Homecoming Kickoff Changed to 11 AM

[CajunT]

I understand everyone preferring a 4:00 or 6:00 PM kickoff. I prefer a night time kickoff as well. However, I don't understand anyone getting ______ed off at UL or the UL Administration. UL is a member of the Sun Belt Conference and the SBC has a contract with ESPN that allows such moves. It is what it is! Just show up at whatever time we kickoff and enjoy another Cajun victory!!!

Actually this falls on the conference as far as scheduling. I don't blame ESPN for not putting this game on ESPN Plus, or ESPN 2. No one wants to watch Texas State regardless of the opponent, the same reason we are playing Arkansas State on ESPNU this week. Schedule the App. State game on that same weekend and the crowd and atmosphere would be great. Coastal, Georgia Southern and maybe Troy in most years would be fine as well.

[Cajun Monkee]

on ESPNU

Jay, you know me....I'm a good company guy.

But, damn, how many sacrifices does this football team have to make?

This will be the fourth time this season we give it up for the Conference.

I've asked it before....Do we get a bigger cut of the Sunbelt contract than the toehr schools that get to play on Saturdays?

Or do ULM and Texas State get the same percentage as us?

Just really disappointing.

[JayWalker]

Jay, you know me....I'm a good company guy.

But, damn, how many sacrifices does this football team have to make?

This will be the fourth time this season we give it up for the Conference.

I've asked it before....Do we get a bigger cut of the Sunbelt contract than the toehr schools that get to play on Saturdays?

Or do ULM and Texas State get the same percentage as us?

Just really disappointing.

Please explain how moving the kickoff time is a sacrifice for the football team.

[CajunVic]

The pain of success, and we have had a lot of that lately.

[CajunNation]

This TV contract is toilet paper.

[CajunNation]

Please explain how moving the kickoff time is a sacrifice for the football team.

He meant football program.

[facelessjonmoon]

Please explain how moving the kickoff time is a sacrifice for the football team.

Having a less than optimal crowd at the game to support them on homecoming is one way

[Boomer]

Jay, you know me....I'm a good company guy.

But, damn, how many sacrifices does this football team have to make?

This will be the fourth time this season we give it up for the Conference.

I've asked it before....Do we get a bigger cut of the Sunbelt contract than the toehr schools that get to play on Saturdays?

Or do ULM and Texas State get the same percentage as us?

Just really disappointing.

…….Well another mess up is to the planned reunions like all the guys that played for Coach Faulkinberry……l guess all the academic and social gatherings will also get messed up with many out of Towners trying to get here!

[RaginDave]

Jay, you know me....I'm a good company guy.

But, damn, how many sacrifices does this football team have to make?

This will be the fourth time this season we give it up for the Conference.

I've asked it before....Do we get a bigger cut of the Sunbelt contract than the toehr schools that get to play on Saturdays?

Or do ULM and Texas State get the same percentage as us?

Just really disappointing.

Look I was discussing this with an App State friend of mine recently. This is the downfall of being a better than average G5 football team. If we were terrible or below average, the only national television games we would get would be when we play the upper tier of the SBC games other than that we would be on Saturday but finishing at or near .500. Being the App, Coastal, UL and even to some extent traditionally strong Arkansas State, they are going to try to put us on national TV when they can. The more you win, the more you get screwed by ESPN because ESPN owns when you play if you are the better of the SBC teams. I hate that we play on Tuesdays, Wednesday's, Thursday's, Saturdays @ 11 AM, but I love this allot more than playing at 7PM on Saturday nights and being 4-8. or playing on Thursday night because we are playing Coastal or App but we are 4-8. Does it suck, yes, is it better than the alternative, 1000%. As a fan base, we need to make sure we show up whenever, wherever and whomever we play. You do that enough and you will start getting the respect we need. Programs like ours, to get recognized, need to play these games and get some of those people who are not familiar with UL, familiar with UL and if it takes a midweek or Saturday morning game to do it, SO F'N BE IT.

[RaginCajun309]

Just wake up earlier and start tailgating earlier. Lots of teams have that kickoff time and still have great fan support. I have sympathy for the argument against home games on a week night but the argument of an early kickoff seems a little silly to me.

Make it a Bloody Mary or mimosa tailgate, have fun, watch the Cajuns win and you get home early enough to head to Home Depot for a nice Saturday.