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re: Why do we get suckered on these big name openers?
Posted on 9/7/22 at 8:37 am to Geauxtigersgeaux12
Posted on 9/7/22 at 8:37 am to Geauxtigersgeaux12
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The numbers show it’s an advantage to have the film not play the week 0 game. The team that plays the week 0 game wins 40% of the time. So LSU technically had the advantage and still lost.
Sure, if you only look at that single metric, but there are many other variables in play.
I don’t like the loss either, but I think people need to do a better job of reconciling the condition of this program thanks to Orgeron.
This is a total rebuild and now that the hood is popped, we all see the magnitude of what needs to be done.
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Posted on 9/7/22 at 8:39 am to prplhze2000
You do realize for the most part these games work out in our favor and help jump start the season?
2009- @ Washington
2010- UNC
2011- Oregon
2013-TCU
2014- Wisconsin
2017- BYU
2018- Miami
All wins
2016- Wisconsin- L (Miles Fired later in year)
2021- UCLA- O fired later in year
2022- FSU- L (First time since 2002 losing a season opener where a coach doesn’t get fired)
2009- @ Washington
2010- UNC
2011- Oregon
2013-TCU
2014- Wisconsin
2017- BYU
2018- Miami
All wins
2016- Wisconsin- L (Miles Fired later in year)
2021- UCLA- O fired later in year
2022- FSU- L (First time since 2002 losing a season opener where a coach doesn’t get fired)
Posted on 9/7/22 at 9:37 am to prplhze2000
It would be okay to play a tough team to start the season if we had an experienced team. Unfortunately I think these games are negotiated years in advance, so you never know what state your team will be in.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 9:48 am to tigerbait01
quote:
Funny we didn’t say any of that after beating Oregon under Miles
x 10000 ... no one complained during the previous years opening game schedules
2009 @ Washington W
2010 UNC - W
2011 Oregon - W
2013 TCU - W
2014 Wisc - W
2017 BYU - W
2018 MIA - W
When you have a quality disciplined team, doesn't matter who you open with
This post was edited on 9/7/22 at 9:50 am
Posted on 9/7/22 at 10:00 am to prplhze2000
At least you have ppl watching. Whoever watched the Gumps and their cupcake has mental problems.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 10:10 am to prplhze2000
quote:
How many times do we schedule a big name team for an opener then that team goes out and signs up a scrimmage team for the week before?
3 times in 20+ years
Posted on 9/7/22 at 10:15 am to CrazyTigerFan
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Film of the other team doesn't matter if your own team isn't ready to execute its own game plan.
Exactly. I’ll drop this tidbit I heard on Wagertalk. For a very long time now any team that won in week zero 42% of the time outright lost their second game or did not cover. Bottom line we didn’t execute things that normally we would. It just wasn’t our night. If something were to go wrong it did. Hopefully we got all of our screwups out of the way and play clean ball moving forward. Florida State at times played sloppy too. We were in a position to take that game into OT and came up short. We got a lot to work on but it’s fixable stuff.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 10:34 am to DB1Nole
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I guess if you say it enough ppl will just believe it. Doesn’t make it true however.
GTFO
Yall squeaked out a 1 point win in a game where we took an entire half on offense and muffed every punt you kicked. Yall are trash. Yea you beat us, that will be the high point of your season. Congrats on the huge accomplishment of beating a depleted team under a new staff. The SEC would eat you alive.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 10:36 am to prplhze2000
funny how many other teams have big opening games, and they manage to do ok.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 11:39 am to GentleJackJones
I think it benefits LSU, to be honest.
Not the way this program has been over the last few years it doesn't.
If you're Bama or UGA right now, it does. At least have a warm up before scheduling the game.
Not the way this program has been over the last few years it doesn't.
If you're Bama or UGA right now, it does. At least have a warm up before scheduling the game.
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