Could the Ragin’ Cajuns be getting a new football stadium?

[Turbine]

There's so many ways to skin this cat, it's good to hear everything is in the table for review. Who'd have thought a brand new stadium would be bandied about? Assuming Cajun Field remains, then I'd advocate for the following:
1. Year One- Build an east upper deck with suites, club seating, room to expand as needed. Leave as much of the NEZ greenery in place, but monetize the remaining area with patio seating and/or corporate patio seating, bars/restaurants where maybe sell 2,000 tickets in that area.
2. Year Two- Tear down the existing west upper deck, rebuild with suites, club seating plus the press box, room to expand general admission seating if needed.

Stadium capacity might be about the same as now, but opportunities for enhancing the fan experience should be greater. There's a lot of folks these days who prefer not being tied down to a stadium seat, so they opt out of attending. We need a wider variety of 'seating ' opportunities with any stadium redo.

Interesting.

East Side Suites would work great for night games (only) unless there were some kind of awning system.

jmo

[MetryCajun]

The problem with Cajun Field and noise isn't that noise escapes... there's not been much to make noise about with the few that want to experience unattractive football. The past of sporting events has been about winning. And you can win on a mud pasture or the Lamborghini of stadiums. If comfort and atmosphere are paramount to the future sports fan... we need to forget about seating... and just spend our money on production equipment. We can be a pioneer in adding any number of audio choices (deafening crowd background noise adjusted by the same nitwit that adds audience laugh tracks to sitcoms, play by play / color commentators with voice overs in your choice of gender/race/accents, etc)... while we resign ourselves to the reality that there's never going to be stadium comforts equaling home comforts.

I take you modern soccer stadium proponents and raise you. I want a seat in this stadium that provides me with the following comfort and atmosphere:

1) Open seat in nice weather, with an automatic shade/rain guard that appears over me at my command - that does not impede the view of others around me.
2) A holographic menu screen that appears on my command that allows me to order and receive any food or beverage delivered from any local establishment via drone delivery - entering with other drones via a stadium portal - where an automated food/beverage tray receives, delivers through the seating structures - unpackages and serves it to me.
3) Seating ergonomics and comfort equal to a finely crafted sports car.
4) Seating mechanism for delivering a urinal tube - complete with privacy cover (so I don't have see anyone else's junk)
5) Built-in bullhorn with directional microphone (hands free) to allow amplification of my insane cheerfully gushing glee or my insane ranting/raving dissatisfaction - whichever is warranted.
6) Upon detection of glee or anger from me, another chair sensor directs a signal to a harness worn by the head coach - providing a proportional comforting back slap or a kick to the groin.
7) The before-mentioned hologram device also appears instantaneously and directs my view to the location of hot babes where it provides anticipatory messages and alerts to impending movements that might reveal additional skin and feminine features I like. I will have preset tuning that prevents unwanted interruption during specific sports activity... whereas the hologram will video record and provide "babe replays" during lulls in field athletic activity. While I am enjoying such delights, the hologram will also project an image over my face that has me appearing to look only at the activity on the field of play.
8) The before-mentioned hologram will also provide me instant replays of field officiating calls - where I will be given call reversal authority - and to keep games fair I will select a group of 4 others who pass my intense scrutiny at the start of every contest so as not to appear singularly bias. It is very likely these will be fellow members of Ragin Pagin.
9) My seat will stand me up for the playing of the national anthem - as will all seats in thus stadium - I will place my hand over my heart and sing the anthem - where myself and 100 other musically gifted people will be audio amplified and presented on the giant video board in a choreographed montage of patriotic faces with Old Glory as the background. Those that fight the seat mechanism requiring them to stand will be electrocuted by the seat and removed at halftime (providing ample time for others to reflect on the error in judgement).
10) When significant positive events occur on the field of play - regardless of how "outdated" my most excellent high fives are - I will send them universally to every other Cajun fan hologram and we will enthusiastically "High five!". At that very same moment, I will send to all visitors and non Cajun fans an image of Boomer on his piano playing RESPECT.

