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re: For the other 10 SEC teams that don't play an ACC opponent anually...

Posted on 2/10/14 at 11:52 am to
Posted by TigersOfGeauxld
Just across the water...
Member since Aug 2009
25057 posts
Posted on 2/10/14 at 11:52 am to
quote:

Miami-LSU


Canes fans still remember the 40-3 shellacking laid on them last time they played. And the whipping their players took afterwards as well.

Posted by GeorgeWest
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2013
13616 posts
Posted on 2/10/14 at 11:54 am to
This is an absurd notion. I have no interest in LSU playing an ACC team annually. I would much rather LSU play an assortment of Big Ten and PAC 12 teams and even Big 12 teams. I understand why Carolina, Florida, and Georgia play their ACC rivals. But do not get my Tigers into some deal where we can only play a big OOC game against Wake Forest or UVA or Syracuse or some other loser ACC program.
Posted by LaBR4
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
51810 posts
Posted on 2/10/14 at 11:55 am to
For a great game Florida State.
For an easy win Wake Forest or N.C. State
This post was edited on 2/10/14 at 11:56 am
Posted by DingDongEddieStrong
Member since Aug 2013
3779 posts
Posted on 2/10/14 at 11:55 am to
Ole Miss vs. UVA. Fanbases are very similar. There are a ton of Rebs in the DC area who would make the trip. Charlottesville is a great college town. Not on the level of Athens, but very close.
Posted by Rebellious
Member since Dec 2013
198 posts
Posted on 2/10/14 at 11:56 am to
Virginia--nice road trip and, for now, most likely an easy win (although that could change if their recruiting continues to improve)
Posted by cardboardboxer
Member since Apr 2012
34575 posts
Posted on 2/10/14 at 11:56 am to
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A&M made Duke look legit.



Exactly. You get all the credit with less risk.
Posted by semotruman
Member since Nov 2011
23179 posts
Posted on 2/10/14 at 11:58 am to
Virginia. A Jeffersonian university east of the Mississippi, and the first university in Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase territory. Both schools play homage to the great Thomas Jefferson.

Otherwise, UNC.
Posted by Stephen A. Burroughs
I'm not a rapper
Member since Jun 2013
936 posts
Posted on 2/10/14 at 11:59 am to
VA Tech
Posted by JGTiger
Member since Aug 2007
2955 posts
Posted on 2/10/14 at 12:00 pm to
I would like UNC.
Posted by Dr RC
The Money Pit
Member since Aug 2011
59155 posts
Posted on 2/10/14 at 12:07 pm to
quote:

This is an absurd notion. I have no interest in LSU playing an ACC team annually.


damn son, you still butthurt bout dat Hate Chicken Bowl loss to Savage Tiger and crew?
Posted by prisonpunk
Member since Dec 2013
1598 posts
Posted on 2/10/14 at 12:08 pm to
Outside of FSU, Clemson, Miami, and VT, the ACC doesn't have anybody I want to play. I don't think the rest of the SEC should be forced to schedule the 10 other crap ACC schools.
Posted by Kentucker
Cincinnati, KY
Member since Apr 2013
19351 posts
Posted on 2/10/14 at 12:09 pm to
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Why don't Vanderbilt and Wake Forest play every year anymore?


The SEC and ACC now require UK and Louisville to play their game at the end of the year. This ended the UK/UT end-of-year game. Now, UT and Vandy play at the end of the season. WF was left out in the cold.
Posted by Bama Bird
Member since Dec 2011
Member since Mar 2013
20758 posts
Posted on 2/10/14 at 12:09 pm to
If we have to, I'd rather not have an annual opponent and rotate them
Posted by DoreonthePlains
Auburn, AL
Member since Nov 2013
7436 posts
Posted on 2/10/14 at 12:25 pm to
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The SEC and ACC now require UK and Louisville to play their game at the end of the year. This ended the UK/UT end-of-year game. Now, UT and Vandy play at the end of the season. WF was left out in the cold.


This was created to build the last weekend of the year into rivalry weekend. Personally, I'd like Vandy-Duke. We've been there and done that with Wake.
Posted by AU03ALUM
Laguna Beach, CA
Member since Jul 2011
2299 posts
Posted on 2/10/14 at 12:27 pm to
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If we have to, I'd rather not have an annual opponent and rotate them



I agree but if we had to, GT would make the most sense for Auburn. Rivalry and what not.
Posted by Dr RC
The Money Pit
Member since Aug 2011
59155 posts
Posted on 2/10/14 at 12:29 pm to
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Outside of FSU, Clemson, Miami, and VT, the ACC doesn't have anybody I want to play. I don't think the rest of the SEC should be forced to schedule the 10 other crap ACC schools.


You do realize there are quite a few good recruits in Pittsburgh, North Carolina and Virginia don't you?

The exposure in those areas alone would be worth it.

On top of that, the ACC and SEC tv rights are damn near owned lock, stock, and barrel by ESPN while the Pac 12, Big 12, and Big 10 all have heavy investments from FOX. The Big 10 tv deal is also expires in 2016 and FOX will go hard after it to fully own the Big 10.

The ACC is also exploring its own TV network and ESPN may just have to go forward with that to protect their investment from any future defections to the Big 10.

ESPN may look at ACC/SEC annual match ups (be it fixed or rotating) as a way to enhance their properties value. Hell, this may even be how ESPN can force the SECN into more homes in states with no SEC team.

If you don't think ESPN is going to have a heavy influence on scheduling in the future you will be sorely disappointed.
Posted by everytrueson
Los Angeles
Member since Mar 2012
6510 posts
Posted on 2/10/14 at 12:30 pm to
Meh, this does not interest me. If I was choosing I would choose FSU or Miami for the recruiting.
Posted by ksayetiger
Centenary Gents
Member since Jul 2007
68950 posts
Posted on 2/10/14 at 12:32 pm to
ill say miami because it would be easy to get tickets
Posted by Bamatab
Member since Jan 2013
15874 posts
Posted on 2/10/14 at 12:36 pm to
quote:

This is an absurd notion.

No doubt. That is why it'll never happen. The SEC West teams won't go for it.

But if I had to choose, I'd go with Miami for recruiting purposes. Well UNC might be a good team to play since NC seems to be a budding state population wise, and it might be smart for recruiting purposes at some point in the future.

But I definitely don't want to be stuck having to play one ACC a year that we have no ties with. That would suck.
Posted by dbt_Geaux_Tigers_196
Dystopia (but well cared for)
Member since Mar 2012
25235 posts
Posted on 2/10/14 at 12:36 pm to
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(be it fixed or rotating)

Outside of the 4 that already exist I really hope this is the way they go. Use the prior 3-5 years records as the pecking order for each conference, do a home/away, then recalculate and repeat. This coupled with a 9 game conference slate and maybe we can get down to one in-state directional school and get rid of the Furman's.
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