BYOB and snacks! Drinking and driving is permitted! (only on the Wii)
If you did not preorder your ticket with Jeremy, you will need to go to the Hornets’ website to order your ticket. Please meet at Jeremy and Holly’s house by 3:00pm if you will be riding with us. We will be spending some time in New Orleans after the game 
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Date/Time: Friday, Jan. 7, 2011 at 7:27 p.m. CT
Location: Arlington, Texas – Cowboys Stadium (80,000)
Television: FOX – cable ch. 6 or HD ch. 706 in BR
Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network – 98.1 FM in BR, Sirius ch. 122, XM ch. 143
Series Record: LSU leads 26-20-3
LSU and Texas A&M meet for the 50th with the Tigers holding a 26-20-3 advantage in the series … It will be the first meeting between the teams since 1995 when the Aggies beat the Tigers, 33-17, in the first game of the DiNardo era at LSU … The teams played 10 straight years from 1986-95 before the series was discontinued … Teams also played for 16 straight years from 1960-75 … The teams have met at least once in every decade since 1899 with the exception of the 1930s and 2000-09 … Texas A&M has won five straight in the series and six of the last seven with the Tigers … LSU’s last win over the Aggies came in Tiger Stadium in 1990 by a 17-8 count … The Cotton Bowl contest will mark the sixth straight time and the 10th time in the last 11 meetings between the teams that Texas A&M goes into a game against LSU ranked in the top 25 … Meanwhile, it’s the first time since 1989 (a span of six games) that the Tigers go into the game ranked … It will be the teams in the Dallas area as the Aggies beat the Tigers, 63-9, in 1914 and then 28-0 in 1955 in games played in Dallas … It will also mark the second meeting between the schools in a bowl game as the Tigers posted a 19-14 victory over the Aggies in the 1944 Orange Bowl in Miami … The series is tied at 3-3-1 in neutral site games … Of the 49 games played in the series, only nine have been contested in College Station … The teams have played in Baton Rouge 33 times and at neutral sites seven times … Other neutral site locations for the teams beside Dallas and Miami include New Orleans (1908), Houston (1913), Galveston (1916), and San Antonio (1917) … LSU coach Les Miles is 2-2 vs. Texas A&M with all four of those games coming while he was the head coach at Oklahoma State.
Dana Bible coached the Tigers for the final three games in 1916, going 1-0-2 before taking over as the head coach at Texas A&M in 1917. In Bible’s first meeting with the Tigers in 1917, he led the Aggies to a 27-0 win over LSU … When LSU played Texas A&M in the 1944 Orange Bowl, the team went to Miami by train and automobiles. The team returned to Baton Rouge in 18 used cars and most of them ran out of fuel stamps before making it back to campus … Former Tiger Jerry Stovall made his collegiate debut against Texas A&M, a 9-0 win in 1960. Stovall rushed for 22 yards, punted 11 times for a 40.9 average, returned a punt six yards and a kickoff 16 yards and made a huge stop on what appeared to be an Aggie touchdown on a punt return. LSU coach Paul Dietzel said of Stovall, “his debut was as impressive as any I’ve ever seen by a sophomore.” … Current LSU football radio analyst Doug Moreau kicked the game-winning 34-yard field goal in a 9-6 win over Texas A&M to open the 1964 season. Moreau also caught six passes for 101 yards as LSU debuted its new offense – a flankertype attack – against the Aggies … LSU snapped Texas A&M’s 7-game winning streak, the longest in the nation at the time, with a 13-12 victory to open the 1968 season. With a 5-8, 160-pound quarterback named Fred Haynes starting for the first time of his career, the Tigers upset the 13th-ranked Aggies in Tiger Stadium … Texas A&M scored the go-ahead TD with 19 seconds left to beat the Tigers, 20-18, to open the 1970 season. It was the first time that LSU started 0-1 under Charles McClendon. LSU re-grouped and went on to post a 9-3 overall mark and claim the SEC title with a 5-0 league record … The Tommy Hodson era at LSU opened with a 35-17 win over Texas A&M in Tiger Stadium in what was the first meeting between the teams since 1975. Hodson was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week after throwing for 193 yards and a score in the LSU upset of the No. 7-ranked Aggies … 34-year old Mike Archer’s head coaching debut came in 1987 against Texas A&M as the Tigers posted a 17-3 win overthe 15th-ranked Aggies in College Station. LSU went on to go 10-1-1 and finish the year ranked No. 5 in the nation … In a 1988 LSU win over Texas A&M a bank of lights went out in Tiger Stadium during a goal line stand by the Tigers. The Tigers held the Aggies out of the endzone thus earning the nickname “Lights-Out Defense” … In 1989, Texas A&M returned the opening kickoff of the season-opener 92 yards for a TD on its way to a 28-16 victory over LSU. It marked the start of six straight losing seasons for LSU, a streak that wouldn’t be snapped until going 7-4-1 in 1995 … Curley Hallman, a graduate of Texas A&M, was named LSU head coach in 1991. His second game as the Tigers’ head coach was a 45-7 defeat to Texas A&M. Hallman went 0-4 against the Aggies in his four years at LSU … The Gerry DiNardo era opened at LSU in 1995 with a 33-17 loss to third-ranked Texas A&M in College Station. It’s the last meeting between the teams until the Cotton Bowl contest on Jan. 7.
