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re: Hard to get excited about any player coming when they're only there for the money, not LSU
Posted on 1/13/26 at 2:20 pm to WHS
Posted on 1/13/26 at 2:20 pm to WHS
quote:FWIW I listened to the interview Leavitt did with Moscona and he did not mention the money as a deciding factor when choosing LSU. He mentioned getting to play in front of the fans in Death Valley and playing for the best coaches in college football. Of course I’m not naive and know it was the money that was the determining factor in him coming here but money being equal, I’m sure getting the opportunity to play night games in Death Valley is still an exciting prospect for any recruits when making their decision.
The old Bayou Bash and players who chose LSU for the passion and experience of playing in Death Valley etc.
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Posted on 1/13/26 at 2:21 pm to homemadeshine
I still don't think this is sustainable long term
will see when it all breaks down and blows up especially for the non revenue sports
will see when it all breaks down and blows up especially for the non revenue sports
Posted on 1/13/26 at 2:33 pm to homemadeshine
It sucks that none of them actually give a frick about LSU and just see us a piggy bank. However, if they do what they are paid to do and just win I won’t really care.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 2:35 pm to lsufan1971
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Enjoy losing 5 games per year. I’m sure IU fans would rather go back to 3 years ago of the 2-3 star days rather than playing for a natty.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 4:06 pm to Salviati
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College football was doing fine for about a century before you got interested. It's growing even now
The CFB game of the last century, as you put it, did not mature using the current (NIL/portal) model. That posters are incapable of accounting for this betrays a shortsightedness. IOW, you don't even know what you're talking about.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 4:12 pm to homemadeshine
This is a stupid take, alter.
Adapt or die.
Adapt or die.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 4:13 pm to red sox fan 13
Now do their average age.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 4:15 pm to homemadeshine
Get over it
Posted on 1/13/26 at 4:38 pm to AlwysATgr
quote:College football viewership grew in the 2025 season compared to the 2024 season, with records set for total time spent watching and strong showings across various networks.quote:The CFB game of the last century, as you put it, did not mature using the current (NIL/portal) model. That posters are incapable of accounting for this betrays a shortsightedness. IOW, you don't even know what you're talking about.
College football was doing fine for about a century before you got interested. It's growing even now
Record Time Spent: The 2025 season saw over 179 billion minutes of viewing across all networks, a 9% increase from 2024, marking a new record for the sport.
More Big Games: There were more games reaching 4 million viewers (70 in 2025 vs. 58 in 2024) and 10 million viewers (13 in 2025 vs. 4 in 2024), showing broad interest.
NIL & Transfer Portal: Big-name transfers continued to drive huge fan interest, turning programs into weekly events.
ESPN Platforms: ESPN's bowl season (non-CFP) saw a 13% increase, with record highs for many games.
In Summary: Despite some fluctuations in the CFP's initial stages, the 2025 college football season was a massive success, setting viewership records and cementing its position as a major entertainment force.
Perhaps you're talking out the side of your neck?
ESPN’s coverage of the 2025-26 Bowl Season delivered substantial year-over-year gains across non-College Football Playoff (CFP) games, highlighted by record highs, multi-year bests and two of the most-watched non-CFP/New Year’s Six bowls in recent years.
Across 33 non-CFP bowls on ESPN networks, average viewership was 3.1 million, up 13 percent year-over-year, marking the highest non-CFP bowl average since the 2015-16 season. Four bowls set all-time audience records, while 10 reached at least a five-year high and eight hit a 10-year high.
The Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (9.1M) and Pop-Tarts Bowl (8.7M) were the two most-watched non-CFP/New Year’s Six bowls since the 2019-20 season. The Citrus Bowl delivered its best audience since the 2019 season, while the Pop-Tarts Bowl posted its best viewership since 1991.
