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re: Remind me why the FSU game is in New Orleans and not Baton Rouge?

Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:02 pm to
Posted by LSU5508
New Orleans
Member since Nov 2007
3614 posts
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:02 pm to
Money. Not to mention home teams ain’t giving up many tickets for a home game. Makes teams a lot less interested in these big matchup if they know their fans can’t go.
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
28257 posts
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:02 pm to
It is the first game of a "home and home" neutral site series. LSU will open next season vs. FSU in Orlando (Citrus Bowl stadium)

As an aside, the 2024 schedule looks fun with LSU slated to open against USC in Las Vegas followed by UCLA in Tiger Stadium 3 weeks later.
This post was edited on 8/17/22 at 3:05 pm
Posted by Hamma1122
Member since Sep 2016
19814 posts
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:03 pm to
Don’t know but I’m good with it
Posted by bulldogger
New Orleans
Member since Mar 2010
2094 posts
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:04 pm to
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IMO the allure of “neutral site” games wore off long ago


Just one more detractor from the allure of what collegiate athletics once was.
Posted by brewhan davey
Audubon Place
Member since Sep 2010
32782 posts
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:08 pm to
The worst part about this deal is that we have to play FSU in fricking Orlando
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
58108 posts
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:10 pm to
Just to piss you off.
Posted by TBoy@LSU
Member since Sep 2012
5479 posts
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:15 pm to
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Nice knowing the game won’t be affected by Mother Nature!!


Posted by CP3LSU25
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2009
51150 posts
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:21 pm to
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I think it is a good idea. And this series was planned to be at neutral sites both years. We have seven games in TS and that is enough.



Go watch the NFL if you aren’t a college football fan. I want to play and tailgate at college stadiums. The last place I want to watch LSU play FSU week one is in New Orleans but I understand why they do it.
Posted by lsufb1912
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2021
5965 posts
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:26 pm to
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Not to mention home teams ain’t giving up many tickets for a home game. Makes teams a lot less interested in these big matchup if they know their fans can’t go.


Best part about the neutral site series, in my opinion. The market for tickets to the game against UT in Austin was ridiculous.
Posted by Frogman93
Member since Jul 2021
1569 posts
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:27 pm to
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Go watch the NFL if you aren’t a college football fan


So because he doesn’t mind the neutral site games he’s not a college football fan?
Posted by Lakeboy7
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2011
23965 posts
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:28 pm to
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Money? Recruiting?


Both.

Free Chicken: It puts a weed up our Baton Rouge fans asses which is fun, god forbid they have to travel for a game.
Posted by lsufb1912
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2021
5965 posts
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:28 pm to
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LSU v TX was so good because it was AT UT.


Did you go to that game? Would've much rather had 40k more LSU fans in attendance at a neutral site
Posted by CP3LSU25
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2009
51150 posts
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:30 pm to
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So because he doesn’t mind the neutral site games he’s not a college football fan?


If you would rather watch them play in Orlando than Doak Campbell. Yes you aren’t a college football fan.
Posted by Frogman93
Member since Jul 2021
1569 posts
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:32 pm to
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Yes you aren’t a college football fan.


Oh ok. Glad you’re the end all be all authority on who is and who isn’t a college football fan.
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
Member since Dec 2007
23663 posts
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:36 pm to
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Remind me why the FSU game is in New Orleans and not Baton Rouge?

Because the Dome has air conditioning.
Posted by TeddyPadillac
Member since Dec 2010
25456 posts
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:37 pm to
I still don't understand why we get more money to play in New Orleans. Why can't you have the same sponsorships that are paying you to play in the superdome, pay you to play at home?
It makes zero sense to me.
It's the AllState kickoff game. Why can't Allstate be the sponsor for the game in Tiger Stadium? Why does it have to be in the Superdome?
Posted by geauxpurple
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2014
12275 posts
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:39 pm to
Those opening week neutral site games are top priority of the television networks and bring in big money.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
COINTELPRO Fan
Member since May 2012
55557 posts
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:42 pm to
count your blessings. this game could have been in atl, houston, or jerry world.
Posted by theliontamer
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2015
864 posts
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:43 pm to
reinforces our footprint in new orleans, and is easier for people/alums that live in other larger cities to fly to the game. They arent worried about small town folk.
Posted by TeddyPadillac
Member since Dec 2010
25456 posts
Posted on 8/17/22 at 3:47 pm to
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Did you go to that game? Would've much rather had 40k more LSU fans in attendance at a neutral site



Or.... maybe you have 85k more LSU fans in attendance when they come to Tiger Stadium.

Neutral site games are stupid in college football.
Under no circumstance do i want to play a traditional college team anywhere other than their stadium or ours.
If you want to schedule Tulane, or some other rinky dink school in the Superdome, fine.
Playing at Lambeau, while a great venue, was stupid. Camp Randall is an iconic venue as well, and we missed out on it.

We'll finally schedule Michigan one of these days and we'll play them in fricking Detroit or Chicago instead of the Big House. Every college football fans dream, to play Michigan for the first time in your 130 year existence in a dome in Detroit, while you make the trip the day before up to Ann Arbor to look at an empty Big House just to say you saw it.
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