#AARON POPKEY SERIES#

#AARON POPKEY SERIES#

If the Badgers aren't interested in a return game - and it's, of course, highly debatable whether LSU would agree to such a series even if they are - it's hard to see the Tigers even considering going to Green Bay. It's likely completely off the table unless the Badgers agree to a similar return game (say, visiting LSU in the Superdome), which begs the question of why the teams wouldn't just play home-and-home instead of going the neutral-site route. What's far less clear is why LSU would be interested in agreeing to such a game. Not only would playing LSU give Wisconsin's schedule strength another jolt - Alvarez's stated objective in the wake of the College Football Playoff, and the accompanying assumption that schedule strength will be an important factor to the CFP's selection committee - but 'hosting' them at Lambeau would give them a much stronger shot at pulling the (likely) upset than playing the Tigers, well, anywhere else that wasn't Camp Randall. The Badgers' motivation for such a game is obvious. 'We continue to look into it and will certainly explore those opportunities.' 'But it hasn't gotten to the point where there is anything on the books or where we're ready to announce. Attendance the first day of the draft peaked at 65,000, Toll said. 'It has come up from time to time, and it is something that we are pursuing,' Popkey said. Popkey, Packers director of public affairs, said Philadelphia hosted 250,000 people over three days, though some were triple-counted because they came back each day. And, yes, the Badgers would preferably be one of the teams involved, of course. According to this story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin is 'in the market' for another neutral-site game and would prefer to play LSU at Green Bay's legendary Lambeau Field.Ī Wisconsin athletic department official declined comment, and the story is unclear if LSU has even been contacted about such a game, much less shown reciprocal interest.īut Aaron Popkey, Green Bay Packers director of public affairs, confirmed to the Journal Sentinel that the Packers were interested in hosting a college football game at Lambeau. Having already agreed to a neutral-site 2015 season opener against none other than Alabama, Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez is reportedly looking to add another SEC heavyweight to the Badgers' future schedules - and this time, at a venue much closer to Madison than Cowboys Stadium. Wisconsin isn't just talking the talk when it comes to upgrading the Badgers' nonconference schedule. Would LSU be interested in playing Wisconsin here? (USATSI)

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