Win The Event?

[billbeck451]

I could probably buy a ticket at gulf brew and hit up all the beer booths quicker than I could get Popcorn and a drink in the concession line at football.

thats odd, I have never waited in a long beer line, the one at the far end near my section never has more than 4 or 5 people waiting. I also have never waited long in the jambalaya booth, and I usually don't do the concession stand line since its one step above dog food anyway. If I want water or a soda I use the express booth

[cajun55]

The only problem with this is, like the previous poster mentioned, the lsubr issue. We could have the most unbelievable atmosphere on Saturday, and it won't matter to half of the people in Acadiana because they are either at an lsubr party or at the lsubr game itself.

The REAL solution to all of this mess is to win over those people. We have to make it such that the average Joe, who only sees puke and purple, feels safe enough to change his allegiance from Louisiana State to Louisiana.

Honestly I don't feel like we need to win over those walmart fans. I feel like we just need our Alumni to support the school they graduated from. We are the second largest University in this state, our graduates normally don't go far away. We should be able to draw 30,000 if our games are the place to be and have a great atmosphere. We need to make improvements to the gameday experience and get in better sync with our City/community.

[zeppelincajun]

They just want us to lay down and take it, and when you call it out, they call you a hater lol. I have been a season ticket holder / RCAF since my senior year in college, and I'm about done giving money to this athletic department.

If you are one of the admins perusing RP, this is an alarm bell.

[cajun_lannister]

thats odd, I have never waited in a long beer line, the one at the far end near my section never has more than 4 or 5 people waiting. I also have never waited long in the jambalaya booth, and I usually don't do the concession stand line since its one step above dog food anyway. If I want water or a soda I use the express booth

I waited 30 minutes for popcorn and a water only to get told the popcorn machine was broken. Had to go to the SEZ and waited another 20.

[ManAboutTown]

Yes, I completely get their attitudes, however they like to party. We have to be the #1 party/festival in Lafayette every Saturday home game. No questions asked. UL is part of the foundation of Lafayette and Acadiana. Let's have a good time and support our community and University. Should be a no brainer for anyone with half a brain.

It's up to both our University and the Lafayette/outlying Acadiana communities as well as businesses to make it the place to be, as of now all sides have dropped the ball!

Conversation on social media is picking up steam. A few people saying they won't attend Gulf Brew over it. Imagine if the community at large responded like that...

[cajun55]

Conversation on social media is picking up steam. A few people saying they won't attend Gulf Brew over it. Imagine if the community at large responded like that...

I avoid facebook, but hopefully the message reaches enough ears to make a difference. Everything matters even if it just makes a few people start to think differently.

[KajunKrazy]

I waited 30 minutes for popcorn and a water only to get told the popcorn machine was broken. Had to go to the SEZ and waited another 20.

You must love pop corn.

[Cajun Monkee]

Conversation on social media is picking up steam. A few people saying they won't attend Gulf Brew over it. Imagine if the community at large responded like that...

____ Gulf Brew and the horse they rode in on.

I'm tired of this ____. I'm ____ing tired of local people asking me for my ____ing money and then sending the money I gave them to refineryville.

Now we have the ____ing Gulf Brew and Acadiana Center for the Arts promoting ____ in Baton Rouge?

Shove your beer sideways up your ___. I'm gonnna spend the day being true to Lafayette and THE University of Louisiana.

[ManAboutTown]

____ Gulf Brew and the horse they rode in on.

I'm tired of this ____. I'm ____ing tired of local people asking me for my ____ing money and then sending the money I gave them to refineryville.

Now we have the ____ing Gulf Brew and Acadiana Center for the Arts promoting ____ in Baton Rouge?

Shove your beer sideways up your ___. I'm gonnna spend the day being true to Lafayette and THE University of Louisiana.

This is where I'm at CM. I've had this mindset since my freshman year at UL and I have never understood why more people aren't loyal to this place. Does the admin make it easy? Hell no they don't. But at the end of the day, it's ours. It's something to be proud of, protect and promote. BR doesn't need anyone from Acadiana's money. They've stolen plenty of it already. If we can just convince these clout chasing ninnies to support the University in their own backyard, we'd explode. We just witnessed what a small amount of commitment and buy in can accomplish. Think UCF is sending their money to Gainesville or Tallahassee? Look at what they've accomplished over the last decade. That goes for in the class room as well.

It's all so infuriating. But the worst part is, they know we need them. They know we have to have relationships with their damn events to promote athletics. So we can't totally write them off. The only thing to do try to educate them on loyalty and hope the message sticks at some point in the future...

[CajunNation]

... BR doesn't need anyone from Acadiana's money. They've stolen plenty of it already. If we can just convince these clout chasing ninnies to support the University in their own backyard, we'd explode. We just witnessed what a small amount of commitment and buy in can accomplish. Think UCF is sending their money to Gainesville or Tallahassee? Look at what they've accomplished over the last decade. That goes for in the class room as well. ...

lsubr would barely notice if the money flow from Acadiana to BR stopped today.

If that money stayed in Acadiana, it would move Mountains.

[ManAboutTown]

lsubr would barely notice if the money flow from Acadiana to BR stopped today.

If that money stayed in Acadiana, it would move Mountains.

If our alumni would stand up and defend the program instead of trying to be seen as "important" by BR people, that would also move some mountains.

[CajunVic]

lsubr would barely notice if the money flow from Acadiana to BR stopped today.

If that money stayed in Acadiana, it would move Mountains.

Nail meet head. It is very unfortunate that local businesses don’t understand and recognize that Louisiana is their university, in their town and it is the hub of what makes everything go here. If for no other reason than the health and well being of their own companies, they should support Louisiana. Only a simpleton would not see that.

No one is saying you can’t support that other university, just that it is only prudent that you take care of your house, where you live and make money, FIRST . . .