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re: LSU Basketball @ Gonzaga Nov. 14., Wake Forest @ LSU for SEC/ACC Challenge

Posted on 6/4/26 at 10:13 am to
Posted by Gnash
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Posted on 6/4/26 at 10:13 am to
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Who knows, maybe we can get brand name team for the ACC/SEC challenge. If the home/away holds true it look like possibilities would be Syracuse, Duke, Pitt, Wake, BC, FSU, GT & ND. Duke at Florida seems like a no brainer for ESPN though.

Someone posted Stanford would be our opponent but I haven’t seen an announcement
Posted by Alt26
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Posted on 6/4/26 at 10:39 am to
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They've got home games signed with the following teams at the moment:


Thanks for the update.

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There will be huge crowds for the 1st couple games, but I don’t want the fanbase to get that lull in enthusiasm for the whole month of December when it’s just a bunch of mid-majors nobody cares about. I’m really hoping for one big name early season home game, but that seems unlikely.


Given the number of OOC games stated above, it is unlikely there will be a "big name" home game other than the ACC/SEC challenge game. I too would like a "big name" OOC home game, but those are becoming rarer with the financial incentive of neutral site games. For year 1 though, a schedule with Houston, Gonzaga, ACC opponent, and (likely) at least one "brand name" opponent in the Thanksgiving tournament is fine.

If the football team performs as well as we all hope that will dominate Nov/Dec anyway. At minimum, get a few noteworthy wins in Nov/Dec so come January when the casual fans start paying attention the team will already have a little buzz
Posted by Adam Banks
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Posted on 6/4/26 at 10:50 am to
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And Gonzaga about to go "why are we playing a euro pro team" once we get there



Posted by tarzana
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Posted on 6/4/26 at 3:46 pm to
Now is the addition of Johnny Jones to the coaching staff, a reason for the inclusion of strong opposition like Gonzaga and U of H? I remember when he coached TSU the team would frequently schedule quality, high-profile opponents which the SWAC Tigers would occasionally upset.
This post was edited on 6/4/26 at 3:57 pm
Posted by Alt26
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Posted on 6/4/26 at 4:20 pm to
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Now is the addition of Johnny Jones to the coaching staff, a reason for the inclusion of strong opposition like Gonzaga and U of H? I remember when he coached TSU the team would frequently schedule quality, high-profile opponents which the SWAC Tigers would occasionally upset.


No. TSU needed the money and they were probably willing to play for (relatively) cheap compared to other mid-major programs.
Posted by Kc from BR
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Posted on 6/4/26 at 4:34 pm to
McMeh would never play a team with a pulse outside the Sec
Posted by Jauquismos
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Posted on 6/4/26 at 4:58 pm to
Tip off prob 9-10PM our time since out west
Posted by GeorgeTheGreek
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Posted on 6/4/26 at 6:49 pm to
Hell yeah it is. 6:30 kickoff likely vs Texas and have the Gonzaga game as dessert.
Posted by semjase
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Posted on 6/4/26 at 7:11 pm to
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Dumb arse Alleva could've (Could Have) hired Tony Bennett way back then when TB was a rising young star at Washington State. DAA thought Trent Johnson was a better option.
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Posted on 6/4/26 at 10:27 pm to
Posted by TigerMonkey7
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Posted on 6/4/26 at 10:34 pm to
So the Non-con opponents will look something like this?
Gonzaga (neutral site)
Houston (neutral site)
Vs. Wake Forest
Stanford (neutral site)
Arizona State (neutral site
USC (neutral site)
Vs. Washington State
That’s a “strong arse” non con put together by the general
Posted by Alt26
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Posted on 6/5/26 at 8:24 am to
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So the Non-con opponents will look something like this?
Gonzaga (neutral site)
Houston (neutral site)
Vs. Wake Forest
Stanford (neutral site)
Arizona State (neutral site
USC (neutral site)

Vs. Washington State
That’s a “strong arse” non con put together by the general


The three bolded games are not set. There was some rumor that Stanford was going to be LSU's ACC opponent in the ACC/SEC challenge. That obviously isn't the case with LSU playing Wake Forest...again!

Stanford is part of the field in the Thanksgiving tournament that LSU will play in, along with USC and Arizona State. But, to my knowledge, no matchups in that tournament have been set yet (though it seems likely LSU may play at least one of those three)
Posted by TigerCub
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Posted on 6/5/26 at 8:45 am to
The teams in our pod for the Thanksgiving tournament are USC, AZ State and SMU. I assume we'd play one of those three and then the winner/loser of the other game.
Posted by Gen Patton
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Posted on 6/5/26 at 8:57 am to
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LSU Basketball @ Gonzaga Nov. 14., Wake Forest @ LSU for SEC/ACC Challenge


holy shite amazing

Will Wade effect yall
Posted by Jauquismos
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Posted on 6/5/26 at 5:38 pm to
We gonna be jacked up baby
Posted by semjase
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Posted on 6/5/26 at 7:10 pm to
Landon Hood approves of this game.
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