I have to say that I think that was another item to thank Skip Bertman about. He believed in scheduling in state schools in baseball (even home/home), and I think he was the one who initiated LSU having a rotating schedule of playing one in state school every year. He realized he could play someone in driving range, have a bigger turnout at the stadium for seating and concession revenues, and save on having to pay someone's expenses with a million dollar guarantee to bring them in from out of state. In other words, LSUA&M makes more money.