Golden Nuggets: LSU-Cal, Neutral-site Matchup in 2011?
by Berkelium97 on Jul 6, 2010 5:00 PM PDT
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PrintLSU is looking to play a big-name opponent at a neutral site in 2011. With a hole in their 2011 non-conference schedule and no true A in their typical A-B-C non-conference schedule, could this matchup be especially enticing for Cal?
Ausberry said last week that LSU is in final-stage negotiations with a handful of potential foes for the 2011 season opener on Sept. 3 and said it’s possible the Tigers could wind up in another high-profile intersectional neutral-site game.
LSU opens the 2010 campaign at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta against North Carolina in the Chick-Fill-A Kickoff.
"Those are the kind of games that bring a lot of positive national attention to your program," Ausberry said, comparing the neutral-site openers with NASCAR’s opening race, the Daytona 500.
"It’s one of the first big TV games of the year, and for us, it’s in a region where we’re trying to expand our brand name as both a football program and a great university."
Under third-year Athletic Director Joe Alleva and Ausberry, there has been a shift toward such games.
Ausberry said the philosophy is to play a big-name opponent in an NFL stadium to give both teams a chance to generate revenue similar to what they would make on the home game they are giving up.
...That leaves two leading candidates and both are enticing: Oregon and California.
The Ducks need to replace a game because right now their 2011 schedule includes a road game at Utah, which will now be a league game.
Oregon is scheduled to begin the 2011 season with a home game against Kansas State, but Wildcats coach Bill Snyder said this week he would like to adjust his program’s schedule to include mostly non-conference home games.
Likewise, Cal has to plug a non-league hole created because the Bears are scheduled to play at Colorado.
After the jump Jerome Randle gets off to a respectable start in the NBA summer league, recent QB commit Kyle Boehm impresses in Hawaii, and Cal places admirably in Phil Steele's Pac-10 decade in review.
Football
- Cal commit Kyle Boehm had some impressive throws at the first day of the Maui Super Seven. ESPN says he has a great set of tools and plenty of upside.
- Phil Steele looks at the decade in review for the Pac-10. Despite two years of the Holmoecaust, Cal still managed to finish fourth overall behind USC, Oregon, and Oregon St.
Basketball
- The NBA Summer League tipped off yesterday and Jerome Randle saw plenty of playing time as his Orlando Magic came up short against the Indiana Pacers. Randle logged the second-most minutes on the team and posted a well rounded stat line. He didn't show up much in the highlights (he's wearing #1), but he had a solid first game with 8 points, 6, rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, and only one turnover. He scored 8 points in his second game earlier this morning as Orlando lost again 73-78 to the Utah Jazz. He had three assists, one steal, and one rebound. He continues to take care of the ball, as he had only one TO. Surprisingly, he has yet to hit a three (0-5). Overall, he's shooting only 5-17. Regardless, he continues to start which is a positive.
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How quaint… a neutral site game in Georgia…
I mean that would be a fun game and all, but I’d say its more like an 80/20 neutral site game in favor of LSU (if not more)… Now bring it out to Texas or something, and let’s talk…
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They have not determined the site for the possible 2011 game – Georgia Dome is the site for their 2010 game versus UNC.
From the article:
The most logical regional sites that fit the description for LSU’s needs are the Georgia Dome, Cowboys Stadium in the Dallas area, and Reliant Stadium in Houston.
Since the Tigers open the 2010 campaign in Atlanta, it’s not likely they’ll go back there.
However, Dallas or Houston would still provide a huge fan advantage for LSU if they were to play Cal. Although, the article does say “most logical regional sites”… What location would be the best truly neutral site?
Glendale.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 6, 2010 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Halfway in between (as best as I can guess from google maps) would probably be El Paso or Las Cruces, which is pretty gross either way.
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by CruzinBears on Jul 7, 2010 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Looks like Orton's a project.
More than likely 2011 Cal will be starting a new QB and to open up against a team like LSU would not be good!
Glendale, Dallas, and Houston would all make excellent options with NFL stadiums, cheap flights and hotels.
Better yet would be scheduling a marquee home game at the Rose Bowl or Coliseum. That would be sticking it to the LA schools since neither of them own their stadiums.
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by CaliforniaEternal on Jul 6, 2010 7:23 PM PDT reply actions
Wowowow, an LSU game would be awesome. It’s win-win; if we lose, the SEC already thinks we’re a bunch of pot-smoking pansies so no harm done. If we win, much greater respect for the Pac 10. A little simplistic, but still.
Also, Phil Steele’s decade review includes two years before Tedford, so 4th place is not quite as bad as it might feel.
Randle
Unfortuantely for Randle, the Magic just overspent for Chris Duhon to be Jameer Nelson’s backup. A good summer league performance is a nice audition for other team, however.
Was going to say the same thing..
