2010: Due to Midday Heat Louisiana Moves Game Time Back Where it Belongs

[Cajunsmike]

_ Totally agree. Being put in harms way is unnecessary. So if you tell a school they are going to be on the TV schedule, take into consideration there geographic disadvantages. Keep the Cajuns on TV, move the game of the week later into the day, or back load all of South Louisiana games into the second half of the season..

At the same time, Baton Rouge has never had a problem with this. They're on mid day TV plenty, and there are 92,000 people in a bowl stadium. _

I don't think LSU has ever played a day game in BR this early in the season. Those generally occur when the SEC season is further underway.

[Cajunsmike]

_ No one even has the Sun Belt Network, so we aren't losing that many viewers. And locally if they were to put it on Fox Sports then now those people have more reason to come to the game. _

Cox Sports has the Sun Belt network and it is carried in Acadiana, Baton Rouge, and the south shore of the New Orleans area. It is incorrect to say no one has it. I also know it is carried in some other states as well. TV is important but not at the expense of health and safety.

[Cajunsmike]

_ I'm sorry, but this arguement isn't valid because of the maximum TV exposure that has developed over the last 2 decades. I've sat in Tiger Stadium for many hot miserable 2:30 kickoffs in the last 15 years. Tennessee in a few weeks will likely be a 2:30 kick time and same with Alabama (but it's not until November).

Over the last 8 seasons, LSU has played 16 home games with a kickoff time of 2:30 or earlier. So, of the 45 day games you mentioned above, approximately 35% of them have taken place in the last EIGHT years.

This is obviously a win in some ways, and a loss in other ways. It's great for people that live in and around Lafayette that plan on attending the game, not so great for other alumni that live across the nation that enjoy watching the Cajuns play. For instance, I had a great time watching the UL/ASU game at my home in Houston last weekend. _

You can still watch the game via webcast on ragincajuns.com. Several of the participants here do just that.

[CajunT]

_ I'll answer:
http://www.ragincajuns.com/fls/15400...etwork2010.pdf

15 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS! Not to mention these games are also picked up on ESPN Gameplan and thus shown on ESPN3.com, to the REST OF THE COUNTRY!!!

On the other end of the argument...I kinda agree with him though. Who the hell watches these games? How many UL fans actually watch the other SBC Network games each week. I don't. I can't stand to watch ULM, UNT, etc. I can watch some other the other schools in the SBC, but a few of them.....NO WAY!

Also, let's say it is Saturday afternoon and the SBC Network game of the week is about to start. Are you going to watch it, the SEC game on CBS, ND on NBC, the slew of games on ESPN networks, or any of the other games on ESPN3.com? Sorry, ND versus Michigan or Ohio State vs. Michigan, or Auburn vs. Bama would have me watching. Not FAU and UNT. _

It works both ways, how many recruits watched the game at home on CSS? So far, a half a dozen that we offered. How many recruits came to the game and left after halftime, more then half.

There should be no reason why Cajun Field should not have 20,000 plus against a bowl team on the 25th. If we don't, then I think some people need to take a hard look in the mirror.

[Big Silly]

MTS will be a tough opponent with or without QB. but i was pleasantly surprised by the cajuns this weekend.

if we play like we did for 3 quarters, we are hard to beat in the sbc.

we really need lafayette, the city to rally behind the cajuns. but it will be hard since lsu is playing at home that day.

[cajunfan32]

_ Recruits care about being on Television, no matter what the circumstances may be. They ask our staff this question almost immediately.. Being exposed to a regional TV audience which spans 5 states is no match for 20,000 fans in attendance (if we even get that). Losing this TV game is bad, period. _

potentially losing a current player is even worse. not to mention the possibility of more fans passing out. oh and what's a recruit gonna think when he looks in the stands and see half if not 3 quarters of the stadium empty? Great move by the university. And so happy the SBC commish and SBC network offered this. Who knows, may have saved a life.

[TheRaginCajun06]

Well said post about how much potential viewership we have. 15 million, but at 2:30 on a Sunday you have games on ABC, NBC, FOX, ESPN and ESPN2... And if UL isn't playing I am sure in the he'll not watching ULM or MT or Troy compared to Top 25 football... It's the truth! Some of you are blowing this TV coverage deal into too much. UL did the right thing for the fans, student athletes and band. Congrats to the couple of hardasses who feel like all everyone did was _____... Turn on the weather any day and they tell you 110 plus heat index is NOT SAFE! Great decision UL!


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While the first-place Cajuns (1-1, 1-0 Sun Belt) have a bye week, MTSU (1-1) plays at Memphis on Saturday. "It doesn't really matter to us," UL coach Rickey Bustle said of the time change. "We still have to play the ...

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[shof]

_ You can still watch the game via webcast on ragincajuns.com. Several of the participants here do just that. _

Exactly where I will be next saturday - glued to my computer!

[ATXCajun]

_ I'm very torn on this issue.

I understand the unpleasantness of heat for 4 hours, but is it worth losing a TV game? This will hurt recruiting, exposure, future games on the SBC, etc. Safety should be a priority, but safety is also an individual responsibility. Hydrate, stop drinking an hour before the game, eat, bring an umbrella, bring a fan, apply sunblock, leave the kids at home..

All in all, this is not good for UL. _

So, now that it is at 6, will everyone stay home until about 5:30 to avoid the heat? I doubt it. Will the band still be in the sun at 6? Probably. Will it be 98 degrees on the 25th? Probably not.

[ATXCajun]

_ Let's work on being 2-1 and fresh going into the ESPN2 game the next week and having 30,000 in the stands. _

ATX and fam will be there! Finally!

[ATXCajun]

_ Wouldn't it be hilarious if a front came through on Friday evening, bringing cooler temps and a Saturday high of about 83, only to be followed by another front that arrives at about 5:30 on Saturday, dropping about 3" of rain on Cajun Field??? _

Meanwhile, Troy enjoys the cool front and the TV game. Very hilarious.