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[BeauCajun]

What year was CF finished and opened?

1971. And has never been remodeled.

[Turbine]

What year was CF finished and opened?

71/72 ... I think

[JMV JustMyView]

1971. And has never been remodeled.

Beau didn't you tell me one time that you were at the first ever CF game?

[CajunVic]

Yea Beau, at least 1000 new fans would probably show up to the next home game if they knew the answer . . .

[BeauCajun]

Beau didn't you tell me one time that you were at the first ever CF game?

Absolutely. Versus Santa Clara I think.

[cajunref]

Absolutely. Versus Santa Clara I think.

Yep. 1971.

[fanof71]

So, UL missed a golden opportunity to a 50th anniversary destignated game last year, complete with vintage video, ex players being honored, maybe the 10 best cajun players to ever play at CF, player representatives from each decade being honored, autograph sessions taking place prior to game, Video confessions of players from each decade talking about CF/Game/etc. Maybe the band playing songs from each of the 5 decades..could have been a great halftime show...so much that could have been done to celebrate and teach casual fans and students about UL football tradition...all the while, kicking someones Sun Belts azz on the field....

[ZoomZoom]

So, UL missed a golden opportunity to a 50th anniversary destignated game last year, complete with vintage video, ex players being honored, maybe the 10 best cajun players to ever play at CF, player representatives from each decade being honored, autograph sessions taking place prior to game, Video confessions of players from each decade talking about CF/Game/etc. Maybe the band playing songs from each of the 5 decades..could have been a great halftime show...so much that could have been done to celebrate and teach casual fans and students about UL football tradition...all the while, kicking someones Sun Belts azz on the field....

Requires emotinal investment and foresight.

[cajun55]

So, UL missed a golden opportunity to a 50th anniversary destignated game last year, complete with vintage video, ex players being honored, maybe the 10 best cajun players to ever play at CF, player representatives from each decade being honored, autograph sessions taking place prior to game, Video confessions of players from each decade talking about CF/Game/etc. Maybe the band playing songs from each of the 5 decades..could have been a great halftime show...so much that could have been done to celebrate and teach casual fans and students about UL football tradition...all the while, kicking someones Sun Belts azz on the field....

not to mention while being a nationally ranked team, the only in our state. Well can't do anything about the past now, may as well focus on what we can do going forward!

[fanof71]

not to mention while being a nationally ranked team, the only in our state. Well can't do anything about the past now, may as well focus on what we can do going forward!

True that....this was more of another "pebble to the pile" post of things not done well by Athletics...

[Turbine]

The fact that nothing happened and fans had "think about it" is very telling. The fact that I had to guess 71/72 is depressing. I should know this stuff.

It reminds me of why I started RaginPagin.

The school was teaching that Louisiana started football in 1908 and an LSU media guide said the two schools had played in 1902.

Somethig wasn't right and it started me on my research quest where I uncovered the fact that Stephen's believed in the the front porch philosophy so much that he ordered uniforms almost as soon as the doors opened.

Louisiana had football in year one.1901.

It took the school THREE years to acknowledge my findings.

[fanof71]

3 years? I would have thought at least 5...