Cajuns hoops crowds top SBC

[scotto_25]

I shouldn't have included ULM, you are correct....

This whole LSU, TULANE, & LA TECH wont play us nonsense has got to stop. I'm beginning to feel that it may have been an issue in the past, but it's turned into one big arse fishing story.

Work on it, schedule, do whatever needs to be done and make it a 4 team tourney:

UL
LSU
TULANE
TECh

[CrazyCajun]

Can you give me an example of a public G5 school in our region that has an OOC schedule that you would find acceptable?

Can you explain how latech playing us 3 consecutive years means they won't play is?

[Rebel02]

Did you know as a person who spends his money on entertainment, I'm intelligent enough to know what interest me... I don't give a ___ if I'm by myself in the cajundome. I know what I want to see, I don't care about your statistics, I know I wont drop 50$ to watch Milligan college get run over. I don't know why you are taking this so personal. Our scheduling sucks I mentioned people who Id like to see us play and you go off on some tangent that fits your agenda, this isn't your radio show, you aren't gonna patronize me and hangup. Interest is lost in the program, we are trying to think of ways to regain interest. Sounds like you have given up and bought into the hopelessness that is college basketball in the south. I haven't...yet. I will not keep buying season tickets to watch teams that I have to google to figure out wth they are. It's someons job to fix it, not mine. However, I'll gladly discuss with you the things I am paid to fix for a living and my customers and bosses won't put up with the excuses of why I can't get it done, they find someone who will.

I'll drop $50 to watch the Cajuns play, not the opponent.

[BirdofParadise]

Can you explain how latech playing us 3 consecutive years means they won't play is?

It took forever to get Mike White to agree and he did so because he was going to have his best two teams of his tenure.

We whipped him and took his damn lunch money. And, he refused to renew the contract. Then he got the Florida job and the new coach agreed to play.

My guess is after we take his lunch money, he won't play us again either.

[CajunRebel]

I shouldn't have included ULM, you are correct....

This whole LSU, TULANE, & LA TECH wont play us nonsense has got to stop. I'm beginning to feel that it may have been an issue in the past, but it's turned into one big arse fishing story.

Work on it, schedule, do whatever needs to be done and make it a 4 team tourney:

UL
LSU
TULANE
TECh

I think it would be a great idea. I'm sure UL would jump on that in a second. I know Coach Marlin has floated the idea of bringing back the Bayou Classic in Lafayette for a long time now. I don't know for sure why it hasn't happened, but if I had to guess it comes down to $$$. But even if it does happen one day, I seriously doubt Tulane or LSU would be involved.

[Rebel02]

Can you explain how latech playing us 3 consecutive years means they won't play is?

Answer his question first.

[CajunRebel]

Can you explain how latech playing us 3 consecutive years means they won't play is?

My mistake. I thought they had stopped scheduling us again.

Now answer my question. Can you give me an example of a public G5 school in our region that has an OOC schedule that you would find acceptable?

[CrazyCajun]

My mistake. I thought they had stopped scheduling us again.

Now answer my question. Can you give me an example of a public G5 school in our region that has an OOC schedule that you would find acceptable?

Be innovative not a follower not surprising the usual suspects chiming in.

[Rebel02]

Be innovative not a follower not surprising the usual suspects chiming in.

Still never answered his question.

[Just1More]

We won 23 games and made it to the NCAA and gave Creighton all they wanted in the NCAA tournament.

And 25 wins has only been accomplished twice. Ever.

You know we live in a different day and age. We need to win 25 plus to get into the NIT or win the conference tournament or 27 plus games to get into the NCAAs. I'm saying that to reach those attendance numbers of yesteryear, it will take blowout seasons back to back.

[Just1More]

Sorry. Can't agree. Fans on this board may be more interested. But look at the numbers.

If you can't crack 4,000 fans unless you're playing a top ten team, you can't tell me fans are more interested in OOC.

I'm saying that our opponent is important to the larger throng of fans when the program is on a roll. You can't point to the last few seasons particular attendance circumstances, weighing in a non D1 and a big name program game. Our fans are not overly interested in MBB right now. If we re-engaged fans with obnoxious wins, back to back to back, we'd definitely see huge differences in attendance if/when we scheduled big time programs. I agree with you that big time opponents only matter to the inner circle of fans right now. It may be that we have no means of cranking up our old attendance. Everyone keeps arguing that we need A to cause B... when B causes A. We can't just schedule big name opponents. We also can't guilt fans into attending. Marlin has to win and win big, back to back to back. Then things will reignite... nothing else will do it. I don't care what anyone comes up with as a need. Winning and putting us in post season, over and over and over... is the only thing in play. It's just the way MBB at a mid major is these days.

[BirdofParadise]

I'm saying that our opponent is important to the larger throng of fans when the program is on a roll. You can't point to the last few seasons particular attendance circumstances, weighing in a non D1 and a big name program game. Our fans are not overly interested in MBB right now. If we re-engaged fans with obnoxious wins, back to back to back, we'd definitely see huge differences in attendance if/when we scheduled big time programs. I agree with you that big time opponents only matter to the inner circle of fans right now. It may be that we have no means of cranking up our old attendance. Everyone keeps arguing that we need A to cause B... when B causes A. We can't just schedule big name opponents. We also can't guilt fans into attending. Marlin has to win and win big, back to back to back. Then things will reignite... nothing else will do it. I don't care what anyone comes up with as a need. Winning and putting us in post season, over and over and over... is the only thing in play. It's just the way MBB at a mid major is these days.

I think for overall passion you are correct. But I don't think we'll be drawing well before Jan 1 whether we win or not. I just think it is what it is.