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Posted on 3/3/23 at 7:33 pm to AggieHank86
Posted on 3/3/23 at 7:33 pm to AggieHank86
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this list is pure speculation.
It's not coming league spokespeople and hasn't been confirmed by the league, but calling it "pure speculation" is an improper way of describing it. The list is claimed to have been sourced by those familiar with the process
This post was edited on 3/3/23 at 7:34 pm
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Posted on 3/3/23 at 7:37 pm to AggieHank86
They're leaks of what the conference has allegedly suggested to the teams. It is definitely more than just speculation at this point.
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I think Arkansas is getting screwed here. They're getting Texas, but will lose their rivalries with LSU and A&M. As much as I want Arkansas, I think they're the ones with the legitimate complaint about piss poor pairings. Mizzou and Ole Miss? Yikes.
If I'm an Arkansas fan, I'd gladly give up Texas just to get LSU and A&M back yearly. But they aren't being treated as one of the BIG teams (as it is being rumored), which sucks bigly for them.
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I think Arkansas is getting screwed here. They're getting Texas, but will lose their rivalries with LSU and A&M. As much as I want Arkansas, I think they're the ones with the legitimate complaint about piss poor pairings. Mizzou and Ole Miss? Yikes.
If I'm an Arkansas fan, I'd gladly give up Texas just to get LSU and A&M back yearly. But they aren't being treated as one of the BIG teams (as it is being rumored), which sucks bigly for them.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 7:44 pm to Texas Weazel
I don't think Arkansas fans mind it that much. They prefer Texas to A&M, and I think they want/need an easier schedule.
Getting a more manageable set of opponents in Ole Miss and Mizzou (vs LSU and A&M) is probably great news to them.
Getting a more manageable set of opponents in Ole Miss and Mizzou (vs LSU and A&M) is probably great news to them.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:30 pm to NanosTacoRun
Arkansas wants Mizzou and Texas
These are good rivalries for them. Texas is traditional but Mizzou is natural geographically and will grow stronger
These are good rivalries for them. Texas is traditional but Mizzou is natural geographically and will grow stronger
Posted on 3/3/23 at 10:18 pm to Old Sarge
IF that list is true I like that A&M is the only one of the four recent SEC expansion schools that will get LSU along with another SEC charter member. Tenner lucked out despite Carolina's recent improvement. I figured Arky would get OU, but the Sooners might have wanted an East school, and they have more history with Mizzou anyway. Arky-Ole Miss has had some great games over the years so I'm not surprised about that one. Plus they're only two hours apart.
Seems like a good compromise overall, but of course Bama may be flipping out about theirs and trying to change it.
Seems like a good compromise overall, but of course Bama may be flipping out about theirs and trying to change it.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 10:44 pm to cramps
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Bama may be flipping out about theirs and trying to change it.
Saban has already whined about the rumored pairings for Bama
Posted on 3/4/23 at 12:26 am to cramps
What about Alabama’s would they want to change? They got their three most desired games
Posted on 3/4/23 at 10:12 am to AggieHank86
It may not be a done deal but It’s certainly more than “pure speculation” as several people from CFB reporters to team insiders like liucci have pointed to the same pairings.
Posted on 3/4/23 at 11:20 am to Old Sarge
They currently have the toughest trio and just lost to two of them.
Posted on 3/4/23 at 11:28 am to cramps
Toughest? Tennessee, LSU and Auburn have all been easy W’e for them over most of the last decade
They want their most desirable rivals and they got them
We wanted Arkansas and lsu and horn
We got 2 out of 3
If we had gotten Kentucky vandy and USC…
Easier yes but we would be pissed
They want their most desirable rivals and they got them
We wanted Arkansas and lsu and horn
We got 2 out of 3
If we had gotten Kentucky vandy and USC…
Easier yes but we would be pissed
Posted on 3/4/23 at 11:40 am to Old Sarge
Bama's been beating everybody for 15 years which is beside the point that they got the toughest draw. Why do you think Saban's unhappy about it? I know he won't miss an opportunity to influence the narrative for his team's playoff chances so maybe it's about that more than anything else.
