The university didn’t put the mid week games on tv the conference did. When Hud was here the parking lots were full across the street and behind the Hilton and no one was complaining about walking across the street back then. You could buy a ticket this year for 10 dollars. Something definitely changed. But it’s not about parking or ticket prices.
You guys are all trying very hard to figure out this problem. I commend your efforts, but none of these are the answer. If you want attendance to go up, paint the stadium purple and gold, put a Walmart next to the stadium, and serve corn dogs, andvoila! You'll have every casual NPC there to pack out the stadium! Problem solved!
Totally agree. If the prior 3 seasons under Napier can't fill the stands, then nothing will. I always thought there were 2 ways to draw 40k+.
1. Play a major P5 school at their field and beat them handily. Then it wouldn't matter who you were playing at home, even Comeaux High, the crowds would still come out to see the school that just beat the P5 at their place.
2. Play the major P5's at homeAlabama, GA, Clemsonthat would fill the stadium.
HOWEVER, not sure either of those two scenarios would even work now. It's really pitiful this community doesn't support this university. It's really embarrassing.
I'm not saying it's all UL's fault
It's not their fault the conference _____d out Tuesday night games for a wink from ESPN
It's also not their fault that they announced their ambitious facilities expansion plans right into the teeth of another oilfield and local economy collapse.
I never minded the walk to the stadium because I'd be rewarded with a cold beer from one of several tailgating spots Those spots disappeared though when they hiked prices and added tons of restrictions.
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