Homecoming attendance? 18,132 (merged)

[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.

[fanof71]

Some really good posts and takes, I said for years that Cajun Field was the world's largest daycare center on game days..while family friendly works to a certain degree (I took my boys to games when they were young, but they knew we were there for the game, not to act like an unsupervised circus act)..they knew how to behave and had fun cheering on the Cajuns.

[Clutch0364]

Some really good posts and takes, I said for years that Cajun Field was the world's largest daycare center on game days..while family friendly works to a certain degree (I took my boys to games when they were young, but they knew we were there for the game, not to act like an unsupervised circus act)..they knew how to behave and had fun cheering on the Cajuns.

I've always thought the hill should be shut down unless every seat is filled. If your kids can't sit through an entire game without rolling down a hill, dont bring them.

[LaCajunsFan]

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.

Yes...I use mine for that very same reason.

[BBcajun]

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.

You nailed it !!

[DieHard1280]

My kids have never ever sat on the hill. They always sat in the stands with me. When they were no longer interested in actually watching the game, they no longer went with me. It's really not that hard.

[CajunDreDog]

As MAT pointed out, I think it was MAT, we have MANY MANY fans that just sit quietly on their asses the ENTIRE game!!! That is what ____es me off the most!

As a fan, you have a DUTY to yell as loud as humanly possible and make it hard for the other team. I’m not saying that you have to stand and do that, but as least ___king YELL!!!!!! I rarely stand and yell, but i sure as hell am loud!!! It’s not the ___king library you are at, it’s a football game! Please try just a little and make it harder for the other team to compete.

I’m usually hoarse and/or can barely talk the next day. If you don’t have at least a sore throat you FAILED as a FAN!!!!!! Cheer for your team! Sitting quietly is not cheering, it’s watching. You can litterally do that from home just as effectively. Why’d you go if you don’t cheer?????

/rant