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Auburn were 35 point favorites over JSU last year.

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JSU > Wisconsin

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Um, no. I’m a JSU fan and this is not a good comparison at all. We are a very good FCS team that has more quality athletes than most FCS teams. We are capable of beating LSU, but will need a perfect game and will need LSU to make a few turnovers. 85 scholarships versus 64 makes a big difference. I think to make it fair, you should hold back 21 of your scholarship players this week. That’s the sporting thing to do. :lol:

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If they returned all of their WRs watch out, those motherfrickers catch everything and the QB looked like a potential NFL prospect when they played Auburn.

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JSU does not return all of their receivers, but they do return the best one. Josh Barge, #12. The QB is of course back. The rest of the receivers were replaced via the transfer route. LSU, Wisky, and South Carolina all contributed some receiver transfers.

LSU still has a tremendous advantage in this game. You are playing at home and you have 85 scholarship players versus 64. Most FBS fans make the mistake of thinking that there are not good football players in the lower divisions. (I recommend that you never schedule North Dakota State). JSU has plenty of good athletes. They will also not be intimated by the environment. They have played at plenty of big stadiums. The key to JSU having a chance is to force turnovers, have no turnovers of their own, and limit the penalties. Basically, play mistake free football.

The danger for LSU is if it becomes close going into the fourth quarter. If JSU is within a couple of scores, the LSU depth won’t matter as much. At that point, JSU will believe they can win and that underdog adrenaline kicks in.

By the way, any word on Fournette’s status?

Glad you asked. JSU is led by an FCS, all american, senior QB in Eli Jenkins. He has a very strong arm and runs the zone read very effectively. They are a team that likes to be balanced. Running backs feature two former SEC runners in Josh Clemons from Kentucky and Roc Thomas from Auburn. Clemons is a power back, Thomas has more speed but tends to dance around too much. Receivers are deep and talented. Kevin Spears from LSU transferred in this year. He didn’t get any playing time at LSU and he hasn’t been able to crack the lineup at JSU either. The best receiver is Josh Barge. He sat out last game with an injury but is expected to be back for the LSU game. He has fair speed but catches everything thrown his way. He had 14 catches last year in the overtime loss to Auburn.

Marching Southerners

Hilliard and Alexander do not get nearly enough credit for the talents that they were. They were both amazing players. Fournette is probably the best though. We’ll know for sure after this year.

Here’s a sample of rooms and rates for Marriott properties in the area. You can see that it is a lot cheaper in Montgomery or Columbus/Phenix City. Both are about 45-60 minutes from Auburn. Plenty of $500 rooms left in Auburn though for all of you ballers. Other brands are similarly priced for the weekend.

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we will be making our first trip to Auburn. Any hotel recommendations?

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There is a brand new Courtyard Marriott that is less than 3 miles from the stadium. Hotels in Auburn fill up very quickly and most are probably already full. Try the Courtyard out as some folks do not know about it yet. Rates are very expensive in Auburn. Anything decent is going to cost you $400-$500 per night.
If you are willing to stay slightly outside the area, I would try Montgomery. The Hilton Garden Inn at the Eastchase location is also a brand new hotel. You would be about 45 minutes from Auburn, but you would be that much closer to home on the way back.

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Why are people acting like they care about hearing some dime a dozen white college marching band? I think people are confusing Jacksonville State.. JSU with Jackson State.. JSU. People think an HBCU is coming to Tiger Stadium. Which would be exciting.
i think there’s a lot of truth to this

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Because of the similarity in the name, people do often confuse the two schools. We’re also sometimes confused with Jacksonville University in Florida. As far as the marching bands though, there are of course huge differences. The Jackson State baand marches like other HBCU’s. They are definitely entertaining but very different than Jax State. The Jax State band is also very entertaining but in a different way. They tend to blow you away with their massive size, intricate formations, and superior musicianship. You can refer to the earlier link that I posted of their performance. Both styles are entertaining and there is room for all different types of bands.

By the way, I am a huge college football fan in general and FCS football in particular. I can’t believe I’m posting so much about marching bands. I am no band nerd and can’t play anything. Even to my untrained ear though, it is easy to recognize excellence and we are proud of our band, as I am sure the LSU fans are as well. With 481members out of a enrollment of 8700, it is a pretty big deal on our campus. We also have a pretty good football team as well. About as good as you can get with a 63 scholarship limit.