Homecoming attendance? 18,132 (merged)

[Million$Mullet]

Ok so we have a baseball program that has a top 10 attendance for the country, if not at least top 20——So in football it is what 75-85 (correct please).....same in basketball? So we have a top 10-20 in softball——waiting for the reasons why the phenomenum......now think hard and out of the box Freakanomic thinking-think way out and very close in.....this is a happening and there is/are reasons for it.....so let’s start a list of whys!!!

I don’t think it’s that hard to figure out boomer. Two of those are national contenders year in and year out. The other is year in and year out one of the worst teams in fbs and plays ____ty opponents that nobody wants to see in a dump of a stadium.

[Boomer]

I don’t think it’s that hard to figure out boomer. Two of those are national contenders year in and year out. The other is year in and year out one of the worst teams in fbs and plays ____ty opponents that nobody wants to see in a dump of a stadium.

....But we. Are in the same conference for all sports....btw not denying your thoughts at all!

[facelessjonmoon]

I don’t think it’s that hard to figure out boomer. Two of those are national contenders year in and year out. The other is year in and year out one of the worst teams in fbs and plays ____ty opponents that nobody wants to see in a dump of a stadium.

Plus for those other 2 sports 2-3,000 per game is considered great.
The money and competitiveness involved with major college football is in a different stratosphere

[Boomer]

Plus for those other 2 sports 2-3,000 per game is considered great.
The money and competitiveness involved with major college football is in a different stratosphere

....another great point!

[Turbine]

.... All these excuses, LSU, Festival, Weather, etc are BS. The games are BORING! Same old songs by the band, same graphics, same chants by the cheer leaders, same everything. Make the games fun and people will go! Nothing new and I haven't missed a home game in years.

Truthfully, that's not "the game" but certainly it contributes to (or takes away from) the atmosphere.

[Oiler]

The music they are playing is targeting an audience that they have priced out of the stadium( other than students) who as you can see aren’t staying for the music anyway. So why not play to the older crowd with families that spend money.

By the way, as soon as I walked in the gate, about 24 minutes before kick, I swear I herd a F bomb in the rap song that was playing. Maybe it was bleeped poorly but I did a double take.

Yeah, it looks like we've got to decide whether or not we'll allow Cajun football games to become a ghetto experience or not.

[Oiler]

Plus for those other 2 sports 2-3,000 per game is considered great.
The money and competitiveness involved with major college football is in a different stratosphere

The post by facelessjonmoon is the best post in this entire thread.

College football is indeed a totally different animal than college baseball and softball. We simply do not have the fan base to be a big time football program, whereas we do for both baseball and softball. This fact is what frustrates so many die hard Cajun fans. They want (as we all do) Cajun football to be what Cajun baseball and softball are. There's simply not enough Cajun football fans in existence to ever get us to that level.

I got caught up in all the euphoric hype during Hudspeth's early years, but then I attended an LSU/Alabama game at Tiger stadium with my next door neighbor. That's when reality slapped me across the face. As faceless said, we're talking about a different stratosphere.

[CockyCajun]

The post by facelessjonmoon is the best post in this entire thread.

College football is indeed a totally different animal than college baseball and softball. We simply do not have the fan base to be a big time football program, whereas we do for both baseball and softball. This fact is what frustrates so many die hard Cajun fans. They want (as we all do) Cajun football to be what Cajun baseball and softball are. There's simply not enough Cajun football fans in existence to ever get us to that level.

I got caught up in all the euphoric hype during Hudspeth's early years, but then I attended an LSU/Alabama game at Tiger stadium with my next door neighbor. That's when reality slapped me across the face. As faceless said, we're talking about a different stratosphere.

I wondered what made you negative now I know. You a LSUCKS fan.

[Geaux]

Yeah, it looks like we've got to decide whether or not we'll allow Cajun football games to become a ghetto experience or not.

A lot of the college kids love the "ghetto experience". Its cultural appropriation. This is why UL has gotten the same results in previous years, the administration may be trying their best, but you cant please everyone. Our game atmosphere is boring, that's why the same 15K fir hards keep showing up and complaining. Embrace something different. All boats will rise with the tide.

[billbeck451]

I have to give credit to the Festival, they had a UL pep rally with the team, pep band and the coaches Friday evening. Coach Napier gave a little speech and overall it was good exposure and indication on the direction that the program is going.
But I can see how the Festival impacted attendance, after all there are very few free festivals with that many bands, food offerings and art offerings around.
If anyone else had to find a room in town you would realize how many people were really in the area just for the festival last weekend.

[facelessjonmoon]

A lot of the college kids love the "ghetto experience". Its cultural appropriation. This is why UL has gotten the same results in previous years, the administration may be trying their best, but you cant please everyone. Our game atmosphere is boring, that's why the same 15K fir hards keep showing up and complaining. Embrace something different. All boats will rise with the tide.

More of these college kids should take advantage of their "appropriation" and actually come to the games


(Whether you consider that "appropriation" as free tickets (or paid through tuition), that is a different topic)

[bigearl]

I can't believe that some (or many) of you think that there should be some huge increase in attendance at this point. The product (UL football) to the average common fan, is the same as it has been. Until there is a consistent upward trajectory in the program, and until this team can start winning meaningful games, against good programs, then why expect anything more. The common fan is not interested in losing football. Just the way it is. It was a good win today, but it did not, repeat, did not raise the status of this program, so don't expect it. Napier has it going in the right direction, it's just going to take time to build up some excitement around a struggling program, and that is what it is at this point.

I couldn't agree more... Also, it's not coincidence that we get more for games like Southern/ Grambling, etc. (inferior talent - I know they're closer and have a loyal following) than we do for conference games. How excited can a fan base get to play Appetizer State, Idaho (in years past), New Mexico State, inter-coastal Carolina, etc. This conference SUUUUUUUUUCKS... and is not appealing to anyone outside of it. No other way to put it. Keep winning, move up to a better conference and I believe the crowds will improve. If you build it... err... keep building it... they will keep coming.