I agree. I absolutely do not understand why dropped the Michigan State series. I wish Bama would take the lead and play two "Name" out of conference games a year.
Link: SEC Presidents Vote to Keep 8 Game Schedule
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Alabama has been manning up since way back.
1978 Alabama championship schedule:
Nebraska
Missouri
Southern California
Vanderbilt
Washington
Florida
Tennessee
Virgina Tech
Mississippi State
LSU
The barn
Penn State (sugar bowl)
With that schedule, 12 games seems about right.
Not a Gator fan -- but they play FSU every year -- they haven't been the problem.....
Those were some great schedules in the late 70's and early 80's. Every opponent on that '78 schedule was played "home and home" except maybe Virginia Tech. I think even playing Duke like we did in 2010 is much better than playing Western Carolina!
I agree... I could see Saban trying to schedule a marquee game to start the season at a neutral site ever year. That would potentially allow us to have 7 games in Tuscaloosa every year, 4 conference and 3 non-conference. With the 3 non-conference, schedule a CUSA team such as Southern Miss, UNT, Rice, East Carolina every year, an AAC team such as SMU, Cincy, Houston and a MWC school such as Col St, Fresno St, Wyoming. They would almost always come to Tuscaloosa.
A non-conference slate of teams from CUSA/MWC and AAC would be a lot better than 1AA and sunbelt schools.
I do really like what they did though. They basically said it ain't broke. I was annoyed to hear that Alabama didn't already have a big 5 OOC, it was like ok, sure... that game that doesn't exist was always nationally televised.
But, it makes sense. It should give a tiny bump to the conference's overall SoS, which in turn will help when it comes time to make calculations.
Also, I have to remind everyone that this isn't a video game. Alabama was beat up and tired by the time they played Auburn last year. Is the resolution to make them more beat up and more tired?
According to selma's post only Kentucky has. Florida has not played a team from outside the state of Florida since 1991 (Syracuse). That is just a fact.
Not really the point.
I said Kentucky has not played a Big Five OOC in the last five years.
Florida plays FSU every single year. The "outside the state of Florida" is meaningless when they play a team that is usually ranked every single year - and is currently the national champs.
regarding the SEC schedules, I don't remember LSU complaining during the Ron Zook years of Florida.
The LSU people need to zip it. You don't hear Florida complaining. As a whole the cross division games are balanced for tradition, fan interest and from a competitive standpoint. Historically Alabama and Tennessee are the top two programs in the SEC. The Vols have been down a while but we were too and most outside the state of Louisiana remember that.
What I continue to take from this Alleva/Miles tirade, Bama is still the biggest elephant in the room. When you are in these teams head, you are competitively half way home. Florida plays LSU and Bama this season and nary a peep. Man up bayou boys!
Why is LSU so scared of Florida? They've had 6 seasons of 8 or fewer wins since 2002.
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Ya, its pretty clear Florida is MAJORLY in the heads of the LSU leadership. I'd be embarrassed if I was an LSU fan.
I wish it would move to 9 games also. Because with this new playoff system they got this year, their gonna be talking about strength of schedule. And adding 1 more win over an SEC opponent would probably add into the conversation nearing the end of the year when the playoffs start. Remember only 4 teams get in, so adding another would be smart in my opinion. That way the talking heads (media) can't say some teams schedule was "soft".....JMO:wink:
Umm... if Alabama played a full SEC schedule AND Auburn, why on earth would they need a pass? That would be an very difficult schedule!
That, and you would not be posting here...................
(Glad you are not, and assume you are equally glad.)
(There are worse things that you could be, but why bring up that cow college.)
OK, no more wise cracks tonight: I promise.
Two thoughts:
1) we were legitimately thinking the 9 games was likely
2) they wanted out too (after the Capital One annihilation I can't blame them). Also they are going to the 9 games in the Big 10 so that might be it as well
I still think demand will lead us to a 9 game schedule eventually.
Very few of them are embarrassed. Quite the opposite. That's generally why they don't post here anymore.
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