SB G2 Final Louisiana 4, Tx State 2

[MelRock]

Have to ask. Why are baseball and softball experiences so great and we can't get people to attend a football game? We need to explore what makes those venues so attractive vs football which should be our #1 venue. Now is the time to address and fix all problems with football attendance in preparation for the coming season. Is anyone in the athletic dept ready to seriously address this?

Because you have to pay for parking and that mean old RCAF is just trying to grab all our money.

[JMV JustMyView]

I’d venture to say that both softball and baseball are intimate settings. I feel like since Russo was built it’s kinda taken away from the experience. Still good but not like the old tigue. Football is just 15k in a cavernous 42k seat stadium. You feel disconnected. There’s no fan engagement. They kick the students out. They move the students from the normal sections. Concessions suck. People get ____ed off when fans stand up and make noise. Pathetic really. I could go on but I’m gonna just go have some cold beers at the ballparks on a nice Sunday afternoon.

15k? One game had like 7k sold, not actual.

[JMV JustMyView]

Because you have to pay for parking and that mean old RCAF is just trying to grab all our money.

With free parking they still don't come.

[Million$Mullet]

15k? One game had like 7k sold, not actual.

Point remains.

[JMV JustMyView]

Point remains.

I agree with everything in your post.

[Big Buds]

Have to ask. Why are baseball and softball experiences so great and we can't get people to attend a football game? We need to explore what makes those venues so attractive vs football which should be our #1 venue. Now is the time to address and fix all problems with football attendance in preparation for the coming season. Is anyone in the athletic dept ready to seriously address this?

Million$Mullet answered that question perfectly. Hopefully with the renovation comes a renovated fan base and attitude.

[ZoomZoom]

Million$Mullet answered that question perfectly. Hopefully with the renovation comes a renovated fan base and attitude.

Naw, they’ll take the Moncus Park approach. Bleed even red cent they can out of donors and patrons while in the honeymoon phase, only considering the now with no regards to sustainability.

Hopefully this post will be noted by MH folks and realize it’s not the way to do it.

[ManAboutTown]

Landry is like a snapping turtle out there.

Lmao

[bbhstiger5]

I agree with Mullet - the intimate feel of the space. The experience in the chair backs on the 50 yd line vs the upper deck is night and day. Upper deck feels so isolated

[CajunRage]

With free parking they still don't come.

His response is the reason nothing gets fixed. People have very clearly explained that it's not free vs paid. It's about an abundance of parking available and going unused inside the gates. It makes for a poor atmosphere and doesn't scream "come check out what's going on here".

[Turbine]

I agree with Mullet - the intimate feel of the space. The experience in the chair backs on the 50 yd line vs the upper deck is night and day. Upper deck feels so isolated

I was hearing the opposite about the first few rows of the upper deck.

Some were calling them the best seats in the house.

Personally I would prefer it if no seating was visable from Congress. It would really cut down on preconceived notions about the games and attendance would go up.

[bbhstiger5]

I was hearing the opposite about the first few rows of the upper deck.

Some were calling them the best seats in the house.

Personally I would prefer it if no seating was visable from Congress. It would really cut down on preconceived notions about the games and attendance would go up.

Another point is that softball games have their traditions and chants that all of the fans participate in. The “K K K K CYAH” and the “RED, WHITE, WHITE, RED, RED…” are such fun cheers that everyone participates in. Trying to remember the chants we have for football that everyone participates in besides the “LOUISIANA FIRST DOWN”. Which ones am I missing?