Cajun Field Size ... Capacity Tenacity

[Cajunsmike]

TWO football games in 5 days is not easy on the wallet.

2 weakest crowds have come 5 days after the largest Saturday crowds. Tough to promote the Thursday game with limited time to do so. Makes it real tough for out of towners as well. We had some out of towners for App as it was easier to plan that trip as it had good spacing between games. Dr. Maggard was on with Scott Prather yesterday morning. I think he knew how much of a challenge last night would be as he spent as much time trying to promote the possible home conference championship game (Saturday December 4) as he did the Georgia State game. Hopefully having more teams in the league will help reduce the number of times one team is faced with having a multitude of these. Ideally, one mid week on the road and one at home would become the normal schedule.

[RaginCajun309]

I think we need 30k seating with ability to flex more into GA on hill or to make standing bar top seats at the top of both end zones. Im either way on the hill, leave it alone or terrace it with picnic style seating. Also, not sure how much flex attendance these would allow but if we could seat 30k with a flex capacity of another 5-10k that’s all we would need.

Gotta create smaller seating to drive demand. Oh, and gotta keep winning. Not sure what Apps capacity is but no need to have any more than that. If we can emulate them we are on the right track.

[RCAJUN90]

Bruh, If they're not coming out for a top 25 team, they're not coming out. The product won't get any better.

I'm 4,000 miles away from Lafayette. So I got to ask, are they really promoting it? Who was in charge of IceGator marketing? They did an unbelievable job. It's going to take several years of success. It has to become the place to be on Saturday etc...

[CajunEXPRESS]

I highlighted the Fresno State at #21 SDSU. A 6-2 team vs. a 7-0 team. 3 days later they were both ranked in the CFP poll. 11,034 in the stands. That's actually on the high side for a great team.

I know it's one comparison, but I was just looking at G5s from last week.

I’m thinking that SDSU home games aren’t at home, but about a hundred miles away. Something to do with complete rebuild of their stadium. I’d hate to see our numbers if we played every home game at Brokeback stadium.

[CajunEXPRESS]

I understand the frustration of having a team in the top 25 and people didn't show up in large numbers to support them. But I don't think criticism helps our cause. Winning and tradition is what makes a strong fan base. We are not there yet, hopefully going forward this will change.

We need to continue winning at a high level, and the West division needs to be a lot stronger.

[Boomer]

Ways to get 100% attendance:
1. Our Lady of Lourdes Dome at Cajun Field.
2. No ESPN/TV games so the program can play on Saturday nights.
3. LSU closes or moves to another state.
4. Cajuns have equal shot to play for a National Championship.
5. Free beer.

Uhhh…. Sorry, waking from my dream.

…..no games during hunting season!

[Big Buds]

I'm 4,000 miles away from Lafayette. So I got to ask, are they really promoting it? Who was in charge of IceGator marketing? They did an unbelievable job. It's going to take several years of success. It has to become the place to be on Saturday etc...

It was pretty similar to what the Cajuns do. I think the unknowns about a bunch of Canadians fighting on a newly installed ice rink also helped attendance.

[fanof71]

It was pretty similar to what the Cajuns do. I think the unknowns about a bunch of Canadians fighting on a newly installed ice rink also helped attendance.

"I came to sezz da fights"...actual Icequitter fan quote...that was the marketing..

[CajunVic]

"I came to sezz da fights"...actual Icequitter fan quote...that was the marketing..

And that big sheet of ice . . . We don’t see that much here.

[Turbine]

It was pretty similar to what the Cajuns do. I think the unknowns about a bunch of Canadians fighting on a newly installed ice rink also helped attendance.

Cajuns are Canadians in exile.

They were uniquely drawn to the ice.