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

[GeauxLouisiana]

Cajun4life, Cajunjeaux....

We're not gonna build a freakin' soccer stadium.

We're not gonna, one day, drop football and play soccer.

We ARE going to grow our football program and our attendance average.

We're planning accordingly. You should too.

Is this when you bring up the "sleeping giant" that's been waking up for the last 15 years?

We can grow our football program and our athletic revenues in a 40,000 seat stadium.

[cajun4life]

Cajun4life, Cajunjeaux....

We're not gonna build a freakin' soccer stadium.

We're not gonna, one day, drop football and play soccer.

We ARE going to grow our football program and our attendance average.

We're planning accordingly. You should too.

Do we have better potential for growth than CSU, TCU, SMU, Baylor, or Houston?

Pretty sure we don’t, none of those programs built a stadium for 60% larger than what their current fan base represents.

Our highest season average attendance was 28,000 and some of you want to build a 45,000 seat stadium. Because it will be bigger, and attract programs to come play here who never go on the road to begin with? Sounds like a poor investment to me.

[CajunNation]

Is this when you bring up the "sleeping giant" that's been waking up for the last 15 years?

We can grow our football program and our athletic revenues in a 40,000 seat stadium.

Read my last few posts again.

[CrazyCajun]

Boise State has a 36k seat stadium

[CajunJeaux]

Cajun4life, Cajunjeaux....

We're not gonna build a freakin' soccer stadium.

We're not gonna, one day, drop football and play soccer.

We ARE going to grow our football program and our attendance average.

We're planning accordingly. You should too.

Didn’t you say the same thing after HUDs first season?...all I remember is all the “it’s happening” gifs(not necessarily you, in general)....the community really rallied around that success...

[CajunNation]

Didn’t you say the same thing after HUDs first season?...all I remember is all the “it’s happening” gifs...the community really rallied around that success...

Dude, you are starting to sound like a latech guy. In case you missed it, the community DID rally with many of the largest attended games in school history, Bowl game attendance records and the expansion of the RCAF.

But hey, don't let that get in the way of your argument that we suck and always will.

[cajun_lannister]

Do we have better potential for growth than CSU, TCU, SMU, Baylor, or Houston?

Pretty sure we don’t, none of those programs built a stadium for 60% larger than what their current fan base represents.

Our highest season average attendance was 28,000 and some of you want to build a 45,000 seat stadium. Because it will be bigger, and attract programs to come play here who never go on the road to begin with? Sounds like a poor investment to me.

We have no idea what the future holds I rather build a 40K & utlize 70% of it then cuaght with our pants down in a 30K stadium with no way to expand

[GeauxLouisiana]

Dude, you are starting to sound like a latech guy. In case you missed it, the community DID rally with many of the largest attended games in school history, Bowl game attendance records and the expansion of the RCAF.

But hey, don't let that get in the way of your argument that we suck and always will.

The 4 greatest years in our program's history had the following average attendance for the year:
29,171
22,865
25,976
25,775

That's 4 winning season. 4 bowl victories. 3 games over 30,000 (1 vs FCS school). But let's build bigger than 40,000 so we can have a 50% full stadium and then complain when no one goes.

[Esqueleto]

No one is saying build an 80K stadium most are saying start at 35-40 with the POSSIBILITY TO EXPAND. We shoot ourselves in the foot if we cant have room to grow

You will never need room to grow if you build a 30k seat stadium. The days of full football stadiums are long gone. And if the stadium sells out and tickets are in great demand, then that's wonderful

[CajunJeaux]

Dude, you are starting to sound like a latech guy. In case you missed it, the community DID rally with many of the largest attended games in school history, Bowl game attendance records and the expansion of the RCAF.

But hey, don't let that get in the way of your argument that we suck and always will.

If Bobby and Susie have been trying for a kid for 15+ years...with no success....would you advise them to move out of their 1 bedroom apartment that they live comfortably (fnancially)...to a 3 bedroom house that would make them house poor...all with the outlook that they hope to have a child??...

No...any responsible person would tell them to wait for child before upgrading...and spend their resources on improving their current situation...

A 30kish stadium with potential room to grow is the only way to move forward...