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re: GODDAMMIT - Another home and home for Auburn and Clemson
Posted on 7/30/14 at 4:07 pm to 14&Counting
Posted on 7/30/14 at 4:07 pm to 14&Counting
The trip up to Arlington was great, but there is no way in hell that Jerry's World has a better fan experience than BDS or Jordan Hare. I agree with most of your points as far as a national exposure, but I can't agree with what you've said there.
Then also this
Can't agree here either. I would think many fans outside the SEC would love to come and visit a new campus and get to feel the whole vibe around campus. As a college football fan and a person who loves city seeing, I love traveling to different campuses and seeing a whole town thrive off of its university. The best thing to me is experiencing gameday there, seeing 100k-200k+ rapid fans get up for a game, and then seeing and learning new interesting stuff about the opposing university. A trip to Arlington is great and interacting with the other fans is fun, but there's nothing like traveling to an opposing teams stadium. The atmosphere, the campus, the women, and a variety of different foods really is what I look for in my trips.
Then also this
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'm pretty sure the vast majority of USC fans don't give a frick how nice Bama's campus is or care much about the "tailgating experience" or visiting BDS.
Can't agree here either. I would think many fans outside the SEC would love to come and visit a new campus and get to feel the whole vibe around campus. As a college football fan and a person who loves city seeing, I love traveling to different campuses and seeing a whole town thrive off of its university. The best thing to me is experiencing gameday there, seeing 100k-200k+ rapid fans get up for a game, and then seeing and learning new interesting stuff about the opposing university. A trip to Arlington is great and interacting with the other fans is fun, but there's nothing like traveling to an opposing teams stadium. The atmosphere, the campus, the women, and a variety of different foods really is what I look for in my trips.
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Posted on 7/30/14 at 4:07 pm to NYCAuburn
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I'm sure Jacobs had revenge on his mind, and wanted to give Gus the opportunity to get the upper hand for the two more recent losses to CU. And he probably wanted to give the AU another good home game in '16.
quote:Didn't know Jacobs had polled the fanbase. This makes better sense now - Just giving the fans what they want. Can't knock him for that.
I have a feeling Jacobs was thinking the fanbase wants to restore the old rivalries and Clemson is the easiest one. All the surveys and such they have given, give me that opinion
Posted on 7/30/14 at 4:14 pm to RT1941
You gotta understand-these are API fans. They really don't know what they want till Bama decides what they want-then they go 180 degrees in the opposite direction. That's what they call an original postion.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 4:16 pm to tom1987
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Jay Jacobs dream schedule
Aug 30 - Ark
Sept 6- Clemson
Sept 13 - Clemson
Sept 20 - at Clemson
Sept 27 - LSU
Oct 4 - Clemson
Oct 11 - at Miss St
Oct 18 - Open date (visit Clemson)
Oct 25 - So Car
Nov 1 - at Ole Miss
Nov 8 - T a&m
Nov 15 - at UGA
Nov 22 - Clemson (about time! It's been over a month)
Nov 29 - at UA
Dec 7 - SEC champ
Bowl Game - Clemson
Posted on 7/30/14 at 4:17 pm to bamamonty
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You gotta understand-these are API fans. They really don't know what they want till Bama decides what they want-then they go 180 degrees in the opposite direction. That's what they call an original postion.
Yikes, monty trying to explain something.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 4:18 pm to NYCAuburn
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I have a feeling Jacobs was thinking the fanbase wants to restore the old rivalries and Clemson is the easiest one. All the surveys and such they have given, give me that opinion
We hadn't played them regularly since 1971. Hard to think of them as any kind of rival.
UGA - Clemson makes more sense than AU - Clemson IMO.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 4:32 pm to RT1941
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I don't know? Does AU Admin approach other programs like UCLA-NDame-OSU-PSU-USC-VaTech?
It's evident that games with high-profile teams were available. i.e. aTm/UCLA, LSU/Wisky, UA/USC, UGA/ND
I'm sure Jacobs had revenge on his mind, and wanted to give Gus the opportunity to get the upper hand for the two more recent losses to CU. And he probably wanted to give the AU another good home game in '16.
Auburn has tried to schedule games with Michigan and Notre Dame in recent years. There is no reason for them to play Auburn. We don't carry the political clout of the state named schools.
