Schedule Question

[fanof71]

That was 14 years ago...you have to build a tradition of playing and beating P5's at CF...

[Duggie35]

I would love to see a P5 come back to Cajun Field. But as has already been mentioned, history and actual facts have proven that unless it is a “name” P5 school, this community could care less. And I don’t think Alabama, A&M, Georgia, etc will be making a trip to Lafayette in the lifetime of anyone on this message board. We should try to get a Baylor, Oklahoma State, Arizona or someone like that to come. But history suggest that MAY get another 5000-8000 people in for a single game. Until this community decides to step up and do a better job of supporting the Cajuns, the faithful will have to continue pulling the wagon.
However, if TSAB continues to lose like they did yesterday, some of their bandwagon fans may fall off, get confused, and find their way into Cajun Field for at least a few games!

[Turbine]

In 2009 Kansas St came to cajun field and played in front of a crowd of 16,400. What makes you think bringing in a P5 will increase attendance?

You will never change attendance problems with sporatic long in-between quality games.

To change habits there has to be an assurance that the schedule will be good sight unseen.

[KajunKrazy]

That was 14 years ago...you have to build a tradition of playing and beating P5's at CF...

Yes and the general public has grown even more apathetic since. That was also before every game was on ESPN + in which we have the highest viewership ratings in conference today. No one in our conference has a “tradition” of playing P 5s at home. They get them every once in a blue moon.

Other than App st with UNC last year and Wake this year and ODU with Va Tech this year who else in conference has hosted a P5 in the last couple of years? Serious question I honestly don’t know.

[KajunKrazy]

You will never change attendance problems with sporatic long in-between quality games.

To change habits there has to be an assurance that the schedule will be good sight unseen.

Maybe I am in the minority but I think knowing you are playing in the sunbelt every year, arguably the best G 5 conference out there, is enough to know you will have quality opponents every year. If you are paying attention you know Tx St, Ga St, ULM, and So Miss will all be games that we are evenly matched and can go either way. That makes for exciting football in my book.

Next year you know you will have Troy, So Al and Ark st who looks to be improving. You’d have to think also you’ll get some combination of App, JMU, and Coastal on the schedule with one being here. If our fans can’t get excited for conference alone they are just looking for excuses not to go.

[jaxmc1023]

Until this community decides to step up and do a better job of supporting the Cajuns, the faithful will have to continue pulling the wagon.

UL vs Texas State is not worth $100+ in tickets and who knows how much more in concessions, parking, etc to the average family of 4 in Acadiana

Read the comments on every social media post where they try to drum up local interest for a game.. the casual Lafayette person couldn't be any clearer in their opinion that the UL product is overpriced.

[Turbine]

Two 2-for1 relationahips and, one 3-for-1 always on constant rotation with multiple schools and Louisiana could have a P5 at home every year.

Some years, two.

[fanof71]

Yes and the general public has grown even more apathetic since. That was also before every game was on ESPN + in which we have the highest viewership ratings in conference today. No one in our conference has a “tradition” of playing P 5s at home. They get them every once in a blue moon.

Other than App st with UNC last year and Wake this year and ODU with Va Tech this year who else in conference has hosted a P5 in the last couple of years? Serious question I honestly don’t know.

Miami and Wake...Believe South Carolina on the home schedule soon for App

[KajunKrazy]

Two 2-for1 relationahips and, one 3-for-1 always on constant rotation with multiple schools and Louisiana could have a P5 at home every year.

Some years two.

Tell me what schools are you talking about that would boost attendance?

[KajunKrazy]

Miami and Wake...Believe South Carolina on the home schedule soon for App

I mention wake. Where did Miami go?

[KajunKrazy]

UL vs Texas State is not worth $100+ in tickets and who knows how much more in concessions, parking, etc to the average family of 4 in Acadiana

Read the comments on every social media post where they try to drum up local interest for a game.. the casual Lafayette person couldn't be any clearer in their opinion that the UL product is overpriced.

Anyone who can’t get excited for the Tx St game is simply not a fan and not paying attention. Foote calls it the game of the year and I think he’s right.

https://www.facebook.com/10000923732...5tGeU5b13o8Ql/

[KajunKrazy]

Miami and Wake...Believe South Carolina on the home schedule soon for App

You are correct looking at future App schedules they are going to So Carolina 3 and SC is going to App once. Which means, if I am not mistaken, they will have 3 trips to USC that won’t be the big money pay out games that those typically are, because the return trip is your pay. Which would mean, at least here, we’d have to find that 2nd P5 pay day on those years. The question is will our crowd grow enough to justify?