nice to see us get a bowl in Tampa, how many do to believe we would bring?

[Turbine]

I argued with some LSU people and they said the same old thing, "any team can bring 45k if they are only 2 hrs away", would be nice to see us get a bowl in Tampa, how many do to believe we would bring?

"Anybody can" but some schools closer, didn't.

[cajunhawk]

I argued with some LSU people and they said the same old thing, "any team can bring 45k if they are only 2 hrs away", would be nice to see us get a bowl in Tampa, how many do to believe we would bring?

Then ask them why a team in the same city didn't bring 45k? Several teams around the country where in similar situations as we were in...only the BCS teams traveled like we did...even when they were 2 hours away or less.

[Hammer58]

Happy New Year! I hate LSU but C'mon...you can't accurately compare turn out for these two bowls. Most UL fans drove less than 2 hours to bowl while (& playing home team) while LSU/Iowa fans had to fly to Tampa or drive at least 20 hours for Iowa & 10-11 for LSU.

Valid point about the proximity. But when you have a player from State denigrating someone else's Bowl game and its fans he opens himself up for criticism when his "great" fanbase fails to support them in a BCS Bowl.

[NOLACajun]

I argued with some LSU people and they said the same old thing, "any team can bring 45k if they are only 2 hrs away", would be nice to see us get a bowl in Tampa, how many do to believe we would bring?

I would love to see stats on how many nights and dollars spent when LSU fans went to the Sugar Bowl. I know that downtown/French Quarter businesses hated when LSU got a invited to New Orleans because it hurt them economically.

[basinbear]

I argued with some LSU people and they said the same old thing, "any team can bring 45k if they are only 2 hrs away", would be nice to see us get a bowl in Tampa, how many do to believe we would bring?

15,000

[Papo Ramos]

I know this is difficult for people like Z to comprehend, but I'm a fan of both schools...graduated from LSU but grew up in Lafayette. I'm a season ticket holder to LSU football, and at different times in the past I've also been a season ticket holder to UL basketball and baseball.

The notion that LSU fans didn't travel to Tampa for the Outback Bowl because they're fair-weather, spoiled fans is simply ridiculous and flat-out false. Just because one doesn't travel to a bowl game at a distant location does not mean he no longer supports his team. I can assure you that all the LSU fans who didn't make the trip were still living and dying with the Tigers yesterday while watching it on TV, and the overwhelming majority of us are thrilled to have another double digit win season under our belt. This may also be difficult for people like Z to comprehend, but season tickets to LSU football aren't exactly cheap. My season tickets alone cost me around $6,000 a year. Plus, many LSU fans like myself travel to at least one or two road games during the regular season, which could be another couple thousand dollars depending on which game one travels to. Add another $1,000 to cover tailgating expenses, etc., and the final price tag for just the regular season ends up being around $10,000. So, at some point, it's just no longer economical to drop another few thousand dollars for a bowl game, unless it's a once in a lifetime opportunity, super intriguing match-up, or national championship at stake. But that doesn't mean one no longer supports or loves his team. LSU didn't climb to No. 4 on Forbes Magazine's list of most valuable football programs without having great support from its fans. Also, of the 45,000 plus UL fans who attended the NOLA Bowl, which includes myself, how many do you think invested $10,000-$15,000 of their hard-earned money into the UL football program this season? I'd love to hear that it was a large number of fans , but unfortunately that's probably not the case. But for many LSU fans, that's a reality each and every season, and many of us are happy to contribute that kind of money, because we love our university and football team, and we understand that's the kind of money it takes to stay near the top with the big boys. And, despite dropping that kind of coin, there's plenty of us LSU fans and alumni in this area who still find a way to contribute money to UL athletics and the university in general, because we love our hometown school.