Win The Event?

[fanof71]

LouisianaB with great ideas!

[LouisianaB]

One edit, but otherwise 1000000% agree

I’m speaking realistically. You can’t just rip up a contract without other consequences. It’s my understanding that the contract is up for renewal soon (or at least someone said that). There needs to be a serious discussion with their reps about what is acceptable and not. If they cannot meet the standards, they should not have the rights.

I’ve always said that UL events should have some of the best food around. If it was up to me there would be Judice Inn burgers, Olde Tyme poboys, Deanos pizza, etc. hell, I’d even find a way to make Fridays during lent crawfish boil days. Our events need to be a celebration of our culture, which includes food. We should be known for our concessions.

[ManAboutTown]

The list is great, but it is a summation of what we've all been saying around here for a decade. And yes, rip up the damn Sodexo contract. There is no amount of financial penalty worth staying in business with a partner that has failed to deliver as often as Sodexo.

[LouisianaB]

The list is great, but it is a summation of what we've all been saying around here for a decade. And yes, rip up the damn Sodexo contract. There is no amount of financial penalty worth staying in business with a partner that has failed to deliver as often as Sodexo.

Trying to not make it a list, per se, but a process. If we approach it from “this is a list of everything that sucks”, we spend all of our time on explaining why it sucks. If we start anew, we will have more time to plan based on what we need and what works.

My post was purely about next year. It’s not too late to change things here and there for our three remaining home games. However, with all the ideas it’s like drinking from a fire hydrant. We need to focus on a few things that we can change from game to game this year, and then overhaul everything next year. Nothing is safe. Everything is on the table. Everything needs to be explained. Why do we do this, that, etc.? Focus on the process, not the specific things we think are the “solution”. When something is rotten, you gotta take it apart to toss out the rot and then see what else is rotten.

Next fall, we should have six festivals at Cajun field that are meticulously planned by both fans and staff. If it doesn’t increase attendance, then I’m not sure anything short of money giveaways will.

[ManAboutTown]

Trying to not make it a list, per se, but a process. If we approach it from “this is a list of everything that sucks”, we spend all of our time on explaining why it sucks. If we start anew, we will have more time to plan based on what we need and what works.

My post was purely about next year. It’s not too late to change things here and there for our three remaining home games. However, with all the ideas it’s like drinking from a fire hydrant. We need to focus on a few things that we can change from game to game this year, and then overhaul everything next year. Nothing is safe. Everything is on the table. Everything needs to be explained. Why do we do this, that, etc.? Focus on the process, not the specific things we think are the “solution”. When something is rotten, you gotta take it apart to toss out the rot and then see what else is rotten.

Next fall, we should have six festivals at Cajun field that are meticulously planned by both fans and staff. If it doesn’t increase attendance, then I’m not sure anything short of money giveaways will.

Agree. In fact, I'd go as far as saying every game prior to the opening of a renovated CajunField should be used as a testing ground for new ideas. Moving tailgating, implementing your process, revamping concessions (and the partner we currently use), etc.

This could be viewed as an opportunity. You make a good point about so many ideas and issues being discussed at once. I think the frustration has mounted to a fever pitch and our supporters have reached a breaking point. I don't want to sensationalize, but I've never seen so many people speak out. We have to find a way to harness this.

[CajunRage]

I’m speaking realistically. You can’t just rip up a contract without other consequences. It’s my understanding that the contract is up for renewal soon (or at least someone said that). There needs to be a serious discussion with their reps about what is acceptable and not. If they cannot meet the standards, they should not have the rights.

I’ve always said that UL events should have some of the best food around. If it was up tk me there would be Judixe Inn burgers, Olde Tyme poboys, Deanos pizza, etc. hell, I’d even find a way to make Fridays during lent crawfish boil days. Our events need to be a celebration of our culture, which includes food. We should be known for our concessions.

main point I'm making is that you can do all the "fanbase growing" you want but if you convince them to walk through the gates and they experience the garbage that sodexo provides, they aren't coming back and all that effort was wasted.

[cajun_lannister]

I’m speaking realistically. You can’t just rip up a contract without other consequences. It’s my understanding that the contract is up for renewal soon (or at least someone said that). There needs to be a serious discussion with their reps about what is acceptable and not. If they cannot meet the standards, they should not have the rights.

I’ve always said that UL events should have some of the best food around. If it was up tk me there would be Judixe Inn burgers, Olde Tyme poboys, Deanos pizza, etc. hell, I’d even find a way to make Fridays during lent crawfish boil days. Our events need to be a celebration of our culture, which includes food. We should be known for our concessions.

We had food trucks around Cajun Field for games. Had some great local grub during games. Can't understand why they ran those people out

[ManAboutTown]

main point I'm making is that you can do all the "fanbase growing" you want but if you convince them to walk through the gates and they experience the garbage that sodexo provides, they aren't coming back and all that effort was wasted.

One day, when RR is over and I have a weekend to myself, I'm gunna pour up the spirits heavy one night and write a detailed post on all the things that I've personally witnessed over my years following this program and getting to know the decision makers that have held us back. And how they did it. A memoir of sorts. Sodexo and the people that continue to excuse their failures will be very high on that list. I have asked the person directly in charge of hiring Sodexo why we continue to do business with them. Answer, and I'm paraphrasing a bit, that I got: "They're good people. They're just having to deal with shortage of workers that want to do the job. But they are good people to work with."

If only I could retain "good people" that didn't do their jobs but were "good people to work with"... It is a disease within our administration. Oh well, we'll fix it when we fix it. Until then, Please and donate...

[ManAboutTown]

We had food trucks around Cajun Field for games. Had some great local grub during games. Can't understand why they ran those people out

Priced them out. UL wanted WAY too big of a cut of their profit. It's not worth it to them to provide the service to our fans.

[cajun_lannister]

Priced them out. UL wanted WAY too big of a cut of their profit. It's not worth it to them to provide the service to our fans.

Typically want money now instead of building a lifelong relationship.