Louisiana Tech adds pair of in-state FCS teams to future football schedules

[sportdawg]

Louisiana Tech adds pair of in-state FCS teams to future football schedules (fbschedules.com)

Louisiana Tech will host the Nicholls Colonels at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, La., on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. The Bulldogs will pay the Colonels a $325,000 guarantee for the game, according to a copy of the contract.

The Southeastern Louisiana Lions will travel to Ruston to take on Louisiana Tech on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. The Lions will also receive a $325,000 guarantee from the Bulldogs for their contest, per the contract copy.

[inudesu]

So that locks that up.

If we do what we said in the Missouri game announcement and schedule the home part of a one-for-one to replace the Baylor home game in 2023, we couldn't return it until 2025 (but we could then because we've already got 2 OOC homes games that season in NC State and the FCS game with SLU).

Southern Miss could make it work but it'd only give them 5 home games in 2023, so they may not want that.

Tulane could swing the Ruston game in 2023, but we couldn't return it in 2025, have to push that out (plus they never want to give us home-and-homes).

UNT/Rice/UAB/UTSA all seem to be booked for '23.

I hope we don't get stuck with a UMass/UNLV/Bowling Green situation (UMass or UConn could do it, Bowling Green booked in '23, UNLV booked in '23). Kent State shows openings, hope it won't be them.

ULM booked in '23 for those worried about/hoping for that. ULL could do it in '23 but since we already have a series scheduled with them and they'd only have 5 home games I don't think that's realistic.

Of course, the other factor here is all the deals that are posted but won't be honored (like us and Baylor this season, or Missouri and MTSU, etc). So stuff will almost certainly come open that isn't there now.

[sportdawg]

So that locks that up.

If we do what we said in the Missouri game announcement and schedule the home part of a one-for-one to replace the Baylor home game in 2023, we couldn't return it until 2025 (but we could then because we've already got 2 OOC homes games that season in NC State and the FCS game with SLU).

Southern Miss could make it work but it'd only give them 5 home games in 2023, so they may not want that.

Tulane could swing the Ruston game in 2023, but we couldn't return it in 2025, have to push that out (plus they never want to give us home-and-homes).

UNT/Rice/UAB/UTSA all seem to be booked for '23.

I hope we don't get stuck with a UMass/UNLV/Bowling Green situation (UMass or UConn could do it, Bowling Green booked in '23, UNLV booked in '23). Kent State shows openings, hope it won't be them.

ULM booked in '23 for those worried about/hoping for that. ULL could do it in '23 but since we already have a series scheduled with them and they'd only have 5 home games I don't think that's realistic.

Of course, the other factor here is all the deals that are posted but won't be honored (like us and Baylor this season, or Missouri and MTSU, etc). So stuff will almost certainly come open that isn't there now.

UNT currently has OOC games vs. SMU & Memphis > which will be conference games.

[sportdawg]

FUTURE NORTH TEXAS NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS


2022

• 09/03 - SMU
• 09/10 - Texas Southern
• 09/17 - at UNLV
• 09/24 - at Memphis

2023

• 09/02 - California
• 09/09 - at SMU AAC
• 09/16 - Memphis AAC
• 09/30 - Abilene Christian

2024

• 08/31 - at South Alabama
• 09/07 - SMU AAC
• 09/14 - at Texas Tech
• 09/21 - Stephen F. Austin

2025

• 08/30 - Lamar
• 09/06 - at Wisconsin
• 09/13 - at SMU AAC
• 09/27 - South Alabama

2026

• 09/05 - at Wyoming
• 09/12 - UNLV
• 09/19 - at Texas State
• 09/26 - Houston Baptist

2027

• 09/04 - at Houston
• 09/11 - Texas Tech
• 09/18 - Wyoming

2028

• 09/02 - at Baylor
• 09/16 - Army
• 09/23 - at Tulane AAC

2029

• 09/01 - Baylor
• 09/08 - Tulane AAC
• 09/29 - at Army

2030

• 08/31 - Texas State
• 09/14 - Missouri

2031

• 09/13 - at Missouri

2032

• 09/04 - at Colorado

2033

• 09/03 - Colorado

[sportdawg]

Maybe schedule Rice the years we play SHSU at home

FUTURE RICE NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS


2022

• 09/03 - at USC
• 09/10 - McNeese
• 09/17 - Louisiana
• 09/24 - at Houston

2023

• 09/02 - at Texas
• 09/09 - Houston
• 09/16 - Texas Southern
• 10/07 - UConn

2024

• 08/31 - Sam Houston
• 09/07 - at LSU
• 10/05 - Army

2025

• 09/06 - at Louisiana

2026

• 09/05 - Army
• 10/10 - Houston Baptist

2027

• 09/04 - Boise State

2029

• 09/08 - Northwestern
• 09/15 - at Boise State

2030

• 09/14 - San Jose State

2031

• 09/06 - at Northwestern
• 09/20 - at San Jose State

[sportdawg]

Houston wants to leave in 2023 for Big 12, but may be required to stay until 2024 or pay $10million to leave early.

They have away game at Rice & at Kansas. Either way, one of those would be a conference game. Maybe we can get a H/H, even though they'd be P5 during 2nd game.

[sportdawg]

from another thread

Home Game options for 2023 from FBSchedules (Regional G5 schools with only 1 road game listed)

Memphis (UNT will be conference game)

North Texas (SMU will be a conference game)

Rice (if BYU has to cancel game BYU Canceled but game replaced with Home game vs. UCONN. They are scheduled to play Houston, but that could be a Conference Game if UH stays until 2024)

Houston (@ Rice or @ Kansas will be a conference game)



Regional Schools with open dates but 2 Non-Con Road games

USM
UAB
ULL


Others schools with open dates: Nevada, Kent State, Army, UCONN, UMASS, Marshall

[inudesu]

UNT currently has OOC games vs. SMU & Memphis > which will be conference games.

Good catch, I tried to account for that some, but must have missed those.

I knew I could send you down the rabbit hole.

UNT seems like the call, right? If they're willing? Unless USM is willing to just have 5 home games in 2023 (or is trying to get out of one of their other scheduled road trips for some reason).

[inudesu]

from another thread

Dang. I even commented on it in the other thread.

Getting old.