Lights Out in Blackham Documentary

[no1cajunfan]

Im only 31 so too young to know about the blackham days, but it mustve been a great time to witness Cajuns Basketball.

Holding up newspapers while the other team's line up was introduced then wadding it up and throwing it in the air was such a great memory.

[RaginCajun77]

Does anybody know what ever happened to this project? Seems to have just stopped. Was really looking forward to it. Sorry if this has been asked on this page before.

Douglas Domingue was the Director of the Lights Out in Blackham Documentary. My guess is it got shelved when Billy Napier took him to Florida.

[covcaj]

Went games in last year of Bo years, was not a student.

Student at UL from death penalty to ‘79. Only missed 2 games from program return thru 91. Marriage and flu.

I was there from Spring semester '68 to end of Spring semester '72. Was there for the whole transformation from Div II to Top 10, Div. I. My first semester, Blackham was undergoing repairs, and the games were played in the men's gym. It was not a sellout. Four years later, you could hardly get into a game.

[Tasso]

I went to USL from 1965 to 1970. I also Followed the Cajuns during the Bo Lamar and Andrew Tony Days.

[CAJUNSby90]

Douglas Domingue was the Director of the Lights Out in Blackham Documentary. My guess is it got shelved when Billy Napier took him to Florida.

______ billy...took our players and our Doc

[ZoomZoom]

I was there from Spring semester '68 to end of Spring semester '72. Was there for the whole transformation from Div II to Top 10, Div. I. My first semester, Blackham was undergoing repairs, and the games were played in the men's gym. It was not a sellout. Four years later, you could hardly get into a game.

Yup. Was 15/16 just able to drive to Lafayette that last year. Of course, did that without parental supervision.

Those days never coming back.

[RedTails]

Douglas Domingue was the Director of the Lights Out in Blackham Documentary. My guess is it got shelved when Billy Napier took him to Florida.

It was shelved years before CBN took him to UF. The team (NERD Pictures) disbanded. Doug got hired by the Uni and had a fulltime job. Came on RP and cited family/health issues as to the delay or lack of focus. Then boot scootin' boogie'd to Gainesville.

It will never be completed. I hope that the University retained the material that was generated at least (interviews with former players/coaches, and unearthed game film).

[CAJUNSby90]

It was shelved years before CBN took him to UF. The team (NERD Pictures) disbanded. Doug got hired by the Uni and had a fulltime job. Came on RP and cited family/health issues as to the delay or lack of focus. Then boot scootin' boogie'd to Gainesville.

It will never be completed. I hope that the University retained the material that was generated at least (interviews with former players/coaches, and unearthed game film).

Project had so much potential

[Esqueleto]

It was shelved years before CBN took him to UF. The team (NERD Pictures) disbanded. Doug got hired by the Uni and had a fulltime job. Came on RP and cited family/health issues as to the delay or lack of focus. Then boot scootin' boogie'd to Gainesville.

It will never be completed. I hope that the University retained the material that was generated at least (interviews with former players/coaches, and unearthed game film).

How much money do you think he collected from Cajuns fans for this project?

[Turbine]

Douglas Domingue was the Director of the Lights Out in Blackham Documentary. My guess is it got shelved when Billy Napier took him to Florida.

It was shelved as soon as he was hired by Louisiana Athletics.

[Turbine]

I went to USL from 1965 to 1970. I also Followed the Cajuns during the Bo Lamar and Andrew Tony Days.

Best of both worlds.

[Cajunchuck]

My Dad took me to my first game at Blackham during Bo Lamar's senior year when I was 9 years old. From that point I was hooked. One of my best friend's family had season tickets and invited me numerous times from 1976-80. When that wasn't available another friend and I would go to as many games as we could while we were in high school and got to see most of Andrew Toney's games. As a student at UL from 1981-85 I rarely missed a game. I graduated in December 1985 with the first class that graduated in the Cajundome. It was an end to a magical era. For those of you that were never able to attend a game in Blackham all I can say it was the best of times for Cajun basketball. The aura and intensity of Blackham has never been duplicated in the Cajundome. Nothing but the fondest of memories of the atmosphere of Blackham.