Louisiana vs Arkansas State: PreGame

[fanof71]

The university is the life blood of Acadiana. The Sunbelt makes the conference schedule and releases it in the spring. The Cajuns have 2 home dates on Saturdays in October. Couldn't 2 festivals as insignificant as the boudin cook off and gulf brew rearrange their Saturday for the local university? I hear people talking about the university scheduling around Gulf Brew when it should be the other way around.

Gulf Brew and Boudin Festival showed alot of not caringbet they didn't even look.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Gulf Brew spokesperson was on Scott Prather. He was all over providing huge tv monitors for the LSUA&M game. Scott must have written him a note because he later threw a kinda Cajuns too comment.

Personally I’m not in favor of a festival dedicated to drinking as much beer as possible for anyone 21+ years old. Certainly I’d never bring my minor children, grandchildren to that. But that’s me now. I’m sure the 21-35 Cajun Express might have indulged, but not with children in my care.

[CajunNation]

I would think that offering an entire football game worth of free advertising PA announcements for these events might be enough to get them to change their event time/dates.

[CajunVic]

These events can’t wait until football schedules come out to schedule all those involved to make their events successful.

[Duggie35]

That's correct. ESPN schedules the times, not the athletic department. Some people just want to blame UL for everything.

+1000

[Jeaux]

Guys, WE control our times on +. We decided on 1600 just like every year past homecoming.
How do you suppose Monroe plays at home at 1900 every week? THEY choose, not ESPN.

That's what I thought too. Maybe I'm misremembering but I seem to recall a home game against Arkansas state that was moved to 2:30 for ESPN+ and it was super hot. Like 95/ 105 heat index and people were passing out. Since that time we were given more flexibility on start time when not on the linear channels.

I feel like this is on us. Jay can correct me if I'm wrong and I'll eat my words but if you run a business you kinda wanna maximize revenue as much as possible. Like it or not that school to the east has a huge effect on our attendance.

[Big Poppa]

That's what I thought too. Maybe I'm misremembering but I seem to recall a home game against Arkansas state that was moved to 2:30 for ESPN+ and it was super hot. Like 95/ 105 heat index and people were passing out. Since that time we were given more flexibility on start time when not on the linear channels.

I feel like this is on us. Jay can correct me if I'm wrong and I'll eat my words but if you run a business you kinda wanna maximize revenue as much as possible. Like it or not that school to the east has a huge effect on our attendance.

That would mean we were playing Ark st in September and I don’t recall doing that in the last 10 to 15 years. We did play Boise at 11AM once but it wasn’t on + it was on U I believe.

[CajunVic]

There is no data that says anyone will watch ULM on TV no matter what time they play so they are free to play as they will . . .

[CrazyCajun]

That's what I thought too. Maybe I'm misremembering but I seem to recall a home game against Arkansas state that was moved to 2:30 for ESPN+ and it was super hot. Like 95/ 105 heat index and people were passing out. Since that time we were given more flexibility on start time when not on the linear channels.

I feel like this is on us. Jay can correct me if I'm wrong and I'll eat my words but if you run a business you kinda wanna maximize revenue as much as possible. Like it or not that school to the east has a huge effect on our attendance.

September 11th 2010

[Esqueleto]

There is no data that says anyone will watch ULM on TV no matter what time they play so they are free to play as they will . . .

You think anyone but the fans of UL and Arkansas State and maybe a few Sunbelt fans are watching that game?

[CajunVic]

You think anyone but the fans of UL and Arkansas State and maybe a few Sunbelt fans are watching that game?

I’m not sure about ULM games, but Louisiana has lots of purple fans that secretly watch our games. It’s not a secret to the mothership however.

[Big Poppa]

September 11th 2010

So that was before espn +. Was it on Cox sports maybe?

[Big Buds]

September 11th 2010

Hottest game of my life.

[CajunVic]

Hottest game of my life.

How were the women at that game . . .

[Big Poppa]

Hottest game of my life.

Mine was the Boise game Labor Day weekend. Maybe because it was more recent and I was older then.