re: Did not playing the McNeese game hurt our bowl position?

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yea our fan base has everything to do with where we go in a bowl game

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Yes, you genius, they want to fill seats in the stadium. It's historically the reason LSU is popular (fans travel well), but also the reason we don't get picked to go some places (we didn't travel well to that particular bowl). There are some programs known to travel better than others, and if all other things are equal, bowls want the better travelling team. It looks better on TV and leads to a better atmosphere.

In this case, it's pretty obvious that our fans aren't going to shell out and go somewhere, because they're miserably unhappy. However, a game in Houston would actually be even more convenient than one in BR for a lot of our alumni, so it's got a lot better chance to fill seats.