Texas Tickets

[moorecajun]

OK...for sake of argument....Buses would cost around 6,000.(1200X5) Budget 20 per person for a meal coming and going. That's $4000. And tickets would cost you another 16,000.

You're talking roughly 26,000 to travel the 200 piece band. Do the math accordingly if you take fewer members.

Thanks, and that is the minimum for a 200 piece band. That would mean leaving early Saturday morning and returning after the game. To travel right would probably be over $50k.

[WestUCajun]

I don't know what it's like now, but when I was in the band back in the 80's, we made 1 trip for a major ballgame every season, including Alabama and Florida. The director at that time made sure the alumni association was providing enough funding for our travel, at least that's what I understood at the time.

Currently the Alumni Association finances are pretty poor. The RCAF has 1493 members. The alumni association has significantly less paying members than that and the donations per member are quite a bit less. If alumni want more engagement activities from the Alumni Association, please donate to our loyalty fund or scholarship fund. Here is a link to do so - https://give.louisiana.edu/give-now/alumni - any help will be appreciated. Also, the Alumni Association along with the RCAF and Athletics is having a social at the Sheraton Capitol hotel in downtown Austin Friday September 23rd and a tailgate tent at the stadium on the day of the game. Looking forward to having a large crowd at those events.

[BananaHammock]

Thanks, and that is the minimum for a 200 piece band. That would mean leaving early Saturday morning and returning after the game. To travel right would probably be over $50k.

Do the math on how much that will cost per song to hear Respect and the ESPN theme song.......insanely expensive! Those seem to be the only 2 songs we know.

[moorecajun]

Currently the Alumni Association finances are pretty poor. The RCAF has 1493 members. The alumni association has significantly less paying members than that and the donations per member are quite a bit less. If alumni want more engagement activities from the Alumni Association, please donate to our loyalty fund or scholarship fund. Here is a link to do so - https://give.louisiana.edu/give-now/alumni - any help will be appreciated. Also, the Alumni Association along with the RCAF and Athletics is having a social at the Sheraton Capitol hotel in downtown Austin Friday September 23rd and a tailgate tent at the stadium on the day of the game. Looking forward to having a large crowd at those events.

Very good post!

[JayWalker]

Do the math on how much that will cost per song to hear Respect and the ESPN theme song.......insanely expensive! Those seem to be the only 2 songs we know.

ESPN hasn't been played in a few years. And respect is played very infrequently now.

[HOUCajun]

ESPN hasn't been played in a few years. And respect is played very infrequently now.

Never let facts get in the way of a good story!!

[HoustonCajun]

Currently the Alumni Association finances are pretty poor. The RCAF has 1493 members. The alumni association has significantly less paying members than that and the donations per member are quite a bit less. If alumni want more engagement activities from the Alumni Association, please donate to our loyalty fund or scholarship fund. Here is a link to do so - https://give.louisiana.edu/give-now/alumni - any help will be appreciated. Also, the Alumni Association along with the RCAF and Athletics is having a social at the Sheraton Capitol hotel in downtown Austin Friday September 23rd and a tailgate tent at the stadium on the day of the game. Looking forward to having a large crowd at those events.

How much is football getting for this game? I would guess 1.5 - 2.0M. We are a Top 20 team that will be prime time on Fox before a crowd of 110,000 vs Texas and the Big 12, a conference we aspire to one day join. If there was ever a game in which we put our best foot forward, this is it. We can't afford not to send our band and sell out our ticket allotment. Given the big payday and the exposure this will bring to the university, this is a must do.

[JMV JustMyView]

How much is football getting for this game? I would guess 1.5 - 2.0M. We are a Top 20 team that will be prime time on Fox before a crowd of 110,000 vs Texas and the Big 12, a conference we aspire to one day join. If there was ever a game in which we put our best foot forward, this is it. We can't afford not to send our band and sell out our ticket allotment. Given the big payday and the exposure this will bring to the university, this is a must do.

The dept took a 8 million plus hit last year. Unless someone is funneling up the cash they probably arent going to take a 25k to 50k hit to bring the band.

[BeauCajun]

The dept took a 8 million plus hit last year. Unless someone is funneling up the cash they probably arent going to take a 25k to 50k hit to bring the band.

And do you deny 200 dues paying RCAF members the opportunity to go to bring the band?

[Atown cajun]

I’m new to the board and to the cash aspects of the athletic department, but how does a program the size of ours recover from an 8 million dollar hit?

[SMD7636]

Who pays for band travel?
Is is the alumni association, athletic or music department?

[Turbine]

Except for a select few bands, the only reason you take a band on the road is to reward the band.

If you want to see the band ... attend home games.

jmo