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re: Malzahn lobbying to move AU to the East
Posted on 5/17/17 at 1:05 pm to Irons Puppet
Posted on 5/17/17 at 1:05 pm to Irons Puppet
quote:How do they plan to buck the system?
Of the original SEC Teams, AU was negatively effected the most by expansion. They had to give up their two biggest traditional home games every other year (UT, UF) and added two teams they only played on occasion (LSU, Ole Miss). It also caused AU to drop the GA Tech series. Their main recruiting area is GA, AL, and FL, when they lost the UF game, it effect recruiting. AU bent over an took it for the league, but I think they are rethinking their willingness to go along with the SEC Offices.
You say AU bent over and took it for the league, but whate else could they have done differently? The wheels of progress and expansion were moving, I don't see how one program could've stood in the way.
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Posted on 5/17/17 at 1:18 pm to RT1941
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How do they plan to buck the system? You say AU bent over and took it for the league, but whate else could they have done differently? The wheels of progress and expansion were moving, I don't see how one program could've stood in the way.
The 1992 expansion caused them to lose the TN game, but were allowed to keep UF with the 2-1 (Traditional/rotation) opposite divisional schedule. Then the league office change that rule, so UF appeared less often. When the league went to 14 teams, AU will see them and TN even less. AU could have insisted on moving to the East in 2012 and it would have solved their scheduling problems. Having UF and UT back on the schedule would guarantee the need for expansion of JHS.
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