What is behind UL football's attendance woes? Numerous obstacles keep fans from Cajun Field

[Turbine]

You aren't understanding my point. Parking and tailgating are lagniappe. Tickets, sponsors and donors are the priority. Parking and tailgating are things that as long as you cover your cost, you can break even (or even come out of pocket a bit) in order to maximize the priorities. If you are worried about losing the revenue of the current tailgaters at the expense of growing attendance, you are doing it wrong.

Not physically, but mentally, parking has become a bottleneck towards attendance.

Its as if eliminating the bottleneck physically (waiting to park) was Priority One.

[ZoomZoom]

Crazy idea for student growth…scan attending student IDs into a database. Each game, give away something, like a laptop, 1k tuition credit, whatever at the start of the fourth quarter. The last home game, every student that has made EVERY game, in a raffle for a car, free tuition for a semester runner up position.

Invest now, ROI down the road.

[Cajunsmike]

More people still read hard copy than you realize. I see several being distributed daily in my neighborhood.

[Turbine]

Crazy idea for student growth…scan attending student IDs into a database. Each game, give away something, like a laptop, 1k tuition credit, whatever at the start of the fourth quarter. The last home game, every student that has made EVERY game, in a raffle for a car, free tuition for a semester runner up position.

Invest now, ROI down the road.

The return down the road would be incalculablely good.

[ZoomZoom]

The return down the road would be incalculablely good.

I use to laugh when the make a FG from 30 by a student contest was also an adventure for our actual kicker. Make it easy to win.

[Jeaux]

Crazy idea for student growth…scan attending student IDs into a database. Each game, give away something, like a laptop, 1k tuition credit, whatever at the start of the fourth quarter. The last home game, every student that has made EVERY game, in a raffle for a car, free tuition for a semester runner up position.

Invest now, ROI down the road.

Another thing they could do and it wouldn't cost as much is just give the students a few escort tickets (2 or 3) that they can use however they want. There are many people age 20 to 30 in the area with no ties to University. They're here from Houston, New Orleans or the North shore. Yes most aren't Cajun fans but they are in the community and what easier way to reach them then through our students who work with them and interact with them daily

[CajunGrad16]

Another thing they could do and it wouldn't cost as much is just give the students a few escort tickets (2 or 3) that they can use however they want. There are many people age 20 to 30 in the area with no ties to University. They're here from Houston, New Orleans or the North shore. Yes most aren't Cajun fans but they are in the community and what easier way to reach them then through our students who work with them and interact with them daily

I believe that they can get escort tickets for $10. Not sure if there is a limit or not

[Jeaux]

I believe that they can get escort tickets for $10. Not sure if there is a limit or not

Yes I'm aware of that but I mean like physical tickets that also gets them into the student tailgate and other activities. If you're a student and just meet someone new to the area what a better place to get to know someone than at Cajunfield

[sunbeltsports]

This is a rant about UL Attendance and here are my ideas...
1. The University of Tulsa is trying to break a world record before their game this week. "Largest Beer Tasting Event" before the game. UL should do this but "Largest Jambalaya Pot". Currently 3,371 lbs from 2009. Buy 1 Ticket get a free bowl of Jambalaya. Hopefully increase attendance.
2. Kids Night - Kids get in free
3. Local Team Night - Local football teams get in for free
4. Food Truck Roundup - Food trucks in the parking lot
5. Best dressed Cajun fan gets x amount of cash
6. Cancer Research Night - Every ticket sold gives a % to cancer research foundation
7. Gulf Brew Festival happens at Cajun Field this week, not downtown Lafayette.
These are just some of my ideas to increase this awful attendance

[Turbine]

This is a rant about UL Attendance and here are my ideas...
1. The University of Tulsa is trying to break a world record before their game this week. "Largest Beer Tasting Event" before the game. UL should do this but "Largest Jambalaya Pot". Currently 3,371 lbs from 2009. Buy 1 Ticket get a free bowl of Jambalaya. Hopefully increase attendance.
2. Kids Night - Kids get in free
3. Local Team Night - Local football teams get in for free
4. Food Truck Roundup - Food trucks in the parking lot
5. Best dressed Cajun fan gets x amount of cash
6. Cancer Research Night - Every ticket sold gives a % to cancer research foundation
7. Gulf Brew Festival happens at Cajun Field this week, not downtown Lafayette.
These are just some of my ideas to increase this awful attendance

That's not a rant that's a rally.

Some rally good ideas.

[RaginDave]

This is a rant about UL Attendance and here are my ideas...
1. The University of Tulsa is trying to break a world record before their game this week. "Largest Beer Tasting Event" before the game. UL should do this but "Largest Jambalaya Pot". Currently 3,371 lbs from 2009. Buy 1 Ticket get a free bowl of Jambalaya. Hopefully increase attendance.
2. Kids Night - Kids get in free
3. Local Team Night - Local football teams get in for free
4. Food Truck Roundup - Food trucks in the parking lot
5. Best dressed Cajun fan gets x amount of cash
6. Cancer Research Night - Every ticket sold gives a % to cancer research foundation
7. Gulf Brew Festival happens at Cajun Field this week, not downtown Lafayette.
These are just some of my ideas to increase this awful attendance

#7 is a great idea, but it would hard pressed to move it from Acadiana Center for the Arts to Cajun Field. Now moving it to the CajunDome could be an idea. But more importantly I think you should make some sort of combo ticket, for instance, Gulf Brew Tickets are $40, Cajun Football Tickets are let's say $20 (on average) for General Admission. Sell General Admission with the purchase of a Gulf Brew Ticket for $50. Meaning you offer the Gulf Brew for $40, but for $10 more you get both and open that up as an option.

[GeauxCajuns]

Crazy idea for student growth…scan attending student IDs into a database. Each game, give away something, like a laptop, 1k tuition credit, whatever at the start of the fourth quarter. The last home game, every student that has made EVERY game, in a raffle for a car, free tuition for a semester runner up position.

Invest now, ROI down the road.

They gave away a tv and AirPods last week to students who were there in the fourth quarter