(06-14-2015 09:09 PM)Thegoldstandard Wrote:  Can this count? We were playing UL...

When was that game?

(06-13-2015 04:28 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  It's the silly season, we gotta talk about something. I always liked this shot of Cajun Field during a game with Southern University of Baton Rouge. They travel well.

"Travel very well" is an understatement. I know that in the SWAC Southern is known for outnumbering schools at their own home stadiums. Folks love to see Southern and Jackson State on the schedule because that means a packed house that particular week. Also fans and students who'll usually skip games come out for SU and JSU. I know that Southern is responsible for breaking the home attendance records at Alabama State, Alabama A&M, Alcorn State, Jackson State, Arkansas Pine-Bluff, and Texas Southern.

(06-15-2015 01:31 PM)GreenHornet33 Wrote:  

(06-13-2015 04:28 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  It's the silly season, we gotta talk about something. I always liked this shot of Cajun Field during a game with Southern University of Baton Rouge. They travel well.

"Travel very well" is an understatement. I know that in the SWAC Southern is known for outnumbering schools at their own home stadiums. Folks love to see Southern and Jackson State on the schedule because that means a packed house that particular week. Also fans and students who'll usually skip games come out for SU and JSU. I know that Southern is responsible for breaking the home attendance records at Alabama State, Alabama A&M, Alcorn State, Jackson State, Arkansas Pine-Bluff, and Texas Southern.

You are right. That picture was from our game against them in 2009 where we set the attendance record of 41,357. At the time Cajun Field's official capacity was only 31,000 so we sold nearly 10,000 SRO tickets. This past season's game against them set a very good attendance mark of 36,170, which I believe is top 5 and our best attendance since we did our SEZ expansion. The game this year had bad weather essentially all day and continued after kickoff, so the numbers this year were really solid. I'd like to get them and McNeese on a rotation every few years to play here, unfortunately McNeese is too full of themselves and are asking for too much money.

(06-15-2015 10:44 AM)NCeagle Wrote:  Here is a game that was even more packed out than the shorter game. figured you guys would have shared this picture

(06-15-2015 01:53 PM)panama Wrote:  

(06-15-2015 10:44 AM)NCeagle Wrote:  Here is a game that was even more packed out than the shorter game. figured you guys would have shared this picture

that's an odd way to depict your fans.

(06-15-2015 06:59 AM)itsmeagain Wrote:  

I'm afraid we've never filled the Dome (which i don't think is unreasonable), but i took this during our first game against Shorter, which was announced at 30,237.

That is a very nice crowd. Do any of the Panther fans believe it is probable this year? Say against Appy State, Louisiana, Troy or South Alabama? Might be doable if you all were .500 this year.

(06-15-2015 02:24 PM)Beltfan Wrote:  

(06-15-2015 06:59 AM)itsmeagain Wrote:  

I'm afraid we've never filled the Dome (which i don't think is unreasonable), but i took this during our first game against Shorter, which was announced at 30,237.

That is a very nice crowd. Do any of the Panther fans believe it is probable this year? Say against Appy State, Louisiana, Troy or South Alabama? Might be doable if you all were .500 this year.

not a chance. only way it would happen would be if they were playing uga in the dome this year.

(06-15-2015 01:31 PM)GreenHornet33 Wrote:  

(06-13-2015 04:28 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  It's the silly season, we gotta talk about something. I always liked this shot of Cajun Field during a game with Southern University of Baton Rouge. They travel well.

"Travel very well" is an understatement. I know that in the SWAC Southern is known for outnumbering schools at their own home stadiums. Folks love to see Southern and Jackson State on the schedule because that means a packed house that particular week. Also fans and students who'll usually skip games come out for SU and JSU. I know that Southern is responsible for breaking the home attendance records at Alabama State, Alabama A&M, Alcorn State, Jackson State, Arkansas Pine-Bluff, and Texas Southern.

People go to see Southern's "human jukebox" their bands halftime performance is worth the price of admission. Only games I have ever been to that everyone stays put at halftime and then goes to bathroom and concession after the band finishes. In 2009 they did a michael Jackson tribute... It was f'n awesome.

