No we do not. We play in the annual Bayou Classic against Grambling that had been broadcast live by nbc since 1991.Originally Posted by Dawgpix
The game normally average around 63k plus, but had taken a hit after Katrina and Grambling struggling for a few years. We look to be back up to those numbers this year.
This is the most recent figures that I could find. The other site seems to bee broken.
04/16/99- Updated 05:32 PM ET
Around the SWAC
Derick Hackett covers the SWAC for USA TODAY Online.
The Bayou Classic: More than just a game
Thanksgiving weekend in Louisiana is not your regular turkey and dressing affair.
The State Farm Bayou Classic (1:30 p.m. CT, NBC) is celebrating its 25th Anniversary, as the Southern University Jaguars and the Grambling Tigers renew their annual Superdome battle.
Southern enters the game ranked No. 18 in the Sports Network I-AA poll and No. 7 in the Sheridan Black College Poll. The Jaguars are 7-3 overall and 7-0 in the SWAC. Grambling, under first year coach Doug Williams is 5-5 overall and 4-3 in conference.
Southern clinched a Heritage Bowl two weeks ago and will wrap up the SWAC regular season title outright with a win.
The Tigers lead the classic series 13-11, but have dropped six in a row. The overall series between SU and GSU is tied at 23-23.
The Classic is not just another football game but its is a series of events that surounds the game.
This year's Classic events started on Monday in the Superdome's Hall of Fame Room with a press conference featuring the cocahes - Grambling's Williams and Southern's Pete Richardson.
The sideline generals provided the media with strategies and predictions for the upcoming game.
On Friday there will be a coaches luncheon at the Hyatt Regency. It serves as an opportunity to recognize each school's players and alums. It also features the two school presidents making remarks about the upcoming contest.
Also on Friday a "Super Job Fair" is held at noon at the Hyatt Regency's French Market Exhibition Hall. The event, which proves an excellent networking opportunity for Southern and Grambling students, gives companies an opportunity to interview and select outstanding students for employment with their companies.
The "Friday Night Extravaganza" begins at 7 p.m. The exciting event features the Greek Show and the Battle of the Bands and averages an audience of around 35,000 in the Louisiana Superdome. It normally lasts past midnight. Tickets are $12.
At 8 p.m. young ladies from both schools will compete in the "Miss Bayou Classic Pageant" at the Hyatt Regency Ballroom.
The game itself begins Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $30, $25 and $20. Of course, the much anticipated halftime contest between two the world most famous bands, the "Human Jukebox" of Southern and the Grambling State Marching Tigers Band, is what a lot of the fans will be waiting for.
Saturday night is the "Corporate Gala," a fund-raising drive managed by the Southern and Grambling administrations. The event is held in the Hyatt Regency Ballroom at 8 p.m.
Afterward, fans head to New Orleans' famous Bourbon Street for the parties and atmosphere.
For the last 25 years, the Bayou Classic has had the same economic impact on the city of New Orleans as the NFL's Super Bowl and the Sugar Bowl. The city of New Orleans states that more than 200,000 visitors flow into New Orleans, during the Bayou Classic weekend, which represents a $50 million dollar impact for the city of New Orleans and the State of Louisiana.
BAYOU CLASSIC HISTORY
Year Score Winner Attendance
1974 21-0 GSU 76,753
1975 33-17 GSU 73,214
1976 10-2 GSU 76,188
1977 55-20 GSU 68,518
1978 28-15 GSU 72,000
1979 14-7 SU 67,500
1980 43-6 GSU 75,000
1981 50-20 SU 67,500
1982 22-17 SU 71,555
1983 24-10 GSU 58,199
1984 31-29 GSU 51,752
1985 29-12 GSU 57,041
1986 30-3 GSU 58,960
1987 27-21 SU 55,783
1988 10-3 SU 55,450
1989 44-30 GSU 64,333
1990 25-13 GSU 70,600
1991 31-30 SU 62,891
1992 30-27 GSU 71,282
1993 31-13 SU 72,586
1994 34-7 SU 66,641
1995 30-14 SU 67,361
1996 17-12 SU 69,387
1997 30-7 SU 64,500
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/sfc/swac/column13.htm
All our home games are broadcast live by cox and we normally have at least two broadcast during the year on espn2 or espnu.
The last couple of years we have been fortunate enough to win our conference western division and play for the conference championship, also broadcasted live by espn sports network.
This year we'll have the opportunity to play live on ABC to kickoff bowl week ,in the newly created celebration bowl. if we're blessed enough to represent our conference.
It pits the MEAC champion against the SWAC champion, and reportedly pay each participating school in the neighborhood of a million dollars.
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