Cajuns are after 18th Win when they host Troy on Thursday

[MelRock]

Softball and baseball has figured it out, you can now buy a souvenir cup and you get free refills all year long.

[cajunfan337]

I agree with both C4L and CE. I think the Dome itself is too big, but I think the seating capacity is fine. The Dome was designed real poorly. It's actually too tall. Majority of the permanent seats are along the lengths and then both width sides only have second level seating and/or boxes. This leads to having 25+ rows in the third level which makes the dome too tall, thus sounding too cavernous.

The first level should be complete perm seats with bottom 10 rows and one entire side as retractable for stages for concerts. Second level should stay the same. Third level should subtract about 15 rows and wrap around the whole way. I never understood what that big area, across from the boxes, on the 3rd level was ever meant for.

But all of these ^ improvements definitely would not be in a $19MM budget.

[tetragrammaton]

I was able to see Funroe's "arena" (Fant-Ewing Coliseum). While I've certainly seen bigger and better, it reminded me of Blackham, at least in terms of its intimacy. Indeed, it was almost like being at a high school gym. But the floor was a complete wooded circle, so plenty of lost space there.

Anyhow, I remember thinking it would have been nice to hear even 3,000 Cajun fans in that place, or a similar facility..... I know it's "pie in the sky," but I would love to see Blackham completely renovated in a way that preserves the external facade but upgrades the interior so we could pack that place once again.

My understanding, though, is that there are other plans for Blackham... and nothing so spectacular.

[BayouRichard]

My 12 year old daughter thought fun row stadium was a dump. Spoiled by the Cajun Dome. She also hates the big chicken they have for a mascot.

[CajunFan3406]

My 12 year old daughter thought fun row stadium was a dump. Spoiled by the Cajun Dome. She also hates the big chicken they have for a mascot.

So they stole the chicken from us too? Real original Moanroe.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Probably a lameass WarHawk.

[BayouRichard]

So they stole the chicken from us too? Real original Moanroe.

I didn't tell her the difference. She hates their mascot. Couple years ago it came by us during a came over there and she smacked it.

[douglas]

we spent all day in the nwsu gym tuesday i liked how they had it, now its tiny-3,400 capacity but its a good example to scale up i think

[CajunFan3406]

I didn't tell her the difference. She hates their mascot. Couple years ago it came by us during a came over there and she smacked it.

Atta girl. :-)

[CajunRebel]

I agree with both C4L and CE. I think the Dome itself is too big, but I think the seating capacity is fine. The Dome was designed real poorly. It's actually too tall. Majority of the permanent seats are along the lengths and then both width sides only have second level seating and/or boxes. This leads to having 25+ rows in the third level which makes the dome too tall, thus sounding too cavernous.

The first level should be complete perm seats with bottom 10 rows and one entire side as retractable for stages for concerts. Second level should stay the same. Third level should subtract about 15 rows and wrap around the whole way. I never understood what that big area, across from the boxes, on the 3rd level was ever meant for.

But all of these ^ improvements definitely would not be in a $19MM budget.

Actually what you mentioned on the first level is exactly what they plan on doing.

If I were them I'd spend money to install a few rows of rafters that would hang just above the suite level. At least two long rows on either side of the court. You could put new court lighting on them that would only light the court, not the thousands of empty seats in the dome. You could also hang all the banners on them so they'd be right above the court. I think that would go a long way towards improving the atmosphere in the dome.