Common don't make it right, but there weren't thousands that stayed to watch chicken Q or gumbo boil while holding a beer and talking ____ ....
Agree, the crowd was really into the game, lots of noise. I think students are back if they don't d I c k around too much with next year's schedule too much.
I think a reason Acadiana and Lafayette don't fully support UL Football is that UL is an after thought period. Traditions need to be built, don't screw up concessions, etc.
Winning is the most important thing, and always should be, that will get you a solid base. Coach Napier wins, but it is old-style football, which isn't the attention grabber of other styles.
To draw the biggest crowds, at the G5 level, you need a winning program with an exciting offense, playing good competition. The UL offense was ranked 93rd in scoring this season.
The next level for the Cajuns is to keep winning 10+ games a season, win championships AND do so as a Top 25 offense.
Cincinnati seats 37,978 in their stadium so yeah an oversized stadium doesn't contribute to a program's success. Renovated Cajun Field will work fine somewhere around 34-35,000 capacity including the new suites, club seating, picnic areas, etc.
This is a great thread. I wouldn't be so sure the winning isn't working though. Hud's last year we never hit 19,000 for a game. Billy's first game we hit 28,866 for Grambling (huge number of non-Cajun fans), and the next highest crowd was Homecoming (18,131). 2019 we managed to top 20k once (on a weekday). This year we topped 25k 3 times, and 4/7 home games were above 20k. It's working. Just not at the pace or with the magnitude most of us would like.
This very well may be our peak, and that would be okay. The renovated stadium will suit us well and cut down on some unneeded seating. The difference between the renovated stadium and what we probably need is about 5k. I'm alright with that. I'm much more concerned with consistent rather than peak attendance. Mid twenties average would be a nice step.
Totally agree, it really hurts that we don’t get much attendance from visiting teams in the Sun Belt. Southern Miss should bring a good crowd hopefully. Also why do we never see visiting teams bring bands anymore. A band would have filled out that visiting corner. Seems like for a Championship game a band could travel. Too expensive I guess.
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