Cajuns football attendance: Seriously, how bad is it?

[CajunJeaux]

You all can say it’s not Napier’s jobs to fill the seats and to hell if it’s just us 14k hardcore fans...but just remember that if/when we get ranked next season and we can’t pay the man and his top staff, don’t look around and wonder why we can’t make it work (without crippling everything else in the athletic dept)

[CajunEXPRESS]

We HAVE a choice.

Scheduling Up. We need attention grabbing wins in addition to championships. We need MORE P5 games.

And yet some of our biggest crowds ever aren’t P5, or good G5 non conference opponents. They’re FCS schools who happen to be in Louisiana.

There’s been a dilution of what a bowl game means, especially since only three bowl games matter in the bigger reality. So getting to and winning bowls might be dessert it’s no longer the main course.

Win conference, upset a P5, don’t lose to a peer group school, and we may see significant increases.

Son just told me hunting is a biggie. Golf courses clear out in November. That matches some theories on this board.

[Cajun90]

Like it or not most "fans" today expect much more than a game. Look at the Golden Knights NHL team. I know it is Vegas but you have to have a complete package moving forward in my opinion if you want the attendance numbers.

[shof]

Wrong again. A cucumber personality does not exude buyin from the fans. That is why you only have the 10,000 "football people" in this town that are not linked to the tigahs and and a floating 5,000 casual fans at the game. HUD made that happen. Don't get me wrong, I would not trade, but our coach’s limitations with fan relations is an issue that is driving low fan support. In an entertainment business, your CEO needs hudspa.

I’m an old school kind of guy. I like the way Coach Napier handles the team and his
“Matter of Fact” approach. Very much a substance guy. That said, if he could just show SOME of his locker room charisma in press conferences or other public appearances it could help energize the casual fan base.

[cajun_lannister]

You all can say it's not Napier's jobs to fill the seats and to hell if it's just us 14k hardcore fans...but just remember that if/when we get ranked next season and we can't pay the man and his top staff, don't look around and wonder why we can't make it work (without crippling everything else in the athletic dept)

Football is worth it ... MBB & WBB sure ain't driving the bus

[ManAboutTown]

Football is worth it

I'll take the hardware in the trophy case, thanks.

[CajunJeaux]

Football is worth it ... MBB & WBB sure ain't driving the bus

You’re the realignment guru...you declaring football is the only sport that will matter when the time comes?

[VObserver]

You’re the realignment guru...you declaring football is the only sport that will matter when the time comes?

I am telling you that with our current coaches and scheduling philosophy in mens and womens basketball, we will never be accepted into the AAC, no matter what football does. If we are committed to those coaches and that philosophy, we should cut basketball to the bone and give the money to sports that understand committmemt to excellence.

[cajun_lannister]

You're the realignment guru...you declaring football is the only sport that will matter when the time comes?

Unless your basketball program is making noise in the tournament every year football is the only sport that matters see ECU, USF & UCF vs UCONN and Cincinnati

[CajunJeaux]

I am telling you that with our current coaches and scheduling philosophy in mens and womens basketball, we will never be accepted into the AAC, no matter what football does. If we are committed to those coaches and that philosophy, we should cut basketball to the bone and give the money to sports that understand committmemt to excellence.

I completely agree with you...that’s why I’m saying if football settles on the 14k hardcore fans, all other sports will suffer and we will never move up the food chain.