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

[HoustonCajun]

There are some highlights on YouTube of the USL-Alabama game from 1990. I watched them the other day and it was kinda surreal to see Alabama playing at Cajun Field. Could you imagine the almighty Alabama ever coming to Lafayette again?? That would be a cold day in hell

You never know. Saban visited UL earlier this year for a major alumni event (I believe) as he has close friends here and Coach Napier used to coach under him. Who knows what arrangement he might be willing to make.

[CajunT]

You never know. Saban visited UL earlier this year for a major alumni event (I believe) as he has close friends here and Coach Napier used to coach under him. Who knows what arrangement he might be willing to make.

Has Alabama visited any other G5 program since? I don't think so, we got that game because of a several people. Going to neutral sights like the Super Dome or Houston might be our only opportunities to play P5's close to home.

[BananaHammock]

The dealers get a financial benefit whether UL coaches are driving them as demos...or they put them on the lot as brand new and they trick everyone into thinking they bought it at invoice price...

With that line of thinking...should UL be worried about people/businesses who buy season tickets and write them off as entertainment?...

Absolutely not, UL shouldn't worry about season tickets as write offs. My post was more along the lines that it wouldn't be out of line to charge more for facilities used by the car show, selling concessions, etc.....

There should be a market cost given to all prospective users of university property. If you don't like the price then don't use it.

Can't think of another place that the LADA would hold the car show in Lafayette. That should mean our rates should be at a premium. Simple supply and demand.

[BananaHammock]

You never know. Saban visited UL earlier this year for a major alumni event (I believe) as he has close friends here and Coach Napier used to coach under him. Who knows what arrangement he might be willing to make.

I'm sure any negotiations to come here would be unaffordable for our university to pay. What reason would Alabama have to play away from home, out of conference, unless it was a really good financial payout?

[Turbine]

Can't think of another place that the LADA would hold the car show in Lafayette. That should mean our rates should be at a premium. Simple supply and demand.

Being the only supply, is a huge upward pressure on cost.

Often, part of the supply/demand scenario includes, 'if you don't buy my supply, someone else will.'

In the absence of another buyer, there is downward pressure on value.

Let the negotiations begin.

[ManAboutTown]

It may not be a mandate...but if your job description REQUIRES you to travel the nation...you volunteering your personal vehicle for your job?

It’s called a car allowance and the entity that issues the allowance can write off it off.

[ULvictory]

Absolutely not, UL shouldn't worry about season tickets as write offs. My post was more along the lines that it wouldn't be out of line to charge more for facilities used by the car show, selling concessions, etc.....

There should be a market cost given to all prospective users of university property. If you don't like the price then don't use it.

Can't think of another place that the LADA would hold the car show in Lafayette. That should mean our rates should be at a premium. Simple supply and demand.

This was pretty much my whole argument in a nutshell in the parking thread that I started a month ago.

But of course, I “don’t see the bigger picture.”

[Ragin9221]

I was just looking at some pics of stadiums this is a better example I think what CF would look like. I had to throw this one out. Think whole lot bigger and nicer suites, premium seating, and press box on the west side than this stadium.

.

[cajun4life]

I was just looking at some pics of stadiums this is a better example I think what CF would look like. I had to throw this one out. Think whole lot bigger and nicer suites, premium seating, and press box on the west side than this stadium.

.

That could be legit. I really do think that bringing the stadium up to code will cost us somewhere between $60-80M.

[Million$Mullet]

You never know. Saban visited UL earlier this year for a major alumni event (I believe) as he has close friends here and Coach Napier used to coach under him. Who knows what arrangement he might be willing to make.

Alabama will never visit Cajun Field again. I’m trying to think the last time they played a road game out of conference and I think it was against Penn state in like 2010. They play neutral site games in Dallas or Atlanta to open up the year against other P5’s. Our only opportunity to get them here would be a miss st type deal in the superdome and it would have to be something like a 3 or 4 for 1.