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

[Ragin9221]

Kiwanis does that every year for the local area schools, but I’m not sure if it generates a lot of revenue. A lot of it goes back to Kiwanis.

I think a concert would generate a lot more revenue depending on the bands, ticket prices, and advertisements. Also, if the athletic program can take a piece of the concessions (especially the beer sales), that’s where we can see some green.

If we can just get country music festival have a big event at Cajun Field, where you can set up a bunch of booths that sell cowboy hats, boots, dresses etc, and have beer stands. Have 2 or 3 country music stars don’t have to be big big names, and do a big concert at Cajun Field think that would generate a lot of revenue, and bring people from the surrounding area to the University.

[Geaux]

The money is made in rental space within the press box tower. Easy to clean and you can have multiple events in one day. Weddings, business meeting, parties....

For the sake of an example,

Average event cost(space,food and beverage) $6K. At 180 days of operation there's your $1M.

[Ragin9221]

The money is made in rental space within the press box tower. Easy to clean and you can have multiple events in one day. Weddings, business meeting, parties....

For the sake of an example,

Average event cost(space,food and beverage) $6K. At 180 days of operation there's your $1M.

Plus if there is a restaurant and drinks inside of the tower during games average fan could sit down have some food, drink a little bit and then you be ready to hit Cajun Field before kick off.

[ManAboutTown]

The money is made in rental space within the press box tower. Easy to clean and you can have multiple events in one day. Weddings, business meeting, parties....

For the sake of an example,

Average event cost(space,food and beverage) $6K. At 180 days of operation there's your $1M.

So you’re telling me it’s more expensive to have a wedding at CF than a weekend long car show.... V interesting..

[CajunVic]

So you’re telling me it’s more expensive to have a wedding at CF than a weekend long car show.... V interesting..

Car show is just blacktop, no meals, beverage or AC.

[CrazyCajun]

Good luck convincing hundreds of wives to get married at a football stadium...I’d love to hear those conversations

[CajunVic]

Good luck convincing hundreds of wives to get married at a football stadium...I’d love to hear those conversations

We could throw in free music piped in from the football locker room. Save cost on band or DJ.

[ULvictory]

Good luck convincing hundreds of wives to get married at a football stadium...I’d love to hear those conversations

Hey now, if the wife is a sports fan, we can have the smoke machine on as she walks out of the tunnel down the aisle to the 50 yard line. Now THAT is a grand entrance.

[ULvictory]

Car show is just blacktop, no meals, beverage or AC.

This is where the university failed. That was the whole debate I brought up about the car show back in May. We have a history of financially selling ourselves short. We could’ve easily made some easy money opening small concession stands during that show and could’ve generated a lot more money than we did. Add in charging higher rent than what we charged and that car show becomes a treasure chest for our athletic program.

That’s the key.....our real estate is a lot more valuable than we give it credit for. The university and athletic department need to make it so through bringing in some dollars.

[CajunVic]

This is where the university failed. That was the whole debate I brought up about the car show back in May. We have a history of financially selling ourselves short. We could’ve easily made some easy money opening small concession stands during that show and could’ve generated a lot more money than we did. Add in charging higher rent than what we charged and that car show becomes a treasure chest for our athletic program.

That’s the key.....our real estate is a lot more valuable than we give it credit for. The university and athletic department need to make it so through bringing in some dollars.

I think you may be on to something there. Can you imagine the beer, lemonade, water and soft drink sales that could happen on those three warm days of the car show. Car places should like having lots of beer out there to soften up the customers.