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Southern Miss for 2018 and 2020 OOC
Posted on 7/7/16 at 9:38 am
Posted on 7/7/16 at 9:38 am
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AU and Southern Miss have played 22 times, with the last meeting coming in 2008, a 27-13 Tigers victory. The first game will be held on on Sept. 29, 2018. The 2020 game will be take place Sept. 26.
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Posted on 7/7/16 at 9:39 am to DesignTiger
Meh but higher quality game than the some of the West Central Directional College for the Unathletic we play
Posted on 7/7/16 at 9:40 am to DesignTiger
We still need a p5 team, right? or is Southern miss now a p5?
Posted on 7/7/16 at 10:22 am to NYCAuburn
They're C-USA.
Posted on 7/7/16 at 12:00 pm to HouseofWaffles
Good. We need a break.
Posted on 7/7/16 at 12:16 pm to LanierSpots
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Good. We need a break.
Except we aren't allowed to take a break. We'll still have to have a P5 school those two years
Posted on 7/7/16 at 4:00 pm to DesignTiger
The first auburn I can ever remember going to as a kid was a loss to USM... 1991ish
Posted on 7/7/16 at 5:05 pm to DesignTiger
Brett Favre ain't walking through that door.
Posted on 7/7/16 at 11:37 pm to DesignTiger
frick you Jay Jacobs for scheduling ANOTHER shitty game.
big upside for USM and NONE for Auburn. Southern Mississippi has beaten AU before so its a legit game, but I see no upside for Auburn.
big upside for USM and NONE for Auburn. Southern Mississippi has beaten AU before so its a legit game, but I see no upside for Auburn.
Posted on 7/10/16 at 8:00 am to Pavoloco83
I don't mind playing Southern Miss. That is a game that has more interest than the directional schools but we should still win (although who knows). Of course as someone else posted, this game is not a power five opponent so we will still need to play against a P5 opponent those seasons.
I suspect this matchup was done to give us a "marquee" game for season ticket holders and that now we will schedule a power 5 opponent either in a neutral site or on the road. For that purpose of course it's not as good as it could be but it is better than a directional opponent for the season ticket packages.
I suspect this matchup was done to give us a "marquee" game for season ticket holders and that now we will schedule a power 5 opponent either in a neutral site or on the road. For that purpose of course it's not as good as it could be but it is better than a directional opponent for the season ticket packages.
This post was edited on 7/10/16 at 8:01 am
Posted on 7/10/16 at 10:47 am to Pavoloco83
quote:That's the way it goes for every small game we schedule each year. Don't act like this is any different. USM is playing an SEC school about every year now so this doesn't deserve the outrage you're implying.
big upside for USM and NONE for Auburn.
Posted on 7/10/16 at 10:49 am to DesignTiger
Well, at least it isn't Clemson.
Clemson
Penn State
Cal
Southern Mississippi
That's a pretty good lineup.
Clemson
Penn State
Cal
Southern Mississippi
That's a pretty good lineup.
Posted on 7/10/16 at 10:56 am to DesignTiger
Auburn is paying usm an absurd amount for those games. I think 1.7 and 1.85
This post was edited on 7/10/16 at 10:58 am
Posted on 7/10/16 at 11:50 am to Tiguar
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Auburn is paying usm an absurd amount for those games. I think 1.7 and 1.85
That's not an absurd amount.
Posted on 7/10/16 at 12:21 pm to beatbammer
Jags got paid 1m to play at tenner just a couple years ago. The premium for these guarantee games is getting redic.
Posted on 7/10/16 at 12:25 pm to beatbammer
The annoying thing about that amount is that we are paying this giant premium to play teams we don't even want
I wish we could stuff our OOC games with 3 P5 opponents + UAB
I wish we could stuff our OOC games with 3 P5 opponents + UAB
Posted on 7/10/16 at 12:29 pm to GenesChin
quote:That would be a nightmare.
I wish we could stuff our OOC games with 3 P5 opponents + UAB
quote:So is every other P5 program in the country. It's a way to keep those school's programs alive.
The annoying thing about that amount is that we are paying this giant premium to play teams we don't even want
Posted on 7/10/16 at 2:34 pm to Tiguar
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Jags got paid 1m to play at tenner just a couple years ago.
1. "a couple of years ago"
2. USM. USA. One of these things is not like the other.
Posted on 7/10/16 at 2:41 pm to beatbammer
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USM. USA. One of these things is not like the other.
they really are nowadays in the eyes of the committee. USM is not worth an extra 850k to play over USA. I'm sure those 0-12 seasons really solidified their prominence.
bottom line is these guarantee games have ballooned over, yes, literally a couple a years ago, 2013 I think. (or a "few" years ago for the semantically inclined). Arkansas state was getting paid 1.1m prior to the SECN and playoff(when USA negotiated it's game with UT) and is now getting in the 1.5-1.7 range. its crazy how much games are going for now.
This post was edited on 7/10/16 at 2:45 pm
Posted on 7/10/16 at 2:54 pm to Tiguar
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they really are nowadays in the eyes of the committee. USM is not worth an extra 850k to play over USA. I'm sure those 0-12 seasons really solidified their prominence.
Look past your own bias.
No, USM isn't considered a high-quality opponent.
YES, USM is considered a much higher-quality opponent than USA.
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bottom line is these guarantee games have ballooned over, yes, literally a couple a years ago, 2013 I think. (or a "few" years ago for the semantically inclined). Arkansas state was getting paid 1.1m prior to the SECN and playoff(when USA negotiated it's game with UT) and is now getting in the 1.5-1.7 range. its crazy how much games are going for now.
Which is why its not an absurd amount. Its the market amount.
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