Grading the Game Day Experience

[JayWalker]

Just adding context

Well I used to have huge problems even in the press box with AT&T.

[cajuns80]

Well I used to have huge problems even in the press box with AT&T.

Hopefully in 3 years when stadium is complete it will be fixed. I'm sure that is very high on the list for new stadium.

[facelessjonmoon]

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.

Come on Vic. You gotta have a way to post on RP during the breaks in action

[RaisingCajun08]

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

I'm with Verizon. I switched because of no service with AT&T. That is a longer story. I cant remember if I had trouble last year or not with Verizon. Never was much of an issue like it is now.

With that said, I did have service in the 3rd quarter when people started leaving. No issue with radio signal.

[Turbine]

Well I used to have huge problems even in the press box with AT&T.

You should be on WiFi up there.

[Turbine]

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

I need to heed this pseudo suggestion.

[billbeck451]

mine rolled 5g the whole game and I'm not from Lafayette and my company isn't available in Louisiana

[KajunKrazy]

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.

All I need my phone for during a game is to pull up a roster and mine worked fine for that.

[CajunEXPRESS]

This morning I heard that Tulane has an interesting game day thing now. Women show up wearing green bikinis and cowboy boots. I dunno.

There’s definitely limited appeal for women in bikinis over the last several decades it’s like watching beached sea lions.

Now of course some are indeed mermaids, and that’s something sweet.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Vic there’s lots of dead time in the modern football game. It’s nice to have a little smart phone diversion in those numerous tv time outs.

This year because they want to or need to, there’s no longer clock stoppage on first downs except the last two minutes of each half. This will reduce significantly the number of plays in a game, but never tv commercials.

[Swamp]

mine rolled 5g the whole game and I'm not from Lafayette and my company isn't available in Louisiana

That's pretty damn interesting. I've only seen mine jump on 5G once heading north of H-town. Never once in Louisiana.

[Duggie35]

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 agree that connectivity is one of the biggest issues. But also, isn't it ashamed that we can't separate ourselves from our idiot boxes for just a few hours? How in the world did we ever survive without our electronics!