New Mexico State dropped from 2023 Football Schedule

[UL_Cajuns]

No one said that...

Who else is left with an open date?

[fanof71]

Who else is left with an open date?

SMU, Baylor....are there others?

[CajunVic]

SMU, Baylor....are there others?

McNeese

[RaginDave]

We need to do whatever it takes to get a home FBS game. If that means 2 for 1 so be it.

[UL_Cajuns]

I sure hope NMSU has to pay us for this. They put us in a bind.

[Big Poppa]

You said "Des beat us" well, the mano a mano nature of coaching matchups makes it cut and dried, "Des beat us" is clearly a statement indicating he was out coached.

Now then, I said he may have been out coached (overall) but not because they didn't score on the 3rd series.

No. He beat us when he deflated his own team. When he said to them my word to Ben is more important than my commitment to the rest of you. I know we are hot and just scored twice in a row but I told Ben he was in. It was like sticking a needle in a balloon on that side line. Nothing to do with 3rd series, 4th series. His team got deflated never got back up and it changed the entire complexion of that game

[Turbine]

No. He beat us when he deflated his own team. When he said to them my word to Ben is more important than my commitment to the rest of you. I know we are hot and just scored twice in a row but I told Ben he was in. It was like sticking a needle in a balloon on that side line. Nothing to do with 3rd series, 4th series. His team got deflated never got back up and it changed the entire complexion of that game

Never in the history of football has NOT scoring on the THIRD series of a game, deflated a team, popped a bubble or ruined a game.

As has been stated many times, ULM's coach was not going to just sit there and NOT make adjustments, he made adjustments.

Don't ignore that Chandler also would not have had a scripted drive on his third series, and he has never produced a scoring drive on three successive series on his own.

Chandler only passing for 38 yards the week before, this team was not going to lose confidence with him sitting a series.

Two games prior swapping the QBs resulted in scoring on every single possession of the second half. Swapping when they did was scripted and a savvy coach will recognise momentum but that was not a game changer.

[CajunNation]

Yet you failed to explain how it's growth for the program? So, who's being disingenuous here? On paper, giving up another home game for the opportunity to play another P5 on the road looks the same, irrespective of the motive.

The most important win in the history of this program was the win at Iowa State. You cannot deny that win set us up for National rankings 2 years straight. I want more, not fewer, opportunities to do that again. Growth.

Another payday. Growth.

Home games have become nearly meaningless for many schools. We have had 6, on paper, for many years. Yet, we really only had 3 or 4 attendable games each year due to the midweek garbage. Also, nearly EVERY GAME is streamed. Does it really matter that much if we have one less FCS game or MAC game that nobody cares about? I would much rather watch us play at Baylor than at home versus the alternatives.

[Cajunsmike]

The most important win in the history of this program was the win at Iowa State. You cannot deny that win set us up for National rankings 2 years straight. I want more, not fewer, opportunities to do that again. Growth.

Another payday. Growth.

Home games have become nearly meaningless for many schools. We have had 6, on paper, for many years. Yet, we really only had 3 or 4 attendable games each year due to the midweek garbage. Also, nearly EVERY GAME is streamed. Does it really matter that much if we have one less FCS game or MAC game that nobody cares about? I would much rather watch us play at Baylor than at home versus the alternatives.

With our current financial situation, it would not surprise me if we played an additional "money" game in 2023.

[cajun_lannister]

With our current financial situation, it would not surprise me if we played an additional "money" game in 2023.

Maggard has connections with Baylor. Cheap bus trip to Waco

[KajunKrazy]

Maggard has connections with Baylor. Cheap bus trip to Waco

They not bussing to Waco if they were to play Baylor. At least they didn’t to Austin. It is about the same distance.

[Big Poppa]

Never in the history of football has NOT scoring on the THIRD series of a game, deflated a team, popped a bubble or ruined a game.

As has been stated many times, ULM's coach was not going to just sit there and NOT make adjustments, he made adjustments.

Don't ignore that Chandler also would not have had a scripted drive on his third series, and he has never produced a scoring drive on three successive series on his own.

Chandler only passing for 38 yards the week before, this team was not going to lose confidence with him sitting a series.

Two games prior swapping the QBs resulted in scoring on every single possession of the second half. Swapping when they did was scripted and a savvy coach will recognise momentum but that was not a game changer.

If you think not scoring on the third possession is what deflated that team then you just don’t get it. It was the message sent loud and clear to his team that did it. And they definitely heard it.

The rest of what you said doesn’t matter. They got the message before any of that could take place and it showed in the body language.