Network Highlights
- ABC delivered its largest non-CFP bowl audience in 12 years, averaging 6.2 million viewers across six games. All six bowls registered multi-year viewership highs and three recorded their highest audiences in at least 10 years (Pop-Tarts Bowl, TaxSlayer Gator Bowl and Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl)
- On ESPN, 26 games averaged 2.4 million viewers. These games represent nine of the top 100 most-watched live events on ESPN since last bowl season (Jan. 4, 2025-Jan. 2, 2026)
Bonus Bowl Season Superlatives
- All-time records: Four bowls established new audience records: Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl (ABC), Bucked Up LA Bowl (ABC), SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (ESPN) and Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl (ESPN)
- Multi-year bests across the slate: 11 bowls registered at least five-year highs and eight reached 10-year highs (including Pop-Tarts, Gator, Celebration, Military, Fenway, Las Vegas, Texas, Duke’s Mayo and Independence)
Bowl-By-Bowl Bests
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl: Best since 2019-20
Pop-Tarts Bowl: Best since 1991
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl: Best on record (began 2010 season)
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl: Best since 2009
Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl: Best since 2021
Rate Bowl: Best since 2011
Bucked Up LA Bowl: Best on record
Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl: Best since 2013
Go Bowling Military Bowl: Best since 2018
Cricket Celebration Bowl: Best since 2022
New Orleans Bowl: Best since 2014
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl: Best since 2022
Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl: UNLV vs. Ohio (began 2014 season)
Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl: Best since 2021
Isleta New Mexico Bowl: Best since 2022
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This post was edited on 1/13/26 at 4:40 pm
Posted on 1/13/26 at 5:10 pm to homemadeshine
Listen to ole Miss WR and Clark interviews.
They WANT to be a Tiger
They WANT to be a Tiger
Posted on 1/13/26 at 5:55 pm to Salviati
I bet viewership for CFB will be even more in '26.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 5:56 pm to homemadeshine
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Call me old fashion,
No.
I’ll call you old fashioned, though.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 5:57 pm to homemadeshine
Nobody cares all we care about are results
Posted on 1/13/26 at 5:59 pm to homemadeshine
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Posted on 1/13/26 at 6:00 pm to homemadeshine
Get over it fast!!!
Posted on 1/13/26 at 6:09 pm to homemadeshine
I get what your saying but this is my thing. Once they are all giving blood sweat and tears together in practice, weightroom and in the locker room building friendships, relationships are built and cohesion commences. I think they learn to love LSU vs love LSU before they got there. Thats better than nothing. Yeah the bag got them there but they will blossom together afterwards. Its not as bad as you think. Give it time, we have to win again consistently to build dreams of coming to Baton Rouge. Thats what Joey is here for. It will become better.
This post was edited on 1/13/26 at 6:10 pm
Posted on 1/13/26 at 6:28 pm to homemadeshine
It was never like you imagined it was.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 6:31 pm to TigersJump
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I’m pretty much there. This model in college football is horrendous, completely unsustainable and will eventually only retain fans that are drama queens. The rest of us will be relaxing by fishing, hunting and spending QT time with family and friends. It’s very close for me personally.
I think you're spot on. It's just sad to see, especially when LSU has been a big part of myself and my family for decades. It's like going into a business and you can tell the employees don't give a shite and are just there for a check, and before you know, everything falls apart because you can't sustain a good business when your employees don't care about the product.
Kirk Herbstreit said it best when he said teams wins NCs, not chasing 4/5 stars and forking out a lot of money!
Posted on 1/13/26 at 6:38 pm to homemadeshine
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Hard to get excited about any player coming when they're only there for the money, not LSU
1) Didn't Leavitt turn down at least $1 million more to sign with LSU?
2) Didn't Clark come here knowing he would probably sit behind Leavitt for 1-2 years?
Nobody would turn down money, but that doesn't mean that's the only thing it's about.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 6:39 pm to homemadeshine
Do you get excited for your favorite MLB, NFL, or NBA team? There is no difference and a ton of players were getting paid to come here before as well
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