Football traditions?

[California Cajun]

The band began playing "Respect", an incredibly popular tune, when I was a student. My opinion is we need to play "Respect" as often as the band feels like it.

I don't remember hearing it at all last weekend. If that is true, it's the first time I have ever attended a game without it being played.

[California Cajun]

I have been thinking a while about the lack of tradition here at Louisiana. I have seen many college in my lifetime, almost all of the successful programs have deep lines of tradition. I think now is the time we have to start a true tradition here. Something that makes people go into awe when they see it. I dont know what this could be but we need to build this program before it fades away yet again. It all starts with the fan base. Anyone have ideas about what we the true fans can do to build this program? Besides attending the game of course.

That walk by the players into the stadium is great when the crowds are on both sides of the street and the player and coach are interacting with the fans. Hopefully that sticks and becomes a tradition.

The "largest Louisiana flag in the world" is becoming a permanent fixture at games.

The unfortunate thing about tradition is that it usually has to evolve without anybody thinking about it.

The Red Dots were a group that evolved and evidently the move to the Cajundome broke it up. They tried to bring it back but it didn't take.

[DestinCajun]

I don't remember hearing it at all last weekend. If that is true, it's the first time I have ever attended a game without it being played.

I don't either.

I do remember the national anthem and clapping the fight song before the game but nothing else. I have to confess I did sneak out to the parking lot for a MBL at halftime so I didn't hear whatever was played then.

[locoguano]

As far as the band goes.. the tunes they play make me think I am at a high school football game... alot of college bands refrain from playng too many "popular" songs...

[RCAJUN90]

It would not be a Ragin Cajun football/basketball game without "Respect". I don't have a memory of Ragin Cajun Football game without hearing "Respect" or "Hey Baby". I even had the band at my wedding play "Hey Baby" and the wedding party danced to it.

Some people love it I've always hated it so we disagree and that is okay. Right now I could use a little respect. :o

[RCAJUN90]

I agree with trying to bring the Cajun Chicken back. Now im only 16 but the things I remember most as a little kid is the Cajun Chicken. The Red - White chant, his vodoo outfit, and the microphone in the other teams huddle during b-ball games were a few personal favs.

Geaux CAJUNS

He was great. Didn't the original man pass away?

[RCAJUN90]

I don't really like it, never really have. but, it is better than if the band started playing some of the "incredibly popular tunes" running over radio's airwaves today. I like the cajun tune thing. It could work. It would have to be something popular from the olden days. There is no way it could be one of those new-fangled cajun songs that are popular today.

The high-fives at the ends of games...I like it, kinda. I was thinking about ti the other day after the lost. I was thinking it was kinda dumb, something that we are maybe outgrowing, but it may actually turn out to something cool in 15-20 years if we continue to grow. Now if we can only get all of these losers that were acting like there wasn't even a game played Saturday, much less a loss, that would be good.

How about las pa la patat (spelling? who knows anymore)? Don't drop the potatoe. Or Opelousas Sustan? I would like it but I'm in the minority.

[CDeb]

He was great. Didn't the original man pass away?

Russell is still very much alive.

[RCAJUN90]

Russell is still very much alive.

He was great. Why did he stop?

[CDeb]

He was great. Why did he stop?

A few people on Reinhardt Drive (oh heck, I'll say their names: Nelson Schexnayder and Sherri LeBas) thought he was too much a part of the game and told him that he wasn't welcome anymore. They felt that he was taking attention away from the band and the cheerleaders.

Kinda' silly, huh?

"Sorry, Rus, you're making people have too much fun at the games."

He kept doing Alphonse at the IceGator games for a while after that. I still see him and his folks (super nice people) every now and then at church when I'm in town.