Tulane Game Week (pregame)

[ColaCajun]

I can't wait to be back to catch a game with my family!

Go Cajuns!

[cajun4life]

I mean who on here isn’t going to show up

[fanof71]

I mean who on here isn’t going to show up

My grandson is on a trifecta youth travel team...TBall, Soccer, flag football...don't know if I'll make it...

[ULvictory]

After reading 10+ pages, I’ve come to a simple conclusion: the 11 AM kickoff is great for national exposure but bad for tailgating.

If there is a way we can charge tailgate costs based on kickoff times, that would help. Unfortunately, kickoff times being announced a week before doesn’t help with that. Anyway, I’ll be there next weekend. See you at 11!

[CajunNation]

I think the midweek games are better for exposure than Saturday games on the network. Those dumb Tuesday/wed games are the only game in town. There’s football fans all around the country watching whatever game is available.

Wrong.

30 years ago, the Thursday night college football game drew Monday night football ratings. It truly was the only thing on TV.

Nowadays, there are usually multiple college football games on, including P4 games, AND NFL games on midweek. The ratings for any midweek game involving SBC schools is usually in the crapper.

[JayWalker]

Good morning,

Hope all of you got through the storm ok. I know some on this board aren't from Lafayette.

There is good news here.

If the mothership believes your product has value, there is a chance your game will be flexed to a different time, with notice given 12 days before.

Before the new contract with ESPN (it's a Sun Belt contract, not a UL contract), when all we could hope for was a weeknight game, we originally were excited to be on TV. (This was before the PLUS).

But as we got more success, we had more and more weeknight games, and sometimes as many as two of our home games. We started to be less happy. But weeknight games and Saturday games at less than ideal times are tied to your success as a program. Case in point.we have only one weeknight game and it's on the road. If we were coming off an eight or nine win season, we'd have more weeknight games. And, more flexed games on Saturday, perhaps.

But the mothership still feels we have some value, and playing a program that has value has made this game desirable. We don't have to like it.

I think the question about this particular game's attendance will depend more on whether we get anything close to the student support we got for game one. IMO, that time really makes it less desirable for those folks, especially as it relates to pregame. Again, it's my opinion.

Linear television is directly tied to value according to ESPN. If we become what we were before and at the end of Hud, we won't have to worry about kickoff times. Or days of the week. We'll be able to play whenever we like. (I was told Wake has asked for a 3:30 EDT kickoff for the following week. The ACC Network/ESPN will make that decision on Monday, according to the twelve day window.

Just FYI, it was announced an hour ago that all south end zone seats for the Tulane game are sold out.

OK, have a great day. I'll go back to my cave now.

Blessings to all of you.

[Jacob81]

Just saw the south endzone is sold out. Guess the 11:00 kick didn’t effect the crowd

[jaxmc1023]

I think the question about this particular game's attendance will depend more on whether we get anything close to the student support we got for game one. IMO, that time really makes it less desirable for those folks, especially as it relates to pregame.

Students and anyone with children under 16

We had two families of four ready to roll -- now we're out because of conflicts.

I'm not saying UL screwed up because I know they have zero control over it but these are the kinds of things that continue to neuter attedance and fanbase numbers.

It's also another example of why only pushing season tickets as your main pricing promotion sucks ... if I had season tickets and now can't go to the best game on the schedule, I'd want to rip up the rest

[CajunJack55]

I think the question about this particular game's attendance will depend more on whether we get anything close to the student support we got for game one. IMO, that time really makes it less desirable for those folks, especially as it relates to pregame. Again, it's my opinion.

OK so we know the question, so are we just gonna wait and find the answer next Saturday or are we going to try and figure out how to make it worth it for them to come to the game at 11 AM.

I saw Purdue was giving cars away (ok maybe bad example, seems like its ending badly)

[fanof71]

So Wake requested a time? Meaning they have some say in what time the game is played.Does UL have that same opportunity for ESPN home games?

[Turbine]

Thanks Jay

[Cajunrunner]

So Wake requested a time? Meaning they have some say in what time the game is played.Does UL have that same opportunity for ESPN home games?

We will have that opportunity in the near future when we are part of the Big 12.

Patience, Grasshopper.