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    As do we all brother! We’re all passionate in our love of Ragin Cajun athletics.

    Quote Originally Posted by zeppelincajun View Post
    No worries man. I know I’m being harsh in here. This debate always just gets me fired up. At both sides unfortunately.

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    Let All students get in free with a school shirt on. You could add thousands of kids spending their parents money. Sell $10 GA tickets to the parents also. 1,000 kids getting in free spending $20 on concessions is $20,000 we wouldn’t have otherwise. And if it works and builds to 10,000 kids.$$$
    Yes!! I second this.

    Smart!

  3. #123

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    And yeah JMV, I’ve been around here with these issues longer than maggard. And hear a lot of the problems from the blue collar fan. I know tons of people that follow the program and never attend. Maggard moved here and got the job and hangs out with big supporters and fellow administrators. I’m not calling out maggard or trying to get personal, but I wonder how many friends maggard has around here that aren’t RCAF members or Cajun fans.


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    Free? Wrong....The problem with giving things away for free isn’t what you’d think. Yes, if you give it away, you’re not getting paid for value you’ve created, which most people don’t like doing. However, the real drawbacks of “free” are different.

    First, it lowers the perceived value of what you’ve given away. If you’re willing to just hand it out for the asking, it must not be worth much, right? Well, if you’re doing things right, the giveaway may be quite valuable, but those who get it without paying for it won’t easily see that value. It’s sort of like you have a great sense of accomplishment when you do something that challenged you, but if you did the exact same things and found it easy to do, your sense of accomplishment won’t be there.

    Second, and perhaps more important, if you get something without having to pay for it, you have no “skin in the game.” This means you don’t feel called to actually take advantage of it. If it’s an ebook or worksheet, you may have simply saved it somewhere in your computer, or even printed it out and filed it away. However, you most likely didn’t really read it carefully and learn from it everything you could. It’s almost guaranteed that you haven’t implemented in your life anything it taught you.

    Again, this free stuff is a reward for showing up...it offers little incentive to attend in the first place....the attendance woes won't be cursed with free...


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    Quote Originally Posted by CRAWFISH61 View Post
    I pay a pretty good premium over my season tickets for reserved parking. I expect that I will have a place to park in my lot as I pay for that privilege. If you want to drive RCAF to zero mistreat the people who help pay the bills
    Exactly!!! Don’t bite the hand. Especially to cater to the fair weather complaint crowd

  6. #126

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    Quote Originally Posted by fanof71 View Post
    Free? Wrong....The problem with giving things away for free isn’t what you’d think. Yes, if you give it away, you’re not getting paid for value you’ve created, which most people don’t like doing. However, the real drawbacks of “free” are different.

    First, it lowers the perceived value of what you’ve given away. If you’re willing to just hand it out for the asking, it must not be worth much, right? Well, if you’re doing things right, the giveaway may be quite valuable, but those who get it without paying for it won’t easily see that value. It’s sort of like you have a great sense of accomplishment when you do something that challenged you, but if you did the exact same things and found it easy to do, your sense of accomplishment won’t be there.

    Second, and perhaps more important, if you get something without having to pay for it, you have no “skin in the game.” This means you don’t feel called to actually take advantage of it. If it’s an ebook or worksheet, you may have simply saved it somewhere in your computer, or even printed it out and filed it away. However, you most likely didn’t really read it carefully and learn from it everything you could. It’s almost guaranteed that you haven’t implemented in your life anything it taught you.
    I get what you’re saying In this life lesson, but if it’s letting kids in free that would have otherwise had their parents pay then it doesn’t change your value part of it. Get kids in there having a good time with friends and taking selfies posting to social media. Kids will make going to the game cooler than anyone else will. And eventually it will be THE event in town.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fanof71 View Post
    Free? Wrong....The problem with giving things away for free isn’t what you’d think. Yes, if you give it away, you’re not getting paid for value you’ve created, which most people don’t like doing. However, the real drawbacks of “free” are different.

