BB G1 Final: Louisiana 4, BYU 3

[ManAboutTown]

MAT that “true” freshman pitcher was 22 years old. Still, slightly concerning that he shut us down, but just wanted to make that distinction.

I’ll address the stuff at the Tigue since that falls totally under the category of “Things We Can Control.” I don’t know whose fault it is. Not ready to blame Maggard. But this just adds to a long list of little things not being taken care of properly and boxes not being checked across all sports. Is the product on the field ultimately paramount? Yes. However, we make it incredibly hard to be a fan, and thus, we don’t retain or attract new fans. New people have come to a UL event and encountered: long, unmoving entry lines because ticket scanners are broken, spending 30 minutes getting a beer, concession card readers down, concession areas closed, dirty seats, broken PA systems, the same god awful rave songs (if you can call them that) blasting at every football and basketball game, among many other things I’ve forgotten. Do you think the average people are going to remember whether we won or lost and want to return based on that? Probably not. They’ll remember the fact that they didn’t have a good experience. We have got to do a better job of making it easier to be a FAN. Everything from better advertisement and communication, to making sure you can buy a freaking shirt in this town that doesn’t say Lafayette on it and doesn’t look like it was made by a 5 year old or cost $120.

I know the BYU crew has the older players with their religious service requirement and everything but still, his first D1 start against what's supposed to be a very good offensive club... I gotta see more.

[CajunT]

All we needed last night was for the freakin' speakers to work, on opening freakin' day.

No therapy needed, and I still don't understand how Tribalism caused the speakers to not be working.

The tribalism reference is agreeing with a post that mentioned that we historically have a divided fan base.

The maintenance of the sound system is under his purview and this person that holds that responsibility to maintain it. That we agree upon.

[GreatestStory]

Great game last night. Awesome comeback and Marshall striking out all 5 he faced was a beautiful thing to see.

I had friends from Atlanta at the game with me and walking into the park and seeing our facilities really impressed them. Unfortunately, the initial excitement wore off quick and I was bummed out that they had to experience these issues at the Tigue:

1) Waiting over 30 minutes (2.5 innings) to get ONE hot dog from the concession stand. He ordered the "loaded hotdog". Not sure if "loaded" makes it take an extra 30 minutes, but that is unacceptable. It was a regular hot dog with chili & jalapenos on it which shouldn't have taken so long (see attached message).

2) I know it's been said, but worth repeating, the speakers needs to be fixed. Do they not give these things a test drive before the season starts?

3) The scorecards they give when entering the park were formatted incorrectly for our team. Some players numbers were not next to their names, weird spacing, alignment issues, etc. Yes, its not a major issue, but it just looked like amateur hour (see attached photo). Not reviewing text before printing thousands of copies is either laziness or just not caring.

The concession stand issue is embarrassing, takes away from the experience and needs to be addressed ASAP. #2 and #3 are not really big issues and should be easy fixes.

[SlickRick]

Wow.....I'm glad I went to the Basketball game!

[fanof71]

Must have been Amature Night at the Tigue last night...

[raginbeef]

Imagine printing those scorecards and then saying, “Yeah those look fine. Let’s just hand them out like that.” The little things add up. We don’t have enough people who take pride in putting out a good product. What an embarrassment

[GreatestStory]

Also, not stadium related but:

If you bring kids to the game and give them a device that has the volume all the way up, that right there is some bullsheet!! Put that thing on mute or bring them headphones.

I don't mind them being kids, running around, playing, talking, etc., but when they are master blasting video games 12 inches from my ear and I can't hear anything else, I am not really sure how to handle that situation. Have some respect for the people around you who are there to watch the game.

...and no, I can't just move a few seats down because this is in the Supreme Rice Field Club area and there are no extra seats to relocate.

See y'all at the Tigue again tonight.

GEAUX CAJUNS!

[LouisianaB]

Also, not stadium related but:

If you bring kids to the game and give them a device that has the volume all the way up, that right there is some bullsheet!! Turn that thing on mute or bring them headphones.

I don't mind them being kids, running around, playing, talking, etc., but when they are master blasting video games 12 inches from my ear and I can't hear anything else, I am not really sure how to handle that situation. Have some respect for the people around you who are there to watch the game.

See y'all at the Tigue again tonight.

GEAUX CAJUNS!

GET OFF MY LAWN

[ragincajun97]

Certain people with kids are entitled to everything they think.

[Turbine]

GET OFF MY LAWN

More like quit mowing my lawn with a bushhog.

[GreatestStory]

GET OFF MY LAWN

Sorry to hear that is how you raise your kids.

It is actually the parents fault more than the kids.

Just keep allowing them to do whatever they want with zero respect for others. Should work out great in the long run.

[babysitter]

This is why we are referred to as "Little Brother" by the folks to the east of us. When you can't even put on a positive fan experience for a home opener for baseball, something is terribly wrong. This isn't rocket science. I'm calling BS on the "first timers" for last night's game in the press box. Weak excuse. Fix this schitt or people are gonna start bailing. As it is $450.00 for a frickin wrist band for the stadium club is flat out stealing. You get absolutely nothing for it. Worse deal in the entire athletic department but yet people pay to "support" the program. We're a long way from being big time folks.