re: Alabama is desperate

Put an ad in Craigslist.

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Alabama has Wisconsin and Louisiana-Monroe on the non-conference schedule, and though Battle doesn't remember the third game offhand



Sorry gumps, but this guy should be fired immediately for that comment alone. He is the MF AD and doesn't remember off hand who is on the schedule for the only important sport at the univahsity.

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I picked that up too.....he can't fricking remember. Somebody send him a Sharpie so he can make notes on his hand.

Has Bill Battle called UAB? Troy? South Alabama?

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Alabama has Wisconsin and Louisiana-Monroe on the non-conference schedule, and though Battle doesn't remember the third game offhand, Alabama is expected to play an FCS opponent in mid-November, according to a source.

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WTF? Maybe I go to FBSchedules too often but even I know that Bama has Colorado State in a weird deal that says they will either play in 2015 or 2017. How the hell would the AD not know that?

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Sounds like the Tide would even take a home-and-home at this point, but Battle said he's not sure that's feasible because “everybody's scheduled for '15.”

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I hope he didn't say that last part b/c it would be a flat out lie. On the A&M board here I have a thread where we try to figure out future opponents by breaking down who all has an open spot remaining. There are a ton of schools that still need a game.

The dates I have listed are ones those teams have open that correspond w/potential A&M open dates. Bama has a game set up on 9/26 but there are still a ton of teams on this list that would need a game. Also, since this list was made w/A&M in mind there might actually be a few more schools not listed that need a game.

ACC
Georgia Tech - 09/26, 10/03, 6 home games, 2 BCS, no FCS, 1 game needed
Miami - 09/12, 09/26, 5 home games, 1 TBA @/FIU, 1 BCS, no FCS, 1 game needed
NC State - 10/03, 5 home games, no BCS, no FCS, 1 game needed
North Carolina - 09/26, 10/03, 5 home games, 2 BCS, no FCS, 2 games needed
Syracuse - 09/12, 10/03, 6 home games, 1 BCS, no FCS, 2 games needed
Pitt - 09/26, 10/03, 5 home games, 2 BCS, no FCS, 1 game needed
Wake Forest - 09/12, 10/03, 5 home, 2 BCS, no FCS, 1 game needed

American
Houston - 10/03, 5 home games, 1 BCS, no FCS, 2 needed
East Carolina - 10/03, 5 home, 2 BCS, no FCS, 1 needed
UConn - 09/26, 10/03, 6 home, no BCS, 1 FCS, 1 needed
Tulane - 09/26, 10/03, 5 home, 2 BCS, no FCS, 2 needed
SMU - 10/26, 10/03, 6 home, 2 BCS, no FCS, 1 needed
South Florida - 10/03, 5 home, 2 BCS, 1 FCS, 1 needed
Central Florida - 09/12, 10/03, 4 home, 1 BCS, no FCS, 2 needed
Tulsa - 10/03, 5 home, 1 BCS, no FCS, 1 needed

Big 10
Penn State - 10/03, 6 home, no BCS, no FCS, 1 needed

CUSA
Charlotte - 10/26, 6 home, no BCS, 1 FCS, 1 needed
Florida Atlantic - all OOC TBA, 5 home, 2 BCS, no FCS, 1 needed
Florida International - 09/26, 5 home, 1 BCS, no FCS, 1 needed
Middle Tennessee State - 10/03, 5 home, 2 BCS, no FCS, 1 needed
La Tech - 10/26, 5 home, 2 BCS, no FCS, 1 needed
North Texas - 10/03, 4 home, 2 BCS, no FCS, 1 needed
Rice - 10/03, 5 home, 2 BCS, no FCS, 1 needed

Independent
BYU - 10/03, 5 home games, 2 BCS, no FCS, 1 needed

MAC
Central Michigan - 09/12, 10/03, 5 home, 3 BCS, no FCS, 1 needed
Western Michigan - 10/03, 5 home, 2 BCS, no FCS, 1 needed
Bowling Green - 10/03, 5 home, 2 BCS, no FCS, 1 needed
Buffalo - 09/26, 10/03, 5 home, 2 BCS, 1 FCS, 1 TBA, 1 needed

MWC
Air Force - 09/12, 5 home, 1 BCS, no FCS, 1 needed
Colorado State - 10/03, 5 home, 2 BCS, no FCS, may play Bama
New Mexico - 09/26, 6 home, 1 BCS, no FCS, 1 needed
Hawaii - 10/03, 5 home, 3 BCS, no FCS, 1 needed
San Diego State - 10/03, 4 home, 2 BCS, no FCS, 2 needed
San Jose State - 09/12, 09/26, 5 home 2 BCS, no FCS, 1 needed

Pac 12
Arizona - 09/26, 10/03, 5 home, no BCS, no FCS, 1 needed
Stanford - 09/12, 09/26, 10/03, 5 home, 2 BCS, no FCS, 1 needed

Sun Belt
Arkansas State - 10/3, 5 home, 2 BCS, no FCS, 1 needed
Texas State - 09/12, 10/03, 4 home, 1 BCS, no FCS, 2 needed
ULL - 09/12, 5 home, no BCS, no FCS, 2 needed


I kind of have a hard time believing that he could have called Penn State, Georgia Tech, and Syracuse with teh offer of a home and home only to be rejected.

This sounds more like he is trying to create cover for when they schedule a low end MAC team.

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...to find someone who isn't afraid to play them in 2015

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Battle said he's not sure that's feasible because “everybody's scheduled for '15.”

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Sounds like a logistics issue, not a scared issue.

More like basking in tide decline.

Schedule Utah.

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UAB here is your chance !!!!!!!!1

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Another revenge game for Saban!

declined from transcendent to glorious, oh well.