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wwalding Freshman

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Hey i have only been to one game in my life this will make a second.. and my wife has never been to any college game.. i dont know anyone tailgating.. i would like to hook up with some good tailgating... who in here has a spot we can come sit and party before the game?

wwalding, Oct 22, 2008

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Nutriaitch said: ↑

I looked it up during the offseason. Night games have actually been against teams with better records.
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Actually pretty close as far as quality ones being played both day and night but our worse teams of all are at night and not televised.

Top 25, at the time, opponents we've played on ESPN:

2000 - Tennessee, Georgia Tech, Miss State
2001 - Tennessee, Ole Miss, Auburn
2002 - Alabama, Florida
2003 - Auburn
2004 - Florida
2005 - Tennessee, Arizona State, Auburn, Miami
2006 - none
2007 - Va Tech, Auburn
2008 - Auburn

CBS:

2000 - Florida
2001 - Florida, Arkansas, Tennessee
2002 - none
2003 - Georgia, Florida, Arkansas, Ole Miss
2004 - Auburn, Georgia
2005 - Florida, Alabama
2006 - Auburn, Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas
2007 - South Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky
2008 - Florida, Georgia

21 to 17 in favor of CBS...not overwhelming. We play our "lesser" opponents at night in Tiger Stadium and that's because most of those are non-tv games. That shouldn't be confused with ESPN games.

MoneyTiger, Oct 22, 2008

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somemightsay D*MN YOU FX NETWORK!!

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Was the Florida game last year not on CBS? Wait, it had to be, because that's when Verne Lundquist gave his "ONIONS!" quote about CLM.

somemightsay, Oct 22, 2008

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Nutriaitch Fear the Buoy

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sugarlsu said: ↑

That is interesting. Do you mean that the winning percentage of our opponents at night is higher than the winning percentage of our opponents during the day? Also, do you know how far back that information is going?
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Only back to '97. I couldn't find definite kick-off times farther back than that.

I looked at each home conference game and kickoff time.
Checked the records of each opponent for that year.
Then what our record was in those games.

MoneyTiger said: ↑

Actually pretty close as far as quality ones being played both day and night but our worse teams of all are at night and not televised.
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I only did it for conference home games. It makes for a better comparison (apples to apples type thing).
Wasn't a massive difference, but our night games were against teams with better records than our day games. And our record at night was better than our record during the day.

'97-'07 (20 games with 5pm or earlier start)
opponents records 133-109 (.550)
LSU record in these games 13-7 (.650)

'97-'07 (24 games 6pm or later start)
opponents record 171-120 (.588)
LSU record in these games 17-7 (.708)

I have it broken down by year somewhere on this dma computer. give me time, and I'll find it.

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Was the Florida game last year not on CBS? Wait, it had to be, because that's when Verne Lundquist gave his "ONIONS!" quote about CLM.
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yep, CBS does 1 primetime game a year now.
Us and Florida the last 2 years.

Nutriaitch, Oct 22, 2008

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Nutriaitch Fear the Buoy

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Broken down by season and opponent

From '97-'01

'97 Day
Ole miss (8-4)
Arky (4-7)
'97 Night
Florida (10-2)
Auburn (10-3)

toughest = night

'98 Day
Bama (7-5)
'98 Night
Georgia (9-3)
Kentucky (7-5)

Mississppi St. (8-5) was a 5pm start. Not sure which to put it under.

toughest = Night (possible push if MSU falls under day category)

'99 Day
Auburn (5-6)
Florida (9-4)
Arkansas (8-4)
'99 Night
Ole Miss (8-4)

Toughest = Day

'00 Day
Bama (3-8)
'00 Night
Tenn (8-4)
Kentucky (2-9)
Miss St. (8-4)

Toughest = Night

'01 Day
Florida (10-2)
Arky (7-5)
'01 Night
Ole Miss (7-4)
Auburn (7-5)

Toughest = Day

'02 Day
Mississippi State (3-9)
'02 Night
So. Carolina (5-7)
Bama (10-3)
Ole Miss (7-6)

