Grading the Game Day Experience

[cajuns80]

Please explain what you mean by the clock rules changes. I read there are no longer any clock stoppages on first downs or going out of bounds (except at under 2 minutes in second and fourth quarters). I am not aware of any added commercial time.

I think I am just lucky; I have not had any phone issues inside the stadium. Of course most of my time is spent watching the game and not my phone.

The proportion of game time to commercial time has swayed to commercial now.

[CajunVic]

Phone connectivity is far and away the worst thing about the gameday experience. Until they fix that, the experience will be awful. My other issue is with TV and CFB in general. Changing the clock rules so that we can have even more commercial time is awful for the game. We are sitting around watching less football in stadium now. Thats why phone connectivity is the biggest issue we have.

1. do you go to the game to watch the game, or to watch your phone?

2. so, the only experience that you have ever had at CF has been awful? Why do you go?

3. How can you be in the stadium and be prevented from watching the whole football game by anything to do with commercials?

I will be curious to see these answers.

[cjr3888]

Phone connectivity is far and away the worst thing about the gameday experience. Until they fix that, the experience will be awful. My other issue is with TV and CFB in general. Changing the clock rules so that we can have even more commercial time is awful for the game. We are sitting around watching less football in stadium now. Thats why phone connectivity is the biggest issue we have.

I was surprised by this at the game. I usually can’t use my phone in my seats but it was working just fine this weekend. Don’t know about other parts of the stadium.

[RaisingCajun08]

1. do you go to the game to watch the game, or to watch your phone?

For me, I like to check my phone during breaks in action. I'm looking up stats from our game as well as scores from other games.

[BeauCajun]

Great phone service for me. Kept up with all the SBC scores.

[JayWalker]

Great phone service for me. Kept up with all the SBC scores.

It's probably been ten years since I've had a problem with phone service at Cajun Field.

I've been a Sprint/T-Mobile guy. Haven't had a problem since I got rid of AT&T

[cajuns80]

1. do you go to the game to watch the game, or to watch your phone?

2. so, the only experience that you have ever had at CF has been awful? Why do you go?

3. How can you be in the stadium and be prevented from watching the whole football game by anything to do with commercials?

I will be curious to see these answers.

1) Watch the game. But to only have digital programs, but no cell service is not a good combo.
2) To support my school
3) Has to do with the pace of play. Sitting around staring at a tv guy with a clock. Again, that is a CFB issue, not a Cajun football issue.

[ULvictory]

I was surprised by this at the game. I usually can’t use my phone in my seats but it was working just fine this weekend. Don’t know about other parts of the stadium.

I sit under the upper deck in the bottom level, and the phone reception there is terrible. It's usually when I walk to the upper deck or by the student side when it gets better.

[cajuns80]

It's probably been ten years since I've had a problem with phone service at Cajun Field.

I've been a Sprint/T-Mobile guy. Haven't had a problem since I got rid of AT&T

You also sit in the press box.

[cajuns80]

I sit under the upper deck in the bottom level, and the phone reception there is terrible. It's usually when I walk to the upper deck or by the student side when it gets better.

Agreed.

[JayWalker]

You also sit in the press box.

Doesn't change my statement.

[cajuns80]

Doesn't change my statement.

Just adding context