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What happened to A&M wanting to play on Thanksgiving?

Posted on 11/19/18 at 11:56 am
Posted by foghat
Dallas
Member since Sep 2006
927 posts
Posted on 11/19/18 at 11:56 am
I thought that A&M wanted to play the game on Thanksgiving when it was at College Station.
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
Markey's bar
Member since Oct 2008
84927 posts
Posted on 11/19/18 at 11:58 am to
A rare Alleva victory
Posted by jlovel7
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2014
21373 posts
Posted on 11/19/18 at 11:59 am to
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I thought that A&M wanted to play the game on Thanksgiving when it was at College Station.


They realized it was dumb AF.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66961 posts
Posted on 11/19/18 at 12:00 pm to
Probably wasn’t drawing viewers like a real rivalry game would.
Posted by MardiGrasMambo
Metry
Member since Feb 2018
723 posts
Posted on 11/19/18 at 12:07 pm to
ESPN wanted a permanent pairing to play on Turkey Day, and LSU would not agree to that. Egg Bowl stepped up to fill the void.

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ESPN has been looking for an annual Thanksgiving night pairing and apparently has found one with the Egg Bowl between Ole Miss and Mississippi State. They will begin playing the series on Thanksgiving in 2017.


NOLA.com
Posted by TheHarahanian
Actually not Harahan as of 6/2023
Member since May 2017
19583 posts
Posted on 11/19/18 at 12:09 pm to

They weren't giving thanks for what was happening to their football team.
Posted by GeauxLSU4
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2012
10613 posts
Posted on 11/19/18 at 12:30 pm to
Their stadium was about 75% full on Thursday game. Wise move on their part to move it to Saturday.
Posted by Agseds
Member since Mar 2018
343 posts
Posted on 11/19/18 at 12:54 pm to
Although I'll miss playing on Thanksgiving day, playing LSU on Thanksgiving doesn't motivate people as much to go to the game as it would on any other Saturday.
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