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re: CFB Neutral Site Games - What's the point?
Posted on 8/17/17 at 9:15 am to StraightCashHomey21
Posted on 8/17/17 at 9:15 am to StraightCashHomey21
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That's not really a neutral site game
ASU had what maybe 5k fans there
There was a gaggle of 'em up in the corner. I think.
I was drunk
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Posted on 8/17/17 at 9:20 am to MikeHoncho47
beer sales
sponsorship payouts - probably equate to a bowl game
exposure in different geographical regions (atl, dallas, houston)
sponsorship payouts - probably equate to a bowl game
exposure in different geographical regions (atl, dallas, houston)
Posted on 8/17/17 at 9:23 am to Winston Cup
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exposure in different geographical regions (atl, dallas, houston)
OSU's recruiting group has straight up said they will play teams in either home and home or neutral sites where they can get a recruiting advantage. They said Bama isn't on their list because that isn't a recruiting bed they feel they can really get in on as of now, so they aren't on the home/home scene.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:03 am to MikeHoncho47
Neutral site games > home/home series
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:06 am to LSUBoo
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Arizona State
Don't they still owe a home game to LSU for the Katrina Les working at McDonald's Headset game?
ETA:
Doesn't Washington and WVU still owe games also?
This post was edited on 8/17/17 at 10:09 am
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:10 am to sms151t
I like them. It creates bigger TV matchups in week 1. Usually a holiday weekend, so we end up getting football from Thursday night to Monday night. The point is to make money. Both teams come out better than a home game. They get a fat paycheck and don't have to hire stadium crews, security, etc. It puts a great product on TV with no NFL competition that week. By late August everyone is tired of the offseason and the viewers for these games will be massive. So you miss one home game at the start of the year. So travel to the neutral site if you can (like Bama/FSU in ATL, UL/Purdue in Indy, BYU/LSU in Houston) and if not then stay home and enjoy wall to wall CFB on Saturday.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:16 am to TU Rob
I love neutral sites as a fan. When I worked in CFB I hated travelling just because of all the stuff we had to take and the pre stuff (hotels, food, walk through, locker room fix, etc) we had to do. It is easier for the players to play it always seemed like due to less distractions. It is much easier to control the environment before a game on the road, or it was for us.
This post was edited on 8/17/17 at 10:17 am
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:18 am to sms151t
Both are good. UW played at LSU in 2012 and LSU played in Seattle in 2009.
WVU played at LSU in 2010 and LSU went there in 2011.
WVU played at LSU in 2010 and LSU went there in 2011.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:18 am to LSUBoo
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We have a home/home with Texas coming up in 2019/2020
You know that's going to be moved to a neutral site.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:19 am to TU Rob
Maybe I'm just old school, but I like the college gameday atmosphere on a campus. LSU and Wisconsin would've been a great home-and-home, since those two environments are two of the best.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:20 am to MikeHoncho47
I do not remember WVU coming to Baton Rouge at all. Guess I am senile or something. Thank you for the answer though.
Was the Fresno game a fill in game in 07?
Was the Fresno game a fill in game in 07?
This post was edited on 8/17/17 at 10:21 am
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:22 am to sms151t
They did. I lost a friend that night in a car accident. Remember the four Vandebilt students that died when the truck they were in flipped off the road and into a canal? That was that night.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:30 am to sms151t
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Don't they still owe a home game to LSU for the Katrina Les working at McDonald's Headset game?
Not sure honestly how that deal worked out.
quote:
Doesn't Washington and WVU still owe games also?
They both played in Tiger Stadium... West Virginia in 2010 and Washington in 2012.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:45 am to MikeHoncho47
It's a good idea if it keeps the venues fresh for the fans
LSU going to Houston every year is just lame.
LSU going to Houston every year is just lame.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:52 am to wildtigercat93
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It's a good idea if it keeps the venues fresh for the fans
LSU going to Houston every year is just lame.
I do agree with this, although it's not quite at that point yet, this will just be the second Houston kick-off game, next year vs. Miami will be three for Dallas, and they did one in Atlanta vs. UNC.
Eventually though, Houston or Dallas every other year will get a bit stale... and Atlanta isn't much better.
Lambeau was awesome, even though I wasn't able to go.
Would love to see LSU playing big games in places like Soldier Field, Arrowhead, NY's football stadium, Washington DC.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:59 am to MikeHoncho47
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I guess it's hard to sell Death Valley as a tough place to play when the toughest non-conference game is Troy and Syracuse and Alabama beats our arse every time they come.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 11:02 am to ReauxlTide222
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Alabama beats our arse every time they come.
True. But unnecessary.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 11:03 am to ReauxlTide222
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ReauxlTide222
I see you are still pissy that the Pony played better than the Cheatin Whorn for 3 of 4 days
Posted on 8/17/17 at 11:14 am to MikeHoncho47
I actually liked what Georgia Tech and Auburn had originally planned to do, which was to play a 3 game series from 2003-2005 with the 3rd game being at the Georgia Dome. For whatever reason (there were several various reasons that were given at different times so I can't really remember what the real reason was), the 3rd game was cut out and they just played the home and home in 2003 and 2005. The ironic thing about it is that had they played that game in 2004, then the whole BCS controversy may have been avoided. With a win, Auburn's schedule may have been considered strong enough to bump them into the championship game. Or they would have lost to Tech and it would have been a moot point anyways.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 11:16 am to slackster
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They love to mention this point, but I'm not sure how effective this truly is.
Yea it's always made me laugh somebody thinks some kid from Texas is going to go to Auburn (just an example) because they once played a game near a city he lives in.
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