All of that would be great. Especially the music part
I've noticed they keep playing that white stripes seven nation bs. I'm guessing they're trying to get the crowd to do that chant but thankfully the crowd hasn't taken the bait on it (it's super lame and played out in the Midwest). The idea of that is good but the selection is stale
We're screaming into the ether, boys. Besides. There's already a blueprint on how to get butts in the seats. There was someone already here that did it. When he got here, the numbers went up. When he left, they went right back down....despite us winning more. Hell, he wasnt even "one of US". Yet, he still did it. Strange, huh? It's like tracing a picture instead of trying to freehand it. You'd think the administration could've figured this out. But alas, we are dealing with the most braindead, inept, apathetic administration in the country. They can't stop stepping on their own d!c&. But this admin won't look at how Hud did it. They don't care. It's painfully obvious. If they really did, the effort would be apparent. But in fact, it is the opposite. Their efforts, more often than not, are actually keeping people away, rather than drawing them in. What does that tell you? There are literally hundreds, maybe thousands of ideas just here on this board. A 12 year old, could copy and paste some of these to improve things. They don't want to. It's painful to say it, but it's the truth. And the sooner you accept this as the truth, the better off you'll be.
Hud started hot and got us to places the program had never been. Of course it was exciting and something people wanted to be a part of. He also didn’t have to keep people from watching at home. We weren’t on espn+ every week in those days.
And lastly. Hud lost the same following he gained. He wasn’t filling the stadium the last 2 seasons.
So
1. The winning and bowls are no longer first time things.
2. Espn+ broadcasts of our games and or just all the tv games to watch in general, are directly pulling butts out the seats. Hud era really didn’t have to fight that.
3. Hud was a part of the turning away of longtime fans we still haven’t gotten back.(and to that point, the team march under billy didn’t help his cause with filling the stadium)
4. This is my opinion. The cheerleaders cheer. The football coach coaches. I want wins, not coach led ticket drives …… coaching is a full time job. Let the coaches do their job.
The vibe guy does not have to be the coach but he does need to be the front man.
Sounds like a new position.
I dont think the answer is another employee at MH..
I think it's a collective of fans/alumni with enough monetary and social clout that MH is forced to interact with them
Krewe Allons is setting the blueprint in my opinion. Outside organization dedicated to doing what MH and RCAF won't
. . . he flexed the smedium . . . he talked to everyone . . . he not only convinced business people to by tickets, he convinced them to tailgate, have fun and strongly suggest that their employees, families and friends attend with them . . . and he won . . . he was that good off the field . . . when the winning stopped, the FDonadTrump video got out and he defended his players, he lost ALL his moxy and it was over . . . I’m not sure espn+ alone got people watching on their patios but the combination of espn+ and Covid is what really did it. Covid got many, many, many fans to experience the afternoon of patio games who would never had even thought of staying home from CF and many of them enjoyed the hassle free college football entertainment and never went back . . . all of these things combined did their little bit to get us where we are today . . .
Ditto. Acadiana not supporting this university is horrible and the University not making any effort what so ever to bring Acadiana to the game is just as bad.
Always thought there were two ways to bring in a crowd. Play the P5 schools at their home stadium and beat them badly or play the P5 schools here and beat them badly. However, even if we played Georgia tomorrow in Atlanta, and beat them 56-0, I doubt we would draw more than 15k we are already reporting to have in the stadium, even though we both know it ain't even that much. I'm at my wits end on how to get more people in the stands. And the ongoing frat/sorority spat with the University is just as bad.
When the present fans that show up through thick and thin pass on, our average attendance will be in 6K range. I would say the average age of the present fan is 58, maybe higher. If the 20-50 age group ain't coming now, then don't expect them to suddenly start showing up in 15-20 years.
And just hypothetically speaking, do you think our average crowd would increase if we changed to another conference? SEC? I think the Sunbelt is if not the best G5 football conference out there, then the 2nd best. They are making huge leaps every year to improve.
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