Realistic Game Day Expectations?

[KajunKrazy]

The hardest task in all of this is convincing to ordinary fans why prices increased and the value behind it. And it has to be more than just "we are winning now." There's obviously no demand to use just that reason.

It's not the job of the fan to just show up. It's the job of the administration to give the fan a reason why their money is well spent at Cajun Field.

Why do you spend money on football? Mine is the product on the field. I would say admin is doing pretty good.

[shof]

Not true. Not sure if that sarcasm? But that would create a whole new tailgate area for the fan that doesn’t want to pay 500 per season and just wants to throw a tent up for the day. A much needed thing for UL.

Tailgating started with the simple concept of pregame partying from your vehicle or with a small pop up tent and morphed from that. I love the idea of big tailgating spots for large groups of family and friends. But we can’t afford to step all over the “little guys” like they don’t exist. We have plenty of space to meet the needs of all type of fans. I totally get that people who donate big bucks should also get the best perks; but let’s not forget how we built this fan experience.

[LifeTimeCajun]

Some people want the coach to shake there hand and thank them for coming when they walk in. He DA coach. You DA fan. Go to fan day for dat.

Y’all ever wonder how good we could have been under Hud if he would have coached more than rah rah the fans.

As far as a football coach…wasnt a good coach. He was a really good rah rah coach.

[LifeTimeCajun]

Blows my mind that SOME people in laff will go to BR with a walmart lsu tshirt on, park 4 miles down Nicholson Dr, WALK with a Playmate ice chest with 6 beers in it, and sit in the nose bleeds of Tiger stadium….but will not park across the street from CF, sit ALMOST anywhere they want and watch a game

[Ragin9221]

Blows my mind that SOME people in laff will go to BR with a walmart lsu tshirt on, park 4 miles down Nicholson Dr, WALK with a Playmate ice chest with 6 beers in it, and sit in the nose bleeds of Tiger stadium….but will not park across the street from CF, sit ALMOST anywhere they want and watch a game

They are going for the atmosphere and we need to bring the atmosphere !! We gotta make it like a festival

[ULvictory]

Why do you spend money on football? Mine is the product on the field. I would say admin is doing pretty good.

You get that. I get that. Sidewalk fans sometimes don’t get that.

[Cajun Monkee]

Just some personal observations, With may be a question or two thrown in

Aside from my season tickets, I really make a minimal investment to the RCAF and M able to park at Cajun Field. Last week my wife was working and our daughter wanted to come with our granddaughter so I rode in with her. We parked across Congress as my wife had the parking pass.

We parked, loaded up a wagon with tailgating supplies made the walk to Cajun dome Boulevard, Crossed Congress (almost got hit by a truck driven by a Leo when we were told by the little bird it was saved across) And made our way to tailgating

Honestly… I wasn’t looking forward to it but it was nothing. Only drag was that third generation monkee demanded wagon ride around the parking lot.

I do have friends that were _____ing about not being able to park at Cajun field; but they would be more than happy to pay $20 to park on a per game basis. Only problem is they only want to tailgate… They have no intention of going into the game. And the most insulting thing is that in many instances they plan on watching the LSU game at our tailgating hosts RV.

correct me if I’m wrong, but I think a few years ago, we did promote parking and tailgating for free at Black him.

And I could be wrong again, but I think originally we were told that we had to start paying for parking at Cajun Field because the state mandated the university charge us as they were giving us something of value for free, I.e, parking. Which doesn’t reconcile with free parking across Congress. But I could very well be wrong on this remembery.

So maybe we could offer outter limits parking and tailgating at Blackham. For free or reduced cost.

And my question to those folks who say they’re staying home to watch the game on TV… Are you watching the Cajuns are you watching the purple and yellow team from the other side of the basin?

[Cajun Monkee]

By the way, just posted this pto Facebook. (Yes, I Facebook)

“Just Curious.

If Festival International were to rope off the immediate vicinity of the stage and in order to get into that area and have CajunVic to the bands you’d have to pay, say, $100 or you would have to watch from a distance…

Would you still go?”

[fanof71]

Those idiots who want to sponge our tailgating then not enter game...just head over to Beaver or Giraurd Park...knock yourself out with the ducks, and stay away from CF

[LaCajunsFan]

Blows my mind that SOME people in laff will go to BR with a walmart lsu tshirt on, park 4 miles down Nicholson Dr, WALK with a Playmate ice chest with 6 beers in it, and sit in the nose bleeds of Tiger stadium….but will not park across the street from CF, sit ALMOST anywhere they want and watch a game

Truth. The fact is Lafayette is a ‘gotta be part of the crowd’ kind of place, and despite all our success many still don’t view us as the ‘in’ thing to do. Hud had lots of issues, but he sure was able to turn that around and show us what is possible. Hopefully a local guy like Dez will be able to do the same.