Scheduling News-This one is actually really exciting

[TulaneVandyRiceCoug]

I would like to thank the college football playoff for getting us this game. My guess is that lot of teams are going to look to boost SOS now, especially SEC.

This. I think the Big 12 exclusion from the playoffs also had a lot to do with SOS, in addition to having no conf title game. BYU is a good matchup for schools who actually want to schedule good teams.

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[Cougarfan87]

I concur. The SEC may not see us as a P5 school, but the other schools see us as a competitive school that is beatable, but will always be respectable on the schedule. And we like hunting bears with spears. Will LSU be the next big team BYU takes down? I sure hope not. We have some big teams to take down the next couple of years. And then we can take them down.

Also, I need to find some training in Houston or visit my cousins over that week so I can attend the game. You know, the Cougs are undefeated when my son and I watch in person.

[Fido]

And to be fair, wasn't the SEC quote that BYU would not count as the P5 OOC game they were requiring their members to play annually? It is a slightly different comment then they are not a P5 team (because we really aren't in a P5 conference and don't have scheduling agreements, etc. with a P5 conference).

[scott715]

http://theadvocate.com/sports/lsu/11437 ... e-nearly-9" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

ESPN will pay LSU $4 million for a game against BYU in Houston in 2017

[Fido]

Makes you wonder how much BYU is getting. I'm sure it wouldn't be the same as what LSU gets (they are a premier level football school).

[scott715]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/m5a81gk7nh6hw ... 202017.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This is LSU's contract. We don't have the BYU contract.