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Scheduling magic
Posted on 9/29/12 at 7:47 am
Posted on 9/29/12 at 7:47 am
I hate these Towson and Idaho type games as much as the next fan, but it is some smart scheduling. Idaho was before Auburn. Towson is before Florida. We have a bye week before Bama.
2012 Schedule
This does setup the SEC schedule to give CLM his best shot at running the table.
The back-to-back-to-back run of Florida-USCe-A&M looks to be the toughest part. It's the place where, even if we're the superior team on paper, we could still get beaten.
2012 Schedule
This does setup the SEC schedule to give CLM his best shot at running the table.
The back-to-back-to-back run of Florida-USCe-A&M looks to be the toughest part. It's the place where, even if we're the superior team on paper, we could still get beaten.
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Posted on 9/29/12 at 7:52 am to TriumphTiger
Yep, that tough Idaho team sure prepared us for Auburn
Posted on 9/29/12 at 7:54 am to TriumphTiger
you should be an AD
Posted on 9/29/12 at 8:00 am to TriumphTiger
You look at it that way maybe CLM has a brain.
Posted on 9/29/12 at 8:04 am to Snakebucket
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Yep, that tough Idaho team sure prepared us for Auburn
It just sets up well - as close to a bye as you can get. It doesn't guarantee anything of course, but it gives the team two weeks to get healthier and more prep time. Washington would allegedly be the tune-up game.
Posted on 9/29/12 at 8:05 am to Papa Tigah
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You look at it that way maybe CLM has a brain.
I'm sure CLM has influence, but that's the AD at work.
Posted on 9/29/12 at 8:08 am to TriumphTiger
LSU does not schedule its SEC games BTW...
bama and uga managed the easiest SEC schedules this year
bama and uga managed the easiest SEC schedules this year
Posted on 9/29/12 at 8:15 am to billfish21
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LSU does not schedule its SEC games BTW... bama and uga managed the easiest SEC schedules this year
Right, but as much as we don't want to see a scrimmage against Towson, the best time to play a strong non-conference team is at least two weeks before SEC play. After that, no way. It's tough enough to go through what the team already has to.
Use the gaps in the schedule for rent-a-wins and a bye in between our traditionally toughest games.
Posted on 9/29/12 at 8:17 am to TriumphTiger
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the best time to play a strong non-conference team is at least two weeks before SEC play.
... except they didn't even schedule one this season ... Washington's season potential withstanding.
Posted on 9/29/12 at 8:38 am to TriumphTiger
You guys do know that schedules are made years in advance and that Towson is a last minute replacement for TCU which chickened out on the game scheduled for today?
Posted on 9/29/12 at 8:50 am to TriumphTiger
Dude, the Idaho game gave us TigerVision...that alone made scheduling them a Fail.
Posted on 9/29/12 at 9:07 am to Gray Tiger
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You guys do know that schedules are made years in advance and that Towson is a last minute replacement for TCU which chickened out on the game scheduled for today?
Pretty sure TCU was always 2013/2014. The only thing that changed is now its a neutral site game instead of a home and away
Posted on 9/29/12 at 9:12 am to TriumphTiger
It sounds good in theory. However, we still sustained injuries during the cupcake portion of our schedule and during the Auburn game it sure looked like our players were complacent and had just spent the past few weeks "going through the motions" rather than having the focused preparation we seemed to have all last year after opening with Oregon. I think we're better served opening with and having to prepare for a quality opponent early in the season.
Posted on 9/29/12 at 9:12 am to Gray Tiger
Sooooo WRONG...Verge went looking for a team which would come here for the least amont of $...simple as that. Hope that he's happy with the 50,000 that will actually show up tonite.
Posted on 9/29/12 at 9:27 am to tickfawtiger
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Sooooo WRONG...Verge went looking for a team which would come here for the least amont of $...simple as that. Hope that he's happy with the 50,000 that will actually show up tonite.
You are saying that TCU didn't back out on the game?
Posted on 9/29/12 at 9:40 am to Snakebucket
I don't think anything could have prepared us for Auburn. LSU is growing up as a "team" and Auburn was a test no matter what their record and past performances this season.
LSU played about as poorly as possible as a team with botched goal line snap on opening drive, personal foul and other penalties throughout game, dropped passes, and finally missed chip shot field goal. Thank the defense for the "W."
Anyone who thought we were going to beat Auburn by 3 touchdowns at Auburn with many players making their first road trip start in the SEC (including our QB) obviously don't know football.
I for one was just happy with the win. The scheduling "magic" is now we basically get a tune-up game before playing at Florida AND the team knows what to expect after escaping at Auburn.
LSU played about as poorly as possible as a team with botched goal line snap on opening drive, personal foul and other penalties throughout game, dropped passes, and finally missed chip shot field goal. Thank the defense for the "W."
Anyone who thought we were going to beat Auburn by 3 touchdowns at Auburn with many players making their first road trip start in the SEC (including our QB) obviously don't know football.
I for one was just happy with the win. The scheduling "magic" is now we basically get a tune-up game before playing at Florida AND the team knows what to expect after escaping at Auburn.
Posted on 9/29/12 at 9:42 am to Gray Tiger
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You are saying that TCU didn't back out on the game?
I don't think they did. Thought they were on the schedule for 2013/2014
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This game will cancel a planned home-and-home series between the two schools previously scheduled to begin in 2013.
From the advocate. Just shitty scheduling
This post was edited on 9/29/12 at 9:44 am
Posted on 9/29/12 at 9:45 am to Papa Tigah
Really? That's what you say about the winningest coach in LSU history.
Posted on 9/29/12 at 10:22 am to Gray Tiger
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You are saying that TCU didn't back out on the game?
TCU never backed out of anything. We were scheduled to play Washington today, but over a year ago both schools agreed to push the date of the game up a few weeks. It's in the Advocate this morning.
Posted on 9/29/12 at 10:38 am to TriumphTiger
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It just sets up well - as close to a bye as you can get. It doesn't guarantee anything of course, but it gives the team two weeks to get healthier and more prep time. Washington would allegedly be the tune-up game.
I think playing UF this week instead of next would work out better for LSU. Playing Towson does nothing for LSU, except risk injury.
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