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LSU will be making its fifth appearance in the Cotton Bowl when the Tigers face Texas A&M on Jan. 7 at Cowboys Stadium.
LSU is 2-1-1 in its four Cotton Bowl games. The following is a look at LSU’s Cotton Bowl results:
| Date | Opponent | Results | Attendance | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 1, 1947 | #16 Arkansas | Tie, 0-0 | 38,000 | |
| Jan. 1, 1963 | #4 Texas | W, 13-0 | 75,500 | CBS |
| Jan. 1, 1966 | #2 Arkansas | W, 14-7 | 76,200 | CBS |
| Jan. 1, 2003 | #9 Texas | L, 35-20 | 70,817 | FOX |
| Date | Game | Location | TV | Time | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1 | Rose | Pasadena, CA | ESPN | 4 p.m. | Wisconsin (11-1) vs. TCU (12-0) |
| 1/1 | Fiesta | Glendale, AZ | ESPN | 7:30 p.m. | Oklahoma (11-2) vs. Connecticut (8-4) |
| 1/3 | Orange | Miami, FL | ESPN | 7 p.m. | Virginia Tech (11-2) vs. Stanford (11-1) |
| 1/4 | Sugar | New Orleans, LA | ESPN | 7:30 p.m. | Arkansas (10-2) vs. Ohio State (11-1) |
| 1/10 | BCS Title | Glendale, AZ | ESPN | 7:30 p.m. | Auburn (13-0) vs. Oregon (12-0) |
| Date | Game | Location | TV | Time | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18 | New Mexico | Albuqurque, NM | ESPN | 1 p.m. | BYU (6-6) vs. UTEP (6-6) |
| 12/18 | Humanitarian | Boise, ID | ESPN | 4:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois (10-3) vs. Fresno St. (8-4) |
| 12/18 | New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | ESPN | 8 p.m. | Troy (7-5) vs. Ohio (8-4) |
| 12/21 | St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, FL | ESPN | 7 p.m. | Louisville (6-6) vs. Southern Miss (8-4) |
| 12/22 | Maaco | Las Vegas, NV | ESPN | 7 p.m. | Utah (10-2) vs. Boise State (11-1) |
| 12/23 | Poinsettia | San Diego, CA | ESPN | 7 p.m. | San Diego State (8-4) vs. Navy (8-3) |
| 12/24 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | ESPN | 7 p.m. | Hawaii (10-3) vs. Tulsa (9-3) |
| 12/26 | Little Caesars | Detroit, MI | ESPN | 7:30 p.m. | Toledo (8-4) vs. Florida International (6-6) |
| 12/27 | Independence | Shreveport, LA | ESPN | 4 p.m. | Air Force (8-4) vs. Georgia Tech (6-6) |
| 12/28 | Champs Sports | Orlando, FL | ESPN | 5:30 p.m. | N.C. State (8-4) vs. West Virginia (9-3) |
| 12/28 | Insight | Tempe, AZ | ESPN | 9 p.m. | Missouri (10-2) vs. Iowa (7-5) |
| 12/29 | Military | Washington D.C. | ESPN | 1:30 p.m. | Maryland (8-4) vs. East Carolina (6-6) |
| 12/29 | Texas | Houston, TX | ESPN | 5 p.m. | Illinois (6-6) vs. Baylor (7-5) |
| 12/29 | Alamo | San Antonio, TX | ESPN | 8:15 p.m. | Arizona (7-5) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2) |
| 12/30 | Armed Forces | Fort Worth, TX | ESPN | 11 a.m. | SMU (7-6) vs. Army (6-5) |
| 12/30 | Pinstripe | New York, NY | ESPN | 2:15 p.m. | Syracuse (7-5) vs. Kansas State (7-5) |
| 12/30 | Music City | Nashville, TN | ESPN | 5:30 p.m. | North Carolina (7-5) vs. Tennessee (6-6) |
| 12/30 | Holiday | San Diego, CA | ESPN | 9 p.m. | Washington (6-6) vs. Nebraska (10-3) |
| 12/31 | Meineke Car Care | Charlotte, NC | ESPN | 11 a.m. | Clemson (6-6) vs. South Florida (7-5) |
| 12/31 | Sun | El Paso, TX | CBS2 | 1 p.m. | Miami (Fla.) (7-5) vs. Notre Dame (7-5) |
| 12/31 | Liberty | Memphis, TN | ESPN | 2:30 p.m. | UCF (10-3) vs. Georgia (6-6) |
| 12/31 | Chick-fil-A | Atlanta, GA | ESPN | 6:30 p.m. | Florida State (9-4) vs. South Carolina (9-4) |
| 1/1 | TicketCity | Dallas, TX | ESPNU | 11 a.m. | Northwestern (7-5) vs. Texas Tech (7-5) |
| 1/1 | Outback | Tampa, FL | ABC | 12 p.m. | Penn State (7-5) vs. Florida (7-5) |
| 1/1 | Capital One | Orlando, FL | ESPN | 12 p.m. | Michigan State (11-1) vs. Alabama (9-3) |
| 1/1 | Gator | Jacksonville, FL | ESPN2 | 12:30 p.m. | Michigan (7-5) vs. Mississippi State (8-4) |
