2010 schedule

[Boomer]

I talked to one of my favorite Baton Rouge State Farm agents recently telling her we would kick their butt and see if she wanted to stay the nite in AVille--Her reply was that she thought my prediction was wrong and appreciated the offer-BUT they already had the busses ready to go and we would meet there!!!

[BirdofParadise]

Of the 120 D-1A teams for 2009, 79 of them play at least 1 game against a
1-AA opponent.

Seven schools (Kansas State, North Carolina State, North Carolina, Duke, Rutgers, South Florida and Ole Miss) play two 1-AA opponents, making a total of 86 games against 1-AA schools.

Why is that? Simple mathetmatics. If you want to play home games, chances are you'll play a 1-AA.

Seven schools have eight home games.

Only 9 schools (UAB, Fresno State, La. Tech, Utah State, Troy, FAU, Arkansas State, ULM, FIU) have fewer than six home games.

And, of those nine, five of them (ASU, ULM, Fresno, Utah St, La. Tech) have to play a 1-AA just to get to five home games.

Games against 1-AA opponents are here to stay....not only here, but just about everywhere.

[bballholic]

It should be an interesting game to say the least. I really hate games like this because UL doesn't have much to gain but they have a lot to lose. A loss to any SWAC team would be devestating for a program trying to build a positive identity. Having said that, I still think UL should win this game by 3+ touchdowns.

[HoustonCajun]

_ I believe that people are way too generous in their assessment of how many fans Southern will bring. I saw some of their home games on t.V. over the past couple of years and they didn't exactly putt the butts in the stands at home, much less traveling. I know that its only an hour but I just doubt we're going to see more than 25k for that game and really think it'll be closer to 20k. _

Well, after we beat Southern, there is no reason not to have 28,000 - 30,000 vs. Kansas State. That is the kind of BCS game we want at home and a winnable game at that. That just might be the most winnable BCS game we will ever face.

[zephyr]

_ Well, after we beat Southern, there is no reason not to have 28,000 - 30,000 vs. Kansas State. That is the kind of BCS game we want at home and a winnable game at that. That just might be the most winnable BCS game we will ever face. _

This game could be a godsend or it could kill our chances at bowl eligibility. If we beat Southern, I would expect close to capacity crowd for the KSU game if not a sellout. I think its possible for Southern but they do not have the following nor do they travel like McNeese. The KSU game is perfect if our QB and RB situation gets a boost this fall and we stabilize there. However, if we lose it, that basically would put us at 1-3 nonconference and I'm predicting 5 wins in conference which is 6-6 and probably not going to get us in a bowl. Then you have the "I'm not going to accept mediocrity" peeps screaming again and anarchy ensues. If we beat KSU, I think a bowl game is in order and I think 8 wins is not out of possiblity

[Boomer]

Southern has requested 12k tickets--I think they brought a large group to the Tulane game last year or a few years back!!!!!!

[HOUCajun]

_ It should be an interesting game to say the least. I really hate games like this because UL doesn't have much to gain but they have a lot to lose. A loss to any SWAC team would be devestating for a program trying to build a positive identity. Having said that, I still think UL should win this game by 3+ touchdowns. _

I disagree. A win and a 1-0 record will do a great deal for the team and fans no matter who it is against. I hope you are right about the 3 TD's. But I would take a win by 7 with no injuries.

[zephyr]

_ I disagree. A win and a 1-0 record will do a great deal for the team and fans no matter who it is against. I hope you are right about the 3 TD's. But I would take a win by 7 with no injuries. _

While I agree, I understand what he was saying. You beat Southern, well you were supposed to do it so we're not impressed. You lose to Southern and the end is near. The consequences are not similar in relative terms.

[bballholic]

_ I disagree. A win and a 1-0 record will do a great deal for the team and fans no matter who it is against. I hope you are right about the 3 TD's. But I would take a win by 7 with no injuries. _

I suppose you are correct in a sense. A 1-0 record will help create some buzz going into the K-State game. Having said that, a win over Southern won't do anything for the program in the grand scheme of things. A loss to a SWAC team would be an embarrassing setback to say the least. Losing to Southern would be a significant step down from losing to McNeese in my opinion.

[BeauCajun]

_ Southern has requested 12k tickets--I think they brought a large group to the Tulane game last year or a few years back!!!!!! _

Hey, if they bring half of that plus my anticipated local crowd of 24K, we're sitting at 30K and I'm happy with that.

[bballholic]

On the flip side, I guess you could argue this game is VERY important to avoid the possible embarrassment and setback, lol. Just win the game, avoid serious injuries and no harm is done!

[Crackleton]

_ Oh, I know that. Here was his comment "No 1-AAs. Haven't seen that in a while."

Thus my reply.

SU will be in on 9/05/2009. My matey and I's 28th. I didn't even offer her a weekend at Cajun Field. She would not have been impressed. LOL _

In my defense, someone else said it. I was responding to his post without thinking.