Ragin Review Postgame: Troy Trojans

[zephyr]

With regards to the Greeks. They should be the Tip Of The Spear. Contests for biggest percentage going into and staying through all the game. Contests for best game week frat, dorm, and sorority houses. Best GDI game day apparel. Let’s see if any group of 5-8 Greeks, or GDI come up with the best game day look. Make it cheap prizes like poor boys at Old Tyme Grocery.

We absolutely need the administration to be proactive in rebuilding the Greek system. It’s good for the university decade after decade once they’re graduated. I understand the need to regulate hazing, but don’t kill it. Protocols can be reached between the university and Greeks. I say all this as a proud GDI.

The university has pretty much neutered the entire greek system at UL.

[ExecutiveCajun]

first ragin or cajun thing ive heard out of athletics in 30 years. ignore the outside noise guys. youre just exposing the fakers

[CajunEXPRESS]

The university has pretty much neutered the entire greek system at UL.

Agreed, thought we were expressing things that could help athletics. Greeks are great for both.

[RedTails]

It's just hard being a Cajun fan. I'm actually jealous of LSU fans in that they can just be fans. It's tiring feeling like we have to talk about why [insert issue] is an issue. I'm just tired at this point. If Martin Hall and Reinhardt Dr. don't care, I'm just close to not caring. 7,800 people at a Div 1 football game. It's time to press the panic button.

[JMV JustMyView]

It's just hard being a Cajun fan. I'm actually jealous of LSU fans in that they can just be fans. It's tiring feeling like we have to talk about why [insert issue] is an issue. I'm just tired at this point. If Martin Hall and Reinhardt Dr. don't care, I'm just close to not caring. 7,800 people at a Div 1 football game. It's time to press the panic button.

7800 was paid, actual was around 4500.

[ManAboutTown]

7800 was paid, actual was around 4500.

We had to go back and ask the ticket scanners to count our attendance. I'm sure that happened to more than just us. I don't think actual attendance was less than 5k, but it was brutal. Worst I can ever remember.

[JMV JustMyView]

We had to go back and ask the ticket scanners to count our attendance. I'm sure that happened to more than just us. I don't think actual attendance was less than 5k, but it was brutal. Worst I can ever remember.

All season long the ticket scanners haven't worked. I go to alot of different events across the south and never have I been at an event and the scanners didn't work. Only in Lafayette. It's the small things that keep fans from returning to games.

[fanof71]

Yep...like pebbles to a pile...its all in the details

[T-Boy]

My BIL is a former player who lives here. Doesn't come to our games but complains about everything.

[Bandwagon King]

My BIL is a former player who lives here. Doesn't come to our games but complains about everything.

Just one?

[KajunKrazy]

Finally I’d do everything I could to bring Hudspeth back as the head man in charge for rebuilding the Cajuns ties to the Acadiana area. If not Hudspeth Troy Wingerter if he’s willing.

Do you have any idea why Hud got fired from Austin Peay? It had nothing to do with on the field performance. As a matter of fact he turned them into a winner and was trending upward. You know what they say character does matter. No thanks. Don't want him anywhere around our program.

[GreatestStory]

I'm going to throw a few alternative thoughts/ideas out, not sure how well they will be received but here goes:

While the admins could market better, I think what also draws more people to the game is a party with their friends. I know lots of casual fans who can look at a Ragin Cajuns billboard 10 times a week and not consider going to the game.

As soon as I call those same people and say, "Hey, we are tailgating at CajunField this week, you want to come tailgating with us? Mark, Paul, David, Sean, Bobby, Toby, Eric, Brandon and all their wives will be there." The general response I get is: Hell yeah, me and my family will come meet ya'll.

They don't care about parking, tickets, concessions, attendance, etc. They may ask where to park and I'll tell them park at Drug Emporium and walk over to the tailgate. Once they are at the tailgate, most all of them start asking about tickets and end up in the stadium. Tailgating is the party that leads a lot of casual fans into the game.

The Athletic Dept and RCAF have ruined tailgating by trying to milk it for way more than it is worth. Sure, keep selling the prime spots (by the oak, along Reinhardt Dr by the Cajun walk, etc.) for a premium. Other than that, open up tailgating in other spots for a reduced price or first come first serve.

Please point me to any other G5 programs who charge as much as we do for tailgating.
Most of them do not charge at all. Most P5 programs do not even charge, much less charge what we are trying to charge.

They need to fix tailgating.