deedsker15
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play it in lincoln or at lsu...no neutral field needed imo
A rumor that's been circulating down here in Baton Rouge is that LSU is trying to schedule a strong non-conference opponent to open the 2011 season. According to what I've heard, many LSU execs are pushing for Nebraska, since the Tigers have never beaten the Huskers and they feel that 2011 would be the year to do it. The game would be played at a neutral NFL site, most likely Dallas. Oregon is also a strong possibility to be LSU's opponent.
Seriously doubt it.
It doesn't fit Osborne's scheduling model at all.
Osborne's scheduling model is:
0ne Marquee OOC game per year. -Already have one for 2011
One OOC road game per year (maximum): Already have an OOC road game for 2011 (and for each year all the way through the 2016 season, making a home/away series also unlikely)
One "mid/low-level" BCS opponent: LSU Doesn't qualify
One "high/mid-level" non BCS opponent: LSU Doesn't qualify
One "lower-level" non BCS opponent: LSU Doesn't qualify
Also Osborne has said he doesn't see a point where scheduling a neutral site game makes sense for Nebraska. Teams that schedule neutral site games are typically teams that play in smaller venues than a neutral site stadium holds and want to make an increased profit from a marquee matchup or struggle to sell out home games on the non conference schedule.. Nebraska is neither. We have sold out an 80k seat stadium no matter who the opponent is for 50 years straight, there's no reason to travel anywhere else to play our games unless it's for a home/away series with another marquee program.