In Need of An Explanation

[ragin50]

It's D1 football right in Lafayette, playing football in an exciting conference. A couple with two kids under 12 years old can go to every game for $300 (two GA + two YRCC memberships). For $160 extra, you can park right next to the stadium in Lot F and get in and out of the game within minutes. I spent almost $100 at a Mexican restaurant in town last night, for a single hour of food/entertainment.

I will agree with you that the in-game experience/energy is bad, but I'm hoping when the oversized upper deck is removed, it'll feel more exciting and less spread out even with 15k crowds.

Excellent post. Why do you have to be entertained all the time? I enjoy watching the "football game", don't care that much about all the other stuff. And, compared to most other FBS schools, we are probably less expensive and have more accessible parking.

[CajunJack55]

Excellent post. Why do you have to be entertained all the time? I enjoy watching the "football game", don't care that much about all the other stuff. And, compared to most other FBS schools, we are probably less expensive and have more accessible parking.

And 95% of posters on here would agree with you, we are hardcore football fans, we are the 15-18,000…the point is how do we get others in Acadiana engaged? How do we get more students engaged? How do we keep them for the second half? Like it or not we have to offer more than just a “football game”

[Clutch0364]

I walked over to our RV spot from the Cajundome yesterday after the basketball scrimmage and there was ONE RV along the fence on congress. ONE!!! The RV lot is fricking dead. Maybe 10 total.

You can’t keep raising prices when the supply/demand doesn’t call for it. We are getting what we get because no one in the admin is thinking any farther than milking the already existing fan base. At some point that well runs dry.

[UL_Cajuns]

Let’s look at it a different way.

Why do people attend football games or sporting events ?

Is it just for football ?

Is it to have a good time?

Is it to be Social?

I would argue more fans are coming to be Social!

So make it as social as possible .

I go to watch football. Many go to be social and party. I really don’t like to be social when watching the game because I am very much focused on the game. However We need everyone: the socials, the locked in football fan, students, drunks, children, moms, dads, grandparents, away team fans!!

[CajunVic]

I go to watch football. Many go to be social and party. I really don’t like to be social when watching the game because I am very much focused on the game. However We need everyone: the socials, the locked in football fan, students, drunks, children, moms, dads, grandparents, away team fans!!

. . . don’t forget those that go just to exercise THEIR RIGHT to complain . . . if you forget those, you will ____ off a bunch here . . .

[Esqueleto]

It’s bad…and a serious problem. It will never happen but they need to go back to the old parking/tailgating ways. That won’t fix it overnight but it will slowly rebuild the organic growth we once had.

Absolutely, it's the only way back

[CajunVic]

. . . here we go, two dudes with a solution . . . gotta like it . . .

[JMV JustMyView]

Tailgating and RV parking should be free on a first come first serve. There is basically zero demand.

[CajunVic]

Tailgating and RV parking should be free on a first come first serve.

. . . Yes, just screw those willing to pay to have a sure consistent spot . . . is this guy a brain surgeon or does he need a brain surgeon . . .

[Turbine]

. . . Yes, just screw those willing to pay to have a sure consistent spot . . . is this guy a brain surgeon or does he need a brain surgeon . . .

You complain in such creative ways.

Its an art form with you.

[jaxmc1023]

. . . Yes, just screw those willing to pay to have a sure consistent spot . . . is this guy a brain surgeon or does he need a brain surgeon . . .

Fine.. pick 5 or 10 spots and make people pay for those

The rest should be free every game until they are all full. If you don't have cops telling the overflow people "sorry, you can't tailgate here" for trying to put tents in unapproved places, then you are charging too much.

[CajunVic]

You complain in such creative ways.

Its an art form with you.

. . . trying to help a guy out is usually not classified as complaining . . .