Dr Maggard Being Proactive (student support)

[Turbine]

Trust me, nobody in their right mind are leaving their horses tied up at Cajun Field and going into the stadium for a football game. But have at it.

You obviously missed the post about Blackham.

It's already done for the rodeo at Blackham and the Cajundome. Not everyone stays with the horses.

[fanof71]

I can't believe...

[Esqueleto]

I can't believe...

LOL, you caught a few big ones.

[Turbine]

Round em up!

Make every game at The Swamp a major event. ... warts and all.

[Ragin9221]

More or less I am not talking about everyone on this trail ride. The people that mainly do it, would be in it. Would have to pay or have people or businesses that would sign up to be in jt. I am thinking more or less like a Parade of horses, wagons, with a zydeco band, UL’s Band, Football team, Cheerleaders Fraternities, University Organizations etc..

We start from Blackham, and make a big circle around Cajun Field and end in Blackham, where they can keep there horses and buggy’s and they would be busses waiting transport them to Cajun Field or to there cars .

It be like Mardi Gras, get the Fraternities involved and put it together. Hopefully a crowd will show up!

Have vendors at Cajun Field where everyone would gather and a Zydeco band. Just make it a big party where football is the main event !

We are the Ragin Cajuns!! Make it Cajun or Creole! Something that aligns with our traditions and values

[RedTails]

I like the ideas, but I'm not a fan of an actual trail ride. I am still all about the idea floated months ago relocating ALL tailgating on the east side of CF (shutting down Cajundome Blvd). I think combining all of our tailgaters (fan/alumni/students) would make a livelier and more connected gameday.

Got Bourgeois Park, Greek Row, Practice Facility, Cajundome (Cajundome Table), Lamson, APC/IPF.

Band and football team doing Cajun Walk down Cajundome Blvd or Reinhardt.

[CajunVic]

Now that’ a trail that would be worth riding on.

[KajunKrazy]

I know a cattle rancher/horse trainer, he says trail rides "Smell Like Money."

How many people do you think that actually participate in trail rides on the weekends also have an interest in Cajuns athletics? My guess is that number is very low and a trail ride would not move the needle one bit as far as football crowd go. I have seen both and they are not the same crowds. For the most part trail riders aren't going into any stadiums except for maybe rodeos or anything goes horse shows.

[Ragin9221]

I like the ideas, but I'm not a fan of an actual trail ride. I am still all about the idea floated months ago relocating ALL tailgating on the east side of CF (shutting down Cajundome Blvd). I think combining all of our tailgaters (fan/alumni/students) would make a livelier and more connected gameday.

Got Bourgeois Park, Greek Row, Practice Facility, Cajundome (Cajundome Table), Lamson, APC/IPF.

Band and football team doing Cajun Walk down Cajundome Blvd or Reinhardt.

I am down. Even if you have open tailgating on the Cajundome side I like the idea of open tailgate on the NEZ of the stadium.

I be real there has to be way to rearrange the parking, tailgating, paid tailgating, student tailgating etc. more efficient and effective.

[Turbine]

How many people do you think that actually participate in trail rides on the weekends also have an interest in Cajuns athletics? My guess is that number is very low and a trail ride would not move the needle one bit as far as football crowd go. I have seen both and they are not the same crowds. For the most part trail riders aren't going into any stadiums except for maybe rodeos or anything goes horse shows.

You hit the nail on the head.

Get the low, interest individuals (and there are many) interested.

Keep doing this across many niche markets and eventually you will think you, hit the motherload.

[Ragin9221]

You hit the nail on the head.

Get the low, interest individuals (and there are many) interested.

Keep doing this across many niche markets and eventually you will think you, hit the motherload.

Exactly!! A person from Rayne, Kaplan, Opelousas, Church Point, New Iberia is not coming to a Cajuns game. Maybe if you graduated and went to a couple sporting events.

The key to me is we have to appeal to the surrounding towns around Lafayette.

What do these towns do for fun? Well let’s do that at Cajun Field!!

New Iberia has a Sugarcane festival, well we need to have a Sugarcane festival at Cajun Field.

Breaux Bridge has a Crawfish festival well we need to have a Crawfish Festival at Cajun Field.

[UL_Cajuns]

Hell the Zebra and camel races drew 200K people to Evangeline downs as mentioned before. Who knows. Lol.