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re: When is Bama going to upgrade non conference schedule

Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:19 pm to
Posted by pvilleguru
Member since Jun 2009
60453 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:19 pm to
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Syracuse may not be a national power, but how many other SEC teams have traveled up there to play a regular season game ???

I can't think of a single good reason to play at Syracuse.
Posted by RT1941
Member since May 2007
30193 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:21 pm to
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Syracuse may not be a national power, but how many other SEC teams have traveled up there to play a regular season game ??? FTM, How many SEC teams have ever traveled to Seattle to play Washington ??? Or Wisconsin at Lambeau Field ??? But actually, Bama has played some good OOC games in the last decade - UCLA, Penn State, Clemson, West Virginia, Tulane (j/k). I know I'm forgetting some. This is what I try to get across to those Yankee and Left Coast buffoons on that national site - the SEC has played some very good OOC games in the last decade. In some cases, we play two in one year (e.g. WVU and Oregon in 2011).... Plus we have upcoming series against the afore-mentioned UCLA, Texas, and Ariz State; but I know we're not the only SEC team playing good OOC games.
I'd love Bama to play at Lambeau Field. Good on LSU/Alleva getting creative with the OOC scheduling.
Posted by bamabenny
Member since Nov 2009
14641 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:24 pm to
quote:

LSU plays at Cuse


Posted by BlackPawnMartyr
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2010
15294 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:25 pm to
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Or Wisconsin at Lambeau Field ???


Hell of a game if in November.
Posted by JuiceTerry
Roond the Scheme
Member since Apr 2013
40868 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:27 pm to
quote:

LSU plays at Cuse
Posted by coachcrisp
pensacola, fl
Member since Jun 2012
30591 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:28 pm to
Neutral site= more $$$$...plain and simple.
Posted by BamaDude06
GOATville20
Member since Jan 2007
3475 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:28 pm to
How dare Alabama keep scheduling games in recruiting deathbeds like Dallas and Atlanta. It might be the dumbest thing to ever do in sports! We really do need to go to the recruiting hotspots like Syracuse, Morgantown, Seattle, Manhattan (KS), Boulder, Tempe, and Eugene like other SEC schools are doing. We might be able to start pulling in #1 recruiting classes then!
Posted by StopRobot
Mobile, AL
Member since May 2013
15384 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:29 pm to
The Carrier Dome will be an intense atmosphere. How will LSU deal with the crowd noise?


Posted by coachcrisp
pensacola, fl
Member since Jun 2012
30591 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:36 pm to
Would love to play an Eastern power as an opener in the Carrier Dome...problem is the place doesn't hold but 49,000 folks.....plus there aren't any eastern powers!
Posted by CCTider
Member since Dec 2014
24112 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:44 pm to
This thread is awesome.

And to pretend this is a serious thread, it boils down to two things:

Money and exposure for recruiting in talent rich states.

I think all Bama fans would rather play Whisky in Lambeau than Dallas. But money talks, and Jerry has a lot of it. Personally, I'd love to see a game against FSU in Orlando, Tampa, or Miami. Screw Jacksonville.
Posted by StopRobot
Mobile, AL
Member since May 2013
15384 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:55 pm to
Seriously LSU needs to watch out for the Cuse this year. Their three wins last year were against powerhouses 1-AA Villanova (in OT), Central Michigan and Wake Forest. Are LSU fans worried? The Cuse is no cake walk. I know I am much happier we are playing Wisconsin in Dallas rather than the Cuse in the Carrier Dome aka Deaf Dome. Why did the LSU administration schedule a suicide mission like this?
This post was edited on 2/19/15 at 5:06 pm
Posted by lilaznfish123
Arlington, VA
Member since Sep 2013
618 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:05 pm to
I would like to see an Oregon/Bama home and home just like we did with Tennessee. Doubt it happens in the near future since so much would be at stake.
Posted by Old Hellen Yeller
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2014
9415 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:11 pm to
Some of the know it alls on Rivals are saying Bama/FSU in ATL is in the works for 2017.
Posted by bamasgot13
Birmingham
Member since Feb 2010
13619 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:22 pm to
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Syracuse may not be a national power,

May not be? Let's clear that up. Syracuse is NOT a national power. They aren't a power in their own conference either.
quote:

but how many other SEC teams have traveled up there to play a regular season game

Auburn has gone up there at some point in the 2000's.
Let's not act like "going up their" is a big deal. They play in a dome, dude. You get no credit for a cold weather game.
quote:

But actually, Bama has played some good OOC games in the last decade - UCLA, Penn State, Clemson, West Virginia, Tulane (j/k). I know I'm forgetting some.

you are forgetting Va Tech when they were #5, but thank you (legitimately) for giving credit where due
Posted by Kashmir
Member since Dec 2014
7595 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:35 pm to
quote:

When is Bama going to upgrade non conference schedule



that stuff is for wannabe programs. bama don't have to!
Posted by wartiger2004
Proud LGB Supporter!
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:41 pm to
Biggest question is when is LSU going to beat Bama again. I'd worry. About that first.
Posted by Funky Tide 8
Tittleman's Crest
Member since Feb 2009
52655 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:50 pm to
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At Washington and at West Virginia.
Neutral sites:
North Carolina in Atl, Oregon in Dallas, TCU in Dallas, Wisconsin in Houston.

(At Syracuse this year, Wisconsin at Lambeau next year.)



I stand corrected. So 1 more than us in that span.

Posted by msudawg1200
Central Mississippi
Member since Jun 2014
9409 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:54 pm to
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Syracuse may not be a national power, but what other SEC team have traveled up there to play?


State did in 1986 and whooped that tail.
Posted by msudawg1200
Central Mississippi
Member since Jun 2014
9409 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:58 pm to
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Auburn has gone up there some point in the 2000's


They went in 2001 and got beat 31-14.
This post was edited on 2/19/15 at 5:59 pm
Posted by crimsontater
Trenton GA
Member since Dec 2009
3732 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:58 pm to
its really sad but bama no longer plays home-n-home other than sec. one neutral site game and three cupcakes. it really cheats the players out of getting to play in some great places too. as a bama fan it cheats me too out og great matchups.
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