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Posted on 3/8/17 at 3:44 pm to rockiee
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Posted on 3/8/17 at 3:49 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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As far as non P5 road trips go that's probably one of the best though. Brand new stadium (I think they serve booze) and a top tier college town. I would for sure make that trip
And a decent program. Yea, that'd be a fun one. I'd definitely be down for a Fort Collins trip.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 3:53 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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As far as non P5 road trips go that's probably one of the best though. Brand new stadium (I think they serve booze) and a top tier college town. I would for sure make that trip
After looking at it more, it does look fairly nice. They are on a little bit of arise overall. Colorado would be a fun place to visit anyway
Posted on 3/8/17 at 4:10 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Outnumbered them in their place too
Posted on 3/8/17 at 4:43 pm to Glorious
In Mizzou and A&M's defense, the move to the SEC threw our schedules into flux and got us to agree to some pretty terrible games with no other recourse. The Arky State, Uconn and MTSU games were all due to realignment. Wyoming was scheduled when a former assistant was head coach there (of course, not there anymore). The game at Toledo in '14 was a game that Pinkel wanted because that's where he played.
We've tried to buy out several of these (ASU comes to mind) but they weren't having any of it. Hopefully we'll be able to buy out the Wyoming and MTSU games at least, but I'll be surprised if they take the money. We paid MTSU to come to Mizzou last year and they won, so that turned out really well
Games prior to '14, I have no excuses, other than it didn't seem that odd when it was happening...don't know if it's more common in The Big 12 or what. First game I thought of when I saw this thread was the one against Troy, which was of course a loss.
We've tried to buy out several of these (ASU comes to mind) but they weren't having any of it. Hopefully we'll be able to buy out the Wyoming and MTSU games at least, but I'll be surprised if they take the money. We paid MTSU to come to Mizzou last year and they won, so that turned out really well
Games prior to '14, I have no excuses, other than it didn't seem that odd when it was happening...don't know if it's more common in The Big 12 or what. First game I thought of when I saw this thread was the one against Troy, which was of course a loss.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 4:59 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Mizzou was a big12 team. That type of scheduling wasn't that unusual on the Big12
Posted on 3/8/17 at 5:34 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Alabama @Duke in 2010 was fairly random.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 5:52 pm to lsufball19
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Ole Miss played at Arkansas State in 2001
That wat a 10 at OM for 1at ASU deal under Tubs, who was an ASU grad.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 6:13 pm to RollTide1987
Alabama at Duke was the return game of a home-and-home from 2006. It got delayed for some reason. Maybe Saban instituting all the neutral site games.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 6:31 pm to SummerOfGeorge
This wasn't uncommon for us. We've had Texas, Texas A&M, FSU, Miami, WVU, etc play us at home when we were Independent. Man, I kind of miss that old Baseball stadium we played in
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Posted on 3/8/17 at 6:34 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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That's probably the best explanation I've heard for why Alabama would end up playing a game at Rajun Cajun Stadium.
I think I have a better one.
Stallings wanted to fill up his freezer with boudin and tasso.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 6:35 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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quote: Alabama also played @ Duke in 2010. I know about the Wallace Wade connection but that was still pretty weird.
Yea we did - beat them like 63-14 or something.
Yeah but you made sure to leave the game out. I also see some cherry picking
Posted on 3/8/17 at 6:40 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Yea I saw that - USM has convinced a few people to go down
2003 - Nebraska
Nebraska will play anyone on the road I feel like.
Someone who works in Auburns AD told me that when he was at Fresno St they hosted Nebraska as well
I was like
Posted on 3/8/17 at 7:00 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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Also known as "The 2PAC Game", because our players blamed the loss on having to play shortly after his death
Man, are their faces going to be red when they discover 2Pac is still alive, well, and coaching under the name "Kevin Sumlin."
Posted on 3/8/17 at 7:20 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Has anybody mentioned Alabama @ Hawaii in 2002 and 2003?
Series tied 1-1
Series tied 1-1
Posted on 3/8/17 at 7:21 pm to BowlJackson
Those weren't random road games, that was Alabama sticking it to the NCAA and using an obscure rule to play an extra regular season game.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 7:22 pm to MullenBoys
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Yeah but you made sure to leave the game out. I also see some cherry picking
Playing at an ACC school is not the same as playing @Umass, @UAB, @South Alabama, @Troy
Not even close
Posted on 3/8/17 at 7:23 pm to Korin
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Those weren't random road games, that was Alabama sticking it to the NCAA and using an obscure rule to play an extra regular season game.
Still lame no matter the excuse.
Take your punishment like a man and sit down instead trying to "stick it to the man" like some whiny spoiled teenager
Posted on 3/8/17 at 7:27 pm to BowlJackson
There were 2 ways to play more than the allotted 11 or 12 regular season games back then - either play in a designated "kickoff" game (FSU did it a lot in the 90s) or play @ Hawaii without expecting them to return the favor. That's why BYU was able to play 13 regular season games in 1996.
Of course the Hawaii thing is no longer in place thanks to Bama.
Of course the Hawaii thing is no longer in place thanks to Bama.
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