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[glm47]

What we really need is for Louisiana State U to have some bad seasons......some really bad seasons. Remember the Curly Hallman years? The attendance In Tiger Stadium dropped from 80K+ to 47K almost overnight.

LA Tech can create the best marketing campaign in the world. But as long as the perceived "state flagship" school keeps playing for NC's every 4 or 5 years, it's going to be next to impossible to draw the average "WalMart" fan away.

I know some people will say that what happens in Tiger Stadium is immaterial to LA Tech's fortunes. But that's a foolish notion when you consider the fact that we're fighting for many of the same "average Joe" fans in north Louisiana. It really matters.

The 90's was that period. Unfortunately our administration was asleep at the wheel.

[Dirtydawg]

The 90's was that period. Unfortunately our administration was asleep at the wheel.

No. Not the greatest president in the history of Tech.

[70TECHGRAD]

No. Not the greatest president in the history of Tech.

Surely not!!??

[supermel311]

What I find funny is that Tech's home attendance record came against ULM, a team which they now refuse to play. You can't make this stuff up.

[ChipDog]

What I find funny is that Tech's home attendance record came against ULM, a team which they now refuse to play. You can't make this stuff up.

You could make it up, but then possibly no one would believe it.

[brtransplant]

What I find funny is that Tech's home attendance record came against ULM, a team which they now refuse to play. You can't make this stuff up.

Why would we be willing to help pump artificial life into an athletic program that is the worst funded in the nation? ULM will eventually have no choice but to return it's football program to D-II status. Meanwhile, Tech will thrive as the only major college football program in north Louisiana. That's just how it is.

[champion110]

We used to draw realy high attendance for Northwestern in Shreveport, as well. We outgrew them. Same for ulm.... There was a time when we were rivals, but we outgrew them. It is so funny when people bring this up, but were not at the last game we played with them. I know they weren't at the last game, because I would have seen them in the 20 ulm fans that were there at their own stadium.

[oledawg66]

Hurricane Gustav threw a kink in Miss State. I don't know if it would fill the stadium but I would love to see a game with Cal in the Joe in the next year or two.

I would like to see that too but we only drew 24,812 against them in Shreveport in 1997 with a Tech team that would finish the year 9-2. North Louisiana sports fans (fill in the blank)

[oledawg66]

We used to draw realy high attendance for Northwestern in Shreveport, as well.

10-24-87 - 53,779

[PawDawg]

10-24-87 - 53,779

I must have been one of the few not in attendance.:icon_wink:

[FriscoDog]

We used to draw realy high attendance for Northwestern in Shreveport, as well. We outgrew them. Same for ulm.... There was a time when we were rivals, but we outgrew them. It is so funny when people bring this up, but were not at the last game we played with them. I know they weren't at the last game, because I would have seen them in the 20 ulm fans that were there at their own stadium.

THIS... I attended in the early - mid 80's and saw this every year I was at Tech. Tech would bring 4-5K to Monroe at a minimum, and ULM would only bring 750-1000 to Ruston on the return games.

[oledawg66]

I must have been one of the few not in attendance.:icon_wink:

Does seem kind of heavy handed doesn't it. That is the the figure given on the La Tech Athletics website. I have been digging for 30 minutes trying to find the attendance figures for the Tech games in Indy Stadium against Miami in 2003, A&M in 1999, Ok St in 2002, A&M in 2012, and the NSU games. The only figures I can find are for last year's A&M game of 40,453. Seems like they would have the figures listed somewhere. Those are the only games I can think of that might have been comparable to the State Fair games. I know we used to pack the house.

On another, but related note, I did find the figures for the top five Indy Bowls:
1. LSU vs ND 50,459
2. Miss vs OK 49,873
3. Ga vs A&M 49,654
4. LSU vs Mich St 48,835
5. La Tech vs Maryland 48,325

Not too shabby.

[PawDawg]

Does seem kind of heavy handed doesn't it. That is the the figure given on the La Tech Athletics website. I have been digging for 30 minutes trying to find the attendance figures for the Tech games in Indy Stadium against Miami in 2003, A&M in 1999, Ok St in 2002, A&M in 2012, and the NSU games. The only figures I can find are for last year's A&M game of 40,453. Seems like they would have the figures listed somewhere. Those are the only games I can think of that might have been comparable to the State Fair games. I know we used to pack the house.

On another, but related note, I did find the figures for the top five Indy Bowls:
1. LSU vs ND 50,459
2. Miss vs OK 49,873
3. Ga vs A&M 49,654
4. LSU vs Mich St 48,835
5. La Tech vs Maryland 48,325

Not too shabby.

I went to almost all the later games vs. NSU. From the mid 70s to the end the attendance was in a steady decline. The events surrounding the game also went south. I don't remember any of those games being highly attended.

[WWDog]

What I find funny is that Tech's home attendance record came against ULM, a team which they now refuse to play. You can't make this stuff up.

Oh! My! Gosh! I had completely forgotten about that school over there! Do they still play football?

[ChuckK3]

What I find funny is that Tech's home attendance record came against ULM, a team which they now refuse to play. You can't make this stuff up.

Back in the days of ancient Rome, THOUSANDS would flock to the Colosseum to watch the "less fortunate" get ripped to shreds by Rhinos, Lions, and Bulldawgs. Things haven't changed much in 2000 years.