Indy Bowls scouting UL, ULM, & LaTech

[moorecajun]

Its been said? By who?

ULM does not get the New Orleans Bowl if UL is available because 42K is a strong memory. This foolishness on the Sun Belt Board is just that. Bowls do not say, Oh Gee, we better take the weaker fan base this year because next year who knows what we might get as champions. Right? Who knows? That who knows could be great or horrible. There is no deep thinking going on in New Orleans, they wan the best fan base this year. Next year will take care of itself. ULM is not bringing 42K, not bringing 32K.

And what would make the NO Bowl think ULM'ers would travel well?

Compare their 17k at home against us, in a "rivalry" game, vs our 42k in the dome last year. Is there need to discuss?

[CrazyCajun]

Just to clarify, attendance was 42,481. We were not the only people in the dome. We were the main reason but we didn't bring 42k either, if you addin SDSU, plus the tickets they bought and donated to the Marshall faulk foundation, plus corporate, plus just general attendance. We might have had 30k, which is still great. Just don't need people putting Tulane numbers out there.

[RedBug58]

Just to clarify, attendance was 42,481. We were not the only people in the dome. We were the main reason but we didn't bring 42k either, if you addin SDSU, plus the tickets they bought and donated to the Marshall faulk foundation, plus corporate, plus just general attendance. We might have had 30k, which is still great. Just don't need people putting Tulane numbers out there.

Well, we did set the attendance record for the N.O. Bowl (by far) with only a handful there from the opposing team.

[CrazyCajun]

We can't get 30k to a home game, why do you think we brought 42k to new Orleans?

[CrazyCajun]

And what would make the NO Bowl think ULM'ers would travel well?

Compare their 17k at home against us, in a "rivalry" game, vs our 42k in the dome last year. Is there need to discuss?

why wouldnt you compare that to our 28,176 at our home game with them last year?

[VObserver]

We can't get 30k to a home game, why do you think we brought 42k to new Orleans?

Well, of the group of 14 that came to NOLA with me for the New Orleans bowl, only 3 regularly attend games in Lafayette, and two others come maybe once a year. The rest came because it was a bowl game, the Cajuns were playing, and it was in New Orleans. Of those 14, only 4 have been to a game in Lafayette this year.

I'm sure my group was not unique; so I can easily see us having brought 40K.

I could also see Monroe bringing 25K to a bowl in New Orleans; many just because it's their first bowl and it's New Orleans.

[Turbine]

We can't get 30k to a home game, why do you think we brought 42k to new Orleans?

Brought might be the wrong word but the crowd source is accurate.

There is a sizable UL alumni base in New Orleans.

Most won't travel to Acadiana for a regular game but will attend an "event" like the New Orleans Bowl.

jmo

[CrazyCajun]

Brought might be the wrong word but the crowd source is accurate.

There is a sizable UL alumni base in New Orleans.

Most won't travel to Acadiana for a regular game but will attend an "event" like the New Orleans Bowl.

jmo

my point is we are not apecial, there are other programs that have fans that dont go to home games but will go to a bowl game. Just like im sure there were people who have never seen the inside of the superdome but were in miami for the superbowl. As far as pointing out that another shcool cant get 25k to their home games how can they get that many to a bowl game. well the same thing could have been said about us before the bowl game.I personally dont think we are some automatic lock for the NOLA bowl like some around here seem to think. i think there are a couple ways we end up in mobile. there were more non-ul fans at that bowl game than you think. we still brought a awesome crowd but im not naive enough to think we brought everyone in that dome but 2000 people.

[Cajungrad06]

my point is we are not apecial, there are other programs that have fans that dont go to home games but will go to a bowl game. Just like im sure there were people who have never seen the inside of the superdome but were in miami for the superbowl. As far as pointing out that another shcool cant get 25k to their home games how can they get that many to a bowl game. well the same thing could have been said about us before the bowl game.I personally dont think we are some automatic lock for the NOLA bowl like some around here seem to think. i think there are a couple ways we end up in mobile. there were more non-ul fans at that bowl game than you think. we still brought a awesome crowd but im not naive enough to think we brought everyone in that dome but 2000 people.

I agree 100%...I lived in NO for a couple of years and went to every bowl game bc it's there, no matter who played, and so did lots of people I know...

[Wing-over]

Time to put the I- Bowl thing to bed guys. That's all behind you. At a certain point, you just begin to sound childish about it. Cajuns need to worry about getting to 7 wins and take it from there.

jmho