(06-15-2015 02:01 PM)NCeagle Wrote:  

(06-15-2015 01:53 PM)panama Wrote:  

(06-15-2015 10:44 AM)NCeagle Wrote:  Here is a game that was even more packed out than the shorter game. figured you guys would have shared this picture

that's an odd way to depict your fans.

Sad you can recognize a self portrait.

(06-15-2015 02:24 PM)Beltfan Wrote:  

(06-15-2015 06:59 AM)itsmeagain Wrote:  

I'm afraid we've never filled the Dome (which i don't think is unreasonable), but i took this during our first game against Shorter, which was announced at 30,237.

That is a very nice crowd. Do any of the Panther fans believe it is probable this year? Say against Appy State, Louisiana, Troy or South Alabama? Might be doable if you all were .500 this year.

Maybe if we were playing Tech

(06-15-2015 02:24 PM)Beltfan Wrote:  

(06-15-2015 06:59 AM)itsmeagain Wrote:  

I'm afraid we've never filled the Dome (which i don't think is unreasonable), but i took this during our first game against Shorter, which was announced at 30,237.

That is a very nice crowd. Do any of the Panther fans believe it is probable this year? Say against Appy State, Louisiana, Troy or South Alabama? Might be doable if you all were .500 this year.

I doubt it, unless we happen to make a hell of a run. I do believe that, with a winning team, we can get back to having the lower bowl fill out because we used to see it, at least for the first games and bigger games, but i think people have just given up watching a crappy team. Start putting together a watchable product, and i truly do believe we can have 20,000 per game and above (remember, when we were getting a fair few people in the Dome, we were playing D2 and NAIA teams. Replace those with FBS teams and people will care a lot more. Just gotta start winning).

Start winning and support the game day experience. Funny thing is people downtown want to support the team but Levick made it so hard. Tailgating has always been great but you could drive down Peachtree or MLK and never know a game was occurring that day. So need more community and downtown business engagement. And have too win. Atlanta only supports winners.

(06-15-2015 01:29 PM)CajunFan3406 Wrote:  

(06-14-2015 09:09 PM)Thegoldstandard Wrote:  Can this count? We were playing UL...

When was that game?

2008, first game under Larry Fedora

(06-15-2015 06:54 PM)itsmeagain Wrote:  

(06-15-2015 02:24 PM)Beltfan Wrote:  

(06-15-2015 06:59 AM)itsmeagain Wrote:  

I'm afraid we've never filled the Dome (which i don't think is unreasonable), but i took this during our first game against Shorter, which was announced at 30,237.

That is a very nice crowd. Do any of the Panther fans believe it is probable this year? Say against Appy State, Louisiana, Troy or South Alabama? Might be doable if you all were .500 this year.

L
I doubt it, unless we happen to make a hell of a run. I do believe that, with a winning team, we can get back to having the lower bowl fill out because we used to see it, at least for the first games and bigger games, but i think people have just given up watching a crappy team. Start putting together a watchable product, and i truly do believe we can have 20,000 per game and above (remember, when we were getting a fair few people in the Dome, we were playing D2 and NAIA teams. Replace those with FBS teams and people will care a lot more. Just gotta start winning).

I'll bet we can out draw Georgia State at the Dome in a neutral site game vs App than State can a home game against the same. Matter of fact, I'll bet if we played against anyone else we could too.

(06-15-2015 08:50 PM)DawggoneEagle Wrote:  

(06-15-2015 06:54 PM)itsmeagain Wrote:  

(06-15-2015 02:24 PM)Beltfan Wrote:  

(06-15-2015 06:59 AM)itsmeagain Wrote:  

I'm afraid we've never filled the Dome (which i don't think is unreasonable), but i took this during our first game against Shorter, which was announced at 30,237.

That is a very nice crowd. Do any of the Panther fans believe it is probable this year? Say against Appy State, Louisiana, Troy or South Alabama? Might be doable if you all were .500 this year.

