The Event Experience

[ULvictory]

In another thread, a few of you mentioned LaFonda's as a place where even though the food may not be that great, people still want to go there in droves. To their credit, LaFonda's has created itself as a place for the "in-crowd." In spite of the the food quality, the natural demand for people to want to be a part of that crowd creates the full parking lots there. Plus, the restaurant has been around for decades.

For our program, we just started to really consistently win just over a decade ago. We have talked about SELLING THE EVENT. We live here in Acadiana. This place is known for festivals, concerts, and just having a good time. We also have amenities like the mall, movie theaters, parks, and other venues of entertainment. The problem is that those amenities naturally raise standards for what our football games should be as an event because they are competitors which means Cajun Field has to naturally up its game to get people there rather than those other places on top of the reputation of "good times" we have here in Acadiana.

So I'll ask you(and takeout the results on the football field).......what competitive advantage does Cajun Field have over those other places previously mentioned and what gameday experience do you feel inside the gates of Cajun Field that gives you the vibe of a good time? And do you feel like you are getting your money's worth? If the answers to those questions are "none, none, and no/not really," then we have A LOT more to work on other than just winning football games.

[fanof71]

None, there is nothing Ragin or Cajun going on inside Cajun Field....getting people to the tailgate will never guarnatee they come into the stadium. But, I have ideas...lots of them, to improve what is offered.

[RedTails]

Cajun Field needs margaritas and murals of rich people.

[ULvictory]

Cajun Field needs margaritas and murals of rich people.

Murals of our conference championship would be a start

[thecajunitalian]

Murals of our conference championship would be a start

That is definitely a start!

[CajunVic]

The faces at Lafonda are far from a mural of rich people . . . sorta tells you why we can never have anything nice . . .

[Big Poppa]

Gimmicks don’t work. If you can’t get people excited and in the stadium for the football you’ll never consistently have good crowds.

[Turbine]

Gimmicks don’t work. If you can’t get people excited and in the stadium for the football you’ll never consistently have good crowds.

People can't see through walls.

They can see the parking lot and they can see the upper deck.

[CajunJack55]

Gimmicks don’t work. If you can’t get people excited and in the stadium for the football you’ll never consistently have good crowds.

This may have been the case 20-30 years ago but ain’t the case no more.

[CajunVic]

Gimmicks don’t work. If you can’t get people excited and in the stadium for the football you’ll never consistently have good crowds.

If this is the case, we are done. We have proven the inability to get people in Cajun Field for football performance the last three years . . . you have proven to be a brainiac of NOTHING and a poster on everything. . .

[JamesTheJeweler]

The faces at Lafonda are far from a mural of rich people . . . sorta tells you why we can never have anything nice . . .

Yep. I've been in that building exactly one time. It was all I needed. By the way, those margaritas aren't that good.

[anhil8tor]

HUD targeted young students. He had players in the schools. They gave out free tickets to kids. Winning helped, but he filled the stands.