Thanks to everyone who came out to tailgate with us in our 10th tailgating season. Big shoutout to @KristenDistTX and @ShinerBeer for being a part of a great season. Prost!
I’ve seen the raw number discrepancies between noon and night games for LSU, but it took diving a little deeper for it to actually jar me.
In the CFP era they’ve played a total of 80 home games (A&M on the 26th will be #81). 65 (66) of those have been night games. 4 out of every 5 games they’ve played over the last 12 plus seasons have started under the lights.
In the SEC on ABC era they’ve played 14 of 16 at night, one at 3:30, and one at noon. They played six 3:30 SEC on CBS games through the last decade of the deal while other teams passed that in two seasons.
All but one buy game since 2014 has been a night game (Utah State in 2019 after they’d already played Georgia Southern and Northwestern State).
20 of 25 games since 2014 against Alabama, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and Florida have been night kickoffs.
The A&M game is their 4th scheduled night game through the first 5 weeks. Mississippi State is slated for a noon kickoff, but with Alabama and Texas on the schedule for November, there’s a very good chance they play 6+ home night games for the 8th time in the last 13 seasons.
It’s outrageous that they get these protections and privileges that no one else in the country, let alone the conference gets.
Remarkable statistic:
Prior to Western Michigan, college football teams were 110,352 - 0 when leading after the end of regulation, dating back to 1869.
Sources: In the formal SEC presidents vote today to confirm the penalties in the legislation involving banning of NFL players, there ended up being a 15-0 vote. LSU abstained from voting. There was an initial vote of 16-0 on Tuesday.
So far, so good.
With just a couple of weeks before fall workouts kick back up, Texas A&M pitching coach Barry Enright is making an early mark on the recruiting trail. (Premium)
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