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    Quote Originally Posted by BeauCajun View Post
    Free t-shirts in student section tonight.
    For the 1st 100 students first 3,000 fans get glow bracelets

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    The "Mighty Utah Student Section" (MUSS) didn't even start till 2002.

    They had nothing till they tried.


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    Quote Originally Posted by CajunNation View Post
    WOW!!!!!

    I knew we were getting the shaft. I just didn't realize how bad it actually is!

    After reading that article, nobody can, with a straight face, defend the prices at the Cajundome.

    "self serve" soda tap. Think about that.
    For years UL fans complained about the long lines.

    Instead of hiring more workers to sell more food and drink, they priced up to shorted the lines.

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    A friend of mine showed up at 5:15 and all of the shirts were gone. I’m expecting there to be a really good student section


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    Quote Originally Posted by cajunfan79 View Post
    I think if you do $5 for small and $8 for large I think they would be surprised that they would make more money.
    I pay $13-15 a beer here in DFW & Cleveland events but the markets here expects this price. Sucks, but I already know before I leave home it's a min $100 out of pocket plus ticket costs, when I take my son or wife to an event. Beer creeps up annually and we keep paying so they keep increasing. Same is true for parking, depending on event it's $20-50+ just to park now per event. A decent tix is $200+ albeit Maverick tix this year are easier to come by.

    I also work weekdays in Cleveland and anything lower or mid levels against a decent team with multiple seats to buy is $250 & up per tix. So 2 tix, beers, parking to a Cavalier game is......conservatively $400 a game. Against a good opponent, $600-800 per game.

    That said, a University using economic supply/demand pricing shouldn't be stretch. You can make thousands more in revenue per game by keeping prices modest. Margins lower......but you make more $$$. In the end, it's about maximizing actual profit in your pocket.

    Moral of the story......Cajuns don't have LeBron James on their squad. The second LeBron no longer plays in CLE.....prices will plummet to keep fans coming. Supply/Demand does work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CajunGrad16 View Post
    A friend of mine showed up at 5:15 and all of the shirts were gone. I’m expecting there to be a really good student section
    They handed them out at about 6:45.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CajunFan3406 View Post
    Two years ago, and before that too, count me as one of the ones that would partake in 2 big beers per game. That was when all the prices were the same and a large Envie cost me $9. Now a similar sized "specialty" beer is, what, $13 now? Around a 50% increase. Not to mention the "specialty" beer selection is even crappier than it was last year. The huge price jump and crappy selection got me out of buying beer at games all together now. Same story for my buddy who comes to nearly every game with me. I used to enjoy those brews too. Bummer...
    You were right about the specialty beer selection being crap. With all of the good craft beers available today, the selection is really unacceptable. Especially when you're trying to charge $13 for it

    Where are the good beers that they used to sell at the dome? I didn't even see Envie. Wtf? Glad I drank a nova and an envie in the parking lot instead

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    Students showed up

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    I think the beer selection varies with different concession stands.


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    A few crowd shots... Notice fans spilling into upper sections... especially students... some went for center-court...

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    Quote Originally Posted by HoustonCajun View Post
    Excuses. 4,000 is about 20% of total enrollment at UL. Lafayette is primarily a college town and needs to start acting like one if we are ever going to change. It is not this mecca of entertainment that provides so many alternatives for students. Sports are part of the college experience. That experience is in part what differentiates the P5 programs from others. We will never get past the level we are unless we expand our thinking. We have to realize the untapped potential and make it happen. I think Dr. Maggard understands that and so does Coach Napier, which is why they came here. It is like CajunJack said, our games must become an event. It is up to UL to create that event not only for students, but for alumni and fans as well. When we do that, the crowds will come and people will want to be part of something special.
    So, explain this "event" you are expecting to see. I'm just wondering that if people are coming to games for reasons outside of the actual game and team, they really aren't becoming part of anything special.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HoustonCajun View Post
    Excuses. 4,000 is about 20% of total enrollment at UL. Lafayette is primarily a college town and needs to start acting like one if we are ever going to change. It is not this mecca of entertainment that provides so many alternatives for students. Sports are part of the college experience. That experience is in part what differentiates the P5 programs from others. We will never get past the level we are unless we expand our thinking. We have to realize the untapped potential and make it happen. I think Dr. Maggard understands that and so does Coach Napier, which is why they came here. It is like CajunJack said, our games must become an event. It is up to UL to create that event not only for students, but for alumni and fans as well. When we do that, the crowds will come and people will want to be part of something special.
    Lafayette is not primarily a college town.

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