re: Method to appease you idiot neutral site supporters

I would just like to revisit this gem from the OP

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if it so important for us to recruit Houston, go play Rice there on a road trip and Wisconsin in Death Valley. Wanna recruit Dallas, play SMU there. Wanna recruit Memphis, play Memphis there. Wanna recruit South Florida, play Florida Atlantic in Miami. Personally. I would go to all of these road trips.

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Obviously playing Rice in Houston would have the same recruiting impact as playing a marquee BCS school. But I'm sure you'd have a blast with the other 20,000 people in the stadium whenever we played @ Rice.

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So you should just accept crap?

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if you have a problem with it, don't buy tickets.

LSU makes more money this way

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What % of LSU fans do season ticket holders make up?

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The most important percentage, unless you're suggesting the LSU fan that doesn't hold tickets tends to financially support the athletic programs as much as season ticket holders do.

That being said, the majority of season ticket holders are not considered either, as their donation levels do not rise to the level of automatically getting the away game tickets they want...which I completely understand.

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Season ticket holders get what they pay for. Season tickets.

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Eh...to a degree. At the same time, season ticket holders are the ones who pony up for stadium improvements. Our stadium. As such, it's not such an outrageous desire for us to expect to have as many high profile games in that stadium as possible.

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Telling this stud recruiting class that they get to open their careers in reluant stadium and get to play in legendary lambeau field is a pretty cool thing

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I agree it's cool. But I also believe it has no real impact on a recruit's decision.

The days of marquee OOC home games aren't completely over. Article

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Ausberry said LSU is also pursuing a major BCS conference opponent to play in Tiger Stadium on Sept. 12, 2015.

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Neutral site games started in the late 00's. how do we look going forward?

If all they are worried about is making money at these neutral site games, b/c it's about money, not recruiting, why don't they do a home and home and split the money for both games.

WHy can't they get some sponsers for home and homes. I mean who the hell doesn't want to see a Wisconsin/LSU home and home. PSU and Bama home and home is cool to see, sucks that PSU was terrible.
Teams like LSU, Florida, Bama, Georgia, Tennessee, Michigan, OSU, Oregon, Wisconsin, Penn State, FSU, Texas, those are the stadiums fans want to see games being played at.

Sponsers pay out in these neutral site games b/c they know a lot of people will watch two good teams play. I don't think anyone says, "hey, Wisconsin and LSU are playing this Saturday in Baton Rouge. (next guy) I'll pass, wake me up when they play in the AstroDome"

WHy can't they do everythign the same hype and sponser wise, and just do it in Madison and Baton Rouge?

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The days of marquee OOC home games aren't completely over.

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Yes, but see, that's the season we plan on opening with Tulane at the Dome. Other than that, we don't have anyone big planned. Since we're already doing a "neutral" game", we need to bring someone here.

Nice try though

Nice try what? I was showing the OP that the Wisconsin games aren't proof that LSU is never going to play anyone big in Tiger Stadium again.

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If you want to go to Madison so bad, then go see a Wisconsin football game!

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Isn't that exactly what we're suggesting...that the LSU-Wisky game in Madison, and not Green Bay? Would that not be going to see a Wisconsin football game?

Look...I'd be more than happy to play Wisky at a neutral site...hopefully in the post season for the National Championship. Otherwise, all things being equal, I'd prefer to play them either at Tiger Stadium or Camp Randall.