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[Cajun Monkee]

Festivals Acadiens et Creoles is this weekend.

In the commercial is the reminder "ITS FREE."

Just like Festivale Internationale. Or Mardi Gras. Or Downtown Alive. Or Rhythms. Or the Sugar Mill Pond thing.

We redefine "conservative" in this town. The typical resident of Lafayette is (unknowingly) much more of a Huey enthusiast than am I, the resident liberal.

On a positive note, all seven tickets I have access to were used this weekend.

[CajunEXPRESS]

They probably know lots of the talent mike assembled will be wearing a different color next year and getting paid handsomely to do so. I only see support at this level going down not up in the way college football is currently structured.

And yet the other SBC attendance keep edging upwards. Something else is going on here. I haven’t a clue.

[jaxmc1023]

People don't mind paying $8 for a beer at a free event..

Buying $6 hotdogs after spending $25 a ticket is a gut punch

[Reality Check]

I’m kinda tired of hearing crap takes like this. Other schools (see App State) don’t have the same disinterested fan base.

App State has a monopoly for Saturday entertainment in Boone, NC and the surrounding area. It is the only show around for about 150 miles in any direction. There are too many options in Lafayette for other things to do on a Saturday afternoon. Just the facts of life.

[HelmutVII]

Yes! Nothing burns my ass like not having a paper program!

Agreed. I wish it would be available to download from the website prior to getting to the stadium..

[fanof71]

App State has a monopoly for Saturday entertainment in Boone, NC and the surrounding area. It is the only show around for about 150 miles in any direction. There are too many options in Lafayette for other things to do on a Saturday afternoon. Just the facts of life.

You still don't get it do you....

[CajunVic]

. . . what does he not get . . .

[Cajun Monkee]

I’m pretty similar in that I’m there for football. Not a huge fan of tailgating either But I do understand that what I want won’t get people in the stands.

Count me in that number. Give me two bottles of water and somebody to walk me in and out of the stadium and I'm good.

[RaisingCajun08]

Festivals Acadiens et Creoles is this weekend.

In the commercial is the reminder "ITS FREE."

Just like Festivale Internationale. Or Mardi Gras. Or Downtown Alive. Or Rhythms. Or the Sugar Mill Pond thing.

We redefine "conservative" in this town. The typical resident of Lafayette is (unknowingly) much more of a Huey enthusiast than am I, the resident liberal.

Call it what you want. For as all of these "free" events to continue to run, they must be making money. All draw large crowds in their own right.

Festivals Acadiens has over 40 bands on the lineup this weekend. They all get paid to play.

Last night, I was surfing their website and all sponsorship opportunities were marked "sold out". Were they actually sold out or was the website no longer selling opportunities since its the week of the festival, I dont know.

Vendors pay for a spot at the festival. If they dont get their money back and make a profit, not many would return. I see the same vendors year in and year out. That tells me, they also make money.

On the marketing page of their website, they advertise that they bring a $11M impact to the Lafayette area yearly. How accurate that number is, I have no idea. I'm not a finance guy so I dont know how that number is calculated. Either way, $11M impact for a "free" festival.

Tell me we cannot do better and bring in more money to UL athletics just by lowering prices, attracting more people, and making it an event to go to. To many people in administration expect fans to shut up, pay their money, and except the product.

[HOUCajun]

Tv timeouts make the games long and boring. It’s not a problem at home because it allows you to follow other games of interest.
This problem is not only UL’s but it does magnify the game management issues we have.