I want to point out the positives here.
1. The stadium will be easily the best in the state, amongst our peers. LSU is a different beast all together, the head start they were provided is insurmountable.
2. Construction is actually happening and will be done right.
3. The east side will be just as nice and is already earmarked for funding.
4. Lowered capacity which will make it a more intimate and intimidating environment.
Negatives
1. They will 100% price themselves out of more fans.
3. ESPN and the SBC contract better double per school payout sooner than later.
4. Pricing will have our viewership on ESPN+ increase. That could be seen as a positive, but it’s a negative.
5. Long term schedule still sucks. We need App to be our first home SBC game in the new stadium. But Maggard (has no say, but should push for it) and the SBC won’t make it happen.
Fully expect the ESPN payouts to go up. Conference has gotten so much push in national media the last few years, and more to come with JMU/App on GameDay again this weekend.
A major thing that needs to be addressed is a place for football fans (not just Cajun football fans) to meet, drink, watch other games (preferably the stadium would prioritize other league games - but big national games as well) and hangout in a specific area. There should be something like a massive Legends in the Northeast corner, opened during tailgate, during the Cajuns game and after the Cajuns game.
ESPN payouts are locked in till 2031.
Gil did a ten year giveaway in 2021.
A question I have is that it looks in the renderings the sloped-walk up to enter will go away? Looks like you enter thru the building, and then I guess….stairs/slope/elevators??? To get to the concourses, if you aren’t going to the UD, that is.
Eta: ok, looking closer I see stairs and elevators once you enter…but that is also marked ‘premium entry.’ Where will the lower bowl folks enter? Or will that not change?
WOW! She's a beauty! Good job to the architects creating this rendering. Definite wow factor. Wonder how many ticket holders suites/stadium club will hold?
This is where the University has to be creative with its marketing campaign!!
I would love for a team of volunteers to go all around Acadiana, and start hitting the high school football crowd; and not just Lafayette but the entire Acadiana. Show the new renderings invite them for a good time. Hand out flyers etc.
We need to take a regional approach not just the city of Lafayette approach!
Put a BillBoard in every small town in Acadiana!!
Be part of the cULture billboard !! I telling you it would work! Emphasize support Cajun Culture and support the Ragin Cajuns all around Acadiana!
Looks very nice.
Symmetry is restored on the Northwest lower bowl.
I’m not in favor of 25k seating if in fact this is the seat capacity, when our top 10 attendance marks are all above that. 30k would be fine.
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