CONTEST: Best ideas for getting more people into the stadium on game day

[Fais do-do]

All traffic tickets in Lafayette will be forgiven by attending a full UL football game.

[Cajunrunner]

Whip LA Tech and Kentucky on the road. Be undefeated at homecoming.

[Lexhead]

---How about a train trip from LC and NO??? Make it a Week end with downtown alive, great meal after, pep rally, Saturday alumni t-gating, game---trip back---Not sure on the scheduling but would be a great time!!!

Boomer, this may be one of your best ideas. I actually like that a lot.

[cajunfan337]

what would you do for $100 bucks sponsored by shanahans

+1

[cajunfan337]

Officially shut tailgating down 30 minutes before kickoff and close the gates to leave but still allow access to enter. There really is a sad large amount of fans that end up just going out there to drink, showing up late throughout the first quarter or not even making it into the stadium. Tell people to pack it up and either head to the entrance or exit. I absolutely LOVE the idea of the Bell ringing to say that "It's Football Time" and not "drinking time".

Lastly, you gotta get more students through the door. 1/4 off beers with current student ID? Kick for Cash every game? I think a cool and relatively easy way to get them to the stadium is Free Gameday parking at the Parking Towers with buses that will bring them to/from the stadium.

[Lexhead]

For the proponents of a bell

http://www.chimemaster.com/used-bell...mas-clock-bell

[Cajunrunner]

Officially shut tailgating down 30 minutes before kickoff and close the gates to leave but still allow access to enter.

This suggestion has always made me cringe. I'd rather not have the university be Nazis towards tailgating. We want to be "big time"? The big time programs don't do this.

[Lexhead]

Isn't there a place for a bell on the tower recently installes at the top of the south end zone? What ever happened to that?

And speaking of traditions, suppose a bell goes up. Who should be the one to ring it at the before the game? SGA leader? Local dignitaries? New persons each game? (IF BJ was still with us, I'd vote for him to be the one).

[CajunDreDog]

I kinda like making it a victory bell. But we could always do pre and post games.


http://youtu.be/1SbrTWAU7ac

[Just1More]

Isn't there a place for a bell on the tower recently installes at the top of the south end zone? What ever happened to that?

And speaking of traditions, suppose a bell goes up. Who should be the one to ring it at the before the game? SGA leader? Local dignitaries? New persons each game? (IF BJ was still with us, I'd vote for him to be the one).

I think the pole dancer winner from the prior game should ring the bell to announce to everyone that she's about to dance for the 50/50 winner from the prior game. It would be a perfect production for our new big screen. The PoA should play Cherry Pie by Warrant. Let's keep working on this, guys. I'm getting fired up!