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Did Texas AM crushing USCe kill the SEC vs SEC first week games?
Posted on 8/3/15 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 8/3/15 at 1:27 pm
Lets face it. Texas AM took USCe to the woodshed hard last year. Auburn also started with Arkansas which was a great game but risky for both teams.
Will we see SEC vs SEC in the near future or will coaches shy away from it
Will we see SEC vs SEC in the near future or will coaches shy away from it
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Posted on 8/3/15 at 1:31 pm to LanierSpots
Nah. It was an anomaly. If you remember in 2013 we started with Ole Miss-Vandy and that game is an all-time classic. I don't like Ole Miss starting their season with a conference game because it's such a huge game to start the season with. If you win it's great, if you lose it's like your season is already over.
This post was edited on 8/3/15 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 8/3/15 at 1:33 pm to LanierSpots
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Lets face it. Texas AM took USCe to the woodshed hard last year.
I'm pretty sure everyone "faced it" before the game even finished. There was no debate that we got destroyed.
We just weren't good last year. I don't really think the fact that we lost to an SEC team had anything to do with it.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 1:34 pm to LanierSpots
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Did Texas AM crushing USCe kill the SEC vs SEC first week games?
Nah. We started with UGA from 1992-1995, Vandy in 2004 and 2012, and @MSU in 2006.
It's not the most common thing in the world, but not terribly rare either.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 1:35 pm to LanierSpots
quote:It's all about TV. If there are good out of conference games that weekend, then there will be no reason for TV to ask for conference games to be moved. If everyone tries to schedule an FCS opener, then that's a problem.
Will we see SEC vs SEC in the near future or will coaches shy away from it
Of course, A&M-USC was sort of a special case since they wanted an appealing game for the SEC Network opener.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 1:43 pm to twk
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A&M-USC was sort of a special case since they wanted an appealing game for the SEC Network opener.
Yep. Good point
Posted on 8/3/15 at 1:48 pm to LanierSpots
Just for reference purposes, here are the week one SEC games since 2003:
2015
None
2014
Texas A&M at South Carolina
Arkansas at Auburn
2013
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt
2012
South Carolina at Vanderbilt
2011
None
2010
None
2009
None
2008
None
2007
LSU at Mississippi State
2006
South Carolina at Mississippi State
2005
None
2004
South Carolina at Vanderbilt
2003
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt
2015
None
2014
Texas A&M at South Carolina
Arkansas at Auburn
2013
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt
2012
South Carolina at Vanderbilt
2011
None
2010
None
2009
None
2008
None
2007
LSU at Mississippi State
2006
South Carolina at Mississippi State
2005
None
2004
South Carolina at Vanderbilt
2003
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt
Posted on 8/3/15 at 1:49 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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If you remember in 2013 we started with Ole Miss-Vandy and that game is an all-time classic.
That was an excellent game.
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I don't like Ole Miss starting their season with a conference game because it's such a huge game to start the season with. If you win it's great, if you lose it's like your season is already over.
This can definitely be annoying on its own, but what really makes it bad is you have that big game, then play 3 cupcakes in a row before you get to another real game (as was A&M's case last year). I'd rather the season flow like a typical story arc. At least have the big game as week 2 or 3 to break up the cupcakes.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 1:50 pm to LanierSpots
Never have been a fan of conference games in week 1. Move those to Nov. and stop playing FCS teams in Nov.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 1:51 pm to Tornado Alley
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2015
None
2014
Texas A&M at South Carolina
Arkansas at Auburn
2013
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt
2012
South Carolina at Vanderbilt
2011
Kind of my point. Three years in a row we had them, now none.
Do we know what next years week1 looks like
Posted on 8/3/15 at 1:51 pm to Tornado Alley
I like the idea of opening with a compelling OOC instead of cupcakes and conference foes.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 1:56 pm to LanierSpots
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Will we see SEC vs SEC in the near future or will coaches shy away from it
The only reason we had conference games in week 1 last year was the launching of the SEC Network two weeks before the season started. They demanded some in conference games for the first week when the schedules were being made.
I doubt we see conference games in week 1 ever again.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 2:03 pm to LanierSpots
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Do we know what next years week1 looks like
Week 1, 2016
Alabama v. Southern Cal (Dallas)
Louisiana Tech at Arkansas
Clemson at Auburn
Massachusetts at Florida
Georgia v. North Carolina (Atlanta)
Southern Miss at Kentucky
LSU v. Wisconsin (Green Bay
) South Alabama at Mississippi State
Mizzou at West Virginia
Ole Miss v. Florida State (Orlando)
South Carolina OPEN
Appalachian State at TEnnessee
UCLA at Texas A&M
Vanderbilt OPEN
Posted on 8/3/15 at 2:07 pm to Tornado Alley
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Clemson at Auburn
Posted on 8/3/15 at 2:11 pm to twk
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Of course, A&M-USC was sort of a special case since they wanted an appealing game for the SEC Network opener.
Great point. To take it a step further, a game like USC vs A&M is a solid Tier 2 (aka ESPN 1/2-level) game. The SEC Network is meant to mostly be Tier 3 (aka Bama vs So Miss or UK vs Vandy) games, but they needed leverage to get full coverage in Texas when some cable companies balked at the price. Moving that Tier 2 game to a Tier 3 platform created that leverage.
Problem is not everything is ak ok at ESPN. ESPN 1 is going backwards on distribution and is losing subscribers. They need a reason for people to keep ESPN more than SECN because SECN is an add-on really. So they probably can't afford to drop too many more choice Tier 2 games onto the SECN.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 2:15 pm to cardboardboxer
I suspect the first year of the SECN had a lot to do with last seasons games. I doubt we'll see Auburn vs arkie or A&M vs USCe again. The teams dislike these for openers.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 2:15 pm to Tornado Alley
Even though I'm very excited to be playing the Seminoles in Orlando to open the 2016 season, I'd like to commend Auburn, Mizzou, and Texas A&M on playing home-and-home series with notable opponents.
I wish we could have a home-and-home with Florida State rather than playing in Orlando.
Oh well, maybe it will help 'crootin.
I wish we could have a home-and-home with Florida State rather than playing in Orlando.
Oh well, maybe it will help 'crootin.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 2:17 pm to Kodar
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Clemson at Auburn
Don't worry...Clemson gonna Clemson.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 2:37 pm to LanierSpots
It certainly set an unreasonable hype train for A&M
Posted on 8/3/15 at 3:45 pm to LanierSpots
Aggie team was tired of hearing that the USCe stadium was too hot and too loud for them to play football in.
May have scheduled it like that because the SECN wanted high ratings for the first game telecast.
May have scheduled it like that because the SECN wanted high ratings for the first game telecast.
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