Ranking SEC schools from most to least likely to lose an OOC game

Losses
Vanderbilt (@Notre Dame)
South Carolina (@Clemson)
Texas A&M (Clemson)
Kentucky (@Louisville)
Mizzou (@Purdue)
Tennessee (West Virginia- Neutral)

50/50
Ole Miss (Texas Tech- Neutral)
LSU (Miami- Neutral)
Auburn (Washington- Neutral)
Florida (Florida State)

Wins
Mississippi State (@Kansas State)
Arkansas (@Colorado State)
Georgia (Georgia Tech)
Alabama (Louisville- Neutral)

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Mizzou (@Purdue)

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I like Brohm, but this belongs in the 50/50 category. Both of their QBs had serious injuries last season.

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Mississippi State (@Kansas State)

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This also belongs on the 50/50 list. Snyder should have his best team since the Collin Klein years.

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I like Brohm, but this belongs in the 50/50 category. Both of their QBs had serious injuries last season.

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I considered it, but I just couldn't get over how Purdue boat raced them in Columbia last season. Purdue lost a lot on defense, but I think Mizzou may regress on offense with Dooley instead of Heupel.

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This also belongs on the 50/50 list. Snyder should have his best team since the Collin Klein years.

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All I was able to watch of Kansas State last season was their bowl and a little of their Vandy game, so I will take your word for it on this one.

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Clemson
Tennessee
L’Ville
Clemson
LSU
TTech
Auburn
Florida
Ar-Kansas
KSt
Alabama
Georgia

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thought there was a rule about scheduling that required one OOC P5 or independent opponent. Maybe Arkansas had someone cancel.

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your answer is below...

The Hogs don’t face a Power 5 opponent in the nonconference despite being required to do so per SEC rules. The reason: Michigan bought out its home-and-home contract with Arkansas for 2018 and 2019 in July 2016. Due to the late cancellation, Arkansas submitted a waiver to instead play Colorado State and received approval from the SEC.

We tend to limp out of the gate so I’m not expecting much. But we do return a starting QB which is rare. Our O-line sucks so it’s a wash.

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Hell Southeastern might beat LSU

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Is it Homecoming?

I would be very worried about KSU, but we get them week 2. They will be breaking in a new QB, and while their O-line is their biggest strength, I can’t see them running the ball against our D-line at will. They are super thin at Linebacker, which is a perfect recepie for Fitz. Not to mention they lost their best WR and CB. Early Big 12 predictions have them around 4-6 in the conference which would be about 8th in the SEC. Should be a great game though.

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Arkansas has the easiest OOC schedule I have seen from anybody in yeard

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An extremely late cancellation put the weenie to us. It should have been a game in Michigan which would have made the OOC schedule very respectable. You just can't line up a P5 opponent with one year to pull off the deal in modern football.

Michigan, it should be noted, just pulled the same thing against Va. Tech and dropped them in favor of playing a Sun Belt team. Muck Fichigan.

That having been said Colorado State early in the season on the road is not going to be a fun matchup for the Hogs. We will probably still be putting the pieces together with our offense and its the biggest game Colorado State has hosted in decades.