Having seen Duhon up close at Knicks games, he is truly one of the worst PGs in the NBA right now. Hopefully in a year Otis Thorpe realizes this and signs Randle (or hopefully the knicks will realize it and sign Randle :)
LSU at a neutral site? Yes, please.
That would be a nice game. I would definitely like to see that.
Cal’s gotta get busy with that 2011 schedule. If Colorado is a conference member in 2011, it means we have ZERO nonconference games set for 2011.
2011 (need 2 games)
Sept. 10 – at Colorado
Sept. 24 – Oregon State
Oct. 1 – at UCLA
Oct. 8 – at Washington
Oct. 15 – Washington State
Oct. 29 – Arizona
Nov. 5 – at Oregon
Nov. 12 – USC
Nov. 26 – at Arizona State
Dec. 3 – at Stanford [sic]
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by Ohio Bear on Jul 6, 2010 8:03 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Would we really play all those conference games? That would only leave us room for 2 more OOC games. Isn’t that cap set at 12 games (unless you play Hawaii)?
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If CU joins the conference in 2011, I would imagine that the Pac-10 would redo its conference scheduling. In that case, I’d expect the game vs. CU to either be taken off the schedule or converted into a conference game (w/ one of the other “interdivisional” conference games taken off). I’d be surprised if the new Pac-12 featured anything more than a 9-game conference sked.
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Exactly.
If Colorado joins the Pac-10 in 2011, there will be schedule rearrangement.
It’s almost certain that a 9-game schedule will be the pro forma conference schedule, and the fact that Cal at Colorado in 2011 could be re-cast as a Pac-12 conference game must figure into Colorado’s calculations in deciding whether to join in 2011 or 2012.
If CU doesn’t join in 2011, there will still be a conference schedule revision, because Utah is joining. It is mathematically impossible for an 11-team league to play a 9-game schedule, so it will either need to be an 8-game schedule, or something strange such as 10 teams playing 9 and one team playing 8. If it’s an 8-game schedule, that creates another OOC opening even with the CU game staying put.
Just curious: why is it “mathematically impossible” for an 11-team league to play a 9-game conference schedule? It’s not possible for each team to have a designated team that to “miss”, a la they way the Pac-10 used to do the 8-game schedule?
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Never mind
I figured it out. DUH! I just needed moar coffee to think straight.
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Ala Dr. Saturday: 11 teams playing 9 games a piece = 99 games. Divided by two (because they, you know, play each other) = 44.5. Which I take to mean somebody is going to have to play an 8 game schedule while everyone else plays nine. Then again, I have no idea if that’s actually how it works out.
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Oh yeah..
Good point about the 2011 conference schedule needing to be redone anyway because Utah is joining in ’11.
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Evidently I, too, need more coffee to avoid explaining things to people who have already figured it out.
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Dec. 3 – at Stanford [sic]
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How did you people not see this incredible typographical accuracy???
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No neutral site games! Memorial or @opponent. I don’t want or need to play in the fucking Tostitos Presents Budweiser Fedex Texas Stadium just because the team can rake in an extra 200k.
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Have the game at AT&T and talk LSU into thinking it’s a “neutral”?
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How much purple drank would we need to pull that off?
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Someone else has to spring for the grape soda and flavorizers, though.
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by Maisbikkja on Jul 7, 2010 11:56 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
If we’re going to have it at AT+T why on earth just not have a home and home with LSU!?!? I think that would be awesome, just like it was for Tennessee!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 6, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Tjhey apparently only have 1 opening on their schedule.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 7, 2010 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Im not sure people would like a home and home for 2011 and 2020 or whatever.
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I’d like that more than a neutral site game, but that’s just me.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 7, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
PURPLE DRANK!!!!
OOOOOOOO YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
So I’m shocked that nobody has mentioned that Seantrel Henderson is, most likely, no longer a Trojan. Shouldn’t we all be engaging in continued USC related Schadenfreude?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 6, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
i thought it was set that he wanted Miami?
no cal bear? no care
by EchoOfSilence on Jul 6, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I just hope that when LSU wants a neutral site game, they don’t really mean a venue that is not Baton Rouge but close enough to Louisiana for it to be considered a home game. This reminds me of the Auburn – UCLA game in Atlanta that Auburn backed out of, that is not a neutral site game, even if the venue isn’t in Auburn.
More than likely the neutral site suggested by LSU will be New Orleans. Any time I’ve noticed them scheduling an opponent for a neutral site game it’s always been in the Superdome.
It will be up to either Tedford or Kelly to push the issue and maybe send it to either the Jerrydome or Glendale.
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by Maisbikkja on Jul 7, 2010 12:05 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Outside of Sugar Bowls, LSU has never played a neutral site game at the Superdome. They have played Tulane there a number of times, but it’s Tulane’s regular home stadium.
But outside of playing conference games against Georgia in Atlanta or Arkansas at War Memorial, how many OOC neutral site games have they had? Seems to me to be the most logical thing that they would do would be to suggest New Orleans or Dallas.
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