I Guess The Students Won the Fight

[JMV JustMyView]

There was more than 100 just in the band. I'm sure there was at least 1000 students in the stands. I stayed only for the first half, and no, I didn't count them, but I'm sure there was way over 100. Also, take into account that the students were on holiday this week.

The band does count. They will be at the games anyway. Folks are talking about non activity student fans.

[Big Poppa]

Consistency requires consistency.

If all games were consistently at 6pm on Saturday people would adjust their lifestyle for known/known events.

Moving games around all over midweek lets people get in the mode of opting out of games. This opt out mode spills into Saturdays.

That’s just not true. All schools move games around to 11, 2:30 or night for tv it doesn’t affect other schools attendance.

[Big Poppa]

There was more than 100 just in the band. I'm sure there was at least 1000 students in the stands. I stayed only for the first half, and no, I didn't count them, but I'm sure there was way over 100. Also, take into account that the students were on holiday this week.

If there were 1000 students there they must have been dressed like aluminum bleachers because I surely couldn’t see them.

[Big Buds]

If there were 1000 students there they must have been dressed like aluminum bleachers because I surely couldn’t see them.

Definitely less than 200 students in attendance last night.

[R1Letterman]

And aren't all the players also students, don't more dress for senior day, so close to 100 if not over and certainly over when counting student managers and trainers

[CajunEXPRESS]

The band does count. They will be at the games anyway. Folks are talking about non activity student fans.

Everyone counts required or volunteer. People in the seats are a major tool in ambiance and excitement. Frankly we should have two or three games where the Lafayette’s junior and senior class get in free coupled with food vouchers and a strong student recruiting effort

[fanof71]

If there were 1000 students there they must have been dressed like aluminum bleachers because I surely couldn’t see them.

I sat in the student section, not counting the band, no more than 250 or so students...no where close to 1000

[Turbine]

That’s just not true. All schools move games around to 11, 2:30 or night for tv it doesn’t affect other schools attendance.

You are not paying attention.

Unless 2023 made a U-Turn attendance is down everywhere and I stated one reason.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ge-since-1981/

 

[cajun4life]

You are seeing 40 years of student/greek/fan neglect come to roost.

It’s not ESPN+, it’s not the schedule, it’s not LSU. This is the result of the deliberate control and efforts by the administration for 40 years.

[JASD]

Ok.. maybe 100 is a bit of an exaggeration. But the fact that the band has to spread out to take up space, and the fact that all a viewer sees is empty concrete over butts in seats sends a message. That message is up for interpretation.

It's hard to stage a boycott on thanksgiving weekend, just prior to the last home game. I suspect that come next season, many will have forgotten and any effort to boycott will have lost steam. Many will be interested in the new shiny stadium and will want to experience that environment.

I also agree with many on here that speaks of the game day experience. It's fine on the west side of the stadium with all the corporate TG's and their families, but the student experience has to be alluring to students to get them to come as rabid fans vs casual.