Ragin Review Postgame: Troy Trojans

[Esqueleto]

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.

100%

[GreatestStory]

Casual fans need to see a product on the field that makes it worth attending.

You can’t scream and yell that casual fans are cowards because they prefer to watch something that entertains them. The current product on the field is not exciting or entertaining. It is actually rather depressing… a loss to Rice, a loss to ULM, a 17 point lead blown, bad coaching, no adjustments, etc.

Casual fans look at football teams like movies, either good or bad. Imagine you are flipping through channels and an award winning movie with a great cast is on one channel and a horrible movie with bad acting is on another channel. Most people will want to watch the better movie. It does not make the horrible movie any better if I start yelling, ”This movie was directed and produced by the university you attended, so why do you want to watch the other movie.”

If we are putting a poor product on the field, we damn sure better be throwing a kick azz party that casual fans want to attend.

GEAUX CAJUNS!

[Duggie35]

Over the past few days I have been scanning through my Facebook account. It is amazing how many people from Lafayette (many that I know) have posted pictures and/or comments about being at the LSUBR game on Saturday. Disgusting!

[KajunKrazy]

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.

Most stadiums are on campus. Where they charge you is for the tag to get into the parking lot. Take App st for instance if you are not a member of Yousef club you are not parking on campus. You have to go find some private lot where people are charging to park.

I am pretty sure if they would have built Cajun field where McNaspy was you wouldn't be charged to throw up a tent in the quad or any other green space on campus. But to park in lots on campus would come with a price. We just have a unique situation at Cajun field that is very hard to compare to an on campus facility.

[Duggie35]

Most stadiums are on campus. Where they charge you is for the tag to get into the parking lot. Take App st for instance if you are not a member of Yousef club you are not parking on campus. You have to go find some private lot where people are charging to park.

I am pretty sure if they would have built Cajun field where McNaspy was you wouldn't be charged to throw up a tent in the quad or any other green space on campus. But to park in lots on campus would come with a price. We just have a unique situation at Cajun field that is very hard to compare to an on campus facility.

If people B_I_T-C-H at having to walk across Congress Street, just think how bad it would be if they had to walk ALL THE WAY across campus!!!!!

[fanof71]

Most stadiums are on campus. Where they charge you is for the tag to get into the parking lot. Take App st for instance if you are not a member of Yousef club you are not parking on campus. You have to go find some private lot where people are charging to park.

I am pretty sure if they would have built Cajun field where McNaspy was you wouldn't be charged to throw up a tent in the quad or any other green space on campus. But to park in lots on campus would come with a price. We just have a unique situation at Cajun field that is very hard to compare to an on campus facility.

Williams Brice in Columbia, SC is an off campus stadium (It may now be on USC property..) regardless it is a couple of miles away from campus. Aside from the Caboose's you can lease for tailgating and hosting, I wonder how they handle tailgating. Stadium is out in the middle of acres of parking...

[GreatestStory]

Yes, most stadiums are on campus. Since ours is not on campus, does that mean we have no choice but to charge a premium for both parking AND tailgating?

The only reason I bring up the tailgating situation is because we have created a ghost town where once great tailgating used to be.

Parking areas are not a ghost town yet, but it seems we are on our way to making it one.

By no means am I suggesting making either 100% free, but I think the policies and pricing needs to be revisited since it is obviously not working.

Such a sad series of things unfolding in front of us. It is heartbreaking, to see us going the wrong direction.

[RaginReview]

Pod Version:

[ManAboutTown]

Casual fans need to see a product on the field that makes it worth attending.

You can’t scream and yell that casual fans are cowards because they prefer to watch something that entertains them. The current product on the field is not exciting or entertaining. It is actually rather depressing… a loss to Rice, a loss to ULM, a 17 point lead blown, bad coaching, no adjustments, etc.

Casual fans look at football teams like movies, either good or bad. Imagine you are flipping through channels and an award winning movie with a great cast is on one channel and a horrible movie with bad acting is on another channel. Most people will want to watch the better movie. It does not make the horrible movie any better if I start yelling, ”This movie was directed and produced by the university you attended, so why do you want to watch the other movie.”

If we are putting a poor product on the field, we damn sure better be throwing a kick azz party that casual fans want to attend.

GEAUX CAJUNS!

They didn't show up for a 13-1 top 25 football team either.

And I wasn't hollering at casual fans. I couldn't care less about them. They are not our problem. The cowards are the UL, U(s)L alumni that live in this area but drive to BR to give away their money without a single thought about the school that educated them. The school that is a huge part of our economy.

Those people are cowards and would rather clout chase than help build a lasting program. Has the admin been a joke and chased many of them away? Sure. But when you see a real commitment being made here, you have to at least attempt to be loyal. It's gross.

[KajunKrazy]

Yes, most stadiums are on campus. Since ours is not on campus, does that mean we have no choice but to charge a premium for both parking AND tailgating?

The only reason I bring up the tailgating situation is because we have created a ghost town where once great tailgating used to be.

Parking areas are not a ghost town yet, but it seems we are on our way to making it one.

By no means am I suggesting making either 100% free, but I think the policies and pricing needs to be revisited since it is obviously not working.

Such a sad series of things unfolding in front of us. It is heartbreaking, to see us going the wrong direction.

I don't disagree I have been saying for the longest the biggest thing our school is missing is a place for the casual fan to show up and throw up a pop up tent for the day and enjoy the tailgating experience like at on campus sites. We desperately need that. But it doesn't necessarily have to be in the prime real-estate where they are currently generating a profit.

[KajunKrazy]

They didn't show up for a 13-1 top 25 football team either.

And I wasn't hollering at casual fans. I couldn't care less about them. They are not our problem. The cowards are the UL, U(s)L alumni that live in this area but drive to BR to give away their money without a single thought about the school that educated them. The school that is a huge part of our economy.

Those people are cowards and would rather clout chase than help build a lasting program. Has the admin been a joke and chased many of them away? Sure. But when you see a real commitment being made here, you have to at least attempt to be loyal. It's gross.

100% with you. I can not tell you how many M__F'ers I sat with in the student section with back in my days that are in BR every freaking week. Back then you just assume the all become alumni supporters but that is far from the case. It chaps my @$$. Many have unfriended me on social media because of my comments to them.

[GreatestStory]

They didn't show up for a 13-1 top 25 football team either.

And I wasn't hollering at casual fans. I couldn't care less about them. They are not our problem. The cowards are the UL, U(s)L alumni that live in this area but drive to BR to give away their money without a single thought about the school that educated them. The school that is a huge part of our economy.

Those people are cowards and would rather clout chase than help build a lasting program. Has the admin been a joke and chased many of them away? Sure. But when you see a real commitment being made here, you have to at least attempt to be loyal. It's gross.

I'm with you and totally understand where you are coming from.

I was just pointing out that our product on the field (a lot related to coaching decisions) isn't doing us any favors, but I'm sure y'all are already know being it was discussed on the podcast.

Podcast is going great... it's a lot better than the games lately.