Attendence?

[CajunFreak]

_ I just want to say I had a great time. I went to alumni tent and ate jambalaya and drank beer free. The game was great. I sat with a bunch of good friends. My kids had a good time. The Abita beer in the stadium was awesome. We won. The facility was clean. The band was good. Geno Delafose before the game was awesome. The weather was good. Wish more people could have shared it with me. I have season tickets this is my basic experience every time. _

GOOD POST... That is what it should be about!

[Frenchie35]

_ I'll drop it with these last comments. I don't get to see the daily paper, only the internet which posts the Saturday Game Day full spread, etc. Apparently, all that is in the paper is on the internet, just not very well packaged. And, more and more people view the internet daily which is why a lot of papers are closing. This appears to have more impact than you give it credit.

I know UL is not a BCS program. We get 42,000 one week and 12,000 the next. That is from total neglect of athletics by our former President and failure to develop a winning tradition and national exposure. Now, under new leadership, things are changing for UL. Why compare UL to other schools that are at a level we want to surpass. If you want to improve things, why settle for the status quo? Why not look at how more successful programs do things and strive to excel to that level? By your thinking, and this continues to promote a somewhat negative perception of UL, nothing will likely improve, the community could care less, we are no better than any other mid-level program, so let's be content that we do as much as we do. We are not and never will be at LSU's level, so what's the point? God forbid we have any ambitions to rise to a higher level. Maybe we should tell the Beau Soleil team to come home now because we don't belong with the other top tiered universities they are competing against. I think a newspaper is more than "only a reflection of what the community cares about". A newspaper is the heart of a community, it has an impact on how the community views itself and it has a role in shaping that view. I think I better understand now why the Advertiser is what it is. _

I think Bunch24 put his foot in his mouth in his last post. In short, "be satisfied with what you are and except what we say as gosple"....never.

[CAJUN_LXA685]

I'm not a marketing genius, so this idea may not be all that great,

but what if the RCAF or the school or whoever got local companies to buy tickets to a certain game (i.e. Homecoming ) and then run adds advertising that the first ,however many tickets you get local buisnesses to buy, fans to game get free tickets?

So if we could get local companies to donate enough money to buy 10,000 tickets, then say first 10,000 fans at a certain gate get free tickets. So hopefully the faithful will still buy their tickets and then we will have an extra 10,000 people. You give tickets at the gate to ensure that the people go into the game.

Again this may not be a great or even sensible idea, but people like free stuff, so maybe we get them to one game and they keep coming back. Just a thought.

[Parrott]

I'll drop it with these last comments. I don't get to see the daily paper, only the internet which posts the Saturday Game Day full spread, etc. Apparently, all that is in the paper is on the internet, just not very well packaged. And, more and more people view the internet daily which is why a lot of papers are closing. This appears to have more impact than you give it credit.

Again, we have little to do with the online format. That's handed down from Gannett. And our stories are put online by people in Monroe. Many times the order in which stories are placed is done wrong. That's out of our hands. Nothing we can do about it.

Also keep in mind that in this case these are complaints about getting something for FREE online. Again something out of our hands. Plus, part of the reason newspapers aren't all charging for content is because too many readers refuse to pay for it. Declining ad revenue and the inability to make up for that online (and giving away the product online for free for too long) is killing the industry. Again not our fault. But we're still here.

These are some of the obstacles we have no control over. Just things to consider.

[anhil8tor]

_ The beer concession in the upper deck. Abita Amber. So good. Same price as the other flavors. They also had Michelob Amber Bock and Michelob Ultra. _

upper deck gets abita???


I had no idea!

[Sonsissymia]

_ That sucks. We were at our function in Alexandria, Va watching part on ESPN360.

We will never be big time at that rate. Why even worry about a bowl game, no one will go. _

hadn't even thought about that; man, that does look bad for a bowl looking for a fandom that could be expected to travel.

[CarlBlake22]

_ So many people stayed home for 2 reasons. That purple abomination was manhandled on national tv and everyone would rather watch them then come to home game. Second the weather was iffy, and prolly friday people made the decision to wussy out and not come because water will make them deathly ill when it falls on them, even though no rain fell during the game. This is a joke. You go to the game, you see a better game than people saw on CBS. Good thing is the word will get out about this team. I personally am letting everyone I know who didnt go that they should be bashing their heads into walls for being a ____ing ninny and not coming to the game. Put on your big boy pants and get your ass to the game rain or shine. _

Nobody gives a ____ about pathetic UL vs. North Texas game, seriously. It is like watching a pillow fight between to teenage girls. I don't like LSU either, but that game was a lot more appealing than the one at Cajun Field. And lets face it, majority of people in Lafayette are fans of "the purple abomination", whether you like it or not. Lafayette is an LSU town that just happens to have a university in it.

[Jo Cajun Momma]

Nobody gives a ____ about pathetic UL vs. North Texas game, seriously. It is like watching a pillow fight between to teenage girls. I don't like LSU either, but that game was a lot more appealing than the one at Cajun Field. And lets face it, majority of people in Lafayette are fans of "the purple abomination", whether you like it or not. Lafayette is an LSU town that just happens to have a university in it.

I guess you can start calling me "Nobody," because I give a ___ about UL.

[HoustonCajun]

_ Nobody gives a ____ about pathetic UL vs. North Texas game, seriously. It is like watching a pillow fight between to teenage girls. I don't like LSU either, but that game was a lot more appealing than the one at Cajun Field. And lets face it, majority of people in Lafayette are fans of "the purple abomination", whether you like it or not. Lafayette is an LSU town that just happens to have a university in it. _

That is certainly the position that the Advertiser takes on this. Why is it that 42,000 show up for a meaningless game vs. Southern and 12,000 for a conference opener and a 2-2 team? If we beat WKU Saturday, which we should easily win or this season is totally ruined, the real test will come the following week for Homecoming. We had 28,000 last year vs. FIU. LSU will be playing Auburn at home. Will Lafayette come out in support of UL?

[CarlBlake22]

_ I guess you can start calling me "Nobody," because I give a ___ about UL. _

I stand appropriately corrected. 12,131 give a ____ about UL vs. North Texas. Point being, don't get ____y because the stadium is empty when there is a nationally televised game between two, top-5 nationally ranked teams, going on 45 minutes down the road. Like I said earlier, Lafayette is an LSU town. I went to UL from 2001-2005 and it was no different then... UL would start off with a win, have a decent crowd, and then next week there were nothing but moms and girlfriends in the stands. Pathetic.

[HoustonCajun]

_ I stand appropriately corrected. 12,131 give a ____ about UL vs. North Texas. Point being, don't get ____y because the stadium is empty when there is a nationally televised game between two, top-5 nationally ranked teams, going on 45 minutes down the road. Like I said earlier, Lafayette is an LSU town. I went to UL from 2001-2005 and it was no different then... UL would start off with a win, have a decent crowd, and then next week there were nothing but moms and girlfriends in the stands. Pathetic. _

Just curious, since you are a UL alum. Which game did you attend, UL's or LSU's? Or, did you stay home and watch the LSU game on tv?

[CarlBlake22]

_ Just curious, since you are a UL alum. Which game did you attend, UL's or LSU's? Or, did you stay home and watch the LSU game on tv? _

I currently live in Huntsville, AL. I watched the LSU vs. Florida game.