10 is enough for now. My actual "rendering" of the new "Cajun Field" has over 200 personalized fan seating features. My command center seat will have 37 additional options not accessible to others - one of which is the directing of nuclear warheads to countries I might get irritated with - but I am mature and responsible enough to disable that feature if I've had too much Whiskey.

Have no fear... everyone will like their new seat in my new stadium.

Could you expand on your thoughts?

[Turbine]

Could you expand on your thoughts?

KeeYaw

[Esqueleto]

The problem with Cajun Field and noise isn't that noise escapes... there's not been much to make noise about with the few that want to experience unattractive football. The past of sporting events has been about winning. And you can win on a mud pasture or the Lamborghini of stadiums. If comfort and atmosphere are paramount to the future sports fan... we need to forget about seating... and just spend our money on production equipment. We can be a pioneer in adding any number of audio choices (deafening crowd background noise adjusted by the same nitwit that adds audience laugh tracks to sitcoms, play by play / color commentators with voice overs in your choice of gender/race/accents, etc)... while we resign ourselves to the reality that there's never going to be stadium comforts equaling home comforts.

I take you modern soccer stadium proponents and raise you. I want a seat in this stadium that provides me with the following comfort and atmosphere:

1) Open seat in nice weather, with an automatic shade/rain guard that appears over me at my command - that does not impede the view of others around me.
2) A holographic menu screen that appears on my command that allows me to order and receive any food or beverage delivered from any local establishment via drone delivery - entering with other drones via a stadium portal - where an automated food/beverage tray receives, delivers through the seating structures - unpackages and serves it to me.
3) Seating ergonomics and comfort equal to a finely crafted sports car.
4) Seating mechanism for delivering a urinal tube - complete with privacy cover (so I don't have see anyone else's junk)
5) Built-in bullhorn with directional microphone (hands free) to allow amplification of my insane cheerfully gushing glee or my insane ranting/raving dissatisfaction - whichever is warranted.
6) Upon detection of glee or anger from me, another chair sensor directs a signal to a harness worn by the head coach - providing a proportional comforting back slap or a kick to the groin.
7) The before-mentioned hologram device also appears instantaneously and directs my view to the location of hot babes where it provides anticipatory messages and alerts to impending movements that might reveal additional skin and feminine features I like. I will have preset tuning that prevents unwanted interruption during specific sports activity... whereas the hologram will video record and provide "babe replays" during lulls in field athletic activity. While I am enjoying such delights, the hologram will also project an image over my face that has me appearing to look only at the activity on the field of play.
8) The before-mentioned hologram will also provide me instant replays of field officiating calls - where I will be given call reversal authority - and to keep games fair I will select a group of 4 others who pass my intense scrutiny at the start of every contest so as not to appear singularly bias. It is very likely these will be fellow members of Ragin Pagin.
9) My seat will stand me up for the playing of the national anthem - as will all seats in thus stadium - I will place my hand over my heart and sing the anthem - where myself and 100 other musically gifted people will be audio amplified and presented on the giant video board in a choreographed montage of patriotic faces with Old Glory as the background. Those that fight the seat mechanism requiring them to stand will be electrocuted by the seat and removed at halftime (providing ample time for others to reflect on the error in judgement).
10) When significant positive events occur on the field of play - regardless of how "outdated" my most excellent high fives are - I will send them universally to every other Cajun fan hologram and we will enthusiastically "High five!". At that very same moment, I will send to all visitors and non Cajun fans an image of Boomer on his piano playing RESPECT.

10 is enough for now. My actual "rendering" of the new "Cajun Field" has over 200 personalized fan seating features. My command center seat will have 37 additional options not accessible to others - one of which is the directing of nuclear warheads to countries I might get irritated with - but I am mature and responsible enough to disable that feature if I've had too much Whiskey.

