mgsmith9

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Going from history he is going to play a horrendous non-conference home slate

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Next year's non-conference slate should actually draw some decent interest from LSU fans. First we have an appearance in the Charleston Classic which has a field that includes Georgia Tech, Baylor, St. Johns and Seton Hall ( I realize those last two aren't necessarily great but hey, people complain about playing all in-state opponents and those are very much not in-state). Second, UVA returns our 2010 trip next year so UVA will be visiting during the season. We also start a home and home vs. Marquette (first game in BR) next year. We are also playing in the SEC/Big East invitational (which is adopting the ACC/Big 10 challenge format next year) but I'm not sure if we are home or on the road for that one. Either way we have a major step up in non-conference games next year (unfortunately I do not have the full schedule b/c LSU hasn't released it, but I do know that these games are taking place). Now does that mean LSU will win? No, but you have to admit that those games should have some kind of pull on fans, especially if we start the season hot