Softball Apathy

[SlickRick]

We need more support in the stands, that's for sure!

[axg8750]

I am a bit puzzled about the apparentapathy on this board as applied to our Softball team.

We have been in one or more top 25 polls just about all season. We have a win which broke a 71 game winning streak over the three time defending national Champs on their home field.

Besides OU, we have top 25 wins over Baylor and Cal. We also have games against Stanford and Texas, both in the Top 10 and Mississippi State, also in the Top 25.

Yes, we have 13 losses. OU, Stanford [2], Texas [2], Baylor [2], California and Mississippi State [2], all in the Top 25 RPI, Miami [33], Louisiana Tech [38] and Liberty [47].

No other team in the country played as tough a non conference schedule as UL and we still have 2 games left with LSU [5] and one with McNeese [37].

We are 9-0 in conference, including a 3 game road sweep of South Alabama [41], and have upcoming series with JMU [52] and Texas State [12].

This team is fun to watch, very talented and a serious National power.

Yet we can't get more than 2-4 pages on a game thread.

What's going on?

Have you been to any games to see the crowds at Lamson Park supporting this program?

I would prefer the grandstands at Lamson Park continue to be mostly filled (sold out from my understanding) than a multiple page game thread on RP filled with multiple posts from the same 10-15 die hard Cajun fans.

Louisiana Ragin’ Cajun softball support is alive and thriving.

[VObserver]

I have been in my seats behind home plate for every home game, and. I have watched or listened to every road game.

[jaxmc1023]

What's going on?

UL has put out the same product for 30 years..

Competitive team.. on the edge of being good enough to host a super if they get there.. but even though they've seen a few WCWS, their chances of winning a championship are so remote that no one cares

[axg8750]

I have been in my seats behind home plate for every home game, and. I have watched or listened to every road game.

Yet we can't get more than 2-4 pages on a game thread.

What's going on?

Your second post that I quoted above from your OP in this thread is very clear that you are upset about the number of pages for a game thread on RP and not the actual fans that show up to Lamson Park to support the program. Fans in the stands cheering on the acajuns and spending money their money that goes toward the the program is infinitely more important, both financially and for their play on the field, than how many pages long a game thread on RP is.

I am not able to find attendance numbers so far for 2024 but hard to argue that there is a lack of fan support when 100% of season tickets are sold out.

[VObserver]

UL has put out the same product for 30 years..

Competitive team.. on the edge of being good enough to host a super if they get there.. but even though they've seen a few WCWS, their chances of winning a championship are so remote that no one cares

I hope this was sarcasm. Otherwise I fear for your ability to recognize reality.

UL is the 6th winningest program in NCAA history. We have 32 NCAA tournament appearances, 8 Super Regionals and 6 WCWS appearances. We are now on a streak of 14 consecutive NCAA tournaments in which we have reached at least the Championship game of an NCAA regional.

If that is not deserving of your support, your standard is completely unrealistic.

[axg8750]

I hope this was sarcasm. Otherwise I fear for your ability to recognize reality.

UL is the 6th winningest program in NCAA history. We have 32 NCAA tournament appearances, 8 Super Regionals and 6 WCWS appearances. We are now on a streak of 14 consecutive NCAA tournaments in which we have reached at least the Championship game of an NCAA regional.

If that is not deserving of your support, your standard is completely unrealistic.

I agree with this post. The program is deserving of the highest level of fan support and they are receiving it.

I just am not understanding why you feel the program is not properly being supported by Ragin’ Cajun fans. The only reason you have given in this thread is because there are not enough pages for a game thread on RP during a holiday weekend when most were entertaining family while watching the games being played in Boone, NC and pulling for the Cajuns!

[Turbine]

Almost every fan of softball is a self made fan.

No generational influence to boost the sport.

jmo

[SlickRick]

I have no idea if we have all the seats sold, as was ported previously, but three number of butts in seats is down this year, and for that matter, it was down last year too.

We have a ton of old fans, and I'm counting me in that number. This is worrisome.

[ZoomZoom]

I have no idea if we have all the seats sold, as was ported previously, but three number of butts in seats is down this year, and for that matter, it was down last year too.

We have a ton of old fans, and I'm counting me in that number. This is worrisome.

Pointed that age thing out awhile back. Need to be proactive addressing the future and not wait like, well, you know.

[jaxmc1023]

I have no idea if we have all the seats sold, as was ported previously, but three number of butts in seats is down this year, and for that matter, it was down last year too.

We have a ton of old fans, and I'm counting me in that number. This is worrisome.

You cannot look at the stands for baseball and softball and not see a big drop in actual attendance. You guys can sugar coat it any way you want, but actual attendance in stick sports -- the ones that are supposedly immune to Martin Hall's influence -- is pretty poor.

[Turbine]

On a personal level, out of state relatives came through town, so keeping up with the diamond, sports was a challenge this weekend. So much was going on, I can see how it would come across as appathetic.

I toured Avery Island and Jefferson Island yesterday. Walk drive, walk drive, walk, walk walk.

Visiting relatives paid my way.

We had a blast, but I don't think that will be, happening again anytime soon.