Any insinuation that a AD would schedule a game for revenge from two losses in what turned out to be the biggest dumpster fire in the programs history is absurd.
I believe Auburn and Clemson need each other. They have the same disadvantages and playing each other offers a similar upside.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 4:52 pm to bamamonty
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bamamonty
You continue to lil bro up the thread with your presence.
Your delusions taste delicious.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 4:56 pm to NYCAuburn
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not really as it was illogical in comparison
Good God Man!!!....illogical? how so?
You're projecting your personal preference for the college campus experience into this analysis. If big name OOC programs are going to play Bama or Auburn, then the experience would have to benefit them as well. Sure big names like USC or Michigan will take the game but it has to be a reasonably attractive proposition to draw a larger number of their fans and not the hard core who would be willing to endure traveling to college towns in Alabama to see their team.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 4:58 pm to bamamonty
The melt from losing to API is still strong in you.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 5:03 pm to 14&Counting
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Good God Man!!!....illogical? how so?
You saying its harder for fans to visit home stadiums them neutral sites.
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You're projecting your personal preference for the college campus experience into this analysis
How so?
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Sure big names like USC or Michigan will take the game but it has to be a reasonably attractive proposition to draw a larger number of their fans and not the hard core who would be willing to endure traveling to college towns in Alabama to see their team.
Traveling to away stadiums you don't need to attract a large contingent at all. I think you are over thinking this.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 5:04 pm to David Cornwell
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I like the series.
Yeah it could be worse. You could be playing Texas Tech the next two seasons instead
Posted on 7/30/14 at 5:09 pm to NYCAuburn
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You saying its harder for fans to visit home stadiums them neutral sites.
Yes...its harder to get to Auburn or Tuscaloosa than it is to get to Dallas
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How so?
You just got done telling me that Jerryworld feels like an office building
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Traveling to away stadiums you don't need to attract a large contingent at all. I think you are over thinking this.
Yes you do
Posted on 7/30/14 at 5:13 pm to 14&Counting
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Yes...its harder to get to Auburn or Tuscaloosa than it is to get to Dallas
No its not.
You fly to Atl...drive an hour to Auburn.
You fly to BHam, you drive 45 minutes to Ttown.
You fly to Dallas, you drive 45 minutes to Arlington.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 5:15 pm to bamamonty
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You gotta understand-these are API fans. They really don't know what they want till Bama decides what they want-then they go 180 degrees in the opposite direction. That's what they call an original postion.
you just can't stop making an arse of yourself...you want to but you just can't make yourself quit
Posted on 7/30/14 at 5:16 pm to 14&Counting
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Yes...its harder to get to Auburn or Tuscaloosa than it is to get to Dallas
So its harder for bama fans to go to a game in tusculosa in comparison to Dallas?
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You just got done telling me that Jerryworld feels like an office building
Okay, that, then my personal opinion is on par with the vast majority of college football fans.
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Yes you do
Not sure where you are coming up with this, all you need to do is attract roughly the same amount that go to any away game.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 5:17 pm to parkjas2001
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No its not.
You fly to Atl...drive an hour to Auburn.
You fly to BHam, you drive 45 minutes to Ttown.
You fly to Dallas, you drive 45 minutes to Arlington.
*Major Facepalm*
Are you really going to argue its easier to go to Auburn or Ttown than Dallas?
By the way, are you Auburn fans looking forward to that trip to the other Manhattan? Bet Dallas looks pretty appealing in comparison? Let's see how well AU fans travel for that one
Posted on 7/30/14 at 5:20 pm to 14&Counting
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Let's see how well AU fans travel for that one
If it wasn't a Thursday, we would be all over Manhattan
Posted on 7/30/14 at 5:21 pm to 14&Counting
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Are you really going to argue its easier to go to Auburn or Ttown than Dallas?
It is just as easy to get to Arlington as it is to Auburn and Ttown from the airports you would land in.
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Let's see how well AU fans travel for that one
Thursday night in the middle of nowhere...solid comparison.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 5:22 pm to bamamonty
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You gotta understand-these are API fans. They really don't know what they want till Bama decides what they want-then they go 180 degrees in the opposite direction. That's what they call an original postion.
I like this guy
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