Why do we get suckered on these big name openers?

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How many times do we schedule a big name team for an opener then that team goes out and signs up a scrimmage team for the week before? Makes a huge difference in prep. Puts us at a disadvantage every time.

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I think it benefits LSU, to be honest. I like the idea of having a full game of tape/film on the opponent. We just suck.

I agree I don't know why we keep doing this. Would have been a lot better work out these issues against a Southern or SLU in a warm up scrimmage game. I don't see Nabors dropping a kickoff and a punt or Dellinger snap in the ball over the QB's head with a warm-up game under the belt. Also wouldn't have taken three quarters to get the offense on track, also could have worked out the Special Teams blocking issues. Either both teams need to come in with a practice game under their belts or it being both teams true opener

Because when we have a season where we only play lower OOC teams our fan base cries that we don’t play good games.

This is the admin’s response.

We should make it part of the contract that neither team can schedule a tune up. Simple fix.

And I mean LSU used to be good / these games were scheduled when LSU was good. Im sure it will go away soon and LSU will be playing bottom feeders to tune up. Wont be for a while though.

The numbers show it’s an advantage to have the film not play the week 0 game. The team that plays the week 0 game wins 40% of the time. So LSU technically had the advantage and still lost.

It would be okay to play a tough team to start the season if we had an experienced team. Unfortunately I think these games are negotiated years in advance, so you never know what state your team will be in.

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How many times do we schedule a big name team for an opener then that team goes out and signs up a scrimmage team for the week before?

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3 times in 20+ years