Saturday's games

23,647 @North Texas v Army
19,111 @ muts v Arkansas State
16,638 @ Troy v FAU
8,689 @ ULL v ULM

YTD Home game attendance averages (# games in parenthesis)

20,517 muts (6)
19,951 ULL (5)
19,923 Arkansas State (4)
18,413 Troy (5)
18,228 North Texas (6)
16,021 WKU (5)
15,490 FAU (4)
14,387 ULM (4)
10,228 FIU (4)

(11-21-2009 10:49 PM)MeanGreen61 Wrote:  Saturday's games

23,647 @North Texas v Army
19,111 @ muts v Arkansas State
16,638 @ Troy v FAU
8,689 @ ULL v ULM

YTD Home game attendance averages (# games in parenthesis)

20,517 muts (6)
19,951 ULL (5)
19,923 Arkansas State (4)
18,413 Troy (5)
18,228 North Texas (6)
16,021 WKU (5)
15,490 FAU (4)
14,387 ULM (4)
10,228 FIU (4)

18,031 South Alabama (7)
largest crowd - 26,783

Isn't FIU on FBS written warning (probation) for attendance this year? What happens if they miss a second consecutive year? And its a shame that ULM is having a great year but suffering at the turnstile. Finally - what was up with the attendance at UL last weekend? Isn't that a rivalry game? I would have guessed 20K for a game that could make either team bowl eligible. Was there bad weather or something?

THe ULM/ULL game came down to lots of rain. ULM has had 4 home games...two of them being total washouts with hours and hours of rain. Two other games had 18k and 17k i think. OH well.... U must take what you are given...and hopefully we can have a great crowd sat with it looking like great weather..

(11-24-2009 01:24 AM)stebo Wrote:  Isn't FIU on FBS written warning (probation) for attendance this year? What happens if they miss a second consecutive year? And its a shame that ULM is having a great year but suffering at the turnstile. Finally - what was up with the attendance at UL last weekend? Isn't that a rivalry game? I would have guessed 20K for a game that could make either team bowl eligible. Was there bad weather or something?

Weird how the Cajuns have 41,000+ in their home opener against Southern, but only 8,600 against ULM. That just doesn't make sense.

(11-24-2009 01:24 AM)stebo Wrote:  Isn't FIU on FBS written warning (probation) for attendance this year? What happens if they miss a second consecutive year? And its a shame that ULM is having a great year but suffering at the turnstile. Finally - what was up with the attendance at UL last weekend? Isn't that a rivalry game? I would have guessed 20K for a game that could make either team bowl eligible. Was there bad weather or something?

The weather was disgustingly gross.
Pretty crappy excuse... a reality nonetheless.
Weather looking good for this weekend, though.... Hoping for a nice crowd!!

Z

UL should overtake MT this weekend with our home game against Troy.

Nah, I can understand that. As the team has more success, season ticket sales will go up and the numbers won't be hurt (as much) by bad weather. Luckily NT fans seem to be coming for the game itself rather than the win... I was shocked that we had almost 24K for our 2 win team.

(11-24-2009 07:42 AM)stebo Wrote:  Nah, I can understand that. As the team has more success, season ticket sales will go up and the numbers won't be hurt (as much) by bad weather. Luckily NT fans seem to be coming for the game itself rather than the win... I was shocked that we had almost 24K for our 2 win team.

Not everyday Army comes to your place!! Thats cool!

Z

(11-24-2009 07:42 AM)Cajunman02 Wrote:  UL should overtake MT this weekend with our home game against Troy.

Shame on us if we dont! Are you finally a home owner??

Z

FAU will tank this weekend.

South Florida is the epitome of a Bandwagon area. If you aint winning, they aint coming. Top that off with our opponent who is 0-10 and there is not a lot of incentive to come see the game.

Shame too as its Senior day and these kids are the ones who won the bowl games and made it happen the last 2 years.

FAU will report somewhere between 14-16 K Paid but buts in the seat will probably be about 6-8K.

(11-24-2009 08:02 AM)zeebart21 Wrote:  

(11-24-2009 07:42 AM)stebo Wrote:  Nah, I can understand that. As the team has more success, season ticket sales will go up and the numbers won't be hurt (as much) by bad weather. Luckily NT fans seem to be coming for the game itself rather than the win... I was shocked that we had almost 24K for our 2 win team.

Not everyday Army comes to your place!! Thats cool!

