Cajundome Renovations 2016

[LaCajunsFan]

make it blue and call us ltur......

FIFY. lol

[CajunRebel]

I just wish they would place a tarp over the upper level seating for basketball. It would bring the crowd closer to the floor and make for a better atmosphere

I was talking about this the other day. Even something as simple as moving the lights off the roof and onto trusses lower and closer to the floor (about even with the hockey nets) would go a really long way to helping improve the atmosphere. It would darken the 300 level seats and would help focus the eye toward the court. With all the money they're spending on new lighting, just spending a few bucks more on trusses would make a huge difference.

Something like this:

[Geaux]

Exactly, we are a SBC basketball team not an ACC or Big East. We do not need 15k seats, we only need about 5k seats available to make a great basketball atmosphere in the SBC.

It also allows more opportunities to capitalize on prime seating options.

[CajunAmos]

Exactly, we are a SBC basketball team not an ACC or Big East. We do not need 15k seats, we only need about 5k seats available to make a great basketball atmosphere in the SBC.

It also allows more opportunities to capitalize on prime seating options.

I agree they should promote the lower seating but I'm not a fan of closing off the upper sideline seating to season ticket holders.

[Crawfish]

Curtains around section 300 seats would work and if we got a prime opponent in like we had in the early 90s (UCONN or Maryland I think?) they could still sell the 300 section tickets.

[Cajunfanatico]

I also states in that article that they will start to re-do the roof early next year...around March. Can't come soon enough for that...I live nearby so that have to see that ugly roof on a weekly basis.

But then again, what will little Germdawg do, since he will have one less pic to take of our campus, LOL.

I think it's punishment enough for Germdawg that he's forced to work in Lafayette instead of metropolitan Ruston.

[CajunAmos]

Curtains around section 300 seats would work and if we got a prime opponent in like we had in the early 90s (UCONN or Mayland I think?) they could still sell the 300 section tickets.

Disagree. JMO

[RaisingCajun08]

Exactly, we are a SBC basketball team not an ACC or Big East. We do not need 15k seats, we only need about 5k seats available to make a great basketball atmosphere in the SBC.

It also allows more opportunities to capitalize on prime seating options.

Cameron Indoor Stadium seating capacity = 9,314

I agree 100%, we need to find a way to maximize the fan experience for basketball. That would carry over to Ice Gators hockey and any other sport that is brought into the dome.

Currently extra capacity is only used for very select events (concerts).

[LaCajunsFan]

The size might not be ideal right now, but I think the atmosphere will be much improved after the renovations. The 'final' solution will be when we create enough interest to draw larger crowds. We have enough of a fan base that this is a realistic goal, IMHO

[LaCajunsFan]

I think it's punishment enough for Germdawg that he's forced to work in Lafayette instead of metropolitan Ruston.

Yeah, lol. It must really kill him that he can't live in dogpatch, :-)

But what a pathetic little POS, though if you think about it: he actually spends a great deal of time driving around and taking pics everytime he finds a missing "L" ....... guess he's doing it for that lawsuit they filed, lol.

[reddot]

I also states in that article that they will start to re-do the roof early next year...around March. Can't come soon enough for that...I live nearby so that have to see that ugly roof on a weekly basis.

But then again, what will little Germdawg do, since he will have one less pic to take of our campus, LOL.

The roof ties in nicely to all the garbage cans that grace Cajun Field 4 months out of the year

[LaCajunsFan]

The roof ties in nicely to all the garbage cans that grace Cajun Field 4 months out of the year

And I know that this would probably be cost-prohibitive, but wouldn't it be great to have our logo or name on the roof? Given that it is such a visible icon in town it would be a great place to do some advertising for ourselves.