What Happened

[CajunVic]

You had season tickets when Andrew Toney played? I was in 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade. I knew you were a little older than me but not that much to be out of school buying season tickets.

I am off a few years . . . I was attending those games with my godfather who was teaching upper maths at USL. His wife taught at my school so I would come to Lafayette with her on game nights. I attended USL 80 to 82. My season tickets would have been starting 86 87. Since my stroke about May 2021 lots of these dates run into each other.

[Cajun Monkee]

So did the increase in staff and analyst have any bearing on a losing record? I believe players in scholarship shouldn’t receive any stipend/payments, etc. They are getting an opportunity to attend a university free of charge.

I've gone back and re-read some of the thread, and I think this pretty much sums up lafman1's perspective.

Here we are making arguments on the fan base bearing some of the expense of the athletic program (beyond the simple of purchase of a ticket) by employing a tool such as the RCAF.

Lafman1, IMHO, has laid the blame at the feet of the RCAF suggesting it has chased people away, when in fact you can attend a game simply by purchasing a ticket...you don't have to be a member of the RCAF and you can park across the street from Cajun Field for free.

Likewise, when presented with a few benefits of the RCAF he either doesn't accept the answer (dismissing the nutrition program) or conflates issues (CMD's salary with the available pool of money for assistants) or what the definition of a "problem with parking" is (I admit we need more cars in the parking lot as this should reflect butts in the seats, but there is available, convenient parking folks can utilize...but these are two different issues which he either doesn't recognize or doesn't want to acknowledge).

I think this statement right here that he doesn't think players should get stipends speaks volumes for his perspective...if we apply his standard that "players in scholarship shouldn’t receive any stipend/payments, etc." which (correct me if I'm wrong) is an expense borne by the RCAF, we couldn't compete at the FBS level.

T asked the question if he felt we should simply go back to FBS status. At least Lafman1 said this would be an extreme measure but this might be the only direction we can go (aside from joining ULM at the bottom of the food chain.)

I'm not willing to go in this direction. I'd hope other folks would feel the same way.

[BeauCajun]

You had season tickets when Andrew Toney played? I was in 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade. I knew you were a little older than me but not that much to be out of school buying season tickets.

He was still in school when Andrew played from 76-80. He’s probably thinking post Toney with the NIT crew.

[KajunKrazy]

I am off a few years . . . I was attending those games with my godfather who was teaching upper maths at USL. His wife taught at my school so I would come to Lafayette with her on game nights. I attended USL 80 to 82. My season tickets would have been starting 86 87. Since my stroke about May 2021 lots of these dates run into each other.

We had seats in Blackham from Toney days mid 70s until it shut down. Section F row 13. Right behind the cajuns bench. That was some great memories.

[BeauCajun]

We had seats in Blackham from Toney days mid 70s until it shut down. Section F row 13. Right behind the cajuns bench. That was some great memories.

We were in G starting in ‘82. My first year having season tickets for basketball.

[Turbine]

Turbine, you need to "clean" up your post!

Oh my.

LOL

[CajunVic]

Oh my.

LOL

Or maybe it was written in JMV English and can remain . . .

[Turbine]

Or maybe it was written in JMV English and can remain . . .

I'm leaving it because I have no idea how to clean up detergent.

I might get caught in a spin cycle.

[lafman1]

The audacity of people to think that others wouldn't look down on people that claim to be Cajun fanatics but rather choose their comfort over real support is breath taking.

I believe it was you that said that UL athletics is a business. I believe you also said the donations to the RCAF is an investment and that investors expect an ROI.

With that said, the ROI for me personally isn’t there. With any business, if I’m not happy with the product or service I am free to take my business elsewhere. I have. I’m not sorry that you or anyone else for that matter is offended.
For my money, I chose to watch the game from the comforts of my home, with all the amenities it provides. Enjoy yourself in the long lines for lackluster food, lackluster service, blaring music and the stench of urine. You get this all for the opportunity to watch a football game. Enjoy the ____show and ____ sandwich you are being served.

It should be painfully obvious by now that the majority of people who once attended the football games feel the same way I do.
Oh, have a GREAT day.

[Turbine]

I believe it was you that said that UL athletics is a business. I believe you also said the donations to the RCAF is an investment and that investors expect an ROI.

With that said, the ROI for me personally isn’t there. With any business, if I’m not happy with the product or service I am free to take my business elsewhere. I have. I’m not sorry that you or anyone else for that matter is offended.
For my money, I chose to watch the game from the comforts of my home, with all the amenities it provides. Enjoy yourself in the long lines for lackluster food, lackluster service, blaring music and the stench of urine. You get this all for the opportunity to watch a football game. Enjoy the ____show and ____ sandwich you are being served.

We get it.

It was never really about the parking.