Only one bus ride every other year to the Rose Bowl...........unless we're IN the Rose Bowl or LOSING to Tejas in the NC in the Rose Bowl. I guess the bus rides would increase if you count the trips to the airport. :hihi: EVERY conference takes a gamble when they have to schedule games so far in advance. Who would have ever cheered the scheduling of South Florida a few years ago or who would have thought that playing in Omaha would be such a disaster for our SOS? Still, wouldn't it be to a program's benefit to schedule a FAR away game against an average opponent and risk a loss than to play Tulane in NOLA and risk the loss? Why schedule Gardner-Webb.....period? The other benefit is pure fun as a fan. TS and DV are for sure one of the best experiences for any football fan but there are dozens of other stadiums and cities worth the visit.
The Tulane thing is a money issue with the state. Which is also the reason we've been playing UL-L, UL-M, and La. Tech. While I understand it's LSU's way of helping these small schools out finacially, and yeah they need the help, I just disagree with it. LSU usually tries to avoid 1-AA teams. Sometimes they're late fill ins for a game where an opponent backs out. I don't know why Appy St. is on the schedule for '09, maybe they're better than any of the D-1 teams available that weekend, like Michigan.:hihi:
