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re: If we're going to grandfather old rivalries in the name of tradition
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:35 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:35 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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2 guaranteed, as in the bare minimum.
Only 3 times in the last decade have you not gotten your requested 2. Had LSU simply turned down CBS those years, they would have gotten the night game they covet. Seems like this is LSUs fault.
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Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:35 pm to TXGunslinger10
Fair...funny how nobody complains about fairness when it's going their way. I hate the word fair.
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:36 pm to TXGunslinger10
quote:Yes, but if the tradition is home night games, both SEC and non-conference games protect that tradition.
Your traditions involve the schedule.
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:36 pm to CheeseburgerEddie
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If you do not want CBS money, then refuse to play in their time slot and schedule at night.
This is basically what it boils down to. LSU fans have seriously gone off the deep end with things to complain about
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:39 pm to parkjas2001
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Only 3 times in the last decade have you not gotten your requested 2
Again, if we were guaranteed 2 going in, we'd get more just through the natural way things end up working out.
I will ask you again if you would be ok with playing Georgia in 58% of seasons.
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:40 pm to NukemVol
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Fair...funny how nobody complains about fairness when it's going their way. I hate the word fair
It's not about complaining. It's about looking at things objectively.
Did I complain in 2011 when we drew a down Florida, a down Tennessee and Kentucky? Nope.
Looking at it objectively, did we benefit from a weak draw on East opponents that year? Absolutely we did...
but can I say "hey well that's just the roll of the dice...there's a fair scheduling policy in place, and we just got lucky with the draw." No...No I can't.
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:40 pm to Draconian Sanctions
quote:Only if you are ok with getting an SEC game at night in 58% of seasons.
I will ask you again if you would be ok with playing Georgia in 58% of seasons.
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:40 pm to FlukerFlakes
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LSU fans have seriously gone off the deep end with things to complain about
So when you argue to keep your traditions it's one thing. When we argue to keep ours it's "going over the deep end"?
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:42 pm to WDE24
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Yes, but if the tradition is home night games, both SEC and non-conference games protect that tradition.
Of course they absolutely try to do that. I'm not complaining about the number of night games. I respect the tradition and want to see that happen a couple of times a year, but I'll also line up and play at whatever time they tell us to.
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:42 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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Again, if we were guaranteed 2 going in, we'd get more just through the natural way things end up working out.
All you have to do is turn down the CBS money and you are guaranteed...nobody is stopping you.
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I will ask you again if you would be ok with playing Georgia in 58% of seasons.
Of course not. Both schools make it a priority to play eachother.
LSU does not make it a priority to play at night.
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:44 pm to parkjas2001
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All you have to do is turn down the CBS money and you are guaranteed...nobody is stopping you.
I'm not sure you understand how the ratification process works.
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:46 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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So when you argue to keep your traditions it's one thing. When we argue to keep ours it's "going over the deep end"?
But you do not want to address breaking tradition and not playing aTm as the first game of the season.
Of course LSU broke tradition by refusing to play them to finish the series when aTm was beating them down on a yearly basis.
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:47 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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I'm not sure you understand how the ratification process works.
Then leave the SEC = every game at night
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:48 pm to DaleDenton
What you're talking about is not a tradition in our eyes. And since we're one if the teams involved I'd say it matters how we view it.
Rivalry application officially denied.
Rivalry application officially denied.
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:49 pm to FlukerFlakes
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FlukerFlakes
So dumb..Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:49 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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I'm not sure you understand how the ratification process works.
Feel free to break it down then.
If you feel that LSU is being forced to play on CBS, then that is an issue between LSU and CBS. NO other school seems to have that issue.
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:50 pm to FlukerFlakes
It's a shame you're so unwilling to have a rational conversation about this issue and its also a shame that you don't respect college football traditions.
This post was edited on 5/24/13 at 1:51 pm
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:50 pm to parkjas2001
If we're playing on CBS a lot, it's because we're good. I'd rather be on CBS all season than have a few night games.
I appreciate the tradition of Saturday Night in Death Valley, but I like winning more.
I appreciate the tradition of Saturday Night in Death Valley, but I like winning more.
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:51 pm to parkjas2001
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f you feel that LSU is being forced to play on CBS, then that is an issue between LSU and CBS. NO other school seems to have that issue.
LSU fans -
"We absolutely do not agree with CBS putting us in the biggest time slot available for college football. We deserve to be playing on ESPN2 at 8:00 pm because that's how we done did it for 50 years. This is so messed up, I am pissed."
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:51 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Drac, I'm trying to support your cause, but in this day and age, $$$$$ > Tradition
That's just the direction the game is going
That's just the direction the game is going
This post was edited on 5/24/13 at 1:52 pm
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