Tech vs TAMU in Shreveport this fall

[Dawg06]

Our own fans need to stop thinking of Shreveport as an away game. It is off campus, but if you lived in any large city, it would take you just as long to get there or close to it, unless you lived on campus. When I was at Tech, I was in Shreveport just about every single weekend and plenty of others were too.

NOBODY is thinking of Shreveport is an away game. Just like NOBODY is scared of playing A&M.

[johnnylightnin]

Boise State scheduled 1 money game in each of their first two seasons in the WAC, but Boise State only scheduled a total 2 guarantee games in their last 8 years in the WAC. They lost all 4 guarantee games they played in the WAC.

And...how many season tickets were they selling during those years?

[bpennark]

Thursday in Shreveport...will hurt the people that have to Work on Friday and live more that one hour away.....

[Dawg06]

And...how many season tickets were they selling during those years?

I don't know.

Boise State averaged 23,831 in 2001.

[johnnylightnin]

I don't know, but I'm pretty sure their attendance average was 21K in their 1st season in the WAC.

Check the financials...that's what this is all about.

[revf]

Here is one thing I learned from my ULL followers...

Casual FANS don't care about the opponent.

Casual FANS care about the record...

If we are pushing a possible 9-3, 10-2, 11-1, 12-0 season...It doesn't MATTER who we beat on the field. At the end of the day bandwaggoners don't care. ULL was rolling off wins against creampuffs and the folks in Lafayette thought they were the second coming of the Saints.

Boise St proves it works. They won beating Oregon States first, then recruiting, then you play Georgias...

[dawg78]

THIS!!!!

[dawg78]

Still trying to master my I Phone so forgive me. I do not want to play tamu in Shreveport! Either play them in Ruston or don't play them, I hate having to play there, its a horrible venue for a college game but that's just me.

[Dawg06]

Check the financials...that's what this is all about.

I don't know about their financials.

I do know this decision kills the hope we had for a BC$ bowl and the million$ that would come with it.

I think DR's decision makes a BC$ bowl about 3x less likely.

By my own calculations:
Likelihood that we beat Virginia, Illinois, and Lamar: 29.1%
Likelihood that we beat Virginia, Illinois, and Texas A&M: 11.6%

[johnnylightnin]

I don't know about their financials.

I do know this decision kills the hope we had for a BC$ bowl and the million$ that would come with it.

I think DR's decision reduces our chances of a BC$ bowl by about 60%.

By my own calculations:
Likelihood that we beat Virginia, Illinois, and Lamar: 29.1%
Likelihood that we beat Virginia, Illinois, and Texas A&M: 11.6%

Kills our hope? A little dramatic tonight...

[Dawg06]

Kills our hope? A little dramatic tonight...

I put numbers on it. How would you describe it?

By scheduling A&M, I don't think we have a shot at a BCS bowl anymore.
Without A&M on the schedule, I think we had a shot.
So yeah, scheduling A&M kills my hope for a BCS bowl.

[johnnylightnin]

I put numbers on it. How would you describe it?

By scheduling A&M, I don't think we have a shot at a BCS bowl anymore.
Without A&M on the schedule, I think we had a shot.
So yeah, scheduling A&M kills my hope for a BCS bowl.

You sure did...I thought it would be condescending to ask for your formula, so I didn't.

The doom and gloom seems premature to me. With our poor season ticket numbers, we have to take pay-day games. This fell in our lap and we'll clear a million to play an SEC team in Shreveport. 10 years ago, we would've taken the OU game with no return.

[Dawg06]

You sure did...I thought it would be condescending to ask for your formula, so I didn't.

I don't feel like explaining it either.

[JAB]

By my own calculations:
Likelihood that we beat Virginia, Illinois, and Lamar: 29.1%
Likelihood that we beat Virginia, Illinois, and Texas A&M: 11.6%

Based off your numbers we have a 3-10 shot at beating those guys with Lamar or a 1-10 shot if it's aTm. In other words, "NOT VERY LIKELY EITHER WAY!"

What's the likelihood we beat just Virginia & Illinois?
Lamar is a 50 point dog in your formula, if you want to add them add in EVERYONE on both schedules and see the difference.

Your BcS dream is just that. A Dream! But IMO, if we beat aTm we are much more likely to beat the other two. So playing aTm actually HELPS our BcS dreams!

[boxerdog]

If there is ever a time to roll the dice against a legit BCS foe, it's next season. I have no problem with playing A&M in a home game. Bottom line--some people on here expect us to LOSE the game. I don't.