Bayou Classic 40

[craneac27]

I haven't ventured out to the school on the Bluffs (southern as we call it in Baton Rouge), but from everything I have heard a lot of people leave after the bands halftime performance

[tampajag]

I haven't ventured out to the school on the Bluffs (southern as we call it in Baton Rouge), but from everything I have heard a lot of people leave after the bands halftime performance

When you have people still trying to get ON campus for a game during the third quarter, you're not going to have many people leaving the stadium. Sure a few may leave (mainly students trying to hit the clubs) early. But a lot? That is so far from true.

[tampajag]

It seems like if Southern draws big crowds, they'd have money. And if they have money, they could build a competitive team. And if they built a competitive team, they'd have some success in the playoffs.

Why would the fan base care more about a SWAC Championship than a National Championship? In theory, all they'd really have to do is bump up their schedules by a week. That way, you could win a the SWAC and compete for the real title.

A couple things: you could easily move the game but the decision makers would shoot that down every year. The game being played on Thanksgiving weekend is the selling point for the movers and shakers.
The majority of the fanbase has no idea about the FCS world so the playoffs/national title means nothing to them. Not a mentality I support but that's the ugly truth.

[LDopaPDX]

Fair enough, but it seems like the playoffs would build in significance very quickly to fans of the SWAC if they participated.

It seems like the playoffs mean a lot to the MEAC, and the two conferences have enough of a rivalry that it might gain some steam just through osmosis. I talk to a guy that works for Delta Airlines every time I'm in Atlanta that played for the Florida A&M national championship team, and he's always talking about winning that title. Seems like the same would be true for Southern; but you can't win if you don't play.

For Grambling, it might mean even more. It sounds like they're dying for money, so clearly what they are doing now isn't working. When you have to play games at neutral sites 17 hours away by bus, you'd think you'd try just about anything to change your situation.

[kendradad]

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[dal4018]

Jags up 27-10!!!!

[Cap'n Cat]

Southern's Bayou Classic jersey:

Why's that dude in handcuffs???

[tampajag]

Southern's Bayou Classic jersey:

Why's that dude in handcuffs???

practice

[mrklean]

It seems like if Southern draws big crowds, they'd have money. And if they have money, they could build a competitive team. And if they built a competitive team, they'd have some success in the playoffs.

Why would the fan base care more about a SWAC Championship than a National Championship? In theory, all they'd really have to do is bump up their schedules by a week. That way, you could win a the SWAC and compete for the real title.

A couple things: you could easily move the game but the decision makers would shoot that down every year. The game being played on Thanksgiving weekend is the selling point for the movers and shakers.
The majority of the fanbase has no idea about the FCS world so the playoffs/national title means nothing to them. Not a mentality I support but that's the ugly truth.

Where the BOOTY!!!!!!!

[GAD_SU]

Fair enough, but it seems like the playoffs would build in significance very quickly to fans of the SWAC if they participated.

It seems like the playoffs mean a lot to the MEAC, and the two conferences have enough of a rivalry that it might gain some steam just through osmosis. I talk to a guy that works for Delta Airlines every time I'm in Atlanta that played for the Florida A&M national championship team, and he's always talking about winning that title. Seems like the same would be true for Southern; but you can't win if you don't play.

For Grambling, it might mean even more. It sounds like they're dying for money, so clearly what they are doing now isn't working. When you have to play games at neutral sites 17 hours away by bus, you'd think you'd try just about anything to change your situation.

If Grambling is "dying for money" how is going to the playoffs going to help that situation?

[craneac27]

I haven't ventured out to the school on the Bluffs (southern as we call it in Baton Rouge), but from everything I have heard a lot of people leave after the bands halftime performance

When you have people still trying to get ON campus for a game during the third quarter, you're not going to have many people leaving the stadium. Sure a few may leave (mainly students trying to hit the clubs) early. But a lot? That is so far from true.

…then again i did hear that from a baseball buddy of mine that attended SU

[tampajag]

When you have people still trying to get ON campus for a game during the third quarter, you're not going to have many people leaving the stadium. Sure a few may leave (mainly students trying to hit the clubs) early. But a lot? That is so far from true.

…then again i did hear that from a baseball buddy of mine that attended SU

In that case, my statement still rings true. Students will leave early, the rest stay. Of course when you have a 2-9 and back to back 4-7 seasons, you're not going to have many fans as it it.

[mrklean]

…then again i did hear that from a baseball buddy of mine that attended SU

In that case, my statement still rings true. Students will leave early, the rest stay. Of course when you have a 2-9 and back to back 4-7 seasons, you're not going to have many fans as it it.

BTW, where are the cajun booty pictures