| 1/6 | GoDaddy.com | Mobile, AL | ESPN | 7 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) (9-4) vs. Middle Tenn. St. (6-6) |
| 1/7 | Cotton | Arlington, TX | FOX | 7 p.m. | Texas A&M (9-3) vs. LSU (10-2) |
| 1/8 | BBVA Compass | Birmingham, AL | ESPN | 11 a.m. | Pittsburgh (7-5) vs. Kentucky (6-6) |
| 1/9 | Kraft Fight Hunger | San Francisco, CA | ESPN | 8 p.m. | Nevada (12-1) vs. Boston College (7-5) |
| BCS Rank | Team | BCS Average | Harris Rank | Coaches Rank | AP Rank | CPU Pct |
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| 1 | Auburn (12-0) | 0.978 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Oregon (11-0) | 0.978 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.96 |
| 3 | TCU (12-0) | 0.917 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.92 |
| 4 | Stanford (11-1) | 0.841 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0.84 |
| 5 | Wisconsin (11-1) | 0.819 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.73 |
| 6 | Ohio State (11-1) | 0.763 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0.66 |
| 7 | Arkansas (10-2) | 0.719 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0.77 |
| 8 | Michigan State (11-1) | 0.698 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0.63 |
| 9 | Oklahoma (10-2) | 0.678 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 0.76 |
| 10 | LSU (10-2) | 0.607 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 0.73 |
| 11 | Boise State (10-1) | 0.581 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0.52 |
| 12 | Missouri (10-2) | 0.515 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 0.64 |
| 13 | Nebraska (10-2) | 0.507 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0.49 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State (10-2) | 0.463 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 0.53 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech (10-2) | 0.440 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 0.22 |
| 16 | Alabama (9-3) | 0.420 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 0.53 |
| 17 | Nevada (11-1) | 0.404 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 0.36 |
| 18 | Texas A&M (9-3) | 0.391 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 0.47 |
| 19 | South Carolina (9-3) | 0.382 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 0.32 |
| 20 | Utah (10-2) | 0.225 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0.28 |
| 21 | Florida State (9-3) | 0.213 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0.17 |
| 22 | Mississippi State (8-4) | 0.163 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0.20 |
| 23 | Arizona (7-4) | 0.071 | 25 | NR | NR | 0.14 |
| 24 | West Virginia (8-3) | 0.054 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 0.00 |
| 25 | Northern Illinois (10-2) | 0.048 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 0.00 |
BCS Explained:
To derive a team’s poll percentages in the Harris Interactive and the USA Today polls, each team’s point total is divided by a maximum 2825 possible points in the Harris Interactive Poll and 1525 possible points in the USA Today poll.
Six computer rankings calculated in inverse points order (25 for #1, 24 for #2, etc.) are used to determine the overall computer component. The best and worst ranking for each team is dropped, and the remaining four are added and divided by 100 (the maximum possible points) to produce a Computer Rankings Percentage. The six computer ranking providers are Anderson & Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, Jeff Sagarin, and Peter Wolfe. Each computer ranking accounts for schedule strength in its formula.
The BCS Average is calculated by averaging the percent totals of the Harris Interactive and USA Today polls, and computer rankings.
