In Need of An Explanation

[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 . . .

[CajunEXPRESS]

I agree regarding the GameDay experience at USM. It's alot of little things they do that make a big difference

Name three of them

[CajunVic]

. . . crickets . . .

[Big Buds]

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

I’m actually starting to lean towards this. Definitely need to bring back the rules of 10+ years ago.

[jaxmc1023]

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.

This is, in my opinion, the entire problem.

The admin is all in on season tickets as the main "promotion" to sell tickets. It's the only way to get any value out of UL athletics

1. No couple with kids under 12, have six Saturdays free during soccer/dance/etc season to go to every game

2. UL is not "D1 football". Yes, they obviously are, but they will in no way factor into high level D1 championship discussions. We are minor league baseball.. yet the admin is content with this marketing strategy of "gahhhh-lee! Can you believe it!? We have a D1 team right here in little ole Lafayette, with D1 prices to boot!"

The more apt comparison is probably a Premier League team that is stuck in EFL due to relegation.

The odds of us being that team that magically catches the eye of the P5 fossils and gets invited to the real show, are slimmer than a Freddy's burger patty.

So why not lean into our status? If you're a minor league baseball team then just go nuts.. go Savannah Bananas.. do things that you don't see at other G5 stadiums.

Bring back the wolf of wall street chant.. add the slow clap buildup thing that USMNT soccer teams do.. maybe use the $45k bell for ... something? If you're going to play rap, then play rap that your target demo -- 25-40 year old women-- might actually know the words to..

[facelessjonmoon]

This is, in my opinion, the entire problem.

The admin is all in on season tickets as the main "promotion" to sell tickets. It's the only way to get any value out of UL athletics

1. No couple with kids under 12, have six Saturdays free during soccer/dance/etc season to go to every game

2. UL is not "D1 football". Yes, they obviously are, but they will in no way factor into high level D1 championship discussions. We are minor league baseball.. yet the admin is content with this marketing strategy of "gahhhh-lee! Can you believe it!? We have a D1 team right here in little ole Lafayette, with D1 prices to boot!"

The more apt comparison is probably a Premier League team that is stuck in EFL due to relegation.

The odds of us being that team that magically catches the eye of the P5 fossils and gets invited to the real show, are slimmer than a Freddy's burger patty.

So why not lean into our status? If you're a minor league baseball team then just go nuts.. go Savannah Bananas.. do things that you don't see at other G5 stadiums.

Bring back the wolf of wall street chant.. add the slow clap buildup thing that USMNT soccer teams do.. maybe use the $45k bell for ... something? If you're going to play rap, then play rap that your target demo -- 25-40 year old women-- might actually know the words to..

If you're playing music to target 25-40 year old women at a college football game you're doing it wrong

[jaxmc1023]

If you're playing music to target 25-40 year old women at a college football game you're doing it wrong

You think so?

You think stadiums that have 40k+ people in them are filled with single guys and married guys who ducked out for the afternoon?

You know exactly what I'm talking about.. If you're going to play rap, then play rap songs that middle age women will enjoy. Whatever songs they were playing Saturday got ZERO reaction out of the student section, which is who I'm assuming they were supposed to appeal to