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Mar 26, 2017
9:44:18pm

chilango All-American

What makes BYU's schedule challenging next year isn't just the opponents, but

the order, and the long road trips -- including two back east on back-to-back weekends. How many P5 teams have attempted two cross-country road trips on consecutive weekends recently? The guantlet starting with @LSU, before all easy games start in late October, is also a factor.

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What makes BYU's schedule challenging next year isn't just the opponents, but

chilango

3/26/17 9:44pm

We're not playing @LSU. And playing @E Carolina isn't scary. The Mississippi State game is our only

The Dude Abides

3/26/17 9:48pm

LSU in Houston is "neutral?" LOL.

chilango

3/26/17 9:52pm

While I don't think Houston is neutral, it's definitely better than Death Valley

RebelScum

3/26/17 9:55pm

Slightly, but I'm not sure you'll be able to tell much difference on game day.

chilango

3/26/17 9:57pm

I think more than slightly. There is something pyschologically unnerving about

RebelScum

3/26/17 9:59pm

Yep. It's completely different than playing at Reliant Stadium. Completely different.

The Dude Abides

3/26/17 10:01pm

Yes, they can actually sell alcohol at NRG. And the dome magnifies crowd noise.

chilango

3/26/17 10:12pm

Is it in Baton Rouge? No. So its a neutral site? Will they have the advantage with

The Dude Abides

3/26/17 9:59pm

Instead we'll play it in front of 65K LSU fans who can buy alcohol in NRG,

chilango

3/26/17 10:11pm

I said no need to sweat it? At Reliant, I think we lose by 20. At LSU, by 40.

The Dude Abides

3/26/17 10:13pm

And if we played at a true neutral site? Say, LA or Denver?

chilango

3/26/17 10:26pm

We could play it in Provo and I think we lose by two touchdowns at least. You're making way

The Dude Abides

3/26/17 10:32pm

I think you're discounting the number of BYU fans going to the game

3/26/17 10:18pm

Sure, it'll be bigger, but our 5-10k (max) will be drowned out by 60-65k rabid

chilango

3/26/17 10:23pm

Of course it's a road game, just not the same as playing in LSU's stadium

3/26/17 10:28pm

This subthread started because the Dude Abides says it's not a road game. I'm

chilango

3/26/17 10:30pm

It's not a true road game. That's all I'm saying. A true road game is played at the opponents stadium. This isn't.

The Dude Abides

3/26/17 10:39pm

I think a lot of this argument is about semantics

3/26/17 11:00pm

Exactly. And for purposes of SOS measurement, this should be considered a road

chilango

3/26/17 11:01pm

We had 12-15k at the Houston game a few years ago. Guarantee we'll be 15k+

gmj81

3/27/17 8:01am

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gmj81

3/27/17 8:03am

I hope you're right. My comparison is Phoenix, where we had about 20K last year.

chilango

3/27/17 8:17am

Have you ever been to an SEC game? Do you have any idea just how lit those

3/27/17 9:38am

I have a degree from an SEC school so Yes, I know quite a bit about SEC fans and

chilango

3/27/17 9:52am

That makes two of us. How effective is that ban btw?

3/27/17 10:03am

Much more effective than not having a ban, as anyone who has attended an SEC

chilango

3/27/17 10:18am

Will the LSU players and coaches be sleeping in their own beds?

3/27/17 9:35am

LOL. The strongest component of home field advantage is the refs, and crowd

chilango

3/27/17 10:00am

Nope, a home game would be in Baton Rouge at Tiger Stadium. If making excuses

3/27/17 10:10am

"being social creatures (and human beings) like the rest of us, they assimilate

chilango

3/27/17 10:20am

Regarding ECU, they've won 2 of the last 3 vs Virginia Tech, the last 2 vs North

chilango

3/26/17 10:18pm

You do realize that LSU wins the Houston TV market?

CougarThug

3/26/17 10:06pm

LSU by itself doesn't, but the SEC has since TAMU left the Big XII

gmj81

3/27/17 9:59am

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