PreGame 2011 New Orleans Bowl - Walking To New Orleans

[moorecajun]

I was thinking the same thing.

I would imagine a lot of the "free ticket giveaways" being mentioned are tickets "given" to sponsors for doing what sponsors do ... give money. So in effect the tickets are paid for, as if it really matters.

[Lexhead]

That's because they have trouble seeing anything else through their purple & gold glasses.

True dat. Even still, they couldn't avoid acknowledging that Hud has done a marvelous job.

Represent people. Wear that "Louisiana" gear proudly!

[jimbo]

YES!!! Arrive at the gate at least 45 minute to an hour before kickoff for security purposes. Plus you really don't want to miss Team introductions, the National anthem and the coin toss. Let's make history!!!

[jimbo]

Yes you can. Just remember they will do a security search at the entrances

[2 ul 0105]

So this guy is a UL and SDSU alum but in the picture in the paper he is wearing a Purple and Puke tie. What a moron

[USLJim]

I agree, Coach Bustle is a good Coach and deserves the repect and admiration of all Cajun Fans. It is unfortunate that those 2 years he lost to the last place SUNBELT teams ruined his Bowl chances. Outside that, he helped bring back the crowds to respectable. Now a new era of Cajun Football fan has emerged, WIN OR LOSE, we need to keep the fans focused on supporting the teams and giving in order to get better Faciliites and Coaches, in the event that they Move on.
As we all know, Softball and Baseball have been our consistant Winners year in and out, SO now we have potential to add Football and Basketball as a member of consistant winners.

GEAUX CAJUNS , ALLONS A LA NEW ORLEANS BOWL.

[wcd35]

Here's the Advertiser article yesterday with probably more accurate info:

About 42,000 tickets to the 11th New Orleans Bowl at the Superdome already have been distributed, Executive Director Billy Ferrante said Tuesday.

"There's been brisk activity at our box office (and through) internet sales," Ferrante said. "And we're prepared for a significant walk-up — our best walk-up."

http://www.theadvertiser.com/article...xt|FRONTPAGE|s

[USLJim]

We haven't been to a Bowl game in 41 years and we won't be wearing our traditional Red Helmets, I am sorry, DON'T LIKE, BLACK IS A TRIM NOT OUR SCHOOL COLORS.

GEAUX CAJUNS

[GeauxCajuns]

We haven't been to a Bowl game in 41 years and we won't be wearing our traditional Red Helmets, I am sorry, DON'T LIKE, BLACK IS A TRIM NOT OUR SCHOOL COLORS.

GEAUX CAJUNS

we havent been to a bowl game in 41 years wearing only red helmets. we bring in black for one season and we are all of a sudden a bowl game, im completely okay with this choice.

[VObserver]

we havent been to a bowl game in 41 years wearing only red helmets. we bring in black for one season and we are all of a sudden a bowl game, im completely okay with this choice.

I don't care if we play in pink tutus and ballerina slippers. We are 8-4 and bowling to play for our 9th win.

[RaginFan2]

So this guy is a UL and SDSU alum but in the picture in the paper he is wearing a Purple and Puke tie. What a moron

Wow!

[Just1More]

I would imagine a lot of the "free ticket giveaways" being mentioned are tickets "given" to sponsors for doing what sponsors do ... give money. So in effect the tickets are paid for, as if it really matters.

Every bowl distributes a large number of tickets through their sponsor organizations and other channels. Many of those sponsors employ UL people in the GNO area. Who knows how many, but I would say a lot of alumni and their friends and family are hooked up with tickets through these sponsors (and thus, our 18k is going to go up to 25k in UL fans attending). I also believe a lot of the rest of the tickets that got distributed will be used at this game.

The SDSU side is going to look sparse at the beginning of the game, but will continue to load up after the 1st and 2nd quarter with non UL/non SDSU people. A lot of GA tickets will end up sitting in the better seats on the SDSU side. Which, in reality, will be fine. They will observe more than cheer. And what they will observe is one loud, supportive, fun and rowdy UL fanbase.