Brett McMurphy reported that LSU and FSU will play the 2022 season opener in New Orleans and the 2023 opener in Orlando. What do you think of neutral site games? Texas vs OU is always in Dallas. Can you see SC scheduling any neutral site games?
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Not a fan. But if we had a great program, which I hope we will, I might reconsider. N.C. State, ECU, or UNC before a half-empty stadium in Charlotte ain't making it.
It needs to be a headliner and we need to be up to it. Otherwise, it's not worth it.
Exactly, some of you are not thinking big. If were talking about a Season Opener at a neutral site, these past regional games (UNC,NCSU) just don't stir much excitement particularly on the national scale.
It would be nice to get a school like Stanford, Oregon, Penn St, and the likes to play against.
However, it's really not up to us but the officials who sponser these games
Would love a home and home versus TOSU....just because I'd love a reason to go to Ohio Stadium again. That place is awesome.
I'm assuming you mean by going out and putting together several 9,10,11 win seasons on a regular basis.
USCBatgirl21
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And Georgia vs Florida is always in Jacksonville.
What was hinted at, Battleship, but not made clear, is that USC has scheduled some neutral site games in Charlotte, NC vs North Carolina, North Carolina State, and East Carolina in the past several years. And we're got future matches vs the Tar Heels scheduled for the Queen City as well.
Wasn't there an opportunity to play FSU in a season opener in Orlando several years ago which we turned down because it would be in an even-numbered year?
USCBatgirl21
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USCBatgirl21
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I don't like regular season, neutral site games. GA/FLA and UT/OU are exceptions because of the tradition. I'm just not a fan of these early season, neutral site games. The atmosphere is just not the same compared to a home stadium.
I personally like the season opening neutral site games. Just this year alone we have Auburn vs Washington, Miami vs LSU to just name two. That is must see TV.
Then you have Texas vs Maryland , Ole Miss vs Texas Tech, and Tenn vs West Virginia not required watching but worth checking in on.
Then you have Texas vs Maryland , Ole Miss vs Texas Tech, and Tenn vs West Virginia not required watching but worth checking in on.
OSO wouldn’t take that. The Buckeyes haven’t beaten a school from South Carolina ever in any sport.
USCBatgirl21
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At a very big risk of stating a disparaging remark about our team, I just don't see anyone at Ohio St shying away from playing us.
10 or more is what it will take for us. We are not a traditional power.
Yeah, they would. They are pretty darn arrogant about their football. I'm sure that they look at that as an anomaly that they'd love the chance to correct.
My understanding is that USC will schedule a neutral site game only in odd-numbered years, i.e., when we play Clemron at home. Don't want to give up another home date in the years we finish the regular season in the upstate.
I'm definitely not a fan of playing annual rivalry games at a neutral site. Frankly, I think Florida and UGA fans miss out on not getting true home games against each other. I'd rather go to their place and take their best shot and have them come to our place the next year and give them ours. Same goes for our occasional games against North Carolina schools. I'd rather play at their place in front of their 55,000 fans and then make them play at our place in front of our 85,000 than play two games in Charlotte in front of 50,000 fans.
Exactly. We need to increase the wins to get invitations to marquee national off site games.
OOC Scheduling comes from the head coach and AD working together to make themselves look great. Before big Conference TV contracts there were huge benefits of picking up the TV contracts but now you will be on TV either way.
So here are determining factors: how much money?, is it in our primary recruiting territory?, do we lose a home game?, what's odds of losing and losing post season play or post season "BONUSES", and what opportunity to gain a home and home if it starts as a neutral game site.
Big annual TV contracts already exists which combined with potential loss of a home game substantially reduce those opportunities.
That said, it's time to play games outside of ECU, Marshall, etc, etc. I think great territory games for interest and recruiting would be like Miami (esp with Richt), Maryland, Louisville, Pitt and then putting name in regions of interest, big TV contracts and not schools where we likely can't compete in recruiting like ND, OSU, Texas.
I think that makes sense, I hope?
So here are determining factors: how much money?, is it in our primary recruiting territory?, do we lose a home game?, what's odds of losing and losing post season play or post season "BONUSES", and what opportunity to gain a home and home if it starts as a neutral game site.
Big annual TV contracts already exists which combined with potential loss of a home game substantially reduce those opportunities.
That said, it's time to play games outside of ECU, Marshall, etc, etc. I think great territory games for interest and recruiting would be like Miami (esp with Richt), Maryland, Louisville, Pitt and then putting name in regions of interest, big TV contracts and not schools where we likely can't compete in recruiting like ND, OSU, Texas.
I think that makes sense, I hope?
Pretty good synopsis. I think we're talking now about games with national impact. To get those, you have to be seen as a current national contender, especially if, like us, you aren't historically a legacy program.
