@LATechSports Announces North Endzone Facility Plan

[HogDawg]

The idea is invest in Shreveport if we need a “market” so that we can then have a BETTER product to sell in Ruston. Nobody’s winning (especially not Ruston businesses) for Tech to miss out on better conference opportunities.

Thank you. FINALLY, someone who get's it.

[johnnylightnin]

Agreed. The only thing drawing in alumni that aren’t fans yet are top tiered opponents at home. Until we can’t seat everyone at the Joe have the games in Ruston. Alumni that aren’t fans yet might be surprised by the improvements on campus and in Ruston, things they won’t see with a game in Shreveport.

I think beer would get us 45% of the way there.

[eagle2180]

I think beer would get us 45% of the way there.

I drink beer, but it’s never been a deterrent or motivation for attending a Tech game.

[TYLERTECHSAS]

I drink beer, but it’s never been a deterrent or motivation for attending a Tech game.

Agreed.

[Lotsudo]

I drink beer, but it’s never been a deterrent or motivation for attending a Tech game.

Agreed but I stuff a can or two in my pockets to get me through the first half!

[eagle2180]

Agreed but I stuff a can or two in my pockets to get me through the first half!

Damn, where’s your seats? I think we would get along.

[johnnylightnin]

I drink beer, but it’s never been a deterrent or motivation for attending a Tech game.

But you like Tech!

Happy hour at the Joe! Come for the beer, stay for the game!

[HogDawg]

I am not a fan of games in Shreveport. That being said, I would be okay with 1 every 3 years as long as it’s a Big12 or SEC opponent. I want to see us with a full stadium in Ruston for a big game. If we always move the big game to Shreveport to gain 5,000 fans(mostly for the opponent) is it worth it? It would be helpful to know how many of our graduates live in Shreveport and don’t drive to Ruston on games at but they would go to a game over there. How many casual football fans will pay to see us play instead of waiting for the lsu game to come on the tv?

What about gaining "Market" do you people NOT understand? The AAC could not have sent a clearer message. By jilting Tech last month they essentially said, "Get a phucking market, or forget about joining the AAC". Comments like the one written above sound like something hillbillies say. GET a CLUE PEOPLE. I'm seeing gripes and complaints about everything that's unimportant, and hardly any of you acknowledge the need to claim the 400K Shreveport-Bossier market as LA Tech's.

[TYLERTECHSAS]

Shreveport doesn't need to entice Tech. Shreveport market has already made the decision that LSU is the cornerstone for their fan support and Tech is just a side note because "I sent my Kid their!" attitude. Tech needs to make a market of Shreveport and work with Shreveport to do so but I think that train has already left the station when Glover and crew's efforts back a few years ago was thrown in the trash!

I’ve seen an incredible amount of Tech support in Shreveport/Bossier the last 5 years or so. We need a big game there at least every other year.

[eagle2180]

But you like Tech!

Happy hour at the Joe! Come for the beer, stay for the game!

People ain’t driving 75 miles for beer unless it involves some good entertainment. Tech football hasn’t been it lately. The que stick used to have wet t-shirt contests…. Beer, titties, and a decent football game, hmmm maybe.

[Tech52]

Agreed. The only thing drawing in alumni that aren’t fans yet are top tiered opponents at home. Until we can’t seat everyone at the Joe have the games in Ruston. Alumni that aren’t fans yet might be surprised by the improvements on campus and in Ruston, things they won’t see with a game in Shreveport.

We can use Shreveport to showcase Ruston if we have proper control of the gameday experience. Show off our campus and athletic facilities on their video board and with booths around the stadium. Maybe get them to run a few Ruston business ads.

Give them a game, show them what we have in Ruston at the game. Try to get them to want to come to Ruston.

[eagle2180]

We can use Shreveport to showcase Ruston if we have proper control of the gameday experience. Show off our campus and athletic facilities on their video board and with booths around the stadium. Maybe get them to run a few Ruston business ads.

Give them a game, show them what we have in Ruston at the game. Try to get them to want to come to Ruston.

It’s been tried, hasn’t worked before. The huge bump in attendance are fans of the other school.

[Lotsudo]

I’ve seen an incredible amount of Tech support in Shreveport/Bossier the last 5 years or so. We need a big game there at least every other year.

I disagree! We need to have a BIG game there every year, NOT every OTHER year. Let's face it, a lot of you on this board are comfortable with playing games in Ruston because you don't have to drive very far but to entice the Shreveport market we have to do something different. The Joe as much as I like watching a game their is not a venue large enough to entertain a big market game! We as a program have to include big draws and the Joe ain't it.

[HogDawg]

Agreed. The only thing drawing in alumni that aren’t fans yet are top tiered opponents at home. Until we can’t seat everyone at the Joe have the games in Ruston. Alumni that aren’t fans yet might be surprised by the improvements on campus and in Ruston, things they won’t see with a game in Shreveport.

eagle2180 TOTALLY MISSED THE POINT about MARKETS. He apparently doesn't realize that you can seat 27K in Ruston for every game, and it still won't solve our "MARKET" problem. The AAC wants teams with MARKETS. They told us that, and they made it clear with their recent realignment choices. eagle2180's attitude is exactly what works against us.

Honestly, when I see posts like the one above, it makes me question the intelligence of our fan base. Is it really any wonder that LA Tech got passed over by the AAC and left behind with FIU and UTEP?

[inudesu]

Would you guys say we could accurately"claim" the Shreveport market back when we played there more often?

If the AAC would have been convinced we owned that market in 2012 or 2004 or 1997 or whatever, then sure - see what you can do there.

But I still think the trick is getting this big draw of a game to begin with. It takes two to tango. And when we played Tulsa in Shreveport that was very much a lesson in what not to do.

If you can get an A&M home game, fine. Play in Indy. But good luck scheduling that game.