Estimates Please

[Turbine]

Not counting expenses, any estimates on UL's monetary intake for a game like Saturday that resulted in a win?

Parking, concessions, tickets, paraphernalia before and after. . .

Also what is the monetary value to a program starting off the season with a win vs. coming home for game 2 after a rent-a-loss?

[DestinCajun]

What I would like to know is how many people were tailgaiting outside Cajun Field during the game. Usually it's estimated by the estimators at 20K or so.

[CajunNation]

Yeah, no joke Destin.

There were probably anywhere from 55-60K people on the grounds yesterday.

I think some would call that a shot across the flagship's bow.

[Turbine]

I don't know how to put a value to Lafayette's economy from this little factoid but at 2:30 am I stopped in at Mel's Diner for a cup of coffee and some biscuits and they were packed full.

I inquired and they said they had been buzy all night since the game let out.

Side note: the Mel's diner crew were all wearing Ragin' Cajun shirts.

[CRAWFISH61]

_ Not counting expenses, any estimates on UL's monetary intake for a game like Saturday that resulted in a win?

Parking, concessions, tickets, paraphernalia before and after. . .

Also what is the monetary value to a program starting off the season with a win vs. coming home for game 2 after a rent-a-loss? _

41,000 x $22(average cost ticket) = $902,000
41,000 x 10 (average concessions) = $410,000
41,000 x $5 (average souvenier purchase)= $205,000
totally swag guessing reveune gross on these items 1,517,000.00

[CajunFun]

_ Yeah, no joke Destin.

There were probably anywhere from 55-60K people on the grounds yesterday.

I think some would call that a shot across the flagship's bow. _

I don't know about Saturday, but a couple of years ago a Marketing prof had his class walk tailgating during the game, making a headcount and asking people why they weren't in the game.

It was a couple of hundred people.

[cajun_civil]

_ Yeah, no joke Destin.

There were probably anywhere from 55-60K people on the grounds yesterday.

I think some would call that a shot across the flagship's bow. _

I enjoyed the sight of a good number of people standing outside the gates as I entered holding up fingers for the number of tickets they needed.

[CajunZ1]

I know! I thought that was so cool to see. Definately a first for me.

I enjoyed the sight of a good number of people standing outside the gates as I entered holding up fingers for the number of tickets they needed.

igeaux.mobi

[Cajunmac]

_ I enjoyed the sight of a good number of people standing outside the gates as I entered holding up fingers for the number of tickets they needed. _

Wow. I have never seen this at a Cajuns game. What a wonderful problem to have. Now I only hope we can repeat the problem this Saturday.

[BeauCajun]

_ I enjoyed the sight of a good number of people standing outside the gates as I entered holding up fingers for the number of tickets they needed. _

Speaking of selling tickets to the less fortunate. I gave my daughter my 2 general admission tickets to use. I suggested she ask $10 for the extra ticket. Being a true tightwad like her dad, she gets $20 for it.

[Turbine]

1.5 mil and no travel costs.

Just a guess and agreeing, don't start a rumor

[HelmutVII]

_ 41,000 x $22(average cost ticket) = $902,000
41,000 x 10 (average concessions) = $410,000
41,000 x $5 (average souvenier purchase)= $205,000
totally swag guessing reveune gross on these items 1,517,000.00 _

You have to take out the number of students that were there at $22.00 a head then add back in the student fee (what ever that is) and figure that on a per game basis. Scott Farmer was saying it does cost a pretty good amount of money to put on a game. They were planning on having 500 people employed to manage a game with that many people. Either way I'm thinking they made some good money this weekend.