I predict they get the additional monies and go to a 9-game schedule, consisting of 3+6. Bama will drop LSU for an easier 3rd "rival," after Auburn and Tennessee.
I hope not, but one way or the other, we're going to lose either Bama or Auburn, neither of which sits well with me. My guess is Bama would be our pick (not that we'll get a pick), which makes a lot of sense, but man, has the LSU/AU series offered a lot of crazy entertainment over the years.
I actually will miss the Florida game, since most models I've seen have that dropping off the permanent schedule. I know it's not a "traditional" rivalry, but.....I mean, at this point it's been going since I was 13 years old and a ton of LSU fans don't know a world where LSU and Florida don't have a midseason showdown. This year is already weird with how late we're playing Florida.
But we're going to get Ole Miss, A&M, and one of the Alabama schools, probably Bama, but that's just a guess. I sort of see the point of A&M, that was an ooc rivalry for a long time, but it
was ooc, and we have more history with MSU than any other school and for that reason I'd prefer to keep it, so the cowbells are another one I'll be sad to lose.
I guess I should just be happy that the powers that be don't seem interested so far in trying to fabricate another rivalry with the newcomers, like they did with us and Arkansas, then with A&M.