L
I doubt it, unless we happen to make a hell of a run. I do believe that, with a winning team, we can get back to having the lower bowl fill out because we used to see it, at least for the first games and bigger games, but i think people have just given up watching a crappy team. Start putting together a watchable product, and i truly do believe we can have 20,000 per game and above (remember, when we were getting a fair few people in the Dome, we were playing D2 and NAIA teams. Replace those with FBS teams and people will care a lot more. Just gotta start winning).

I'll bet we can out draw Georgia State at the Dome in a neutral site game vs App than State can a home game against the same. Matter of fact, I'll bet if we played against anyone else we could too.

Urm, alright.

(06-16-2015 09:52 AM)itsmeagain Wrote:  

(06-15-2015 08:50 PM)DawggoneEagle Wrote:  

(06-15-2015 06:54 PM)itsmeagain Wrote:  

(06-15-2015 02:24 PM)Beltfan Wrote:  

(06-15-2015 06:59 AM)itsmeagain Wrote:  

I'm afraid we've never filled the Dome (which i don't think is unreasonable), but i took this during our first game against Shorter, which was announced at 30,237.

That is a very nice crowd. Do any of the Panther fans believe it is probable this year? Say against Appy State, Louisiana, Troy or South Alabama? Might be doable if you all were .500 this year.

L
I doubt it, unless we happen to make a hell of a run. I do believe that, with a winning team, we can get back to having the lower bowl fill out because we used to see it, at least for the first games and bigger games, but i think people have just given up watching a crappy team. Start putting together a watchable product, and i truly do believe we can have 20,000 per game and above (remember, when we were getting a fair few people in the Dome, we were playing D2 and NAIA teams. Replace those with FBS teams and people will care a lot more. Just gotta start winning).

I'll bet we can out draw Georgia State at the Dome in a neutral site game vs App than State can a home game against the same. Matter of fact, I'll bet if we played against anyone else we could too.

Urm, alright.

LOL

(06-15-2015 02:45 PM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  

(06-15-2015 01:31 PM)GreenHornet33 Wrote:  

(06-13-2015 04:28 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  It's the silly season, we gotta talk about something. I always liked this shot of Cajun Field during a game with Southern University of Baton Rouge. They travel well.

"Travel very well" is an understatement. I know that in the SWAC Southern is known for outnumbering schools at their own home stadiums. Folks love to see Southern and Jackson State on the schedule because that means a packed house that particular week. Also fans and students who'll usually skip games come out for SU and JSU. I know that Southern is responsible for breaking the home attendance records at Alabama State, Alabama A&M, Alcorn State, Jackson State, Arkansas Pine-Bluff, and Texas Southern.

People go to see Southern's "human jukebox" their bands halftime performance is worth the price of admission. Only games I have ever been to that everyone stays put at halftime and then goes to bathroom and concession after the band finishes. In 2009 they did a michael Jackson tribute... It was f'n awesome.

Human Jukebox at Cajun Field.

(06-14-2015 07:20 PM)JSinLR Wrote:  Not a pic but a video of the December 2, 2012 game vs. MTSU. Over 31,000 in attendance in DECEMBER! Of course it was the defacto championship game. We were 7-0 and MTSU was 6-1...if they won it would be a tie but they would have had the tiebreaker. It was a must win for both schools. It was Malzahn's last game. On the bomb to Julian Jones to make it 28 to nothing the replay shows a full end zone and people 2-3 deep standing behind the fence in the corners...SRO.

https://youtu.be/Pgb3ntYSQws

That was actually a Saturday.....December 1st.
Probably my favorite game at Jonesboro. It was one of our most complete games, that I've seen in person....and to do it against the top of our conference.....awesome!

(06-15-2015 07:48 PM)Thegoldstandard Wrote:  

(06-15-2015 01:29 PM)CajunFan3406 Wrote:  

(06-14-2015 09:09 PM)Thegoldstandard Wrote:  Can this count? We were playing UL...

When was that game?

2008, first game under Larry Fedora

Ah, the last time our schools played. You guys need to come back here for a game. A lot of the recent games were in Hattiesburg and little lopsided. We owe you guys.

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