Homecoming attendance? 18,132 (merged)

[fanof71]

That's what I said earlier. Napier, like Saban, should be the one to say something. Coming from the coaches mouth will carry more water than what we might say. Napier should go on campus and address the students and get answers from them. Find out why they don't attend and work from there. The regular fan base is another issue that the administration should address. I don't read about any promotion being done in this area.....

Speaking out about attendance is a natural opportunity given that it's Homecoming...any other time, maybe not

[Fais do-do]

I’m coming from Texas to go to the festival Friday, then football Saturday. Look for me, I’ll be the one eating lots of Cajun food, drinking lots of beer and dancing with my wife! Oh, wearing red also.

[ManAboutTown]

I agree but another issue is that the atmosphere is terrible. In the last 6ish years the atmosphere has gone way down. There is zero excitement in the stadium and some of that is do to product but a lot of it is the fan base. We have a bunch of fans who would prefer to sit with their hands in their pockets...unless you stand in front of them while you are cheering, that's when you get asked to sit because they can't see.

This dead atmosphere is what causes a lot of people not to come back a 2nd time. Again winning will help but we need to up the atmosphere. Get the wine and cheese crowd to get excited and cheer.

A lot to unravel here.

It’s my opinion that manufactured environment is worse than a bad environment. Manufactured feels phony, where at least the bad environment has hope to be better.

We’ve gotten so far away from what made sports so popular, across the board. The promotions and game day experience extras and video additions and on and on... were never meant to be the meat and potatoes of the sporting experience. It has become that way in small markets and in bad organizations since money infected the sporting world. Everyone wants a piece of the profit, no matter how it happens.

What made sporting events so great and so popular was passion, rivalries, hatred, tribalism and competition. Sanctioning bodies have removed all of that from the experience.

Here at UL, I’ve long said we shot ourselves in the foot by promoting our game experiences as “family friendly”. (Don’t get me wrong, I understand why we did it. It was out of necessity). You don’t see a lot of kids and families at SEC football games. You see rabid alumni, packed student sections, and away sections with virtually no home fan in sight. What makes the SEC such a good product is undoubtedly the talent on the field and the level of competition, coupled with the passion in the stands. The SEC figured out a long time ago that the hatred, passion and rivalry was the true marketing value of their sport.

You can’t duplicate passion.

[CajunVic]

A lot to unravel here.

It’s my opinion that manufactured environment is worse than a bad environment. Manufactured feels phony, where at least the bad environment has hope to be better.

We’ve gotten so far away from what made sports so popular, across the board. The promotions and game day experience extras and video additions and on and on... were never meant to be the meat and potatoes of the sporting experience. It has become that way in small markets and in bad organizations since money infected the sporting world. Everyone wants a piece of the profit, no matter how it happens.

What made sporting events so great and so popular was passion, rivalries, hatred, tribalism and competition. Sanctioning bodies have removed all of that from the experience.

Here at UL, I’ve long said we shot ourselves in the foot by promoting our game experiences as “family friendly”. (Don’t get me wrong, I understand why we did it. It was out of necessity). You don’t see a lot of kids and families at SEC football games. You see rabid alumni, packed student sections, and away sections with virtually no home fan in sight. What makes the SEC such a good product is undoubtedly the talent on the field and the level of competition, coupled with the passion in the stands. The SEC figured out a long time ago that the hatred, passion and rivalry was the true marketing value of their sport.

You can’t duplicate passion.

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[Clutch0364]

A lot to unravel here.

It’s my opinion that manufactured environment is worse than a bad environment. Manufactured feels phony, where at least the bad environment has hope to be better.

We’ve gotten so far away from what made sports so popular, across the board. The promotions and game day experience extras and video additions and on and on... were never meant to be the meat and potatoes of the sporting experience. It has become that way in small markets and in bad organizations since money infected the sporting world. Everyone wants a piece of the profit, no matter how it happens.

What made sporting events so great and so popular was passion, rivalries, hatred, tribalism and competition. Sanctioning bodies have removed all of that from the experience.

Here at UL, I’ve long said we shot ourselves in the foot by promoting our game experiences as “family friendly”. (Don’t get me wrong, I understand why we did it. It was out of necessity). You don’t see a lot of kids and families at SEC football games. You see rabid alumni, packed student sections, and away sections with virtually no home fan in sight. What makes the SEC such a good product is undoubtedly the talent on the field and the level of competition, coupled with the passion in the stands. The SEC figured out a long time ago that the hatred, passion and rivalry was the true marketing value of their sport.

You can’t duplicate passion.

Agree completely. We have a lot of things going on that for me kill the game day experience. I don't need the video board screaming at me to get loud. I much preferred the Halloween theme song on 3rd down.

This will make a lot of people upset but the kids run to start the game is terrible. I understand the kids get to go on field and all but it screams small time. It kills me every game when the announcer says "its a new Cajun field tradition". If its new, its not a tradition.