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Date/Time: Saturday, Nov. 27 at 2:30 p.m. CT
Location: Little Rock, Ark. – War Memorial (53,955)
Television: CBS – cable ch. 7 or HD ch. 707 in Baton Rouge
Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network – 98.1 FM in BR, Sirius ch. 122; XM Radio – ch. 143
Series Record: LSU leads 34-19-2
LSU and Arkansas meet for the 56th time with the Tigers holding a 34-19-2 advantage in the series … LSU snapped a twogame Arkansas winning streak last year with a 33-30 overtime win over the Razorbacks in Tiger Stadium … Two of the last three games between the teams have gone to overtime … LSU is 8-6 against Arkansas in Little Rock, which includes a 1-1 mark under Les Miles … The last five games between the teams have been decided by a total of 13 points (LSU won 19-17 in 2005, 31-26 in 2006 and 33-30 in OT in 2009; Arkansas won 50-48 in 3OT in 2008 and 31-30 in 2008) … The largest point difference between the teams since 2005 was a 31-26 LSU victory in 2006 … The teams play on a Saturday for the second straight year … The teams played on the Friday after Thanksgiving from 1996-2008 … Since Arkansas joined the SEC in 1992, LSU has an 11-7 mark against the Hogs … The teams play annually for the Boot, which is a 24-karat trophy molded into the shape of Louisiana and Arkansas … LSU coach Les Miles is 3-2 vs. Arkansas.
With a win over Arkansas on Saturday, LSU coach Les Miles will join Alabama’s Bear Bryant and Tennessee’s Phillip Fulmer as the only coaches in SEC history to win 11 games at a league school four different seasons. Bryant did it 10 times (9 at Alabama and 1 at Kentucky), while Fulmer did it four times at Tennessee. Currently Miles is in a group of coaches with three 11-win seasons that include: Gene Stallings, Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, Steve Spurrier, Mark Richt, and Vince Dooley. Miles won 11 games with the Tigers in 2005 and 2006 and then followed that with a 12-win season in 2007.
SEC Schedule for the next two weeks
Nov. 26
Auburn at Alabama [1:30 p.m.]
Nov. 27
Kentucky at Tennessee [11:21 a.m.]
LSU at Arkansas (Little Rock) [2:30 p.m.]
Florida at Florida State [2:30 p.m.]
Mississippi State at Ole Miss [6 p.m.]
South Carolina at Clemson [6 p.m.]
Wake Forest at Vanderbilt [6:30 p.m.]
Georgia Tech at Georgia [6:45 p.m.]
Dec. 4
Auburn vs. South Carolina – SEC Championship Game (Atlanta)[3 p.m.]
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1. LSU’s game captains were 7 Patrick Peterson, 9 Jordan Jefferson, 11 Kelvin Sheppard, 30 Josh Jasper, 78 Joseph Barksdale and 92 Drake Nevis.
2. Arkansas won the toss and elected to receive. The Tigers chose to defend the north endzone.
3. Saturday’s game marked the first time since 2006 that LSU and Arkansas entered the game inside the Top 25.
4. With the loss, LSU holds a 34-20-2 lead in the all-time series. The Tigers fell to 8-7 against Arkansas in Little Rock. The last six games of the series have been decided by a total of 21 points.
5. By forcing Arkansas into a punt on its first offensive possession, LSU has held its opponents scoreless on opening drives in all 12 games this season. The LSU defense has forced 10 punts and two turnovers by its opponents on first drives in 2010.
6. LSU’s defense also allowed just its fourth first quarter touchdown over its last 14 SEC games dating back to the 2009 season. Arkansas joins Tennessee, Auburn and Ole Miss, all this season, as the only teams to score an opening quarter touchdown.
7. The Tigers defense recorded multiple interceptions for the third consecutive game. The last time LSU accomplished that feat was against Ole Miss, Arkansas and Iowa to conclude the 2004 season.
8. LSU’s offense had its stretch of 10 straight quarters with points dating back to the third quarter of the Alabama game snapped after being held scoreless in the first quarter.
9. LSU dropped to 4-2 this season and to 22-13 against Top 25 teams in the Les Miles era.
10. LSU finished the regular season with 10 wins for the sixth time in program history. The Tigers also reached that feat during the 1958, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007 seasons. Three of the six 10-win campaigns are under Miles.
Jeremy will be preparing a ham so please bring appropriate side dishes/snacks.
Gift limit is $20 and anyone who brings a gift is eligible to participate. Please wrap your gift and keep it anonymous. See you there!
Date: Thursday, December 9, 2010
Time: 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Place: Olive Garden [6911 Siegen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA, (225) 368-1630]
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