In Need of An Explanation

[Turbine]

The best value option for buying tickets to the games (in any sport) is thru season tickets. You are basically bundling a season's worth of tickets to get a better price. The problem is, the age group they need to be targeting, just can't use season tickets anymore. Families with kids have dance, soccer, festivals, etc that keep them from going to every game.. So what do they do? They give those tickets away when they can't attend. So their seat is filled, but we haven't added anyone new to the stadium.

Why not take this 'bundling' concept to a single game approach?

Charge $200 for a tailgate spot and 8 tickets. It encourages people to invite people to their tailgate to spread the cost around and make it cheaper for everyone. Maybe you end up with 12 people at your TG, and they either buy or get their hands on some extra tickets.. That's 4 more people in the stadium. 12 popcorns, 12 sodas, 12 beers.. 6 kids spending all day playing with their friends in the parking lot, before going inside to play on the hill. 6 parents standing around in great weather, sipping beers, listening to music, running into people they haven't seen in forever.. Sounds eerily familiar to Festival *INSERT ANY NAME HERE* that they have no problem getting people to go to

Brilliant

[Turbine]

(Re)building our crowds starts with rebuilding tailgating. It needs to be a must go to party. Bring band(S), food trucks, a beer garden, cheap or free spots, cheap or free parking. Advertise it like crazy. Get off the damn frat’s back. Build the party. “Festival Cajuns” every game day. Then have people walking around selling cheap GA tickets.

Root solution at its core.

[BananaHammock]

I hear people complain about attendance every week but give me one good reason people should go and spend their money on UL football. I go to every game and the fan experience is terrible. I went to the Southern Miss game on Thursday night and the fan experience was awesome made me wish we played there this year. I'm talking about the in game experience. There no fan interaction except for first downs. People complain about the music, our band still playing songs they played in the 70's. Other than the kids on the hill what does the university do to have fans interact and want to go to Cajun Field.

What exactly is Southern Miss doing to make the game experience better than ours? Can't say that I've ever been to a game there.