re: Would LSU ever consider playing a good team, or an SEC game for Homecoming?

Posted by LSUGrad9295

Baton Rouge

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Posted on 2/4/14 at 10:48 am to Ignignot

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Homecoming doesn't exist except for frats and student govt

This. For the rest of us, homecoming is so 30-years ago.

Posted by purple passion

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Posted on 2/4/14 at 11:25 am to LSUGrad9295

Most people who travel back for "Homecoming Festivities" don't give a frick about the football game, so keep giving them a rent-a-win.

It makes them happy, and it leaves the meaningful games to true Tiger football fans.

Posted by TexasTiger89

Houston, TX

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Posted on 2/4/14 at 11:53 am to purple passion

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true Tiger football fans

Define this.

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Posted by Russell2Bowe

Memphis

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Posted on 2/4/14 at 12:02 pm to TexasTiger89

The 50,000 or so who stay the entire game, no matter what. (Actually, its probably closer to 20,000 during blow-out wins)

Posted by TexasTiger89

Houston, TX

Member since Feb 2005

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Posted on 2/4/14 at 12:08 pm to Russell2Bowe

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The 50,000 or so who stay the entire game, no matter what. (Actually, its probably closer to 20,000 during blow-out wins)

OK I'm good. Just checking.

Posted by JawjaTigah

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Posted on 2/4/14 at 1:33 pm to Tiger1242

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Even just a regular SEC game for Homecoming would be cool.

Back in the mid/late 1960s, LSU played UK for homecoming more than once. I remember Sammy Grezaffi running back a punt or a kickoff for a nice Tiger TD. Of course, LSU won. I think SoCarolina (before they joined the SEC) may have been a homecoming game for LSU too. These shameful cupcake FCS rent-a-win teams were no where to be found on respectable schedules back then.

Posted by ksayetiger

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Posted on 2/4/14 at 1:39 pm to TexasTiger89

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quote:
true Tiger football fans

Define this.

you know, fans that wait all the way to the third quarter before leaving

Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger

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Posted on 2/4/14 at 1:46 pm to Tiger1242

We used to play Kentucky quite often for homecoming, and we've also played North Carolina.

Posted by PatMac1

San Antonio

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Posted on 2/4/14 at 5:59 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger

Didn't we play UF for HC game in '78 or '79? Think Gault ran a kickoff back to start 3rd quarter. Or that could have been just a National Brand Bourbon memory.

Posted by lsufanz

NOLA

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Posted on 2/4/14 at 6:27 pm to Jim Rockford

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We played FSU for homecoming in the eighties

Yep, was a student then and it wasn't pretty.

Posted by ksliman

Prairieville

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Posted on 2/4/14 at 8:02 pm to Tiger1242

Here is a link to all LSU Homecoming games since 1925.
LSU Football Homecoming Game History

Note that until around 1994 there were a lot of SEC opponents for Homecoming

This post was edited on 2/4/14 at 8:04 pm

Posted by Ralph_Wiggum

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Posted on 2/4/14 at 8:52 pm to ksliman

Is Homecoming still a september game? I seem to remember that in the 90s it was in september. Make homecoming in october and have a decent game.

Homecoming does matter a little bit more to alumni out of town. It has become a more important fundraising thing for universities now. Bring back alumni from the business school etc. and see if you can raise some money.

This post was edited on 2/4/14 at 8:53 pm