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re: Auburn adds home and home with Baylor (2025/2026) and UCLA (2027/2028)
Posted on 8/17/18 at 11:35 am to Pettifogger
Posted on 8/17/18 at 11:35 am to Pettifogger
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Auburn's scheduled Power 5 OOC games:
2018: Washington (ATL)
2019: Oregon (Arlington)
2020: North Carolina (ATL)
2021: Penn State (State College)
2022: Penn State (AU)
2023: Cal (Berkeley)
2024: Cal (AU)
2025: Baylor (Waco)
2026: Baylor (AU)
2027: UCLA (Pasadena)
2028: UCLA (AU)
I am gonna give my opinion on these choices and I am sure I will be labeled nega but I've been there before
Why are we scheduling Baylor for a home and home 8 years in the future? Its not like we should scrambling to find someone to play this far in advance. I would think we could scheduled a better, more recognizable, program 8 years ahead. Does anyone really care if we play the Baylor Bears?
I like the games against the Pac12 but two series all the way to the west coast could really hurt fan support. Its not like people can make the drive. I would have loved it if they would have just did one of these series.
Love the Penn State selection and I look forward to going to a game up there. Certainly will be first in line to buy tickets
I know people don't like the Oregon game because its a neutral field but Im looking forward to that one. I have never been to Jerry World so we will make that trip.
UNC? Whatever.. Don't care
With our recent success and fan support, we should be able to get a home and home with most any team. Love to change one of the west coast trips to Michigan or Ohio St or even Oklahoma State.
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Posted on 8/17/18 at 2:35 pm to LanierSpots
A national title run is crazy backloaded with our SEC slate. I just don’t see the value in adding another SEC caliber OOC game early.
In theory, ignoring the rest of our SEC slate, we could finish a natty run against Georgia, Alabama, Georgia (SECCG), Penn State (playoff), Oklahoma (natty game) just to win it all. I just don’t see value in adding Ohio State into that mix. At some point you’re just shooting your self in the foot by loading in perrenial title contenders to an already brutal schedule
In theory, ignoring the rest of our SEC slate, we could finish a natty run against Georgia, Alabama, Georgia (SECCG), Penn State (playoff), Oklahoma (natty game) just to win it all. I just don’t see value in adding Ohio State into that mix. At some point you’re just shooting your self in the foot by loading in perrenial title contenders to an already brutal schedule
Posted on 8/17/18 at 2:42 pm to LanierSpots
Baylor and UNC are exactly the type of games I want to play. We will probably win and it's unlikely we'll get too much shite for scheduling.
I still want to get Michigan and ND and the like, but the truth is it makes way more sense for them to lose to Georgia or Alabama than to Auburn. And they probably have their choice of everyone.
The teams I don't want to play are teams like Oklahoma State, who could beat us, and who if we win we won't get very much credit for beating.
In short, I want huge schools (ND, Michigan, OSU, Oregon, Penn State) or I want well known, good brand schools with projected mediocre football programs (UNC, UVA, Baylor, etc.)
I still want to get Michigan and ND and the like, but the truth is it makes way more sense for them to lose to Georgia or Alabama than to Auburn. And they probably have their choice of everyone.
The teams I don't want to play are teams like Oklahoma State, who could beat us, and who if we win we won't get very much credit for beating.
In short, I want huge schools (ND, Michigan, OSU, Oregon, Penn State) or I want well known, good brand schools with projected mediocre football programs (UNC, UVA, Baylor, etc.)
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