Out of Conference Scheduling

[Turbine]

_ This thread is a pretty good indicator that things must not be going so well in LALA land. The thread was obviously started to take a cheap shot at LSU and has now turned into a lovefest for a school located 1,800 miles away.

Not exactly.

The 1st post of this threa was once an observation post on the "2009 Schedule" thread, when the thread went in the direction it did, I split it.

[Zeebart21]

_ Not exactly.

The 1st post of this threa was once an observation post on the "2009 Schedule" thread, when the thread went in the direction it did, I split it. _

Jon, its OK. UL fans were put in their place.....thats the purpose for some of these lsu guys being here.

Kudos to them for a job well done!

Z

[Sonsissymia]

_ Jon, its OK. UL fans were put in their place.....thats the purpose for some of these lsu guys being here.

Kudos to them for a job well done!

Z _

not this lsu guy z; i'm just having a little fun with the haters. not a "put you in your place" bone in my body.

[cajuns2122]

when you play in the SEC you dont need 3 or 4 other brutal games...

[Just1More]

_ not this lsu guy z; i'm just having a little fun with the haters. not a "put you in your place" bone in my body. _

Exoskeleton?

[Sonsissymia]

_ Exoskeleton? _

i do try to "bug" the haters.

[LsuULfan]

_ LSU's OOC schedule is always weak, I'll agree. But why do you think they do that?

Answer: Because their OOC doesn't matter. If they win the SEC, they will play in the national championship (most years), so why not pad the schedule with a few cupcakes to preserve the X-0 record for the SEC run? Last year would have been different since the SEC was weaker than normal (i.e a 2 loss SEC team probably wouldn't have gotten in the NC). _

I understand the rationale for both of our schedules, but I wish we played a little better and the Cajuns played a little easier.

As an LSU fan for what I am paying for tickets I wd prefer at least one high profile OCC opponent at home (e.g., like Va Tech)-its especially bad in our off years when we go on the road to Auburn and Fla. This year, at least we have a good road trip if you want to take advantage of it and go to the game in Seattle.

Though I understand the need for money-I wish the Cajuns cd back off the money games. Played them better this year-but the 2 losses-especially if by large margins-puts the damper on fan interest and enthusiasm and while I know the players enjoy the competition-it can't be fun spotting 2 games.

As for the Pac 10-at least USC gets their share of the bias. They have a great program, but watching Herbie and Brent cover USC sometimes I wonder sometimes.

[4LSU]

_ I understand the rationale for both of our schedules, but I wish we played a little better and the Cajuns played a little easier.

As an LSU fan for what I am paying for tickets I wd prefer at least one high profile OCC opponent at home (e.g., like Va Tech)-its especially bad in our off years when we go on the road to Auburn and Fla. This year, at least we have a good road trip if you want to take advantage of it and go to the game in Seattle.

Though I understand the need for money-I wish the Cajuns cd back off the money games. Played them better this year-but the 2 losses-especially if by large margins-puts the damper on fan interest and enthusiasm and while I know the players enjoy the competition-it can't be fun spotting 2 games.

As for the Pac 10-at least USC gets their share of the bias. They have a great program, but watching Herbie and Brent cover USC sometimes I wonder if they spit or swallow. _

Our OOC schedules in the past few yrs have included the likes of Oregon St, Arizona, Arizona St, VT, and this year Washington. Maybe not murders row, but when you normally see 5 or so ranked teams in your SEC schedule...it works for me and it hasn't done too badly in the eyes that count...the BCS.

I think the Cajuns are between a rock and a hard place with the money games. I don't know what you do with that one.

I don't have any problem with USC, but the Big 10 is a different case. They need to get their football act together.

[IHateLaState]

_ Our OOC schedules in the past few yrs have included the likes of Oregon St, Arizona, Arizona St, VT, and this year Washington. Maybe not murders row, but when you normally see 5 or so ranked teams in your SEC schedule...it works for me and it hasn't done too badly in the eyes that count...the BCS.

I think the Cajuns are between a rock and a hard place with the money games. I don't know what you do with that one.

I don't have any problem with USC, but the Big 10 is a different case. They need to get their football act together. _

Very good post (see I can be civil to a&m@br fans on the off ocassions that they make sense)... Rather than moan and groan about USC who does earn their stripes with their OOC schedule, the Big Ten is the real joke and yet year in year out they are in the BCS version of the NC game... Had Penn State not gotten beat by a last second FG the Big Ten would again have been represented in that one

[ShowDog]

_ While I agree the system is highly inefficient. Attempting to shoot holes in the accomplishments of a team that has won a couple of National Championships lately sure seems a bit silly on our part. _

Agreed! Tearing another school down does nothing for us. We simply have the wrong people in place starting with the AD down to expect anything good to happen.