re: Report: Miami in discussions to play against Alabama or LSU

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We got 3.5 million for playing Oregon. In that game we did not have to pay security for the stadium and surround campus(You know those BR PD and LSP don't work for free), Pay for concessions, Light Bill, post game clean up, LSU Facilities crews, people to work Tiger Gift Shops and so on. There are many other expenses it takes to run a home game you don't even think about. What hapens if it rains bad in a home game and only 40,000 fans show up? All the expenses are there but some of the revenuse stream is not. In a neutral site game that is 100% guaranteed. 3.5 million without many of the other expenses.

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Well put.

I too selfishly want more marquee home OOC games, but I understand that there are numerous positives in neutral site games from a scheduling, recruiting and business standpoint, and that we and other major programs will continue to schedule them.

As bad as this might sound, the "Allure" of Tiger Stadium is not what it once was in the eyes of everyone without P&G glasses on. Recruits these days on the whole are not going to come to LSU because of the myth of Tiger Stadium and the "wild atmosphere" and game day experience. Sure there are still some kids that have been LSU fans all their lives and want to realize a dream and play for the Tigers but these are becoming few and far between. Most every player of any extreme talent wants to go to a school that can get them ready for the NFL and put them on that stage to shine. Playing a game on national TV in a stadium like Jerry World or Georgia dome is big for players. Gives them a taste of the national spotlight and chance to really shine. These games also open recruits eyes to team maybe they might not have considered otherwise.