How to Increase Attendance?

[RaginCajun309]

I appreciate that we are seeking solutions instead of complaining. UL will thrive when the administration, students, community, and fans all work together. Ideas to increase fan involvement should bring us together.

We could start a marketing campaign to reach the casual fans similar to “Together we rise, light the fuse, pull the rope, or it’s a great day to be a Ragin Cajun.” These are all things we’ve heard before. It could be a phrase like Join the cULture, I’m in (UL hand sign) or United We Win.

Coach Hud showed us the model to increase fan support. He was personable, passionate, and persistent. He knew everyone was needed to succeed including the bandwagon Tiger fans. He made it the in thing to do to be a Ragin Cajun fan. He wanted to plant our flag and reclaim our community. This is similar to what Kane Wommack is preaching around Mobile. USA doesn’t try to be Alabama or Auburn just the best version of themselves. We need a public leader like this.

Let’s build the fan base and grow the cULture!

I hear you about USA but have you ever been to a game there? We’d have about 200 people in the stands if they had to find those hidden lots, tailgate, then catch a bus to the stadium for the game. A total PITA experience, oh and DO NOT leave your cell phone on one of those busses! Actually, you’re right USA fans are way better than Cajun fans for having to put up with that BS to go to a game.

[Esqueleto]

Pretty weak argument but you’re in the majority apparently. Louisiana football is the best bang for your buck in the country. You have the closest free parking probably in the country. Bringing your family to the game isn’t any more expensive than a crappy movie you could stream or any other family activity in town. Would you miss a concert that you really want to see for all the same reasons and just watch it on tv??

And with all that said. Would you figure out a way to go if you couldn’t watch at home??

No ____. Apparently, none of these yahoos have seen a college football game outside of Lafayette, because you cannot find closer parking than at Cajun field. "What, you mean I have to cross the street?!?!" LOL, GTHOOH. Hilarious.

[ZoomZoom]

No ____. Apparently, none of these yahoos have seen a college football game outside of Lafayette, because you cannot find closer parking than at Cajun field. "What, you mean I have to cross the street?!?!" LOL, GTHOOH. Hilarious.

Make a roadie to any p5 matchup the Cajuns have. Walking to Neyland Stadium was a great experience. The checkboard endzone is so iconic. We'd be so lucky. I can name some others, but that one has always stuck with me.

[Esqueleto]

It starts with the STUDENTS. Generational fandom. Here's App yesterday on campus.

https://twitter.com/KiukRyan/status/...C8gZuLqMUrAAAA

And goodness, their local media picked it up.

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/ap...AXMTINBYOR43M/

And it really sucks when the message is divided about the cULture or cULLture. Creating new fans 35-40+ isn't the route. Routines are set, you're not getting them back, especially if they know they are getting blasted by "real fans". Just like church, a group being pointed out for their behavior ain't walking in the door.

This is AWESOME. This is Boone, home of one of the best college football environments I've ever experienced, and I've experienced a BUNCH.

[Tasso]

We had that kind of fan experience during Augie Tammariello and Stokley days. That was during the 70's and 80.s.

[ryan.hess1986]

I clarified in my comments after this, it’s not a price issue for me personally. For me personally the environment at the stadium is horrible. It’s the overall logistics of the experience. Last game I attended it took me literally an entire quarter of football to get my kid a candy bar. And they ran out of pop corn before halftime.

And I’ll say it again…. I’m the obvious majority here. You may not like what I’m saying but our attendance blows and it can’t be everyone’s fault except the Athletics Department. Go read comments anywhere on social media and you see tons of people posting exactly what I’m saying. If the stadium was full everry Saturday I could see you pushing back on me, but it’s empty.

So again if you lived around the area what do you think would be a fair price for a family to attend?

[Jacob81]

It’s not that at all, you pay $10 to park across congress, you grab your wife and couple kids, ice chest and chairs to walk to TG and on the way Is a vast empty parking lot that never fills…those people would have paid $20 to park there…but we have been waiting a decade to fill a 1000 spots with season ticket holders, $300 Rcaf and $60 pass people…never giving the guys who pays $10 a chance to see what he could have. It’s short sighted. We have the model, hud showed us the model…we won’t use it

Parking across the street is free. You can buy a parking pass for $60($10 a game) or save $10 a game and walk 10 minutes instead of 5

[Esqueleto]

There will always be an excuse here in Lafayette for something they should support, but would rather jump on the BR bandwagon. It used to be that the team doesn't win. Now it's the popcorn sells out and I can't get a frickin candy bar. Yeah, whatever.

[ZoomZoom]

This is AWESOME. This is Boone, home of one of the best college football environments I've ever experienced, and I've experienced a BUNCH.

Starts at orientation. I cringe every damn fall when I hear a UL talking head using "ULL" with freshmen. Yeah, the toothpick stage hurt, but, can't blame that. Its years ago.

[ryan.hess1986]

1. I go to 5+ basketball games a year and 10+ baseball games (including some away games on occasion).
2. I despise LSU and everyone who knows me knows that.
3. I absolutely LOVE attending sports events other than football. My entire beef with horrible experience starts and ends with football.
4. Sorry you’re too sensitive to have a conversation about why our attendance is horrible. You don’t have to go far to find feedback that lines up exactly with what I’m saying.

The attendance will never improve with people like you dismissing the feedback that everyone provides. There are plenty of stadiums across the country that have great attendance, so it’s beyond a stretch to act like there is some inherent problem with everyone who lives in or around Acadiana.

There will always be an excuse here in Lafayette for something they should support, but would rather jump on the BR bandwagon. It used to be that the team doesn't win. Now it's the popcorn sells out and I can't get a frickin candy bar. Yeah, whatever.

[Esqueleto]

Make a roadie to any p5 matchup the Cajuns have. Walking to Neyland Stadium was a great experience. The checkboard endzone is so iconic. We'd be so lucky. I can name some others, but that one has always stuck with me.

There are thousands of people that park in downtown Boone and walk a mile UP the mountain to get to the stadium and these clowns can't cross Congress

[Jacob81]

Why do fans go to games??

Entertainment
Joy
Place to be
Something to do
Family time
Obsession
Support the team
Support the university
Support certain player
Support coach
Feel obligated as alumni
Feel obligated as long
time fan
And so on. Everyone that attends or doesn’t attend has a reason to go or a number of them. For me I check almost all the boxes. Some people may only check 1 or 2 at any given time some all or most.

The more reason you have the more likely you’re going hell or high water.

If you are a fan of the team and want to support them you should feel obligated to go.

If you are a fan and could go but decide with that time you’ll stay home and watch instead of going support the team, you should feel a sense of guilt that you aren’t doing your part.

We can complain about thing in and out of the control of the administration, but at the end of the day. We are all capable of going to the game for about $20 and watch the greatest teams in program history.

I’ve been going for years and have plenty of complaints. My biggest current complaint is warm up music. I have absolutely no issue with the team wanting to play their style of music to get ready. But if they can’t find 1 hour of music without every curse word blaring over the PA then they need to scratch that music and play something else. Is there not 1 hour of rap music that doesn’t have curse words? Eminem, most of the main stream 90’s rap. IDK. It’s a family friendly environment and that music isn’t family friendly.