re: My suggestion for the beginning of the football season, The Louisiana Kickoff Classic

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Rotate a different FBS Louisiana school into a game in week 0 every four years at Tiger Stadium. ULL, La Tech, Tulane and ULM.

Is it really different than any other game? No, but you make it an event. You can get a sponsor like a bowl (since we can name stadiums now we should be able to sponsor games). Also, could do other stuff around it like concerts and fairs throughout the week leading up to Saturday. Good for the economy and good for the community.

I would prefer to make it on week 0 as a showcase and a stand alone game on national TV for the entire country and recruits to watch.

It will also give other kids who don’t play at LSU the guarantee to their families they will get to play at LSU once in their career.

If you want to play a Power 4 team at neutral site in the following week or want to play southeastern later in the year, great. Go for it. I loved going to Vegas as a fan. I don’t want to lose that.

Just a suggestion and something that will solve the problem and help in other ways.

Edit: I think you can also make NIL deals throughout the week like autograph signings, marketing appearances, tents or locations to sell personal branded items and deals with the sponsor (Todd Graves and Brandon Landry will eat this up).

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The only thing i don't agree with is the fairs leading up, just another way for the Baton Rouge crime to make more headlines instead of the actual game. I like it, the money stays instate, I also agree with what you said about the players and their families.

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crime to make more headlines instead of the actual game.

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If you charge for it and put it in certain places of town then you can prevent this.

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WILL NOT SELL TICKETS.

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We don’t sell tickets for this weekend? I know some won’t go but that’s part of it.

That’s a great fricking idea. Someone send this shite to woody

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La Tech game should be in Shreveport periodically. Give Indy Stadium and area around it a chance to shine.

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I don’t think we’d ever do that. They can’t hold enough of fans.

I think LSU should do a warm game then go into a big non conference game. But can’t be big arse pussies and back out of big non conference games.

Also, “neutral site” games are fricking stupid and should be played at the universities’ stadiums.

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Rotate a different FBS Louisiana school into a week 0 game every four years at Tiger Stadium. ULL, La Tech, Tulane and ULM.

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Why not just put a team/staff good enough to win the damn first game on the field. If we won even a couple of these last five games we would be crowing and beating our chests.

Very few people give a hoot about week 0 games and hence a large revenue loss. This is just a capitulation that says we suck so we will just tone down our schedule...

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The playing a game overseas is an exception to the starting the season on Labor day weekend and the overseas game can be played in week zero. However, scheduling a rent-a-win team for an overseas game may not be economically feasible as most smaller schools' athletic departments cannot afford the additional costs. Not to mention such a match-up would not generate the viewership for network interest. A lower tier Power 4 team or service academy may be doable.

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I don't think we have any business going to Ireland anyway. We have no connection to Ireland. We're not fricking Notre Dame.

If Kelly wants his team to play a game overseas, let him foot the bill out of his ridiculous $10 million/year salary.

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You can't make it Week 0 unless the team we're playing is playing in Hawaii that year.

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I totally would love to be on a beach in Hawaii. Just being realistic.

I got a better idea! We should schedule a game in Alaska and play the Mystery Alaska football team!