Tuesday night game comes with pros and cons for Louisiana

[GeauxLA]

The problem is the SBC will likely always have the weekday game schedules and we will be screwed for Saturday games. We'll never achieve the attendance figures we want playing on Tuesday nights.

The problem with the AAC is they play on Fridays too. Their 2021 schedule shows 8 Thursday games and 9 Friday games over the course of the season. Cincinnati has 3 of those Friday games and 2 of them are at home.

[Scott Malkinson]

The problem with the AAC is they play on Fridays too. Their 2021 schedule shows 8 Thursday games and 9 Friday games over the course of the season. Cincinnati has 3 of those Friday games and 2 of them are at home.

I would take a game on Friday 11 out of 10 times over a Tuesday night.

[CajunT]

We've sacrificed three (3) Saturday home games, not to mention a fourth road game to be played on a weekday.

Do we get a bigger cut of the TV contract than other teams in the conference?

I was told the benefits we receive from the media exposure and conference media money for playing national week night games on ESPN, are still monetarily better than all the revenue the athletic department takes in on playing a game on Saturday.

If we are taking about game day fan experience, I don't think anyone would argue that playing on a week night is better. But those are two entirely different discussions, game day experience and monetary funds for our athletic department.

For the record, I believe that college football should be played on Saturday's during the regular season. That is what made college football more of a fan and family traditon for decades.

[CajunNation]

Games during the week create immediate financial gain through contracts with the promise of future financial gain from program growth due to exposure.

Saturday night games create immediate financial gain through ticket and concession sales with the promise of future growth due to youth attendance.

Both are legit concepts. The problem is getting the right balance between the two. These past few seasons are perfect examples of too many games during the week.

We have got to figure out a way to set limits to these weekday games. They have become a net negative for our program. This is a truth that is hidden behind a flashy contract.

[covcaj]

Games during the week create immediate financial gain through contracts with the promise of future financial gain from program growth due to exposure.

Saturday night games create immediate financial gain through ticket and concession sales with the promise of future growth due to youth attendance.

Both are legit concepts. The problem is getting the right balance between the two. These past few seasons are prefect examples of too many games during the week.

We have got to figure out a way to set limits to these weekday games. They have become a net negative for our program. This is a truth that is hidden behind a flashy contract.

I assure you ULM, Texas State, Troy, etc. are more than happy to reap the financial rewards of our discomfort. ESPN needs weekday content. That is the main value of the SBC. I don't see it changing.

[CajunT]

Games during the week create immediate financial gain through contracts with the promise of future financial gain from program growth due to exposure.

Saturday night games create immediate financial gain through ticket and concession sales with the promise of future growth due to youth attendance.

Both are legit concepts. The problem is getting the right balance between the two. These past few seasons are prefect examples of too many games during the week.

We have got to figure out a way to set limits to these weekday games. They have become a net negative for our program. This is a truth that is hidden behind a flashy contract.

As I posted, they believe that when it comes to monetary reward(actual dollars), #1 out weighs #2. Now a balance between the two would be great. But, I asked specific questions concerning all revenue streams including concessions, parking, walk-up ticket sales and tailgating. The answer was the same.

[Turbine]

I would take a game Friday game 11 out of 10 times over a Tuesday night.

Friday's have their own logistic problems but the biggest one is taken care of, most people don't have to work the next day.

[CajunVic]

Friday's have their own logistic problems but the biggest one is taken care of, most people don't have to work the next day.

It is also a lot easier and with more value exchange to take a 1/2 day off commencing a weekend than 1 1/2 days off mid week.

[Turbine]

I assure you ULM, Texas State, Troy, etc. are more than happy to reap the financial rewards of our discomfort. ESPN needs weekday content. That is the main value of the SBC. I don't see it changing.

ESPN is desperate for weeknight content.

They are getting away with robbery paying the SBC so little.

[CajunVic]

ESPN is desperate for weeknight content.

They are getting away with robbery paying the SBC so little.

We are getting “fill-in” wages . . .

[Scott Malkinson]

It is also a lot easier and with more value exchange to take a 1/2 day off commencing a weekend than 1 1/2 days off mid week.

Plus a lot of the out of town fans would make the treck to Lafayette on a Friday instead if a Tuesday

[CajunNation]

Friday's have their own logistic problems but the biggest one is taken care of, most people don't have to work the next day.

...or there is no school the next day.