Football Attendance Comparison

[Turbine]

I don't think Louisiana will ever be able to cookie cut a solution from some other school.

Louisiana's situation is unique.

Louisiana's ceiling is higher than many P5 schools.

Indentifying unique solutions will make or break the effort.

[CajunVic]

I don't think Louisiana will ever be able to cookie cut a solution from some other school.

Louisiana's situation is unique.

Louisiana's ceiling is higher than many P5 schools.

Indentifying unique solutions will make or break the effort.

Neither going independent or continuing to address this problem with the conclusion that Louisiana is not a commuter school will result in any resolution of the student attendance issue.

[Turbine]

Neither going independent or continuing to address this problem with the conclusion that Louisiana is not a commuter school will result in any resolution of the student attendance issue.

Whatever your strict definition of commuter school is, it's a non factor.

I've never heard a single Acadiana domiciled person say driving to Layayette was a non starter for any event.

The point is, however you decide to define "commuter school" Louisiana is not at a disadvantage from any other school.

Now then, no one likes a YoYo Drive so conference mandated Wednesday night games can be a road block.

According to this research, nationwide only 22% of students live on campus.
https://financesonline.com/student-h...25%20in%202020

[John Cocktolstoy]

The Cajuns dominated the football game in 2/3 phases. That Iowa St team had multiple NFL guys on offense. We TOTALLY shut them down.

Doesn't matter where or how that game was played, the Cajuns were the better TEAM that day.

I don’t disagree with anything you just said. The cajuns were absolutely the better team that day. You put 50k people in the stands yelling at the top of their lungs vs a completely empty and quiet stadium the dynamics of that day change. It is a totally different day that day. Heck we may have had the same results. As a cajuns fan for my whole life which is 43 years history is not on our side. But hey, they choose to play in the empty stadium not us. We will take what we can get.

[John Cocktolstoy]

Whatever your strict definition of commuter school is, it's a non factor.

I've never heard a single Acadiana domiciled person say driving to Layayette was a non starter for any event.

The point is, however you decide to define "commuter school" Louisiana is not at a disadvantage from any other school.

Now then, no one likes a YoYo Drive so conference mandated Wednesday night games can be a road block.

According to this research, nationwide only 22% of students live on campus.
https://financesonline.com/student-h...25%20in%202020

You may be correct. And I am sure those kids from all around Acadiana come back to Lafayette for Mardi Gras, Festival International….. The question then lies why has the University never been able to get them to support football in large numbers? Of course there are a few exceptions. Athletic support has always by and large come from the Greeks at this school, which typically are also your students who have moved from home living around campus.

[CajunEXPRESS]

You may be correct. And I am sure those kids from all around Acadiana come back to Lafayette for Mardi Gras, Festival International….. The question then lies why has the University never been able to get them to support football in large numbers? Of course there are a few exceptions. Athletic support has always by and large come from the Greeks at this school, which typically are also your students who have moved from home living around campus.

Indeed UL should be in an affirmative action twords Greek life instead of discouraging it. It’s a great networking tool once college days are done. Yes including all the _____iy stuff for the pledges short of risky pranks.

[Duckster]

Thought: Couldn't we improve the home schedule not having an annual FCS game? Perhaps go to semi-annual scheduling of FCS home game. Agree one annual P5 road game is enough and only a second P5 if at Cajun Field. Will be a real honor to host a home game for one of the service academies in near future. All three have either a Post or Base in Louisiana to bring out the brass.

[Turbine]

It would be a, lot easier to negotiate a P5 game if we weren't approaching it from a "please be our one and only P5 opponent" standpoint.

Two every year increases the odds of winning P5 games

[CajunNation]

I like hosting an in-state FCS first game.

It lets the new guys get their feet wet, answers some questions for the staff, starts the season on a positive, it’s a home game and keeps the money in-state.

The only thing that would make me want to drop this game in favor of a P5 would be skyrocketing game contracts.

[zephyr]

I like hosting an in-state FCS first game.

It lets the new guys get their feet wet, answers some questions for the staff, starts the season on a positive, it’s a home game and keeps the money in-state.

The only thing that would make me want to drop this game in favor of a P5 would be skyrocketing game contracts.

Last year it was nearly a nightmare

[thecajunitalian]

Why cant we play LSU every year or every other year. A home and home would be amazing!

[zephyr]

Why cant we play LSU every year or every other year. A home and home would be amazing!

You can forget about that. LSU will NEVER be caught travelling to play us or any other state school.