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Alabama is finally playing the game with its new schedule updates...

Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:36 am
Posted by RollTide1987
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Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:36 am
It has dropped South Florida from next year's season and added Chattanooga. Additionally, we've added Marshall to the 2027 season. Depending on what the Committee does next week it wouldn't surprise me if you see us drop Ohio State and Notre Dame from our future schedules.

This is what college football is now. Welcome to the new reality.
Posted by jangalang
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Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:38 am to
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has dropped South Florida from next year's season and added Chattanooga.

Bama dodging USF is a new low
Posted by GoGators1995
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Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:38 am to
Ironically a loss to USF next year would probably look better than losing by 14 to this year's FSU team.
Posted by imjustafatkid
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Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:38 am to
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Bama dodging USF is a new low


There is no reason to schedule any team with a pulse.

See: Notre Dame, 2025
Posted by FootballFrenzy
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Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:39 am to
TBF USF gave them hell a couple of years ago.
Posted by DarthRebel
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Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:39 am to
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It has dropped South Florida from next year's season and added Chattanooga. Additionally, we've added Marshall to the 2027 season. Depending on what the Committee does next week it wouldn't surprise me if you see us drop Ohio State and Notre Dame from our future schedules.

This is what college football is now. Welcome to the new reality.


This is the unfortunate way. They are ignoring SOS entirely. Texas should be in, but could be punished for losing to the #1 team 12 games ago.

Vandy should be in, but they love those weak schedules TT, BYU, MIAMI, VA had.
Posted by RollTide1987
Augusta, GA
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:39 am to
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Bama dodging USF is a new low



You won't get any arguments from me but why play a semi-decent opponent and risk an upset/injury - hurting us in the eyes of the Committee in the process - when you can just schedule an FCS school for the scrimmage experience?
Posted by jangalang
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Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:40 am to
Yes but still significant
Posted by caliegeaux
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Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:40 am to
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See: Notre Dame, 2025


A&M and Miami

albeit, losses, they scheduled them and are making the playoffs, sadly.
This post was edited on 12/2/25 at 9:41 am
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
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Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:40 am to
Would be shocked if that wasn't directly related to Golesh leaving.
Posted by ronricks
Member since Mar 2021
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Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:41 am to
FSU finished 5-7. That's on DeBoer for choking in that game. FSU was not a scheduling error it was a coaching error.
Posted by Jack Daniel
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Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:41 am to
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This is what Alabama football is now


Fixed it for you
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
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Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:41 am to
SpinCycleGeorge

Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
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Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:42 am to
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A&M and Miami

albeit, losses, they scheduled them and are making the playoffs, sadly.


Yep. Any losses by these teams should have completely eliminated them from consideration.
Posted by Funky Tide 8
Bayou Chico
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Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:42 am to
Why the hell were we going to play USF for a 3rd time in 4 years?
Posted by HogPharmer
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Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:42 am to
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There is no reason to schedule any team with a pulse.


Like FSU?
Posted by Turnblad85
Member since Sep 2022
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Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:42 am to
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This is what college football is now.




How many people are going to come sit and watch bama take on cupcake teams? How many will watch on the teevee?

Seems like it might backfire
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
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Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:42 am to
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SpinCycleGeorge



ECU is going to be better than USF next year and we kept them around.
Posted by tigerfoot
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Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:43 am to
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There is no reason to schedule any team with a pulse.

See: Notre Dame, 2025
While I agree, I also think it is terrible for the fanbase and the sport in general.
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
105614 posts
Posted on 12/2/25 at 9:44 am to
I don't think we're going to stop scheduling 1 big OOC game a year and would be very surprised (and disappointed) if we cancelled the Ohio State series.

I do think we'll be getting rid of any 2nd P5 games moving forward with the 9 game SEC schedule, of which we have a lot over the next decade.
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