This is a letter sent to The Current. The author mentions attendance at UL Football games as part of the evidence of disconnection. Are our attendance woes part of a larger trend in our community or is the author overlooking others causes of disconnection? Would love to hear your thoughts.
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I purchased a new grill and a additional case of beer plus 4 steaks every weekend for football season for what it costs me In Season Tickets + parking.
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Covid lifted the veil unfortunately..
Many people had their list of ‘unmissable’ events - Mardi Gras, Festival, UL games, etc - and whether by choice or by decree, they missed them… and the sun still came up the next day, except with another couple hundred bucks in their pockets
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I agree with the author that people need to put down the phone and get out of the house, but a lot of events are not priced competitively against “staying in” or “convenience.” The author cites Acadiana Symphony Orchestra; to take a family of four to one of those shows it will cost you $250-$350 in tickets alone.
Another factor missing from the article is burn out. Both parents typically work in a modern family. By the time the weekend comes around and church and kids’ extracurriculars are done, there’s no energy left.
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Sorry but I could not get past the 2nd paragraph. Writer is disconnected.
Festivals and outdoor activities in Acadiana has done nothing but grow and I don’t see a chance in sight.
It might be overused but it’s a part of our culture that will never change. It’s in our DNA. Very Cajun loves a good party with good music, food, and beverages.
One problem I see for football is dead time during games. TV has made in stadium watching terrible. Commercial timeouts kill the excitement. If I wasn’t a diehard, I wouldn’t attend games.
it seems like every year it gets worse. Get rid of TV timeouts and only cut to commercials at the end of quarters and during halftime. Do a split screen if you want to run ads during play. Stop cutting into the joy of watching something live just to make a buck.
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I agree with too many commercial breaks during the games on espn+. When there are breaks there aren’t adds. Just says commercial break. What’s the point of these breaks if there aren’t adds?? They should be eliminated. You go to a game live and there’s 45 minutes to an hour of dead time.
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They badly need to improve WiFi/ cell reception during games. As someone who attends every home game- Being “disconnected “ during games is a deterrent to attend IMO
The superdome with 70k has better cell service than Cajun field with 15k
Being “disconnected “ during games is a deterrent to attend IMO
I think the real problem is the “need” to always be connected to our devices. Why can’t we “disconnect” for a few hours to connect with our fellow fans and the team we love?
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I hear you on that. Like I said I’m there either way. Can’t say the same about our extremely “casual” fan base
But if we are competing and charging for a “premium experience” there’s needs to be a connection
The fact that gameday management makes multiple failed attempts at QR codes for gameday programs and non-existent Chick-fil-A app rewards tells me they intend for the fan base to be connected during the games
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Who’s your service provider? Im with Tmobile and have Zero issues with cell service at stadium. Now, I know multiple people with ATT and they have ISSUES.
Same, no issues with T-Mobile
Its 100% an AT&T problem.. that network gets congested just driving around Costco
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I switched from AT&T years ago when a 30 minute search for my family inside of Cajun Field ended when I found my daughter in the Acadian Ambulance room. Wife tried numerous times to get a hold of me (phone and text) to let me know daughter was having a bad nose bleed.
After I went to Verizon, no issue. Now I’m with T-Mobile and still no issue.
I like to be connected inside the stadium to follow along stats. Not a constant connection but its nice to be able to look up things like that during a game.
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Same here. And of course in the event that there is a personal or work emergency
I have ATT and have zero problems while traveling around the country except when I’m at Cajun field . Currently at DFW airport
I think AT&T is still running off those Centennial towers around Cajun Field.
That’s ridiculous. The ironic part is there are 3-4 local companies based around Carencro that install cell phone towers all over the Gulf south region . AT&T needs to step their shit up
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After reading this thread, I just texted my wife and told her we should look into switching from AT&T to T-Mobile… Thanks, degenerates!
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Just stay away from their 5G internet. It’s about as reliable as ULM fan support.
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