Five National TV Games Highlight 2013 Football Schedule

[ULGrad@HOU]

Not an attractive home schedule, no doubt. One of the worst ever in terms of opponents. As far as the dates and times, I don't think it's terrible, just not really good. 4 games home, up to Nov 7 isn't bad. Only the ULM game around Thanksgiving. The Tuesday mid-week games are away and on national TV, at least it doesn't screw up home attendance. Those games on Tuesday really throw off the schedule, and I would rather not have them. The Thursday night game would have been better on a Saturday. Overall schedule, I give it a C- for fan friendliness. For the chance of UL being successful and having a winning record, I'll give it a B+, mainly because this team is going to be good.

[CajunNation]

But hey, CUSA isn't really any better then the Sun Belt.

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

[RedTails]

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

I would trade schedules with them right now, but as someone else said earlier...I go to watch the Cajuns play.

[CajunDreDog]

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!

[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.