Have no fear... everyone will like their new seat in my new stadium.

Great imagination, J1M, but the possibilities c4l brings up is not a rediculous dream. That type of stadium should be our future.

[Boomer]

We should already have Women's golf and Men's soccer

....One of my favorite happenings, though not knowing much about it, was being the announcer for the Pure Silk WPGA Golf tourney in the Bahamas one year......a lot of the ladies,well the non Orientals, had their college colors and different golf garb with various school memories on their stuff......some very wealthy alumnae and some very nice young ladies!!!

[MetryCajun]

....One of my favorite happenings, though not knowing much about it, was being the announcer for the Pure Silk WPGA Golf tourney in the Bahamas one year......a lot of the ladies,well the non Orientals, had their college colors and different golf garb with various school memories on their stuff......some very wealthy alumnae and some very nice young ladies!!!

Boomer wins best post...it’s not even close.

[Just1More]

Great imagination, J1M, but the possibilities c4l brings up is not a rediculous dream. That type of stadium should be our future.

I'm not an opponent of a modern stadium. I'm just trying to rationalize where it will be built and for what real cost. It would require completion before it could be used. Therefore, we'd have to get full funding of a new stadium and property. I'm doubtful about demo'ing Cajun Field. And if we did, where would we play while the new stadium is being built. The debate isn't about how a modern cool stadium would be better. It's the reality of the location, real costs, the schedule and logistics of playing while we build.

I think modernizing Cajun Field is (unfortunately) the most logical approach. But I could be convinced differently (not meaning that "I" have to be convinced). But there's some gaps in the reality of our ability to use and operate Cajun Field while we build this new modern stadium.

[Just1More]

Boomer wins best post...it’s not even close.

Only Boomer would make the clarification "well the non Orientals".

[Just1More]

Could you expand on your thoughts?

No. I like to keep it brief and concise.

[Esqueleto]

I'm not an opponent of a modern stadium. I'm just trying to rationalize where it will be built and for what real cost. It would require completion before it could be used. Therefore, we'd have to get full funding of a new stadium and property. I'm doubtful about demo'ing Cajun Field. And if we did, where would we play while the new stadium is being built. The debate isn't about how a modern cool stadium would be better. It's the reality of the location, real costs, the schedule and logistics of playing while we build.

I think modernizing Cajun Field is (unfortunately) the most logical approach. But I could be convinced differently (not meaning that "I" have to be convinced). But there's some gaps in the reality of our ability to use and operate Cajun Field while we build this new modern stadium.

I would like to see UL partner with the city and build it between downtown and the future I-49 connector. What a great site that would be passing through downtown.
Imagine closing Jefferson street for a tailgate village on football Saturdays!
The festival could use it to attract major acts that are in New Orleans for the J___ fest.
I can envision an international friendly between the US and France or Belgium.
It would revitalize that area much like BBVA stadium did for that area of Houston.

[Boomer]

No. I like to keep it brief and concise.

....Don't know who gets the credit for the stadium ideas but,,,,,,,WOW,,,,,, if we do this high tech covered field changing idea, just think of the possibilities of some outside funding....even Tabasco pepper lights for scoring, Tony Cha sprinkle (fake)from a can of huge seasoning, Free Bud for every win, Franks oil rig .......largest on campus basketball game....new athletic wear provider (yes Polo) as we host our first polo match indoors like!!! Btw do you guys know that polo has to be played only right handed???

[Just1More]

....Don't know who gets the credit for the stadium ideas but,,,,,,,WOW,,,,,, if we do this high tech covered field changing idea, just think of the possibilities of some outside funding....even Tabasco pepper lights for scoring, Tony Cha sprinkle (fake)from a can of huge seasoning, Free Bud for every win, Franks oil rig .......largest on campus basketball game....new athletic wear provider (yes Polo) as we host our first polo match indoors like!!! Btw do you guys know that polo has to be played only right handed???

No. Did not know that.