2018 non conference

[CajunT]

You guys are lucky I am not scheduling.

We would play our yearly state FCS preseason game and 3 P5's. The only non-SBC G5's I would attempt to schedule would be Rice, Houston, SMU, Tech, Tulane and Southern Miss, strictly for recruiting purposes. If we can't get 6 wins with an FCS and our SBC schedule, we should be ashamed.

And if you are playing 3 P5 programs a year to fund football, you should be ashamed and should not be an athletic director at a FBS program.

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Football officials from the University of Louisiana announced on Wednesday an agreement to a playing date against the University of Alabama for the 2018 season.

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[basinbear]

And if you are playing 3 P5 programs a year to fund football, you should be ashamed and should not be an athletic director at a FBS program.

And probably playing 5 home games every year

[MetryCajun]

Count me in CajunNations camp. I like two P5 Games a year. I would not even be against 3 if one is at home or at a neutral site. Our home attendance does not change much regardless of the team scheduled. Most of our big crowds are due to the other team traveling well. Imho 5 or 6 homes games is all our fans can support at this time.
Going forward we need to play as many nationally televised games. P5 teams and the SEC in particular gives us that opportunity. If we can recruit better, maybe we can sneak out a win or two. If we are going to play D1football, let's play D1 OOC games. Looking forward to traveling to Tamu next year.

[Oiler]

We should try to schedule teams like Miss St, Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, and Kansas anytime we can get a decent deal with them. That's how we could accumulate some wins over P5 competition. It ain't happening against A&M or Bama.

[billbeck451]

Anyone anytime anyplace is how you grow a program

[Boomer]

Anyone anytime anyplace is how you grow a program

---I can't imagine a kid on the team not wanting to be in this game----hey if you are not wanting to play against the best, I guess I don't want you as my teammate or to coach you---just my attitude and thoughts!!!

[CharlieK]

We should try to schedule teams like Miss St, Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, and Kansas anytime we can get a decent deal with them. That's how we could accumulate some wins over P5 competition. It ain't happening against A&M or Bama.

Yeah, we could never beat A&M. Oh wait. (Couldn't resist, I actually agree with you...)

I like Nations idea, especially if we can get some 2 for 1s and the 3 P5 years are when we are getting the 1 coming to us. Then we do have 6 home games.

[CharlieK]

Also, this scheduling happens far enough in advance that it's hard to predict when the P5 will have a down year and we will have an up year. So schedule a bunch and let the law of averages work for you.

Two or three of these games puts that exit fee money in the bank.....a win or two in these games only makes us more attractive to other conferences. There is more to it than just funding the program, if you have the right approach.

[CajunJack55]

Also, this scheduling happens far enough in advance that it's hard to predict when the P5 will have a down year and we will have an up year. So schedule a bunch and let the law of averages work for you.

Two or three of these games puts that exit fee money in the bank.....a win or two in these games only makes us more attractive to other conferences. There is more to it than just funding the program, if you have the right approach.

That money won't be used for exit fees, our administration is not even thinking about exit fees. They are cool with being in Sunbelt.