    First, it lowers the perceived value of what you’ve given away. If you’re willing to just hand it out for the asking, it must not be worth much, right? Well, if you’re doing things right, the giveaway may be quite valuable, but those who get it without paying for it won’t easily see that value. It’s sort of like you have a great sense of accomplishment when you do something that challenged you, but if you did the exact same things and found it easy to do, your sense of accomplishment won’t be there.

    Second, and perhaps more important, if you get something without having to pay for it, you have no “skin in the game.” This means you don’t feel called to actually take advantage of it. If it’s an ebook or worksheet, you may have simply saved it somewhere in your computer, or even printed it out and filed it away. However, you most likely didn’t really read it carefully and learn from it everything you could. It’s almost guaranteed that you haven’t implemented in your life anything it taught you.

    Again, this free stuff is a reward for showing up...it offers little incentive to attend in the first place....the attendance woes won't be cursed with free...
    Parents will have to pay to get in. People who would not go will go! It’s not free you nickel and dime them. They probably pay 20 dollars to park!

  8. #128

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    Remember HUD sent players into schools to read to kids. They gave out free tickets to kids and told them to come to the game and see them. That was when our attendance went up. Parents bought tickets and brought their kids.


  9. #129

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    Of course you can. INSIDE of Cajun field.


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    For reasons/excuses for why people will not attend Louisiana football games check out the post by Zachary Dubois in the Ragin Cajun football group. 218 comments. After reading the comments I think we would have to provide free tailgating, free parking at Cajun field, then sell tickets to the game for $10. Casual fan expectations. However, I do agree our concessions need to be greatly improved


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    Someone mentioned earlier. Maggard needs a local young leader to head up this endeavor. A true lifer Cajun fan that can hit ground zero.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Jacob81 View Post
    Someone mentioned earlier. Maggard needs a local young leader to head up this endeavor. A true lifer Cajun fan that can hit ground zero.
    Troy our director of football operations would be perfect.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WestUCajun View Post
    For reasons/excuses for why people will not attend Louisiana football games check out the post by Zachary Dubois in the Ragin Cajun football group. 218 comments. After reading the comments I think we would have to provide free tailgating, free parking at Cajun field, then sell tickets to the game for $10. Casual fan expectations. However, I do agree our concessions need to be greatly improved
    Not Free!! People still have to pay for stuff. If I get a beer I pay for it, if I get food I pay for it, if you want the privilege of having your own personal tailgate area you pay for that with your RCAF membership. I say we still charge same price for tickets, instead of average fans bringing there chairs, we have a designated area for these folks where they can pay for there own food and drinks where they can tailgate.

    If you want to park closer you better pony up 20 bucks to park for limited parking in Cajun Field.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JMVCAJUNS View Post
    Troy our director of football operations would be perfect.
    He would be good but I’d rather someone even younger. Like a Richie falgout or a Jace Conrad.

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    When we consider attendance, we need to start setting annual goals. We aren't going to go from averaging 15,000-18,000 in attendance annually to 25,000 to 30,000 overnight. Seating capacity at Cajun Field is 41,426, we're currently averaging less than 50% capacity. 18,000 in attendance is 43.45%. I attached a map of Cajun Field below, currently we have a lot of space allocated to tailgating and premium parking that goes unused. The casual or potential fan passes by Cajun Field and the visual message they receive is this isn't a place to be. If you want to build excitement and attendance, you must start at Cajun Field and get people within the fences. That means reallocating tailgating and parking in a way that gets space filled. I'd be willing to bet a substantial portion of this unoccupied space doesn't generate revenue, so we need to think carefully about the value of this space and what the average individual is willing to pay to park/tailgate. Again, you must look at it from the aspect of $0 in revenue. We're in a long game here, where we start is going to be less than what we would like to charge and then over time and with demand we increase accordingly. Again, the visual you want to create within the fences is a full house.

    Move student tailgating back behind the student side of the stadium. Make the Red Zone sections P, Q, and R and allow students to buy up to 20 escort tickets. Make the students and their guests front and center. We must market games via TV, radio, and social media and do it consistently. Get players and coaches out there promoting this program.

    Hold Sodexo accountable to get concessions in order. If they continually fall short, then we need to pivot to another option.

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