DR. Maggard on BEV 8/20/19 3:00 P.M.

[ZoomZoom]

Honestly, this is a big part of it for a lot of people. And nobody wants to hear it and will say we have bad fans. But I'm not blaming anyone for not wanting to spend a couple hundred bucks to drive their family to New Orleans to watch us (possibly) get demolished when you can do the same thing at home. If this were at Cajun Field, those numbers would be inexcusable. But the added cost and travel didn't do us many favors. It's still a very poor showing on our part, but there is some rationale behind it.

This essentially puts the nail in the coffin for any good P-5 coming to CF in the near future even if at 3 for 1. We've given the big boys reason not to come by not making the NOLA trip financially feasible for MSU. They could have made more staying home playing a FCS program.

When the deal was cut, many on this site thought it was great. Not defending SF, but if on field performance had been better the last 2 years, we're probably not having this discussion.

It's not we have bad fans. Every program has a core of deeply committed fans, another group of casual fans that show up if it's the thing to do, and a group that falls in between those two. Winning fixes all three. Seasons like last year, abet an improvement, does not move the needle. It feels like were at a crossroad, where soiling the sheets against teams like Boise are immediate turn offs after all kind of hype and bravado. We say we belong, have to prove it.

[Oiler]

We desperately need a signature win in the modern era. A win against MSU in NOLA would be absolutely huge for our program. We’d see a twofold increase in attendance for every other home game this year. Getting blown out in NOLA would likely do the opposite.

The days of moral victories are no more. Fans want to see REAL progress in the program.

[Cajunrunner]

Foote is one of the best sports writers in this state. IMO. You don’t like him? Way better than Buckley.

Yes, way better than Buckley. Just wish he would stop writing about the $50 ____. Stop putting it back in the news.

[Cajunrunner]

We desperately need a signature win in the modern era. A win against MSU in NOLA would be absolutely huge for our program. We’d see a twofold increase in attendance for every other home game this year. Getting blown out in NOLA would likely do the opposite.

The days of moral victories are no more. Fans want to see REAL progress in the program.

100% agree.

[shof]

Maggard said, about #Louisiana vs. Miss St, on BEV today both teams have sold ~11,000 TOTAL TICKETS!!!!
With Miss St almost doubling the Cajuns. That equates to about:
LA ~3500
MSU ~7500

THIS IS OUR HOME GAME #CAJUNNATION and we're gonna be outnumbered and doubled up....ugh

— 🤟#CajunNationNews🤟 (@CajunDreDog) August 21, 2019

This game was not a good option for me to attend; but I do like the other option mentioned in the interview regarding ticket donations. I did that for the Cure Bowl and plan to get some today as well.
If you can’t make this game, at least try to support it in this manner. Very inexpensive option.

[cajun_lannister]

This game was not a good option for me to attend; but I do like the other option mentioned in the interview regarding ticket donations. I did that for the Cure Bowl and plan to get some today as well.
If you can’t make this game, at least try to support it in this manner. Very inexpensive option.

I will do the same can't find a babysitter that weekend and bringing a 9-month-old to NOLA/ the dome for an 11 am kickoff is a recipe for disaster

[Hatch]

This game was not a good option for me to attend; but I do like the other option mentioned in the interview regarding ticket donations. I did that for the Cure Bowl and plan to get some today as well.
If you can’t make this game, at least try to support it in this manner. Very inexpensive option.

I would be interested in this as I did the cure bowl donation tickets as well. I had actually thought about trying to get the youth group from my church to the game, I would love to know if there would be an opportunity to tap into donated tickets.

[ManAboutTown]

I will do the same can't find a babysitter that weekend and bringing a 9-month-old to NOLA/ the dome for an 11 am kickoff is a recipe for disaster

Lanny, my man... Both of my youngest were at away venues before their first birthday to see the Cajuns. Minute Maid, the Dome, Tech’s dump of a stadium..

Does that make me a bad parent? Probably.
Good Cajun fan? God damn right.

[cajun_lannister]

Lanny, my man... Both of my youngest were at away venues before their first birthday to see the Cajuns. Minute Maid, the Dome, Tech’s dump of a stadium..

Does that make me a bad parent? Probably.
Good Cajun fan? God damn right.

We tried an Astros game was not ideal going Plus I kinda want his first game to be at CF

[ManAboutTown]

We tried an Astros game was not ideal going Plus I kinda want his first game to be at CF

But what if he’s our rabbit foot? Your kid’s presence could alter the course of Cajun Football’s history....

[KajunKrazy]

Lanny, my man... Both of my youngest were at away venues before their first birthday to see the Cajuns. Minute Maid, the Dome, Tech’s dump of a stadium..

Does that make me a bad parent? Probably.
Good Cajun fan? God damn right.

My first born was born in late November and in the Cajun Dome that January. He turned out OK.

[cajun_lannister]

But what if he’s our rabbit foot? Your kid’s presence could alter the course of Cajun Football’s history....

He was at the app state game in baseball .. He might be stuck at home with his grandmother LOL