How to Increase Attendance?

[CajunJeaux]

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Seriously have no real clue on how to increase attendance and sustain it. The people who didn't come and watch the Billy Napier era really missed out. I'm hoping Coach Des will be able to keep the momentum going, but people are just looking for excuses not to go...too hot, too wet, too cold, not playing a quality opponent, ..... We got "those" fans once during Hudspeth era. They are not coming back.

Coach Hudspeth gave the playbook during his latest podcast:

Mike Des needs to personally go out in to the community and ask for support. Especially to big wigs.

[CajunJeaux]

They have the Sonic Cup Shuffle! lol

Hahahaha which by the way, that shuffle is so slow. It's almost impossible to get it wrong.

[BigSaucey]

People are looking to for excuses to not spend $80 to bring a family of 4 to a hot/wet/cold game against a team they've never heard of...

We had those fans during the Hudspeth era and we immediately started chirping about building a 60k fan football stadium, and raised the price of every single aspect of the gameday experience.

They managed to chase off the long-time tailgaters, the young families buying 'Family 4 Packs' for $40, while at the same time the Sunbelt was gutted and replaced by a bunch of teams that NOBODY gave a crap about.

The Sun Belt is building its way back up, and hopefully they can poach a couple more regional AAC teams after they get gutted by the Big 12. The fastest way to get more people is to improve our opponents

As far as students.... they want to get drunk and act stupid at a football game. You want students? Tell the cops to look the other way and stop writing MIP's for some kid drinking rot gut liquor out of fake binoculars

This all day, if supply of fans is low then lower the price to increase demand

[cjr3888]

This all day, if supply of fans is low then lower the price to increase demand

Lowering the price will not increase attendance. Administration has run plenty of discounted rate promotions and it hasn't done anything to help attendance.

[fanof71]

Lower prices, as we've seen before, will not increase demand. Besides, once you go there with lower prices, you can never go back....I think this all has less to do with what tickets cost and more to do with Ticketmaster ripoff as well as RCAF rape and pillage policy with tailgate spots, parking, etc. Throw in questionable concessions, bad music, etc, etc, etc, UL is proving to itself that what its doing now (and in the past) is not working.

[jaxmc1023]

They run discounted rate promotions for games like Eastern Michigan... nobody is going to that game regardless. They'd have better attendance to watch UL play Lafayette High.

But when a team that people have actually heard of comes to town, THAT'S when they should do rate promotions.. but they won't

[JMV JustMyView]

They run discounted rate promotions for games like Eastern Michigan... nobody is going to that game regardless. They'd have better attendance to watch UL play Lafayette High.

But when a team that people have actually heard of comes to town, THAT'S when they should do rate promotions.. but they won't

So you are saying the Cajuns opponents matter?

[CajunVic]

Only if they come with a rate promotion.

[fanof71]

The solution is simple...better home schedules. Next season, hopefully since we have a lower level OOC schedule that the Belt has us playing App, Coastal, and or Marshall at home...in any combination. That would improve interest right away. And once UL Marketing makes a mess of it, followed by RCAF greed, rape, and pillage...then we'll see where are bar is set for attendance...

[Turbine]

Lowering the price will not increase attendance. Administration has run plenty of discounted rate promotions and it hasn't done anything to help attendance.

Week of the game sidewalk sales don't move the needle much.

Football unlike other entertainment is something people plan for.

That's why the season ticket drive needs to be a public all summer long endeavor.

[Esqueleto]

Week of the game sidewalk sales don't move the needle much.

Football unlike other entertainment is something people plan for.

That's why the season ticket drive needs to be a public all summer long endeavor.

Agreed

[fanof71]

Week of the game sidewalk sales don't move the needle much.

Football unlike other entertainment is something people plan for.

That's why the season ticket drive needs to be a public all summer long endeavor.

Blasphomy!

[CajunRage]

This all day, if supply of fans is low then lower the price to increase demand

Price is not the only way to increase demand. You can’t go cheaper than free and the students don’t go. Fix the experience.

[Turbine]

Price is not the only way to increase demand. You can’t go cheaper than free and the students don’t go. Fix the experience.

Experience is king

[Turbine]

Blasphomy!

Backtracking a hair.

I wold not suggest stopping the fire sales or 3-Packs or anything similar.

They all generate publicity