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Start scheduling cupcakes to open the season
Posted on 9/3/24 at 2:15 pm
Posted on 9/3/24 at 2:15 pm
Brian Kelly is arguably the worst head coach in college football at preparing his team for the season.
You can bank on consecutive losses to Clemson in 2025/2026. Unless Brian Kelly is fired before then.
You can bank on consecutive losses to Clemson in 2025/2026. Unless Brian Kelly is fired before then.
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Posted on 9/3/24 at 2:16 pm to Jugular Joe
Or just win the games you're scheduled. USC didn't get a cupcake to open week 1. If they lose, the same excuse gets used by them.
Shut up.
Shut up.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 2:18 pm to Jugular Joe
NO. I love playing a marquee game week 1. It's like we want to be good, but want to microwave it. We just need to be better than our opponents week 1. Keep the games as is.
You're still gonna get week 1 injuries. You still gonna have bonehead mistakes, and burn stupid timeouts. Why waste that on a team you know you can beat.
YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME.
You're still gonna get week 1 injuries. You still gonna have bonehead mistakes, and burn stupid timeouts. Why waste that on a team you know you can beat.
YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 2:29 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
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Or just win the games you're scheduled
One team has to lose. We aren't dominant enough to just guarantee wins against possible top ten teams in week 1.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 2:29 pm to Jugular Joe
If you’re a true competitor, then you’re going to want these big games every week. LSU is a competitor and we want these games every week. Rent a wins are for the Ole Miss’s of the world.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 2:38 pm to Jugular Joe
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Brian Kelly is arguably the worst head coach in college football at preparing his team for the season.
I think he lost two openers at ND, none at Cincinnati, and 3 at Central Michigan. That's 8 in 21 years, 3 at a team that is one of those teams people would schedule as a game-one win.
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You can bank on consecutive losses to Clemson in 2025/2026. Unless Brian Kelly is fired before then
Your typical sad sack take on LSU athletics.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 2:40 pm to sta4ever
this is so dumb
the sec is hard enough now.
there is no more computer rankings or quality wins or SOS factored in anymore in which we would need these games to help us like in the past in the BCS era.
now with a 12 team playoff these are not necessary. especially since CBK shits the bed every damn opener. we are behind the 8 ball every fricking year because of him.
the sec is hard enough now.
there is no more computer rankings or quality wins or SOS factored in anymore in which we would need these games to help us like in the past in the BCS era.
now with a 12 team playoff these are not necessary. especially since CBK shits the bed every damn opener. we are behind the 8 ball every fricking year because of him.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 2:40 pm to sta4ever
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Rent a wins are for the Ole Miss’s of the world.
And the Bamas and the Georgia's and the Texas' and the Ohio States and the FSUs and ...
Posted on 9/3/24 at 2:49 pm to Jugular Joe
There was a time when we all looked forward to the early games (Washington, Oregon, UNC, TCU, Wisconsin). The annual arse-kicking of a D1 caliber school on natl tv.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 2:58 pm to Fat Bastard
Alright then. I guess it’s better to start out 4-0 and then lose, then going 0-1 and winning the next 4-6. Better to find out what you’re weaknesses are in Week 1 than Weeks 6-8. Would we prefer a 2015 schedule, where we look dominant against average teams, then find out in the 9th game of the season, that we really aren’t that good, and we need to change and fix things up in order to compete?
I mean if anything, in this new 12 team playoff system, it’s better to have these tough opponents Week 1, because you can afford a couple of losses in this new system, plus you’re battle tested before everyone else.
I mean if anything, in this new 12 team playoff system, it’s better to have these tough opponents Week 1, because you can afford a couple of losses in this new system, plus you’re battle tested before everyone else.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 3:18 pm to Jugular Joe
worse coach ever, that is just a dumb take.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 3:22 pm to Jugular Joe
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Start scheduling cupcakes to open the season
And lose to Bucknell, no thanks.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 3:32 pm to Jugular Joe
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Start scheduling cupcakes to open the season
I am beginning to believe this is the way. Look at preseason darlings like Ohio State and Ole Miss. They have laughably easy opponents and it doesn't seem to hurt their chances. At the very least, play a tough opponent in week 2 like Texas is, or in week 3 like Bama. I don't think the Tigers should dodge anyone, but there is a fairly valid argument to be made that LSU would have had better success against FSU and USC if these games would have been in week 2.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 3:39 pm to TigerKnights
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Rent a wins are for the Ole Miss’s of the world.
quote:huh???
And the Bamas and the Georgia's and the Texas' and the Ohio States and the FSUs and ...
Bama has routinely had big-name opponents for the opening game. Georgia opened with Clemson this year and played Oregon the year before and Clemson again the year before that. FSU opened with us the past 2 years.
Nobody likes cupcake games. Schedule a good team for the first game and everyone's more excited. If we have our sights set on the playoffs, we should be able to beat a good team right off the bat.
Running scared of legitimate opponents in week 1 is a bad look.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 3:42 pm to bazeball
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but there is a fairly valid argument to be made that LSU would have had better success against FSU and USC if these games would have been in week 2.
USC had equal time (or lack thereof) to iron their team's kinks out too. If we play them in week 2, then both teams have the benefit of playing a cupcake in week 1 to work out some issues.
We were dumb to schedule FSU as our opener though while they had a week zero tune up game against a cupcake. THAT was an actual disadvantage for LSU in scheduling a high level opponent for our opener.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 3:43 pm to Jugular Joe
the neutral site games are cash grabs, they get a nice pay out and can maintain a full home schedule
Posted on 9/3/24 at 3:44 pm to sta4ever
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Rent a wins are for the Ole Miss’s of the world.
...and Alabama's and Ohio State's!
Posted on 9/3/24 at 3:45 pm to jimbo88
quote:They open with P5 teams too. They just win
and Alabama's and Ohio State
Posted on 9/3/24 at 3:57 pm to jimbo88
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Rent a wins are for the Ole Miss’s of the world.
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and Alabama's and Ohio State's!
this poster much be a teenager, because any college football fan knows that, over the last 10 or so years, Bama has scheduled legit teams the opening week: Michigan, West Virginia, Va Tech, FSU, Wisconsin, USC, Miami, etc.
This post was edited on 9/3/24 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 9/3/24 at 3:58 pm to lsupride87
Also for reference, 9 times with Les we played a Power 5 team to open the season
We went 8-1
We went 8-1
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