Martin Hall vs. the Students.

[MrCaelan04]

I think his point was begging MH to create something to generate interest and excitement for students.

What would be cool is a train to Nola and back with tickets...12 hour turnaround...just an idea...

Yes, this is exactly my point

[ZoomZoom]

I think his point was begging MH to create something to generate interest and excitement for students.

What would be cool is a train to Nola and back with tickets...12 hour turnaround...just an idea...

Haven’t rode the Sunset Limited lately? On time tends to be a suggestion.

[fanof71]

30k to charter Amtrak...

[zeppelincajun]

Damn, y’all expecting a police escort to NOLA too?

Lol yall wild.

Now the tourism and food money request aside, how crazy of an idea is this for a D1 athletic program? I remember going to the Lakefront in 2014 for the SBC tournament, and there was a really nice contingent of GSU students who had done some kind of trip set up by the school, and Atlanta to NOLA is a lot farther than Lafayette to NOLA.

Maybe it’s just wishful thinking at this point, but something for the students like the alumni association does for short road games? Is that so unreasonable? The sentiment between admins and fans alike seems to be “why try” at this point. Getting harder and harder to stay engaged with this.

[RedTails]

We're playing in a bowl game two hours away during the day in one of the funnest cities in the world. Maybe I've reached Grand Torino Clint Eastwood levels of ornery old man, but if the students need perks (hotel/food/drink vouchers) to attend then all hope is lost.

As a broke student, I didn't need much convincing to go spend a night in NOLA.

[zeppelincajun]

Like I said, the food and tourism money part is a little off base, but a little arranged trip (that students pay for obviously) with bus fare included and a block of rooms at a hotel in NOLA? Doenst seem like a big stretch to me for a university that wants its students to support.

Instead of an SBC championship banner in Lourdes, I think we need to just hang a huge WHY TRY? banner. Fans could tap it on the way in in a new tradition. We can even get a second one for the admins to pat on their way in to the suites.

[Big Buds]

We're playing in a bowl game two hours away during the day in one of the funnest cities in the world. Maybe I've reached Grand Torino Clint Eastwood levels of ornery old man, but if the students need perks (hotel/food/drink vouchers) to attend then all hope is lost.

As a broke student, I didn't need much convincing to go spend a night in NOLA.

100%…but things were cheaper back in the day. These kids are ____ed.

[Turbine]

First of all, The New Orleans Bowl sets prices for tickets, not Martin Hall.

Second, UL is not here to subsidize your weekend trip to New Orleans. Sorry, it doesn’t work that way.

It used to work that way, years ago Louisiana provided a bus for any student that wanted to travel to away games.

It, didn't even require a bowl game.

What happened?

[ZoomZoom]

It used to work that way, years ago Louisiana provided a bus for any student that wanted to travel to away games.

It, didn't even require a bowl game.

What happened?

Lawyers.

[R1Letterman]

He never said UL would pay for it. He simply stated some sort of package that included all that.

Although are any trips such as the one described ever truly at no cost to the entity setting it up?

[cjr3888]

As students, we get only one perk of a bowl game: a cheaper ticket, $67 (comes out to $73 with fees). Never mind the fact that general admission tickets NOT through UL are $60.

On top of this, they give no incentive for us to go and show up and out. No package that includes a hotel for Friday night and some tourism/food money. No fan bus. Nothing to make it worth it.

Now, if they roll it out in the next couple days, that’ll be great. I understand that I may be jumping the gun in griping. But once again, the students are left to dry and then expected to turn around and support the university that actively hates them.

The Bowl isn't run by Martin Hall so stop complaining about ticket prices when you typically can get tickets for as cheap as $10 if you don't buy from the university.

Asking for the university to offer incentives for you (students) to attend the bowl in New Orleans shows how times have changed. When we were in school, every semester ended with a weekend in New Orleans. We didn't need Martin Hall to book a bus for us to make the trip.

Having said that, it usually takes a few days before the parties & possible bus trips are announced.

[GreatestStory]

Students showed up to what... was it one or two games this year?

Now students want the university to drive them to the game, give discounted tickets, feed them, arrange sleeping accommodations, etc.

In the late 80s - early 90s, I went to most every home and away game (within a 12 hour drive) and NEVER expected anything from the university. Not only did I not expect anything, I didn't want the university anywhere near the massive amount of fun my friends and I had planned for the weekend.

Sometimes you need to make it happen for yourself and not expect others to do it for you.

GEAUX CAJUNS!!