Football attendance with surprises

[jjlouv]

Nobody says it would be a magic potion. There are however; lots of fans who would come to see LTU R, Rice, USM, vs Troy, Ga St, and Monrow.

Last year, we played LTU on a beautiful day, and the attendance was 25,607... Average attendance shown here was 25,775.

It's a convenient excuse, but it's not always accurate.

[Boomer]

Exactly and more of their fans would travel as well as opposed to the schools we play now.

----I guess you kinda answered the question in a way---perception matters and it hurts us in recruiting kids to be in the SB rather than in CUSA---Don't know to what amount since I would choose UL over being in CUSA or AAC for that matter with Tulane----But just think if we would have gotten say 2-3-5 players that we wanted that went to Rice, Houston, Ltur, Tulane, or S Miss!!!! Almost half our recruiting classes would have been better--ergo more wins and more duck hunters in the seats!!! Tier one and conference affiliation with possible history are the only recruiting weapons that they surpass us in presently---We have the City, facilities, attendance, etc to top just about all of these schools!!!

[CajunEXPRESS]

stAte 21,607
GaSt 24,616
App 20,638

Our only SBC home games in 2014. LTU R a full thousand plus more than anyone else.

[CajunFan3406]

I am a little impressed with Southern Miss, given their record in the last few years. I wonder if they are using Tulane/La.Tech math also.

Notable that we would be 4th in attendance in C-USA, behind UTEP (enrollment 23,003), UTSA (enrollment 28,725) and Marshall (enrollment 13,279).

I'm a little skeptical of UTSA's numbers. I'd have to see some crowd shots. Unless the games they played against the Texas schools and Arizona last year offset what I could only guess were poorly attended games against New Mexico, FIU, and USM.

EDIT: Also they were 4-8, even more skeptical.

[ulXrunner]

This whole list is BS solely based on Tulane. If they had 1k at any game other than 1st home of new stadium I'd strut around in a f'n thong mid field against Northwestern St this season.

[CajunEXPRESS]

I hear they draw really well, and were well marketed.

[Boomer]

stAte 21,607
GaSt 24,616
App 20,638

Our only SBC home games in 2014. LTU R a full thousand plus more than anyone else.

-----HEy C-EX maybe you can help me on this ---What were the factors that DEcreased our not having the crowds we expected??? I realize that the early losses were a problem, but was the weather ok??

[CajunFan3406]

I hear they draw really well, and were well marketed.

Who you responding to Express?

Talking about Tulane or UTSA?

[CajunEXPRESS]

LTU R was a surprise, I expecte 30K plus after a big win over Southern and such a long absence of them at Cajun Field. Cannot remember the weather that day.

[ulXrunner]

LTU R was a surprise, I expecte 30K plus after a big win over Southern and such a long absence of them at Cajun Field. Cannot remember the weather that day.

Southern rained all day, LaT I believe had threat of weather but could be wrong