Nick probably would have preferred to keep playing State every year, but Bama wasn't going to give up the UT game, and the ratings are too high for the LSU game not to happen.
Nick probably would have preferred to keep playing State every year, but Bama wasn't going to give up the UT game, and the ratings are too high for the LSU game not to happen.
This post was edited on 3/4/23 at 11:41 am
Posted on 3/8/23 at 11:24 am to cramps
One thing I did not think about until I heard Ross talk about it is that the season is likely going to start earlier with the expanded playoffs. So rivalry week is not the weekend before Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving weekend is now championship weekend.
An Lsu fan of all people brought this up in a thread on the rant. 4 teams have rivalry games with OOC opponents. I assume these will be kept. The teams that don't are:
MSU/OM
Bama/Auburn
UT/Vandy
OU (I guess Bedlam is out for now)/MU
Arky/tu
A&M/Lsu
The only way to match up those 10 teams is as I did. You couldn't do it another way that made sense and kept the 3 "leaked" perm rivals.
An Lsu fan of all people brought this up in a thread on the rant. 4 teams have rivalry games with OOC opponents. I assume these will be kept. The teams that don't are:
MSU/OM
Bama/Auburn
UT/Vandy
OU (I guess Bedlam is out for now)/MU
Arky/tu
A&M/Lsu
The only way to match up those 10 teams is as I did. You couldn't do it another way that made sense and kept the 3 "leaked" perm rivals.
This post was edited on 3/10/23 at 11:08 am
Posted on 3/8/23 at 12:12 pm to Texas Weazel
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I think Arkansas is getting screwed here. They're getting Texas, but will lose their rivalries with LSU and A&M. As much as I want Arkansas, I think they're the ones with the legitimate complaint about piss poor pairings. Mizzou and Ole Miss? Yikes.
This. I'm kinda meh on State being our third perm instead of Arky, but they really did get the short end of the stick.
Posted on 3/8/23 at 12:58 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Better that Arky get screwed than us, that’s how I see it
Posted on 3/8/23 at 6:56 pm to Old Sarge
Piggy doesn't deserve anything good 
I'm fine with having State as a perma, I even have a name suggestion:
tMaroon War
If y'all have any better names for this annual matchup don't be afraid to plead your case
We need to make this more fun my brothers in Aggiehood
I'm fine with having State as a perma, I even have a name suggestion:
tMaroon War
If y'all have any better names for this annual matchup don't be afraid to plead your case
We need to make this more fun my brothers in Aggiehood
This post was edited on 3/8/23 at 7:03 pm
Posted on 3/9/23 at 9:14 am to ThisisAggieland
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I'm fine with having State as a perma
Yeah, it's whatever. We usually have good games with them, and culturally it makes sense with both Ag schools/color schemes. I'm fine with it, just not overly enthused. Never know, though, that may develop into a feisty rivalry eventually.
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I even have a name suggestion:
tMaroon War
We already have tGulfWar vs. lsu, so I usually call our State game the "Maroon Bowl."
And I really wish Adidas would make that game a permanent showcase for alternate uniforms for both schools (a la 2012). Both teams wearing our standard kits when facing off is very humdrum, IMO.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 9:17 am to TbirdSpur2010
Its the Maroon & White game.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 1:06 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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We already have tGulfWar vs. lsu, so I usually call our State game the "Maroon Bowl."
We have:
tSouthwest Classic
tGulf War
tMaroon Bowl
tLonestar Showdown
alot of "the" in our rivalry names
This post was edited on 3/10/23 at 6:52 am
Posted on 3/10/23 at 10:25 am to ThisisAggieland
Has anyone discussed who we want to play at the end of the season?
Arky wants to play tu
Arky wants to play tu
Posted on 3/10/23 at 11:08 am to ThisisAggieland
See my post about half way up. It looks like its going to be Lsu for us.
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