Can we sell out???

[CAJUNSby90]

THERE IS NO MONEY FOR ANY OF THIS ADDITIONAL STUFF!!

Just takes one big sponsorship from lets say Schilling to launch this thing.

[facelessjonmoon]

Exactly this! i have posted this before

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A version of that would be beautiful. Put a Legends or Yard Goat right there (whoever buys the naming rights of course)

[Ragin9221]

Just takes one big sponsorship from lets say Schilling to launch this thing.

Hold my Beer!!

Anheuser-Busch's Natty Daddy Bar! Special 2 dollar Nattys!!

Solved the Attendance Issue!!

[Turbine]

I would say, put some water slides but we may not have WATER.

BOOM!

[Turbine]

THERE IS NO MONEY FOR ANY OF THIS ADDITIONAL STUFF!!

Coach Bustle's wife use to watch games from the levee.

There has to be something cheap to "begin" making this area fun again.

Something as simple as food trucks lined up all the way across.

Not needed but someone can invent Cajun Levee Spike Seats for watching games.

(hillside grass aeration spike seats for the rest of the country)

[jaxmc1023]

There has to be something cheap to "begin" making this area fun again.

1. Sell standing room only tickets for north endzone - $10

2. Allow people to bring folding chairs IF they are the UL approved chairs sold, of course, by UL - $15

[Turbine]

1. Sell standing room only tickets for north endzone - $10

2. Allow people to bring folding chairs IF they are the UL approved chairs sold, of course, by UL - $15

Excellent.

[CAJUNSby90]

1. Sell standing room only tickets for north endzone - $10

2. Allow people to bring folding chairs IF they are the UL approved chairs sold, of course, by UL - $15

Aren't GA tickets already $15?

[zeppelincajun]

I’m sure you know, just like everyone on this board does, that renovations were never the real issue. The real problem is that we chased out the blue-collar, average Joe fan—the welders, the teachers, the small business owners, the guys who worked all week, or the guy that works off-shore who has 3 kids. These were the people who brought their families, fired up the grill, and made tailgating a tradition. They didn’t need luxury boxes or premium seating—they needed a place that felt like theirs. But when prices went up, tailgating was restricted, and the rules started pushing people away, we lost them. And let’s be honest: they’re not coming back unless we give them a reason.

Building the stadium wasn’t the mistake. If we want to fill seats again and bring back the energy that made this place special, we need to speak directly to the fans of Acadiana the working-class folks who built this culture from the ground up. Their pride, their grit, their sense of community that’s what we lost. And once you lose that connection, it’s hard to get it back. But I believe we can. If we’re willing to listen, own what went wrong, and rebuild the experience around them not above them we can bring it all back. We just have to mean it.

My broad thoughts on the “premium vs. everyday” or whatever you’d like to call it situation we always find ourselves discussing: This administration has made it abundantly clear who they are marketing to. The entire rollout for OLOL Stadium has focused on the premium. Renderings focused on the suites. The areas that 95% of people who set foot in OLOL will never see in person. I still don’t know what the concourse is going to look like. The announcement was an exclusive get together. Stadium tours have been limited to those at $2,500 and up. Current sales reflect that strategy. The suites and loge areas are bought up. The most desirable seating on the home side is taken. Sales are less than stellar in the other areas. It is nice the premium areas are sold. That was an absolute necessity with our current financial situation, but somewhere along the way the household of 4 in Lafayette with Mom and Dad who work at the accounting firm but may not be partners there have been left feeling boxed out. I’m fully aware we could sell season tickets at $50 a pop and some would still complain about the price. The more relevant complaint in recent years is that people are expected to pay more than ever and their experience in the stadium (apart from what happens on the field) has fallen off a cliff. You can call it what you want but asking people to pay more for tailgating, more for parking, more for season tickets, and more for worse food while their overall experience has diminished is not a recipe for success.

The good news is that Lafayette flocks to the new. They may not go all in and buy season tickets, but most of the people we need to see consistently inside OLOL for it be a great atmosphere are going to give us a chance at some point this upcoming season. When they do, the experience they had come to expect from CF cannot be what they experience at OLOL. If we continue to operate how we had, this place will sit empty. The CF experience of the last decade needs to become a memory of the past.

[cajun4life]

J.H.C. seriously, take an exact replica of The Band Box. The blueprint is already there. No reason to try and be innovative.