[JMV Just My View]

More fans equals more money not less.

Taxing every nook and cranny is detrimental to growth.

Tailgating opened the floodgates to more fans, and it can do it again.

Is it more money if they never enter the gates to watch the game?

[Turbine]

Start with a unique Food Festival every home game.

[Turbine]

Great way to make money for a broke school and athletic department.

More fans equals more money not less.

Taxing every nook and cranny is detrimental to growth.

Tailgating opened the flood gates to more fans, and it can do it again.

[JMV Just My View]

They want the old-style tailgating that made it fun. And part of that was the get there early for a good spot party-til-you-puke, free-for-all atmosphere.

Great way to make money for a broke school and athletic department.

[Louisiana84]

Nothing should be free.

As Marty Fletcher used to say, and Jay Walker is fond of quoting, you're partially correct. People want the old style free-for-all tailgating atmosphere. And that was, um, free.

Peak attendance/fun was probably during the Hudspeth years. This all went sour when the administrators started monetizing every little aspect of the product. You can't do that when your product is one hire away from sucking again, and it sucks as bad now as it did when Toothpick was the coach.

No one pays for mediocrity. And Maggard found out that only a handful of folks around here have the money to spend large on UL football, which once again, is mediocre.

I will tell you this much, though. Having 30k people who spend $1 to tailgate creates a better college football atmosphere than having 15k who spend $2. And it also creates more revenue at the concession stands, more buzz on social media, and more value for those who spend the money.

You're right, JMV. Nothing should be free. But the cost of a lackluster entertainment experience is mediocrity, and that is way more costly.

[JMV Just My View]

Cut the Tailgating spots in half. Have a free tailgating section, first come first serve.

Nothing should be free.

[UL_Cajuns]

Cut the Tailgating spots in half. Have a free tailgating section, first come first serve.

[Turbine]

Frazier might endear himself to the fans if he removes the current tailgating policies and return to what was so successful a few years ago. And, address the in-stadium atmosphere, or lack of it, to improve the fan interactive experience.

For sure. That would go a long way.

[Houston Cajun]

You can make academics world class, but if they never heard of your school, a tree fell in the forest.

Invest in the advertising arm of your university ....Athletics.

Frazier might endear himself to the fans if he removes the current tailgating policies and return to what was so successful a few years ago. And, address the in-stadium atmosphere, or lack of it, to improve the fan interactive experience.

[Turbine]

You can make academics world class, but if they never heard of your school, a tree fell in the forest.

Invest in the advertising arm of your university ....Athletics.

[Ragin Red]

Yes, it’s the UL President’s responsibility to get the money for a competent AD.

[CajunRed]

What I am saying is that the hire is very likely NOT going to be up to your standards. You may see it as him not caring about athletics. I am saying it will be because of our reality, which is a lack of money.

[ULGrad@Hou]

Okay… let’s keep in mind… he has virtually no money. If you think he has $1million for a big splash hire, you haven’t been following the last 6 months.

I didn't say anything about making a splash or anything about totally screwing it up, all I said is we will get to make a determination of what our latest President thinks by his action.

[CajunRed]

We will get a chance to see for ourselves how serious Dr. Kolluru is about UL Athletics.

Okay… let’s keep in mind… he has virtually no money. If you think he has $1million for a big splash hire, you haven’t been following the last 6 months.

[moorecajun]

Don’t get your hopes up.

Too late.