2025 Football Schedule is complete with MickeyNeese

[RedBug58]

Maybe we can host a low level SEC school like LSU.

[CajunVic]

It’s the chicken and egg argument. We can’t afford to bring in a quality opponent because we don’t have the money because we don’t sell tickets because we don’t bring in quality opponents. It’s an investment!!!

We’re talking about spending 50+million on a stadium renovation that doesn’t guarantee a return. But we can’t spend 1-2 million on a quality opponent to boost ticket sales. Let’s stop saying we want to be big time, and quit wondering why we aren’t.

Where will the money come from? You have repeatedly ignored that question. It’s a valid one. It’s the million dollar question Dr. M has to answer to do what you want. Help him out. Answer the question.

[GeauxCajuns]

We had 10k for Kansas St.

Just for clarity, it was a monsoon for that game

[HoustonCajun]

If I recall, ECU plays NC State on a somewhat regular basis...did you list App hosting Miami?

The schedules only went back 5 years. App State played Miami on the road in 2021. If they hosted Miami, it was prior to 2017.

Since 2016, ECU played NC State away in 2019 and hosts in 2022.

[Cajunsmike]

It would cost a lot more than 1 to 2 million to bring in a P5 school here. Teams that it are doing so use the 2 for 1 concept. I expect those to involve getting no funds for the road games in the future.

[CajunVic]

When you don’t know, you just don’t know . . .

[WestUCajun]

It would cost a lot more than 1 to 2 million to bring in a P5 school here. Teams that it are doing so use the 2 for 1 concept. I expect those to involve getting no funds for the road games in the future.

So to make 1- 2 million $ on the game, and we could sell 20000 tickets, we would have to sell most of them in the student/visitor side or upper deck at an average price of $50 or $100 per ticket to break even. Does anyone really think we could do that? Currently our single seat tickets are $20 each.

[CajunVic]

So to make 1- 2 million $ on the game, and we could sell 20000 tickets, we would have to sell most of them in the student/visitor side or upper deck at an average price of $50 or $100 per ticket to break even. Does anyone really think we could do that? Currently our single seat tickets are $20 each.

No

[JMV JustMyView]

The only team to draw 40,000+ to Cajun Field is Southern, and that was 5,000-6,000 more than Alabama and 2,000-3,000 more than Texas A&M! What P5’s do you think we could get to come to Cajun Field anywhere close to the status of those two? We could offer 3 million and they wouldn’t come back. But once again, I’m all for trying to get someone to come, but not by breaking a bank we don’t have!

Maybe Maggard can get Missouri. But then again some folks don't think we would pull a crowd if they came. Bottom line: Regardless what Jay says the schedule matters.

[JMV JustMyView]

Dida quick search on Phil Steeler's mag.

Miami at Ark State was cancelled due to Covid.

In the past 5 years, UL had only 1 home game vs a P5 school:
UL hosted Miss State in New Orleans

G5 hosting P5 this year:

App State hosts North Carolina
GA State hosts North Carolina
ODU hosts VA Tech
Western Michigan hosts Pitt
Fresno State hosts Oregon State
Hawaii hosts Vanderbilt
E. Carolina hosts NC State
Navy hosts Notre Dame
BYU hosts Notre Dame in Las Vegas
BYU hosts Baylor
Houston hosts Kansas
UCF hosts Louisville
UCF hosts GA Tech
Cincy hosts Indiana

Over the past 5 years, G5 hosting P5:

With a few exceptions, most schools listed were like UL, only hosted 1 P5 game in 5 years. However, the majority of G5 schools have not hosted a G5.

USM hosted Kentucky
Texas State hosted Baylor
LA Tech hosted Miss State
Marshall hosted NC State
Coastal hosted BYU
Boise State hosted OK State
Colorado State hosted Vanderbilt
Wyoming hosted Missouri
Wyoming hosted Washington State
Wyoming hosted Oregon
Fresno State hosted Minnesota
San Diego State hosted Arizona State
San Diego State hosted Stanford
UNLV hosted Iowa State
Nevada hosted Purdue
Nevada hosted Oregon State
Hawaii hosted Arizona
Hawaii hosted Oregon State
E. Carolina hosted S. Carolina
Memphis hosted Miss State
Memphis hosted Ole Miss
Memphis hosted UCLA
SMU hosted TCU
Tulsa hosted OK State
Tulane hosted Wake Forest
USF hosted Florida
USF hosted GA Tech
USF hosted Illinois
Temple hosted Boston College
Temple hosted Maryland
Temple hosted GA Tech
BYU hosted Arizona
BYU hosted Virginia
BYU hosted Washington
BYU hosted California
BYU hosted LSU
BYU hosted Utah
Houston hosted Texas Tech
Houston hosted BYU
Houston hosted Washington State
Houston hosted Arizona
UCF hosted Pitt
Cincy hosted UCLA

I said they was going to play at Ark State.

[JMV JustMyView]

So to make 1- 2 million $ on the game, and we could sell 20000 tickets, we would have to sell most of them in the student/visitor side or upper deck at an average price of $50 or $100 per ticket to break even. Does anyone really think we could do that? Currently our single seat tickets are $20 each.

Add in concessions and gear sold.

[Jacob81]

Forrest through the trees guys. It’s not about breaking even or making money on 1 game, it’s about investing in the future.