A Real Head Scratcher (Student attendance tonight)

[ULvictory]

You know what emphasis on athletics brings in south Louisiana?.... Money.

You think anyone walking into Academy to spend $100s on LSU gear this Christmas stops to think -- "hey wait... is LSU an R1 Academic University!?"

If it's true that we cancelled classes in order to clear out the CF parking lot, then Martin Hall actually made an effort to HIDE that reason, and make up some horse s*** about mental health.

As MAT said -- every game that goes by proves to me that these people have no interest in bringing back the fans that used to pack the tailgate every Saturday. They want the Audubon Plantation / E'Lan crowd that throws money at the school as a tax write off and doesn't ask any questions

If that is the case, then they're taking the Rice University approach: make money but have no one in the stands to show for it.

[R1Letterman]

Why can't other students tell other students about games?
Any organization I was in, nobody from administration ever announced our meeting times for us, we put up flyers, we spoke to people, we had tables on corner of rex, etc, etc

[R1Letterman]

I even recall, and this might boggle the mind of many, actually sitting next to players in class. Are they allowed to tell their classmates they have a game?

[R1Letterman]

I also don't recall anyone ever being confirmed in the late fall/winter timeframe

[facelessjonmoon]

They want the Audubon Plantation / E'Lan crowd that throws money at the school as a tax write off and doesn't ask any questions

Lol. What?

[R1Letterman]

How are posts about how bad martin hall decisions are and leading to expected poor attendance is expected supposed to increase attendance?

[facelessjonmoon]

How are posts about how bad martin hall decisions are and leading to expected poor attendance is expected supposed to increase attendance?

First step is identifying the problem(s).....

[JAB]

Thursday night games should be illegal.

[ManAboutTown]

How are posts about how bad martin hall decisions are and leading to expected poor attendance is expected supposed to increase attendance?

It's a ____ing message board. We discuss ____ here. That's how this whole message board thing works.

[R1Letterman]

First step is identifying the problem(s).....

So is it RPs fault for waiting until step 10 or more to attempt step 1?

[R1Letterman]

Wow, cool new avatar

[GreatestStory]

I'm not taking a side, just throwing this out there as I like to look at things from different angles.

Earlier this year (February 2023), some members of the student body were pushing for a "Mental Health Day" where the students were given a day off. That is documented in this article: https://thevermilion.net/2023/02/07/...s-and-faculty/

The students were granted the day off, but don't any of you find it odd that it just happened fall on the day of our Thursday night football game. It appears this was coordinated by someone at the university to coincide with our nationally televised football game.

I know Martin Hall isn't in love with athletics, but someone got the Mental Health Day to fall on the exact same day that it works out best for football. I don't think it is just a coincidence.

Last year, USM shut their campus down for the Thursday night game against us. People here praised USM for doing so and complained "UL would never do that". Well, we did it and now we have a lot of the same people complaining about it.