How to pack Cajun Field against Texas State?

[Turbine]

Love the ideas.

"Beat Minnesota Saturday" is tops.

[Ragin9221]

Love the ideas.

"Beat Minnesota Saturday" is tops.

Oh if we beat Minnesota is the game changer!

[fanof71]

it's a boring, loud, expensive experience? this is the same if not more so across the country, the boring part is a personal emotion and varies from person to person. so how do marshall, USM, App st. JMU, Troy, from just the Sun Belt along with other peers do it? are they cheaper ? quieter? its always a list of excuses given, it even changes every few weeks or year to year, but the result is the same.....hear me out, maybe everyone is looking at it all wrong. just a thought excessive to see what new ideas spring up, cause the old ones havent worked.

Exactly, and the old issues and old ideas don't work and haven't been fixed, if anything they've gotten worse. Nothing will change (dramatically) with UL attendence until they somehow fix the in-game experience. What they're doing now and have been doing has proven not to work. Just ask the 20,000 who show up every home game dressed as seats....

[jaxmc1023]

Oh if we beat Minnesota is the game changer!

It really isn't though..

As others have said, beating Minnesota on the road is not going to suddenly have casuals saying: "dang they beat Minnesota!? Who they play this week!? Oh Texas State.. sweet lemme drop $100 on tickets for my family.. wonder if I know anyone who still has a tailgate spot......"

Now if they beat Minnesota they'll be on the news and in people's conversations, and THATS when you drop the "yeah and they're offering cheap tickets this weekend and a concert at CF before the game"

[Esqueleto]

Exactly, and the old issues and old ideas don't work and haven't been fixed, if anything they've gotten worse. Nothing will change (dramatically) with UL attendence until they somehow fix the in-game experience. What they're doing now and have been doing has proven not to work. Just ask the 20,000 who show up every home game dressed as seats....

Spot on. I don't even look forward to home games anymore. Pregame and ingame have become stale and boring. No excitement at all. Road games are exponentially more fun.

[KajunKrazy]

The University needs to start pushing this game now! I know it’s 2 weeks but if ESPN 2 or the U pick it up we need to show we can pack the stadium.

We need to push a Southern Miss style promotion when we played them last year in Hattiesburg, for the Texas State game!

Maybe they can cancel class that day like they did in Hattiesburg. Don’t tell the students it’s Saturday just that class in canceled so you can go to the game.

[RedTails]

There's an elementary school in Broussard/Youngsville (Martial Billeaud) that is teaching their entire school of kids the UL fight song for Paint the Town Red homecoming event. Principal is a big UL fan. Need more of that in all of our local schools.

[KajunKrazy]

The issues that have driven fans away still exist. Until UL decides to visibley fix these issues, 22k or 50% full stadium will be about the max...it's a boring, loud, expensive experience...

It depends what you comparing to, to say its expensive. If you compare it to peer institutions we have a very good price on tickets and concessions. If you are comparing it to Lafayette high or Comeaux then yeah its expensive.

[CajunNation]

We need to be careful with "outside the stadium promotions" for a 3pm kickoff. It will be too enticing for some to remain outside.

My ideas?

This should a nuclear powered Fan appreciation event.

Focus on cheap tickets, cheap parking and cheap food.

"Family" the crap out of this game. Gear everything towards the kids.

As many free giveaways as possible. Should be one huge giveaway at Halftime.

Do not hassle anyone for anything.

[KajunKrazy]

We need to be careful with "outside the stadium promotions" for a 3pm kickoff. It will be too enticing for some to remain outside.

My ideas?

This should a nuclear powered Fan appreciation event.

Focus on cheap tickets, cheap parking and cheap food.

"Family" the crap out of this game. Gear everything towards the kids.

As many free giveaways as possible. Should be one huge giveaway at Halftime.

Do not hassle anyone for anything.

Give free tickets to youth football league kids. They will bring parents.

[jaxmc1023]

It depends what you comparing to, to say its expensive. If you compare it to peer institutions we have a very good price on tickets and concessions. If you are comparing it to Lafayette high or Comeaux then yeah its expensive.

This is the mistake that the school keeps making, in my opinion...

Like it or not, G5 football is low stakes to most people. To casual fans, Texas State might as well be another FCS game. If you have to explain to someone WHY a match up us important, then those tickets should be $12-15

But again, selling 25k at $12.50 is STILL more money than selling 15k at $20.... and they're INSIDE THE STADIUM.. buying beers, buying food, etc.

[fanof71]

It depends what you comparing to, to say its expensive. If you compare it to peer institutions we have a very good price on tickets and concessions. If you are comparing it to Lafayette high or Comeaux then yeah its expensive.

I consider a $6 Hot Dog expensive...I consider a $3 drink, acceptable. $9 for the two is expensive...just my cheap azz 2 cents...