Z

But they will be here every other year as we have a 3-3 home-home deal with them

(11-24-2009 09:44 AM)MeanGreen61 Wrote:  

(11-24-2009 08:02 AM)zeebart21 Wrote:  

(11-24-2009 07:42 AM)stebo Wrote:  Nah, I can understand that. As the team has more success, season ticket sales will go up and the numbers won't be hurt (as much) by bad weather. Luckily NT fans seem to be coming for the game itself rather than the win... I was shocked that we had almost 24K for our 2 win team.

Not everyday Army comes to your place!! Thats cool!

Z

But they will be here every other year as we have a 3-3 home-home deal with them

Thats right! nice.

(11-23-2009 03:10 PM)MobileBama Wrote:  

(11-21-2009 10:49 PM)MeanGreen61 Wrote:  Saturday's games

23,647 @North Texas v Army
19,111 @ muts v Arkansas State
16,638 @ Troy v FAU
8,689 @ ULL v ULM

YTD Home game attendance averages (# games in parenthesis)

20,517 muts (6)
19,951 ULL (5)
19,923 Arkansas State (4)
18,413 Troy (5)
18,228 North Texas (6)
16,021 WKU (5)
15,490 FAU (4)
14,387 ULM (4)
10,228 FIU (4)

18,031 South Alabama (7)
largest crowd - 26,783

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Our last game versus Huntingdon College the attendance was 23,683.
Our attendance figures weren't too shabby considering the teams we played.

(11-24-2009 07:42 AM)Cajunman02 Wrote:  UL should overtake MT this weekend with our home game against Troy.

You'll need 23,347 to do that. Hope you pull it off, but that's 2.6 times the ULM attendance, 2x as much as UNT, and your 2nd highest attended game to end the season. Sounds like a tall task.

(11-24-2009 08:03 AM)zeebart21 Wrote:  

(11-24-2009 07:42 AM)Cajunman02 Wrote:  UL should overtake MT this weekend with our home game against Troy.

Shame on us if we dont! Are you finally a home owner??

Z

You know I'll be there, plus some. We even sat (stood) in the rain and cold Saturday night!

Yep...facebook didn't tell you that yet? LOL. Almost all settled in. Furniture and some appliances getting delivered tomorrow.

(11-24-2009 06:35 PM)Raider_ATO Wrote:  

(11-24-2009 07:42 AM)Cajunman02 Wrote:  UL should overtake MT this weekend with our home game against Troy.

You'll need 23,347 to do that. Hope you pull it off, but that's 2.6 times the ULM attendance, 2x as much as UNT, and your 2nd highest attended game to end the season. Sounds like a tall task.

And all 3 of those games you mentioned were played under the threat of rain all day or actually with rain coming down. Current forecast for Saturday in Lafayette....high 68, low 50, no chance of rain. Only the Southern game was played under clear skies this season.

rain has hurt some game in LA this year...i hope the ULM/MT game has a good crowd but...monroe will probably continue to fail to support the best team that ULM has fielded in a few years.

(11-24-2009 10:52 PM)Cajunman02 Wrote:  

(11-24-2009 06:35 PM)Raider_ATO Wrote:  

(11-24-2009 07:42 AM)Cajunman02 Wrote:  UL should overtake MT this weekend with our home game against Troy.

You'll need 23,347 to do that. Hope you pull it off, but that's 2.6 times the ULM attendance, 2x as much as UNT, and your 2nd highest attended game to end the season. Sounds like a tall task.

And all 3 of those games you mentioned were played under the threat of rain all day or actually with rain coming down. Current forecast for Saturday in Lafayette....high 68, low 50, no chance of rain. Only the Southern game was played under clear skies this season.

Which could either work in your favor becuase the ULL fans that stayed high and dry will want to come out and see their team or it could hurt you because the casual Lafayettean(Lafayettite? Lafayeatian?) has already shifted attention elsewhere with having not been to a game since the opener and the Cajuns out of the conference race.

(11-24-2009 09:24 AM)OwlFamily Wrote:  FAU will tank this weekend.

South Florida is the epitome of a Bandwagon area. If you aint winning, they aint coming. Top that off with our opponent who is 0-10 and there is not a lot of incentive to come see the game.

Shame too as its Senior day and these kids are the ones who won the bowl games and made it happen the last 2 years.

FAU will report somewhere between 14-16 K Paid but buts in the seat will probably be about 6-8K.

I dont think it will so much be the fact that we are 3-7 its that fact its thanksgiving weekend many kids go home. I also think we will have agreat showing fo rthe FIU game I have talked to many kids who want to go down to that game.