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Game: LSU vs. North Texas at Tiger Stadium

Date: September 1 at 6 p.m.

Television: ESPNU

North Texas coach Dan McCarney is quite familiar with his LSU counterpart Les Miles.

Both played in the Big Ten Conference at the same time in the 1970s - McCarney at Iowa and Miles at Michigan. Both were head coaches for a four-year stretch in the Big XII Conference in the early 2000s - McCarney at Iowa State and Miles at Oklahoma State.

Then, McCarney was an assistant coach at Florida from 2008-10 while Miles was the head coach at LSU.

Now, McCarney will begin the second year of his rebuilding job with the Mean Green with a game against Miles' LSU team in Tiger Stadium. McCarney knows what he is up against in his team's opener against the Tigers.

"I know the type of program Les has down there at LSU," McCarney said. "He has done a great job. But, I can't worry about who they have as a first-round or second-round (NFL draft pick). We have to be able to go down there and not give in to adversity.

Read more: http://lsu.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1388204

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Hey Coach Mac, don't forget to pick up that big ole check that LSU owes us, and keep our young men safe down there.

I know I'm the only one, but I hate the idea of being a big school's whipping boy for a big check.

I know the money we make and exposure we get is extremely beneficial. I understand all of that. (At least we will be on the big network)

I know upsets happen every year, I believe in our team. However, Appalachian State was a miracle. Miracles don't happen every year. I just like seeing us win, and play within the same level of talent that we are recruiting. We will get there one day, but we aren't there yet. IMHO :D

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