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Posted on 1/18/16 at 2:13 pm to BHMKyle
Posted on 1/18/16 at 2:13 pm to BHMKyle
Another interesting statistic...
% of games against the "Big 6" plus Georgia Tech:
**Only "Big 6" teams listed
1. Auburn- 59.75% (340/569)
2. Florida- 56.57% (310/548)
3. Georgia- 54.83% (301/549)
4. Alabama- 52.35% (312/596)
5. Tennessee- 45.47% (251/552)
6. LSU- 40.57% (240/557)
How has LSU been able to play such an insanely easy schedule? Since 1933, Auburn has literally played an extra 100 games against other "Big6 + Georgia Tech" teams compared to LSU.
And again, this only counts Auburn's games against Georgia Tech through 1964. Auburn continued playing Georgia Teach annually through the late '80s, but all of those games are not counted in these statistics. Only games played since the inception of the SEC against fellow SEC members while they were members.
Of the "Big 6" teams in the SEC, LSU ranks 5th all-time in terms of SEC Winning percentage. Auburn comes in #6.
Against other "Big 6" teams in the SEC, Auburn comes in #4 out of the 6 teams (ahead of Tennessee and LSU).
LSU is #6 of the 6 in terms of record against the "Big 6" since the SEC was founded (1933). Yet they've played by far the fewest games against these higher level opponents.
You've got to wonder what LSU's record would look like had they played even an average difficulty of schedule in conference play. We may just have a "Big 5" today had they played the same slate of teams that Auburn, Florida, Georgia, and Alabama have played over the years.
% of games against the "Big 6" plus Georgia Tech:
**Only "Big 6" teams listed
1. Auburn- 59.75% (340/569)
2. Florida- 56.57% (310/548)
3. Georgia- 54.83% (301/549)
4. Alabama- 52.35% (312/596)
5. Tennessee- 45.47% (251/552)
6. LSU- 40.57% (240/557)
How has LSU been able to play such an insanely easy schedule? Since 1933, Auburn has literally played an extra 100 games against other "Big6 + Georgia Tech" teams compared to LSU.
And again, this only counts Auburn's games against Georgia Tech through 1964. Auburn continued playing Georgia Teach annually through the late '80s, but all of those games are not counted in these statistics. Only games played since the inception of the SEC against fellow SEC members while they were members.
Of the "Big 6" teams in the SEC, LSU ranks 5th all-time in terms of SEC Winning percentage. Auburn comes in #6.
Against other "Big 6" teams in the SEC, Auburn comes in #4 out of the 6 teams (ahead of Tennessee and LSU).
LSU is #6 of the 6 in terms of record against the "Big 6" since the SEC was founded (1933). Yet they've played by far the fewest games against these higher level opponents.
You've got to wonder what LSU's record would look like had they played even an average difficulty of schedule in conference play. We may just have a "Big 5" today had they played the same slate of teams that Auburn, Florida, Georgia, and Alabama have played over the years.
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Posted on 1/18/16 at 2:34 pm to BHMKyle
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How has LSU been able to play such an insanely easy schedule? Since 1933, Auburn has literally played an extra 100 games against other "Big6 + Georgia Tech" teams compared to LSU.
LSU had two perennial doormats on the schedule from 1893 to the 1990's in Florida and Ole Miss.
If you notice, neither Bama, UT, Auburn or Georgia played Ole Miss yearly until the 92 expansion and only Auburn and Georgia played Florida yearly. Auburn played UT, Bama and UGA every year which bumps them up a lot. We take a hit for State and Vandy but playing AU and UT every year puts it back up there.
Posted on 1/18/16 at 2:39 pm to BHMKyle
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How has LSU been able to play such an insanely easy schedule? Since 1933, Auburn has literally played an extra 100 games against other "Big6 + Georgia Tech" teams compared to LSU.
It's called geography. Teams in days gone by quite often played teams that were closest to them - LSU has played over 100 games against teams that were in the SWC (A&M, Rice, Texas, Arkansas, etc) because for pretty much a century we sat on the western border of the SEC.
So if by "easy schedule" you mean teams not in the Big Six, you're right. If by "easy schedule" you mean "teams that completely suck LOL LSU" you're simply wrong.
This post was edited on 1/18/16 at 3:36 pm
Posted on 1/18/16 at 2:42 pm to BHMKyle
This may sounds like an excuse but Auburn has definitely played the hardest schedules of all SEC teams.
Posted on 1/18/16 at 3:20 pm to BHMKyle
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How has LSU been able to play such an insanely easy schedule? Since 1933, Auburn has literally played an extra 100 games against other "Big6 + Georgia Tech" teams compared to LSU.
This thread is full of fail. Pretty much every source on the Internet lists Auburn, Georgia, and LSU as having the toughest strength of schedules among SEC schools historically (very similar strength numbers for all three of those schools). I think Florida is usually listed as a distant fourth. Bama is next (traditionally has a weaker regular season schedule than the other Big Six schools but negates that a good bit by playing tough opponents in more bowl games and SEC championship games than the other Bix Six schools). Tennessee usually has the the weakest strength of schedules among Big Six schools historically (for years playing opponents like Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Sewannee, Cumberland, Presbyterian College, UT-Chattanooga, etc.).
Posted on 1/18/16 at 4:50 pm to BHMKyle
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This post was edited on 1/18/16 at 4:53 pm
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:31 pm to BHMKyle
Since 1933, Auburn has literally played an extra 100 games against other "Big6 + Georgia Tech" teams compared to LSU.
I don't believe this. Auburn didn't even play Alabama for about 30 of those years because they had a fight over gate receipts.
I don't believe this. Auburn didn't even play Alabama for about 30 of those years because they had a fight over gate receipts.
Posted on 1/20/16 at 4:41 pm to BHMKyle
LSU has only played Tennessee 26 times and Georgia 27 times. That's probably why LSU has 100 less games against the big six. Auburn playing those two teams early on makes geographical sense.
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