Season Attendance predictions

[Zeebart21]

_ Everything that I 've seen and read has been positive on the defensive side of the ball. In the scrimmage, the D looked much improved from last year IMO especially with several key people out to nurse injuries. The intensity was all over the place and they didn't want to give one inch to the offense. I've read that they really only had one bad practice since beginning camp so I'm not sure where the mixed reviews are coming from. _

Showdog tends to wake up on the wrong side of the bed some days...

[CajunDreDog]

Some of my most fun games were in the rain.

That Houston game a few years back was a blast....I was rather dumb looking back on it now, for sitting out in that while NO ONE was EVEN ON THE field! One of my more rather dumb moves in life....my wife spent that entire rain delay in the bathroom, crammed in there with about a thousand other people from the students side, holding our nephew, while I sat in the rain loving every second of it!

Yeah, I was younger and dumber back then. I knew while the band was playing the National Anthem and it starting raining for that game it was going to be bad, before they could finish we couldn't see the upper deck it was raining so hard. The band didn't know what hit 'em. They ran off the field and did not even finish the pre-game....bunch of weenies.

I would not sit through that again....I would go back after it finished though.

[HoustonCajun]

_ Everything that I 've seen and read has been positive on the defensive side of the ball. In the scrimmage, the D looked much improved from last year IMO especially with several key people out to nurse injuries. The intensity was all over the place and they didn't want to give one inch to the offense. I've read that they really only had one bad practice since beginning camp so I'm not sure where the mixed reviews are coming from. _

We need to also keep in mind that our Defense is practicing against one of the top rushing offenses in the country that will also be an improved passing team as well. If our Defense can measure up against them, we should do well this year.

I was watching HBO this weekend and caught the NFL program on the Dallas Cowboys training camp. One of the coaches talked about the need for their players to play with a swagger. The last time I saw UL play with a swagger was when we beat the University of Houston a couple of years ago. We need to get that swagger back. If we have any kind of a defense this year, we will be in a bowl game. We are bigger and stronger on defense than we have ever been. I think we will surprise teams.

[zephyr]

_ We need to also keep in mind that our Defense is practicing against one of the top rushing offenses in the country that will also be an improved passing team as well. If our Defense can measure up against them, we should do well this year.

I was watching HBO this weekend and caught the NFL program on the Dallas Cowboys training camp. One of the coaches talked about the need for their players to play with a swagger. The last time I saw UL play with a swagger was when we beat the University of Houston a couple of years ago. We need to get that swagger back. If we have any kind of a defense this year, we will be in a bowl game. We are bigger and stronger on defense than we have ever been. I think we will surprise teams. _

That was the essence of my post. I do believe they will be more improved having showed a dedication to weight room this offseason and really coming to play. I had not seen as much intensity and fire between the offense and Defense in any scrimmage to date over the last several years and I think you need that attitude to play D

[CajunSaint]

_ That Houston game a few years back was a blast....I was rather dumb looking back on it now, for sitting out in that while NO ONE was EVEN ON THE field! One of my more rather dumb moves in life....my wife spent that entire rain delay in the bathroom, crammed in there with about a thousand other people from the students side, holding our nephew, while I sat in the rain loving every second of it!

Yeah, I was younger and dumber back then. I knew while the band was playing the National Anthem and it starting raining for that game it was going to be bad, before they could finish we couldn't see the upper deck it was raining so hard. The band didn't know what hit 'em. They ran off the field and did not even finish the pre-game....bunch of weenies.

I would not sit through that again....I would go back after it finished though. _

not any dumber than i was quite a few years ago as i sat, alone, in the upper chairbacks waiting out a storm-delayed game vs. la. tech. i'm sure others remember that game.

[CajunDreDog]

23,500 avg

This brings up a good point...Are we guessing how many paid or how many actually will walk in the door? I refuse to belive that we averaged 23,500 last season at our games!

1. Ohio - 22186
2. McNeese - 33828
3. Troy - n/a - but the stands were empty
4. UNT - n/a - but the stands were VERY empty....Wasn't this the game that it absolutely POURED down raining right before kickoff? And ran off half the fans...only us REAL ones were left?
5. FAU - n/a
6. ULM - n/a - Wasn't at this one...I'm sure with the season well determined not many on hand.

Game 3-6....There were certainly not over 20,000 at ANY of them! The UNT game there might have been 5K at if we were lucky!

[zephyr]

We didn't average that last year. He's speculating that we will average that this year. No way we were even in that ballpark last year. If we are in the conference race and can take 1 or 2 non-conference games, we can average over 20,000

[CajunDreDog]

We didn't average that last year. He's speculating that we will average that this year. No way we were even in that ballpark last year. If we are in the conference race and can take 1 or 2 non-conference games, we can average over 20,000

I thought he was answering the question from leeman on the post above his asking how many we averaged last year...sorry. It looked to be answering it to me.

With only having 5 games this year...who knows. I do like having 2 decent non-conf games coming in.

I guess with all this discussion now out of the way, I really should vote in the poll!?!?!?!?!?!

[DaddyCajun]

It seems some are choosing to not either be logged on the site or just not be registered and vote for the 15,000 and less.

Any who vote and are not registered that is fine so long as they are man or woman enough to vote only once.

Others that are registered members not logging on and voting to drive up the votes on the lower attendance choices are just wrong.

I do not know what one would have to be concerned about by voting on the poll. No one knows what the Cajuns will do, but the crowds will swell if they put up W's especially early and dry up if they win as many as most are hoping they lose!

I know there are not that many Cajun Fans thinking that negative about attendance. Louisiana sold as of August 1st just over 9,000 season tickets with August to geaux and most of September due to the Cajuns being on the road early. UL could see season ticket totals over 10,000 this season and we normally have very good walkup.

We will see! Vote fair, neaux chads!

[leeman]

So what is the deadline year for attendance in 1A football? I though they were going to start making teams drop down to a lower level is they did not meet the requirements. I thought it was this year.. Doesn't sound like they are too serious about this, maybe because a LOT of schools would have to bow out... Anyone have any Idea?... thanks..

[CajunAmos]

So what is the deadline year for attendance in 1A football? I though they were going to start making teams drop down to a lower level is they did not meet the requirements. I thought it was this year.. Doesn't sound like they are too serious about this, maybe because a LOT of schools would have to bow out... Anyone have any Idea?... thanks..

From what I remember, they changed the rule as there were a number of Div1 schools, including BCS conference teams, who weren't going to meet the attendance requirements.

[RCAJUN90]

_ From what I remember, they changed the rule as there were a number of Div1 schools, including BCS conference teams, who weren't going to meet the attendance requirements. _

I hope so. How many guys are on the team? I predict about the team plus 100. Sad times once again for the Cajun faithful.