Ways to make the 2011 Spring Game massive

[Bandwagon King]

_ f...in' aye right. I dont care what the U or anyone else does. WE are gonna get hyped for the spring game & have some fun! _

I feel a rant coming on. This poster as well as the one he refers to are dead on. People need to realize what a Spring time game is supposed to be about. It might only be glorified practice to you & me, but to the football team it's a hell of a lot more than that. For Seniors it's their first chance to take the baton & right the wrongs of the past. This season is their chance to avenge the WKU, FIU, McNeese losses of the past. For many Juniors & Sophomores it's their chance to step up & show that the hard work they have done for this new staff is paying off. For any attending freshmen, it's their chance to see if they can play with the big boys. For the transfers, it's their chance to show they can make a difference from seasons past for this team.

We, the fans may or may not understand the importance of the Spring game, but you can bet the players do as well as the coaches. For the coaches it's their first chance to get to see these guys put it all out there. To see who really wants it, who really loves the game of football & who they can count on to step up this season when needed. Sure Coach Hud wants to make a big deal out of a game that doesn't "count". That's because he wants to know who he can count on when it does count.

I have posted before on this thread about atending LSU's first spring game after Saban took over as coach. It was extremely important to him that the fans showed up in support of the team for the spring game. They had been down for several years & support for the program had waned severely. He wanted to start a new tradition. A tradition of winning that had abandoned the football program. It's all about tradition. It's all about pride. You can't build tradition without building pride. You can't build pride if you don't take resposnibility. You can't have responsibility if you don't have ownership. You can't have ownership if you you don't take ownership. Part of that ownership is saying I WILL BE THERE.

I have no doubt in my mind whatsoever, that Hud & his staff are yelling, pushing, prodding, & challenging every player every morning or evening at their work outs, reminding them of their commitment to this school, to their teammates, their coaches, the community, & to themselves, that they have an obligation to give their all to change this program into a tradition that will rule the Sun Belt Conference for the rest of the time they attend UL. This thread is a part of that. This sight is a part of that. I appreciate the OP for bringing the topic up & the many good ideas that were thrown out there & I fervently hope & for the first time believe that someone in the atheletic administration has a pen & paper & is scanning this thread to gain new insights to make this game an absolutely epic event. Because if this team is going to ever build the kind of tradition that it takes to be a consistent winner & undisputed SBC champion, it WILL start with the Spring game.

[BeauCajun]

Dang BWK. I was ready to suit up. Thanks for the rant.

The weather is great today and everyone with free time should be at Lamson Park today to support our championship Softball team.

[dtrahan1229]

I saw a quote from Coach Hud that said he'd be very disappointed if we don't have the highest spring game attendance ever for the game next month.

Then it got me thinking......what is the record for attendance at the spring game?

I've gone to a few when I was younger but I can't remember what the size of the crowds were. I can't imagine that this will be a hard record to break with all the positive feelings going around Lafayette and surrounding areas about the football team right now.

In fact I'll be coming in from Houston for the game.

But, I was curious if anyone knows what our largest spring game crowd was.

[Just1More]

I can't imagine anyone has done an accurate head count in the past. I believe this spring game will vastly outnumber any prior spring game.

For those who doubt it... I believe you should come out and verify it in person.

[CroCajun1003]

When is the spring game?

[USLJim]

_ When is the spring game? _

April 9, 2011 an late afternoon kickoff, either 5 or 6 pm. I was told it was at 6 pm but then heard it maybe at 5 pm. the date is important and as we get closer it will be annouced a lot over the airwaves of tv/radion and internet.

We will be tailgating that day.

GEAUX CAJUNS

[CajunConnection]

Have been the last few years and maybe 300-400 people. Hope they have a program listing of players. Usually I had to print something from home and bring.
This will easily outumber anything from the past.

CC

[CajunConnection]

Also noticed coach Hud changed colors for practice. Believe Blue is qb and yellow is injured. Was wondering if the yellow for injured might inspire guys to stay healthy??? :>)

CC

[CajunNation]

April 9, 2011 an late afternoon kickoff, either 5 or 6 pm. I was told it was at 6 pm but then heard it maybe at 5 pm. the date is important and as we get closer it will be annouced a lot over the airwaves of tv/radion and internet.

We will be tailgating that day.

GEAUX CAJUNS

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It don't get better than that.

[CrazyCajun]

300-400, you must be including the players, I would say 150 tops and I've been to just about everyone since bustle has been here, this spring game will be nothing like spring games of the past. For starters it will actually be a real game not a glorified practice.


igeaux.mobi

[TuffGuy84]

The fact that it will be a real game will help improve the attendance, but in my opinion, the biggest helper will be that they moved the game time to later on. Morning to mid-day games never draw well here, and with it starting to get hot around that time, you have a much better chance of drawing a good crowd for a late afternoon evening game which I think will be the case. I don't think there will be 15,000 there, but I do think a few thousand is possible.

[chauncey]

Our crew will be boiling crawfish with a side of adult beverages and water. I can't forget the BOOM COOLER!