103.7 The Game to become ESPN Lafayette and ESPN Lake Charles

[CajunT]

I wonder how many of ya'll there would be if the Astros were still averaging 60 wins a season.

About as many as there would for the Saints if they were still winning 3-4 games a season. I've been a diehard Astro's fan since 1972, held on through many losing seasons.

[JMV JustMyView]

I wonder how many of ya'll there would be if the Astros were still averaging 60 wins a season. Everyone was a Braves, Cubs or Yankees fan when I was growing up in Lafayette (80's/90's), funny how winning changes everything.

Solution for all of UL's problems, win and keep winning in everything!

I have been with the Rangers and Astros thru the highs and lows, mostly lows.

[cajun55]

About as many as there would for the Saints if they were still winning 3-4 games a season. I've been a diehard Astro's fan since 1972, held on through many losing seasons.

I don't know about that, all my friends were Saints fans in the 80's we just all had another team we also followed, because all kids need to follow a winner haha, but we were all Saints fans we just didn't have much hope.

[Turbine]

Yes, we need to do better promoting our own brand. Especially in our own city. But, UL still outnumbers purple fans in Lafayette.

Glancers misconstrue the entirety of Acadiana numbers as Lafayette.

Some have developed this misconception entirely on bridge traffic.

This simply is not an accurate reprezentation.

[zeppelincajun]

There is an element here, but that's far from true. That's the "we own everything" opinion that their garbage fans spout. The state is boarder to boarder tiger fans? No it's not. Not even close. You have hundreds of thousands of fans, students and alums of other universities that would agree. Plus, a large percentage of the population that just don't care either way.

Yes, we need to do better promoting our own brand. Especially in our own city. But, UL still outnumbers purple fans in Lafayette.

I used to believe that. 7,888 was a hard reality pill to swallow.

[JMV JustMyView]

I used to believe that. 7,888 was a hard reality pill to swallow.

That was sold tickets, way less actual total.

[RaginScotsman]

I used to believe that. 7,888 was a hard reality pill to swallow.

I get that. I don't think that's a result of people in the community that used to show up for Cajuns games pulling support and going east, though.

I know several fans that are all UL, but don't come to many games anymore. They'll watch from home. The reasons for that are numerous like we've talked about before and will surely recap as football season approaches and we get an idea of season ticket sales.

[CajunT]

I don't know about that, all my friends were Saints fans in the 80's we just all had another team we also followed, because all kids need to follow a winner haha, but we were all Saints fans we just didn't have much hope.

Yea, I'm not built that way. I've never had a backup team in case my favorite sucked. Now there are franchises I respect, but I would never become a fan that had to watch them daily, or weekly.

[Cajunsmike]

About as many as there would for the Saints if they were still winning 3-4 games a season. I've been a diehard Astro's fan since 1972, held on through many losing seasons.

Astros fans since 1968 here. That is due to listening to games on KPEL when Gene Elston, Loel Passe, and Harry Calas were broadcasting. Calas went on the Phillies but his son is now part of the Astros TV crew. Top players back then were Joe Morgan (before his Reds days), Bob Watson, Doug Radar, and Jimmy Wynn (Toy Cannon). There are plenty of others like me still around.

[Cajunsmike]

Did the sellout lose his show?

Matt Miguez just announced the changes. He reported he will still be with the station but in a new and exciting role. They are not ready to announce that role as of yet. His partner indicated he would still be on air at times. I wonder if he will do more live coverage of games and give progress reports as well as video highlights on Twitter. That is just my guess. No actual clue of what his role will be.

[Turbine]

That was sold tickets, way less actual total.

That is on lack of public season ticket drive and not reflective of actual interest.

If they had actual tickets in hand from a season ticket drive they would use them.

[Turbine]

I used to believe that. 7,888 was a hard reality pill to swallow.

Since UL only markets to Lafayette and ignores Acadiana, that number represents about 7% of the locals.

It is a low water mark but not nearly representative of what can be.