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Bama's schedule is back loaded. In that we play
Posted on 11/6/18 at 7:17 am
Posted on 11/6/18 at 7:17 am
3 of our toughest matchups beginning with LSU. Prior to that we play UT. UT wont be down much longer. This would put 4 top opponents out of 5 games. I would not mind seeing MSU or LSU moved up to earlier in the schedule.
Thoughts? Of course this all might be moot should we go to a 9 game SEC format and then a lot would probably change.
Thoughts? Of course this all might be moot should we go to a 9 game SEC format and then a lot would probably change.
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Posted on 11/6/18 at 7:39 am to mrbroker
I don't think MSU is ever really that good, so I have no problem playing them when we do.
Posted on 11/6/18 at 7:57 am to mrbroker
Mississippi State being a top 25 team is not the norm and won’t be the case most years going forward.
Posted on 11/6/18 at 8:13 am to mrbroker
That seems true. We play teams with good defenses to close the season, but their offenses are all as bad LSU’s.
Posted on 11/6/18 at 8:42 am to crimsonblazer
One could argue that playing tough defenses to close the season prepares us well for the post-season.
Posted on 11/6/18 at 9:44 am to pvilleguru
Yeah, Mississippi State isn't that decent of a football team. In the five SEC games they have played thus far, they are averaging less than 14 points per game on offense.
Posted on 11/6/18 at 12:50 pm to mrbroker
They have moved Arkansas to later in the year for next year at least.
It's Texas A&M, UT, Arkansas, BYE, LSU, Miss State, Cupcake, Auburn.
It's Texas A&M, UT, Arkansas, BYE, LSU, Miss State, Cupcake, Auburn.
Posted on 11/6/18 at 3:02 pm to mrbroker
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UT wont be down much longer
I honestly think Tennessee is like Nebraska, they're never coming "back."
Posted on 11/6/18 at 3:07 pm to Smalls
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I honestly think Tennessee is like Nebraska, they're never coming "back."
They are so far down the hole its hard to see.
Posted on 11/6/18 at 3:12 pm to mrbroker
Then again, it may be beneficial to have the first two thirds of the season to improve and get ready for that last third.
Posted on 11/6/18 at 3:32 pm to TideCPA
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Mississippi State being a top 25 team is not the norm and won’t be the case most years going forward.
I don't know the future, but the landscape of college football has changed a lot. Mississippi State is bowl eligible for the 9th straight year and UT is looking like a miss for the 5th time in 9 years. Miss State is churning out more NFL players and has closed the gap in facilities/money. MS has more in-state talent as well.
I personally think we're looking at at least another 10 years of MSU being the superior program.
Posted on 11/6/18 at 6:32 pm to ALtoID
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I personally think we're looking at at least another 10 years of MSU being the superior program.
Good analysis. And fine by me. frick Tennessee.
Posted on 11/6/18 at 7:19 pm to Smalls
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I honestly think Tennessee is like Nebraska, they're never coming "back."
I don’t know. A lot of the advantages that UT leveraged 20 years ago to overcome the lack of instate talent aren’t there anymore but the talent in Tennessee is on the rise. The Middle Tennessee region has been one of the fastest growing regions in the country over the last 10-15 years and is showing no signs of slowing. I would agree that the quality isn’t quite there yet but with so much more quantity being added it still opens up more talent to UT from the region that was there traditionally.
Posted on 11/6/18 at 7:50 pm to Wrenchruh
And Nebraska is about 2 good recruiting classes away from dominating the B1G West division.
Mississippi State is the same as they've been throughout my lifetime. They have good years where they flirt with really good status like with Dak Prescott and before that when John Bond and the Nasty Boys broke Alabama's winning streak in Jackson. And they have some really bad years like under Sylvester Croom. But most years they are a middle of the pack SEC team hovering between 5-7 and 9-4.
But the one fact that remains constant is since we are closer to them than Oxford, they play their A+ game against us every year. We are their Sugar Bowl every year and it's never going to change. Playing them after the annual war that is the LSU game only magnifies their effort to catch us coming off an emotional high and a physical beating. They have seldom been successful at pulling off the upset, but they have created some pretty ugly wins for us in that spot. I hate this game in this spot. I'd much rather play the Citadel this week then play the two cow colleges back to back.
Mississippi State is the same as they've been throughout my lifetime. They have good years where they flirt with really good status like with Dak Prescott and before that when John Bond and the Nasty Boys broke Alabama's winning streak in Jackson. And they have some really bad years like under Sylvester Croom. But most years they are a middle of the pack SEC team hovering between 5-7 and 9-4.
But the one fact that remains constant is since we are closer to them than Oxford, they play their A+ game against us every year. We are their Sugar Bowl every year and it's never going to change. Playing them after the annual war that is the LSU game only magnifies their effort to catch us coming off an emotional high and a physical beating. They have seldom been successful at pulling off the upset, but they have created some pretty ugly wins for us in that spot. I hate this game in this spot. I'd much rather play the Citadel this week then play the two cow colleges back to back.
Posted on 11/7/18 at 9:26 am to mrbroker
Both of our final SEC teams play us tough on their field.
Posted on 11/7/18 at 9:36 am to mrbroker
I like it, i'd prefer a more difficult opponent earlier in the season, but don't think we need to be switching things or anything.
Team can get pumped up for the big games (LSU and Auburn) and hopefully be hitting their stride / peak performance at the right time of the season. Defense is coming along great, Wilson and Moses seem to have improved their play, Oline is starting to look like the oline we were hoping for in the offseason...
Team can get pumped up for the big games (LSU and Auburn) and hopefully be hitting their stride / peak performance at the right time of the season. Defense is coming along great, Wilson and Moses seem to have improved their play, Oline is starting to look like the oline we were hoping for in the offseason...
Posted on 11/7/18 at 6:52 pm to Sneaky__Sally
It’s a little embarrasssing that fans of a 17-Time National Champion believe the schedule could get difficult, and freakin’ Mississippi State of all teams needs to be moved lol
Posted on 11/7/18 at 7:03 pm to saban n bear
Hell I wish we could dump the Citadel and play UCF instead. But that ain’t gonna happen lol.
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