Tougher games = Night Games

'03 Day
UGA (11-3)
Florida (8-5)
Arky (9-4)
'03 Night
Auburn (8-5)

Tougher games = Day games

'04 Day
Miss St (3-8)
'04 Night
Vandy (5-6)
Bama (6-6)
Ole Miss (4-7)

Tougher games = night (dam our home schedule sucks in even years)

'05 Day
Florida (9-3)
Arky (4-7)
'05 Night
Auburn (9-3)
Tennessee (5-6)

Tougher games = Pretty much a push

'06 Day
Miss. St. (3-9)
'06 Night
Kentucky (8-5)
Bama (6-7)
Ole Miss (4-8)

Tougher games = Night

'07 Day
So Carolina (6-6)
Arky (8-5)
'07 Night
Florida (9-4)
Auburn (9-4)

Tougher games = Night

Nutriaitch, Oct 22, 2008

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So really, what is the deal with Death Valley and opposing kickers?

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/oct/23/georgia-kicker-walsh-looks-break-lsu-hex/

I thinks it's the perfect combination of purple and gold. And VooDoo.

khounba, Oct 23, 2008

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Mark Richt on playing LSU.

"We are going to Baton Rouge and one of the most storied stadiums in the country, a place I can truthfully say is the loudest place I’ve ever been," Richt said. "They are very well coached. It’s going to be a great challenge and a very, very difficult challenge for us. They have won more games than anybody else in our league the last five years. They have won two national championships and three SEC Championships recently. Coach (Les) Miles is winning at a rate that is unprecedented in the league. They are big, strong, fast and talented. They are really, really good."
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red55, Oct 23, 2008

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Mark Richt on playing LSU.
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What? You mean Richt isn't going to be doing a "black out" for this game and sporting designer sunshades on the sidelines? :wave:

Bamabuzzard, Oct 23, 2008

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clair said: ↑

the infamous Skyler Green game was a 2:30 kickoff.

the infamous UGA 34 LSU 13 SECCG was a 7:00 kickoff.

Just sayin'.

But Grad is right.

LSU can not keep playing light bulb football (on again, then off again). They have to play a full game -- especially against someone like UGA.

The keys for this one are plain and simple.

1. Take Moreno out and force third and longs. If UGA can get into 2nd and 5's or 3rd and 3's where they can run-pass and get the LSU defense guessing, they can hang 30+ on LSU. But when their offense becomes one dimensional, they are very stoppable. (see also: Bama game and USC game for UGA).

2. Turnovers/Penalties - Lee's weekly pick can not come at a bad time. LSU also has to avoid horse collaring a quarterback on a 2nd and 20 play and also having illegal shifts that negate pass plays that gain 30+ yards. Make the opponent beat you. Don't beat yourself.

3. Redzone offense - The LSU offense is not as high powered as it's been in year's past. So with that being said, when they get in striking distance, they need to 'double up' and get 6 and not 3. They've been lights-out in the redzone so far this season, but that has to continue against UGA.

4. Fast start - LSU fell behind 13 against Auburn in the 1st half. Fell behind 20 to UF. Fell behind 7 to USC. Go out there and steal an early lead and then let your powerful offensive line grind out the win for you. LSU has an amazingly talented offensive line and extremely talented backs, but unfortunately this season, the Tigers have not been able to fully use that to their advantage to dominate T.O.P. the way they'd like to, because they've had to play uphill in all three of the 'big' games they've played in.

LSU does 0 of those 4 things, they get crushed.
They do 1 of those things, they lose by 7-13.
They do 2 of those things, it's a pick'em.

3 or more, the Tigers are 6-1 this time next week.
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Not only that but LSU will definitely win if they score more points than Georgia. :wave:

RHans405, Oct 23, 2008

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LSU's strongest point of their game this weekend will be their defensive line. It is the biggest defensive line I have ever seen and I don't believe our freshman offensive line will be able to handle them.

GA_Dawg, Oct 23, 2008

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