Five National TV Games Highlight 2013 Football Schedule

[ULGrad@HOU]

Just want to point something out, ESPN scheduled these midweek national tv games.

When they come calling asking if you want to be on national tv, you say yes!

What you say is true, we are in no position to turn down national TV exposure. It may not mean much, but it does say something that UL is chosen for both SBC mid-week games, two years in a row. Small steps.....

[SlappyCajun]

Yeah, it says there if we hang around the SBC long enough, we will become a big fish in a small pond.

[CajunT]

Schedule could just as easily suck there too. Just ask Southern Miss.

This years or last? Because here is last years and its not even close: Southern Miss had a losing season last year and played 4 games on CBS natioanally, 2 on Fox Sports Nationally, 1 on ESPN2 or ABC Nationally, 1 on ESPN3 and 4 on CSS (COMCAST Sports Southeast). So just for the record, USM played 7 games on National TV, 1 on ESPN3 and 4 on Region TV in the Southeast.

The only reason UL has 5 national games is becuase we are playing an SEC and Big 12 program, otherwise we would have just 3. Their game against Nebraska last season was on CBS.

[CajunT]

Just want to point something out, ESPN scheduled these midweek national tv games.

When they come calling asking if you want to be on national tv, you say yes!

No debate there because we have no choice. That did not happen because of the Sun Belt, ESPN requested both games with UL because of the way they were treated here in Lafayette. That came straight from our athletic department. Otherwise, we are not sniffing those games either and no one watches games on the interent outside of diehard SBC fans.

[Redgineer]

Yes midweek games sucks
But im prettysure being on national tv helps ALOT. Kids want to play on national tv

But you got to look good on TV. Last year we looked to be the very opposite of that. Mid-week games worry me...

[marine dude]

God that's a horrendous slate of home games. I need a new conference.

[CajunConnection]

God that's a horrendous slate of home games. I need a new conference.

After last years mid week break downs hud will be sure to remind them and have them ready. To play and win

[RCAJUN90]

Gonna be very interesting to see hour home crowds this year. Only one weeknight game. But, the schedule is littered with Former 1-AA's and New Mexico State who is arguably the worst team in FBS.

Hey Tech got ranked beating the teams left in the ashes of the WAC. If we pull an upset at Arkansas or Kansas State we just might have a dream season! However, those two teams I would suspect are not going overlook us.

[bustleup]

I'm ok with the 5 home games. But spread them out better. I mean 2 home games out of the first 7????? Sucks

[Zeebart21]

11-1.

Z

[DieHard1280]

11-1.

Z

12-1!

[CajunRebel]

The home schedule sucks but this is what you get when you play in the crappy and getting crappier Sun Belt Conference.

But on the bright side this is a schedule that:
- all but guarantees we'll be 8-4 at worst or 11-1 at best.
- all but guarantees a 3rd straight Bowl appearance.
- gives us a legitimate chance at a top 25 ranking.
- gives us a decent chance to play in a BCS game.

I would love to see us play many more home-homes with schools like La Tech, Tulane, Houston, Rice, and Southern Miss. I would love to see us bring in more BCS opponents. I'm not happy playing 1AA teams (except McNeese, Southern, or Grambling who all would fill the stadium and our pocketbook.) But at least this schedule gives us a great opportunity to step it up a notch and make a name for ourselves. I'm excited because if we can win one of our first two games we'll be ranked and in the national spotlight all year long.