A Friday Game: UL vs Oklahoma State on ESPN2

[Tiredof theBS]

_ I seem to remember (but I could be wrong since Ive slept since then) a Friday night game a few years ago.

We offered free admission to anyone with a HS ticket stub, because HS football fans could get to UL for the second half of the game if they wanted to do both.

They can do it again this time if they wish, since this game will be an 8:10 kickoff. _

Now that is thinking in a manner that will put fannys in the seats!

[CrappDaddy]

Can someone post next years schedule? Is it finalized yet?

[Damon]

My God.... I can't believe there's a stage of this magnitude, and the first objection is high school football. WUT? Maybe I'm missing something, but the only time I went to a HS football game was when I was, you know, in high school.

If we have to fight for attendance with local high school football games, we should just UNO ourselves already.

[Turbine]

_ My God.... I can't believe there's a stage of this magnitude, and the first objection is high school football. WUT? Maybe I'm missing something, but the only time I went to a HS football game was when I was, you know, in high school.

If we have to fight for attendance with local high school football games, we should just UNO ourselves already. _

I understand, get, and pretty much agree with your post but there was a reason the NFL originally picked Sundays -and before that- colleges picked Saturdays, because high schools already used Fridays.

You don't market head to head against anything you don't have to.

jmo

[HoustonCajun]

_ I understand, get, and pretty much agree with your post but there was a reason the NFL originally picked Sundays -and before that- colleges picked Saturdays, because high schools already used Fridays.

You don't market head to head against anything you don't have to.

jmo _

But, this isn't EVERY Friday head to head. It is one Friday early in the season vs. a BCS team on national tv. That is a valid exception. This game should fill the stadium, no excuses.

[cajunhawk]

Weather. Weather. Weather. This will decide the outcome of our attendance. I know I will more than likely take that friday off to tailgate all day for this game. But if the weather is even questionable, this game will be sparesly populated. This is a team we can beat. They will not be a top ranked team next year, they have lost too much talent to the draft. But all that wont matter if there is more than a 50% chance of rain that day, not even at game time. Lets hope for some great weather like the Southern game.

[Oiler]

The biggest factor that will determine the attendance of the OSU game will be UL's record at the time. If the Cajuns are riding high at 4-0/5-0, there will be a good 20K plus in the stands. A record of 1-3 or even 2-3 at the time, and we'll probably see no more than 10K-12K in the stands.

[J-Town Cajun]

_ The biggest factor that will determine the attendance of the OSU game will be UL's record at the time. If the Cajuns are riding high at 4-0/5-0, there will be a good 20K plus in the stands. A record of 1-3 or even 2-3 at the time, and we'll probably see no more than 10K-12K in the stands. _

If UL is 4-0 before they play Ok St. I promise there will be a sell out crowd at Cajun Field!

[zephyr]

_ I seem to remember (but I could be wrong since Ive slept since then) a Friday night game a few years ago.

We offered free admission to anyone with a HS ticket stub, because HS football fans could get to UL for the second half of the game if they wanted to do both.

They can do it again this time if they wish, since this game will be an 8:10 kickoff. _

Jay, I don't think that is a bad idea at all. However, was that last Friday night game a nationally televised game against a major BCS team that we can beat on our homefield? I don't recall which game that was or who the opponent was but I'd like to think that these circumstances wouldn't "require" a "redeem your high school ticket" promotion to fill the stands but then again I never would have thought that having K-State in our stadium last year would have put 16,000 fans in also.

[Zeebart21]

_ Jay, I don't think that is a bad idea at all. However, was that last Friday night game a nationally televised game against a major BCS team that we can beat on our homefield? I don't recall which game that was or who the opponent was but I'd like to think that these circumstances wouldn't "require" a "redeem your high school ticket" promotion to fill the stands but then again I never would have thought that having K-State in our stadium last year would have put 16,000 fans in also. _

It was N Texas.

Dont remember the year.