2011 Vermilion & White Spring Game

[moorecajun]

_ What I STILL don't get is why were people still tailgaiting while the game was going on??? What's the point of coming to the Spring Game and not coming in. There were no other football games on television (i.e. LSU)! This is just confusing to me.

I'm glad that we are changing the tailgating rules this year with having to have a minimum donation to RCAF to reserve a spot. This will smoke a lot of people out, but there is a big waiting list for spots as it is. There's only 14% (roughly 40-45) of the tailgate spots out of 295 or so that contribute to RCAF...wow! Time to pony up or bbq at your house next year. What really boggles my mind is all of those huge RV spots...I'm not calling you out, maybe I am, I know those things aren't cheap, but come on man it's time to donate a little money to the program. With a minimum donation of $150 to RCAF we can generate another $40,000. _

I had not heard about the new tailgating rules but am also very happy to hear that. I have heard there are people out there that have (had) tailgating spots but would be sporting colors/banners that were not belonging to the Cajuns or the Cajuns opponent tha weekend. This is a good way to raise revenues and possibly weed out the non-Cajun fans.

[Just1More]

If we didn't intend to eliminate our lackluster past, we should not have hired Hudspeth. Some are trying to filter the buzz from Hudspeth and our new athletics attitude... and state that the outcome is the only thing that matters. THAT is absolutely untrue. The hype is the force that changes outcomes. Just because we are living in the hype stage of "Hud's UL football" does not mean we are not already on the success curve.

Winning games are a result of many, many, many things. Those that want to put a filter or an "expectations limiter" on the buildup to the show... are not doing Hud a service. Anyone that plays the "let's just wait and see" card is not part of the Hud system. Go meet the guy and definitely share "your" philosophy with him. You will end up walking away with Hud's philosophy on football greatness as your new one. You'll be embarrassed you shared yours. And be very sure about this... the hype matters.

[CajunsHat]

Ummm. Im pretty sure the size of Austin and lafayette vary a lot...but I an optimistic that our fan base will grow a lot soon.

igeaux.mobi

[HoustonCajun]

_ Ummm. Im pretty sure the size of Austin and lafayette vary a lot...but I an optimistic that our fan base will grow a lot soon.

igeaux.mobi _

Certainly the sizes vary, but there is a lot more to do in Austin than in Lafayette. UT gets 100% support regardless of anything else going on in Austin or the greater Austin area. Lafayette is not an entertainment mecca. People hunt and fish all over the country and all communities have their fairs and festivals. When small towns like Oxford, MS or Auburn, Alabama or Waco, TX can support a university and fill up stadiums, there is absolutely no reason Lafayette, LA cannot do the same. And, the fact that we are 50 miles from BR should have nothing to do with it either. Just look around the country and see how many major universities are less than 100 miles apart with both thriving on a major level. It is time for UL to step out of its cocoon. What is now starting to happen is not an overnight success, but rather the first stage in a major metamorphasis of our university, both athletically as well as academically.

[CajunsHat]

Yea but those other states don't have retards talking down to us when we don't root for the other team down the road. Some peope in this state think it is our "civic duty" to root for the school in the east, and the retards follow across the basin in masses to fulfill their Louisiana "civic duty"
I don't think there is this kind of hippocracy anywhere else in the state... I love Louisiana and will NEVER cheer for lsu


igeaux.mobi

[CajunsHat]

On a side note...something I just thought of about spring game. I don't remember many, if any at all, dropped passes. Everyone seemed to catch the balk if it hit their hands or was close. Passes wide/high/short were missed but, im glad to see "sure passes" were caught! Very frustrating last year to see so many passes hitting recievers/backs that just slip through hands or drop on the run.

igeaux.mobi

[MetryCajun]

_ Certainly the sizes vary, but there is a lot more to do in Austin than in Lafayette. UT gets 100% support regardless of anything else going on in Austin or the greater Austin area. Lafayette is not an entertainment mecca. People hunt and fish all over the country and all communities have their fairs and festivals. When small towns like Oxford, MS or Auburn, Alabama or Waco, TX can support a university and fill up stadiums, there is absolutely no reason Lafayette, LA cannot do the same. And, the fact that we are 50 miles from BR should have nothing to do with it either. Just look around the country and see how many major universities are less than 100 miles apart with both thriving on a major level. It is time for UL to step out of its cocoon. What is now starting to happen is not an overnight success, but rather the first stage in a major metamorphasis of our university, both athletically as well as academically. _

Are we really comparing UT, AU and Ole Miss to UL? I'm willing to bet if UT was forced to play in the SBC, their 100% support would evaporate quickly. I also bet if UT had one winning season in 15 years their staduim would be half full.

[CajunJack55]

_ On a side note...something I just thought of about spring game. I don't remember many, if any at all, dropped passes.
igeaux.mobi _

That was the biggest thing my friends and I noticed while watching the spring game. Someone call Jay lol.

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Spring football standings:

Cajuns 1 - 0

[HoustonCajun]

_ Are we really comparing UT, AU and Ole Miss to UL? I'm willing to bet if UT was forced to play in the SBC, their 100% support would evaporate quickly. I also bet if UT had one winning season in 15 years their staduim would be half full. _

I am not talking about the past, I'm talking about the future. And, our future could possibly involve another conference affiliation depending on our success and on further conference reallignment. Not every BCS school had 90,000+ seat stadiums and matching attendance. A lot of BCS schools and upper level mid-majors have stadiums between 45,000 - 50,000. That could be UL in 5 years. I am not focusing on what was, but on what could be? There is no reason Lafayette and Acadiana cannot support such a winning program.