[CajunNation]

A lot to unravel here.

It's my opinion that manufactured environment is worse than a bad environment. Manufactured feels phony, where at least the bad environment has hope to be better.

We've gotten so far away from what made sports so popular, across the board. The promotions and game day experience extras and video additions and on and on... were never meant to be the meat and potatoes of the sporting experience. It has become that way in small markets and in bad organizations since money infected the sporting world. Everyone wants a piece of the profit, no matter how it happens.

What made sporting events so great and so popular was passion, rivalries, hatred, tribalism and competition. Sanctioning bodies have removed all of that from the experience.

Here at UL, I've long said we shot ourselves in the foot by promoting our game experiences as "family friendly". (Don't get me wrong, I understand why we did it. It was out of necessity). You don't see a lot of kids and families at SEC football games. You see rabid alumni, packed student sections, and away sections with virtually no home fan in sight. What makes the SEC such a good product is undoubtedly the talent on the field and the level of competition, coupled with the passion in the stands. The SEC figured out a long time ago that the hatred, passion and rivalry was the true marketing value of their sport.

You can't duplicate passion.

College Football games at Cajun Field need to be more collegiate(BAND) and more about actual football(LESS VIDEO GAZING). Also, they need to be less about being a daycare and being an obnoxious Hip Hop/dance review/mix master deafening wall of CRAP.

[Esqueleto]

I agree but another issue is that the atmosphere is terrible. In the last 6ish years the atmosphere has gone way down. There is zero excitement in the stadium and some of that is do to product but a lot of it is the fan base. We have a bunch of fans who would prefer to sit with their hands in their pockets...unless you stand in front of them while you are cheering, that's when you get asked to sit because they can't see.

This dead atmosphere is what causes a lot of people not to come back a 2nd time. Again winning will help but we need to up the atmosphere. Get the wine and cheese crowd to get excited and cheer.

You know what creates atmosphere? An active, engaged, present student section with raucous, creative chants and cheers.
For Coastal Carolina I counted 67 students at kickoff. 67

[CajunNation]

Agree completely. We have a lot of things going on that for me kill the game day experience. I don't need the video board screaming at me to get loud. I much preferred the Halloween theme song on 3rd down.

This will make a lot of people upset but the kids run to start the game is terrible. I understand the kids get to go on field and all but it screams small time. It kills me every game when the announcer says "its a new Cajun field tradition". If its new, its not a tradition.

We have lost sight of why we are here. It feels like we are trying to recreate the Tigue experience at Cajun Field. It does not work in college football and never will.

[ManAboutTown]

Agree completely. We have a lot of things going on that for me kill the game day experience. I don't need the video board screaming at me to get loud. I much preferred the Halloween theme song on 3rd down.

This will make a lot of people upset but the kids run to start the game is terrible. I understand the kids get to go on field and all but it screams small time. It kills me every game when the announcer says "its a new Cajun field tradition". If its new, its not a tradition.

Absolutely.

This goes back to the YRCC debate. Supporters with analyzitical minds, supporters with business minds look at every kid at a sporting event think “glad they are here, but that’s a missed opportunity”. It’s not a popular opinion, but it’s the ugly truth. For every YRCC member sliding down the grassy hill, that’s a wasted $50-100, if we replace said member with a target demo supporter.

We lack environment because we lack passion, rivalry and hate. We’ve also been conditioned to behave “a certain way” because we’rw supposed to be better than those reprobates across the basin. And that’s fine, but a segment of our fan base wears that badge a little too seriously. (Reference my rant on fans being proud to have hosted Boise St supporters well while they embarrassed us in the gridiron).

[ManAboutTown]

We have lost sight of why we are here. It feels like we are trying to recreate the Tigue experience at Cajun Field. It does not work in college football and never will.

Total different culture, totally different fanbase and should be treated as a totally different experience.

[HelmutVII]

From where I sit (first row upper deck) you can see about 10 to 15 percent of the people in the stands using their cell phones. It is more obvious when the Sun goes down. I will snap a photo if I remember this Saturday. They might be checking weather, text message from home to check up on kids, or score of the LSU game. I dunno.

[CajunNation]

From where I sit (first row upper deck) you can see about 10 to 15 percent of the people in the stands using their cell phones. It is more obvious when the Sun goes down. I will snap a photo if I remember this Saturday. They might be checking weather, text message from home to check up on kids, or score of the LSU game. I dunno.

I only have my phone with me because I am on perpetual call for certain things with my job, but if it doesn't ring, it stays in my pocket, because I am into the game. I am into the game as much as game management lets me with all of the distractions from the obnoxious music to the LOOK AT ME !!!!!!! video board.

The only info I need during the game is scores of other games. That went bye bye years ago from the scoreboard, and I would guess that most guys are looking for scores or have other games going on their phones.