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[CajunVic]

What? Telling the truth? Sorry, but it is what it is. Having spirited discussions and disagreements don’t hurt attendance at schools where people care. It’s better than apathy, and thin-skinned people looking to make excuses.

Face it: no one wants to see this team, or at least very few people do. Why? If it’s because of a couple of comments on some little forum, things are worse than we thought.

. . . it has been every day of every week for ages and then again even worse with Levi Lewis brought us to a nationally ranked team for two years . . . sorry, but that is not just a few comments on some little forum and if you think this forum has become self sufficient because there are only a few comments on some little forum, I got some beach front property in Opelousas to sell you . . .

[AirBill]

. . . it has been every day of every week for ages and then again even worse with Levi Lewis brought us to a nationally ranked team for two years . . . sorry, but that is not just a few comments on some little forum and if you think this forum has become self sufficient because there are only a few comments on some little forum, I got some beach front property in Opelousas to sell you . . .

Well then, why did you bring it up?

[CajunVic]

Well then, why did you bring it up?

. . .why did I bring what up . . . I could have sworn that you brought it up and I jumped on board . . .

[AirBill]

. . .why did I bring what up . . . I could have sworn that you brought it up and I jumped on board . . .

Sorry, think I misunderstood you. My bad.

[Big Poppa]

I’m kinda tired of hearing crap takes like this. Other schools (see App State) don’t have the same disinterested fan base.

Some folks might like being a junior college to the P5s some folks don’t. I for one am not particularly fond of it.

[Turbine]

. . . hey, most of the 18,000 came, the balance probably opted out because they tired of being chastised . . . or they listened to this board on how horrible an experience at outrageous cost they would have if they went . . .

Relating the identifying of weaknesses, and the presenting solutions with negativity is a sure way to get "stuck on stupid" as the Ragin' Cajun General would say..

[ManAboutTown]

Some folks might like being a junior college to the P5s some folks don’t. I for one am not particularly fond of it.

I don't think anyone is... The question remains, what are you going to do about it? This is where we are. I can tell you this: Players want to feel wanted. They'll be more likely to stay in a place that makes them feel wanted. An empty stadium sure doesn't help that cause.

[Cajunsmike]

Is an abject disaster..

Our two most embarrassing attendance moments have come in the past 2 years.
All things considered, Saturday ranks up there with 7700 for Troy last year.

Even with all of our problems in the Athletics Department, Acadiana has the bear the burden on this one. Sometimes, you just have to hold your nose and support entities that bolster your best interests. I'm not advocating for one way loyalty. But I am saying, sometimes, you put the sword away for a moment and weather the punishment. Saturday was one of those days.

Are they promoting this team properly? NO
Are they promoting this league properly? NO
Are they promoting this Athletics Department properly? HELL NO

But damn, if you can't enjoy a ball player like Zeon Chriss and the talent that Mike and Co have assembled, you're not a football fan. And if you can't spend a fun afternoon in perfect weather against an opponent that beat Baylor and is 4-1, you're just not a Cajuns fan.

Again, we have massive issues. I know all about them. But if you didn't want to be at the field Saturday, that's kinda on you..

The athletic department did put out a better marketing effort this past weekend. Obviously not good enough. However people on this forum need to realize there are few Cajun fans in the area at this time. Not many care about the Cajuns. Now what I don’t know is how many people are watching at home or establishments that would have been at the game 20 years ago. Probably more than we realize.

[Cajunsmike]

App is an anomaly at the G5 level. Most programs in our category are having similar issues.

[zeppelincajun]

The athletic department did put out a better marketing effort this past weekend. Obviously not good enough. However people on this forum need to realize there are few Cajun fans in the area at this time. Not many care about the Cajuns. Now what I don’t know is how many people are watching at home or establishments that would have been at the game 20 years ago. Probably more than we realize.

Are you speaking about those god awfully designed sponsored posts on FB? If that's our idea of kicking the marketing up a notch, it's easy to see why we are a cellar dweller in our own conference in terms of attendance.