PreGame 2011 New Orleans Bowl - Walking To New Orleans

[kadafi69]

haha...i totally agree....would have been nice to play against Tech in NO...but we will be playing them in the regular season...so i guess it doesnt matter...

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[Duggie35]

I placed an order for my tickets when the University first announced they would begin taking deposits. I was called about 1 1/2 weeks ago to go and pick up those tickets. During that phone call I asked for 3 additional tickets and was told those would be processed as a different order and those tickets would not be next to those in my initial order. That is understandable. However, I still have not recieved a call for my second order of tickets.

I agree with some of the posters that this is more of a FIRST TIME learning curve, rather than a SMALL TIME operation. I know that Scott Farmer has been involved with selling Bowl tickets on a couple of occassions while he was at Troy. I'm sure he had a good plan in place, based on his previous experience. However, the volume of tickets purchased by Troy fans during his tenure there is no where near the volume that UL fans are purchasing. Therefore, the model he brought over from Troy probably did not quite work as well here as it did there. I am confident that next season, when tickets for our Bowl game go on sale, the process will have been refined and will work a lot smoother.

We need to remember, this is a new experience for all of us. Geaux Cajuns!!!!!!!!!

[kadafi69]

that was a really good read....i still wonder how well fans all the way from San Diego will travel.....



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[cajunhawk]

We were that close to playing Illinois. Craziness.

[CajunDawgPound]

Catch a red-eye and come party on Bourbon Street. Of ALL the bowls, NEW ORLEANS is the BEST town

[The Floridian]

Interested just not alot of intel on your team..

Hud has an enormous set of balls. He can and will pull anthing out of the playbook.

[wcd35]

Kinda random but I thought its interesting. A few strange ones down there like the $15 gift card to Chick-Fil-A. NO Bowl isnt that bad. Galaxy Tabs are $500-600 depending on size. I'd like to see these "Gift Suites" also


■ Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Gift suite, Oakley Eyepatch 2, Oakley beanie, New Era cap, Oakley Flak Pack 3.0, pen with box, Christmas ornament

■ Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Gift suite, North End winter coat, Kombi gloves, Nike beanie, Ogio Fugitive backpack, Big Game souvenir football

■ R+L Carriers New Orleans
Samsung Galaxy tablet

■ Beef 'O'Brady's Bowl
Sony PlayStation 3, Oakley Eyepatch 2, Oakley backpack duffel, mini-helmet

■ San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
Best Buy gift card*, Tourneau watch, hooded sweatshirt, FlexFit cap

■ MAACO Las Vegas Bowl
Gift suite, cap

■ Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Oakley sunglasses, Aloha shirt, Pro Athletics custom beach shorts, Oakley T-shirt, performance wear, cap or visor, backpack, beach towels, bowl calendar, playing cards

■ AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Gift suite, Timely Watch Co. watch, New Era cap, commemorative football

■ Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Timely Watch Co. watch, leather duffel bag, commemorative football

■ Belk Bowl
Estimated $400 shopping trip to Belk's flagship store in Charlotte, Fossil watch

■ Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
Amazon Kindle Fire, Apple iPod nano, Deuce watch, LunaTik wristband (to hold iPod), beanie, Nike backpack

■ Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
Best Buy gift card*, Tourneau watch, hooded sweatshirt, FlexFit cap

■ Champs Sports Bowl
$420 shopping trip to a local Best Buy, Timely Watch Co. watch

■ Valero Alamo Bowl
$400 Best Buy gift card, Fossil watch, Schutt mini-helmet, panoramic team photo

■ Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Sony Gift suite, Timely Watch Co. watch, camo knit beanie, Ogio backpack, Big Game souvenir football

■ New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Note: Bowl committee would not disclose details about participants' gifts

■ Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Gift suite, Reactor watch

■ Insight Bowl
Gift suite, Fossil watch, cap, Ogio Convoy backpack

■ Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
Toshiba 32-inch flat-screen television, Fossil watch, belt buckle, T-shirt, backpack

■ Hyundai Sun Bowl
Gift suite, Timely Watch Co. watch, Majestic Pro-Base fleece pullover, VP Sports cap, Ogio Politan backpack, Helen of Troy hair dryer, souvenir coin

■ AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Best Buy gift card, Fossil watch, Nike training shoes, Nike sport sandals, Nike sunglasses, Nike Air Jordan backpack, commemorative game ball

■ Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Soundmatters Personal Audiophile loudspeaker, Fossil watch, cap, Timbuk2 custom messenger bag

■ Chick-fil-A Bowl
$250 Best Buy gift card, Fossil watch, Russell Athletic ski cap, Russell Athletic travel bag, $15 Chick-fil-A gift card, commemorative football

■ TicketCity Bowl
Gift suite, Timely Watch Co. watch

■ Capital One Bowl
$420 shopping trip to a local Best Buy, Timely Watch Co. watch

■ Outback Bowl
$150 Best Buy gift card, Fossil watch, Jostens ring, cap, $25 Outback Steakhouse gift certificate

■ TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl
Fossil watch, Gator Gear performance headwear, rolling luggage bag, Jostens ring, commemorative football

■ Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio
Gift suite, Fossil watch, New Era hat, Oakley Flak Pack 3.0

■ Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Gift suite, Kenneth Cole watch, cap, Ogio Convoy backpack

■ Allstate Sugar Bowl
Gift suite, Reactor watch, New Era cap, Majestic fleece pullover

■ Discover Orange Bowl
Gift suite, Tourneau watch

■ AT&T Cotton Bowl
Fossil watch
Note: Bowl committee would not disclose additional details about participant gifts

■ BBVA Compass Bowl
iBeats by Dr. Dre (ear buds), Reactor watch, Oakley Eyepatch 2, Oakley backpack duffel, Big Game commemorative football

■ GoDaddy.com Bowl
Nikon S80, Timely Watch Co. watch, leather luggage bag, commemorative football

■ Allstate BCS National Championship Game
Gift suite, Fossil watch, New Era cap, Boxer and Stone shirt

* To be spent during the teams' official store visit. Balance not used that day will be forfeited.

Product details are provided as they were available. Most watches, rings, clothing and luggage are custom-made with the bowl logo. Gift suites are set up as private events in which game participants, and often bowl VIPs, are given an order form and allowed to select a gift, or gifts, up to a value that is predetermined by each specific bowl, not to exceed the NCAA limit of $550 per person.
Sources: Bowl committees and vendors

http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/J...ifts-List.aspx

[NOCajun]

Biggest Win Washington State- hadn't beat a Pac 10 team in a while, something like 8 years.

Rivals- we HATE no tame it down HATE HATE HATE BYU. Many reasons-some include their on camera caught (See ABC national game) racial remarks, or perhaps "Replay Gate" where in PROVOSTAN they actually staffed the replay booth with 3 BYU alums. Cost us the game....

Rivals- Most Old timers (I am not one of them) consider California State University Fresno (a blatent dig BTW) "Fresno State" (aka Fresburgians/Frestuckie) our rivals.

Interesting about FIU- QB's Mom and I went to school together-lol.

I always called them "Fresneck" for the "redneck"-style people there. The Louisiana equivalent is Louisiana Polytechnic University, otherwise known as La. NECH.

[CajunEXPRESS]

We were that close to playing Illinois. Craziness.

No doubt that would have been a far more winable game.

[RaginFan2]

I always called them "Fresneck" for the "redneck"-style people there. The Louisiana equivalent is Louisiana Polytechnic University, otherwise known as La. NECH.

Coincidentally, they are both nicknamed "Bulldogs"! Hmmmm ...