??? Wisconsin (5)Still needs a little work. I don't think we're playing Wisconsin in Little Rock...:biggrin:
But thank you for the link. I can print and hang in the office!
Okay. Old eyes I guess. I read 6 instead of 5.??? Wisconsin (5)
(5) at Arlington, TX;
In a 14 week season, as is 2015, SEC schools are given 5 open dates in which to schedule 4 OOC games and a bye week. First come, first served on byes before Bama, with a maximum of 3 since 2010 when Bama had the 6 bye thingy. The 14th week is reserved for the SECCG.Unless things have changed recently, teams get to pick their own bye weeks with the SEC office working out conflicts.
This is nothing new. Everyone wants their bye week before Alabama (I happen to think they would be better off taking a bye the week after they plays us in order to heal up, but I digress). There was one season not that long ago, when 6 teams had their bye before us. Maybe 5. Seems like that was 2010. After that, I think the SEC office tries to limit the amount of teams on your schedule that have a bye before they play you. Of course, this only effects Alabama.
The Ole Miss fans don't care who is playing. It's all about the party in the Grove.Whoever does the scheduling for Ole Miss needs to be fired.
There were 14 weeks in the season last year. There are only 13 weeks this year. IIRC, it's because of how Labor Day falls on the calendar.Only one bye week this year? Why did we have two last year?
2013 and 2014 were 15 week seasons. They are like Easter, you have to know what the Moon is doing to know when they occur. :biggrin: 2015 is a 14 week season.Only one bye week this year? Why did we have two last year?
15 and 14. Don't forget SECCG week. Big 12 plays that week so they get two byes this year. They had 3 in 2013 and 2014. Army and Navy get as many as they like.There were 14 weeks in the season last year. There are only 13 weeks this year. IIRC, it's because of how Labor Day falls on the calendar.
Forgot that week is considered apart of the regular season.15 and 14. Don't forget SECCG week. Big 12 plays that week so they get two byes this year. They had 3 in 2013 and 2014. Army and Navy get as many as they like.
http://cdn.fbschedules.com/helmets/2015-big-12-helmet-schedule.pdf
They should make a new rule that you cannot play two teams in a row with bye weeks before they play you (unless you get a bye for one of the games). That's ridiculous. Plus we play at Georgia, Arkansas, at Texas A&M, and then Tennessee with the last two teams with bye weeks. Seems someone the SEC office doesn't like us.
It's also worth noting that while some of our opponents aren't coming off an official bye, essentially these are: Ole Miss (Fresno St), UGA (Southern), Auburn (Idaho). We have weak opponents before these 3 games as well, but there's not a single game where we come in more "rested" than our opponent. No excuses here. Just pointing out a couple of additional challenges to an already difficult schedule. With the depth we have, it should only strengthen this team down the road with the 2s and 3s getting more PT. My fear is that a win at UGA will take a lot out of this team and no time to rest with Ark, A&M and UT up next in consecutive weeks.