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re: Auburn vs Georgia moving earlier in season starting in 2020
Posted on 2/20/19 at 8:25 am to Korin
Posted on 2/20/19 at 8:25 am to Korin
It's as if fans of SEC teams don't understand how scheduling works.
When expansion occurred uga was moved to a home/home rotation to allow for the expansion changes...the SEC power brokers wanted to make sure Mizzou got bama year 1. Rightfully so we needed Mizzou to make the break from the Big 12 clean and Mizzou deserved the bama home game as a short term incentive. Neither uga nor Auburn had much say in that change...they both accepted it because like bama and UTk they had lobbied to keep the permanent cross divisional opponent successfully when every other member school would have voted to end those games and allow the East to play the West schools on a more regular basis.
Since that decision TDSOR has created a unique situation on Auburn's schedule where we play 2 of the top 4/5 programs in the SEC with the potential of playing one of those a 2nd time a week later each November. The kicker in even years those first 2 games are road games. It's bad for our home season ticket sales...the November ticket slate is laughable in those seasons. No other school has anything like that as an issue.
If you view it simplistically it may be shocking uga would entertain this option, but neither school is afraid to play the other school. Fans trolling on this subject is laughable. I suspect in the big scheme of things uga would rather not play Auburn in November either, the potential to turn around and play that game again as a title game would be something anyone would avoid if they could make it happen.
The SEC East November schedule is pretty bad also and moving TDSOR is the best way to solve that issue. Think of the TV benefit of bama/LSU and bama/Auburn the last 10 years...name a single November east game that has created that type of ROI for the networks.
In the end this decision will be an SEC decision driven by TV dollars and uga/Auburn will only offer input.
When expansion occurred uga was moved to a home/home rotation to allow for the expansion changes...the SEC power brokers wanted to make sure Mizzou got bama year 1. Rightfully so we needed Mizzou to make the break from the Big 12 clean and Mizzou deserved the bama home game as a short term incentive. Neither uga nor Auburn had much say in that change...they both accepted it because like bama and UTk they had lobbied to keep the permanent cross divisional opponent successfully when every other member school would have voted to end those games and allow the East to play the West schools on a more regular basis.
Since that decision TDSOR has created a unique situation on Auburn's schedule where we play 2 of the top 4/5 programs in the SEC with the potential of playing one of those a 2nd time a week later each November. The kicker in even years those first 2 games are road games. It's bad for our home season ticket sales...the November ticket slate is laughable in those seasons. No other school has anything like that as an issue.
If you view it simplistically it may be shocking uga would entertain this option, but neither school is afraid to play the other school. Fans trolling on this subject is laughable. I suspect in the big scheme of things uga would rather not play Auburn in November either, the potential to turn around and play that game again as a title game would be something anyone would avoid if they could make it happen.
The SEC East November schedule is pretty bad also and moving TDSOR is the best way to solve that issue. Think of the TV benefit of bama/LSU and bama/Auburn the last 10 years...name a single November east game that has created that type of ROI for the networks.
In the end this decision will be an SEC decision driven by TV dollars and uga/Auburn will only offer input.
This post was edited on 2/20/19 at 8:28 am
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Posted on 2/20/19 at 8:28 am to Tigerman97
I’d be willing to bet UGA gets back to back home games as part of this deal as well.
Posted on 2/20/19 at 8:32 am to Tigerman97
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It's as if fans of SEC teams don't understand how scheduling works.
I think we all (or most) understand why the home/home, away/away at the end of the season for au in regards to uga/bama has happened. What doesn't make sense is using that as a reason to move this game up 2 months. It accomplishes nothing other than helping auburn. UGA doesn't benefit in any way.
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If you view it simplistically it may be shocking uga would entertain this option, but neither school is afraid to play the other school.
It's not about being "afraid", nobody is asking to drop the series. AU doesn't like they end the season with their 2 hardest games in the final 3 weeks, so they are doing anything they can to make things easier on themselves. And somehow, inexplicably, our AD doesn't seem to mind helping them out.
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In the end this decision will be an SEC decision driven by TV dollars
That's simply not true, AU is the one spearheading this thing not the SEC. If the SEC was so hellbent on TV dollars they would eliminate the 2-3 weekends a year where eveyr teams plays an OOC scrub and we have practically unwatchable TV all day and night. AU has already scheduled UMASS in 2020 on the mid-november weekend we woudl normally play. Do you think the SEC was behidn that? Now UGA is going to have to play AU the week after UF next year, all because AU wants to make things easier on themselves.
Posted on 2/20/19 at 1:39 pm to Tigerman97
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If you view it simplistically it may be shocking uga would entertain this option, but neither school is afraid to play the other school
So why does Auburn CONTINUALLY bitch about playing in November?And please stop with the "November ticket sales in even years" bullshite.
Are you REALLY trying to tell me your revenue takes a noticeable hit in even years? BS
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years...name a single November east game that has created that type of ROI for the networks.
In the end this decision will be an SEC decision driven by TV dollars and uga/Auburn will only offer input
Good Lord,you REALLY think TV contracts are negotiated over this game or a 2 game stretch in November.
The TV dollars and SEC TV contracts won't change because of this switch.Do you not realize this?
Posted on 2/20/19 at 3:46 pm to Tigerman97
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Tigerman97
Auburn vs Georgia moving earlier in season starting in 2020
It's as if fans of SEC teams don't understand how scheduling works.
When expansion occurred uga was moved to a home/home rotation to allow for the expansion changes...the SEC power brokers wanted to make sure Mizzou got bama year 1. Rightfully so we needed Mizzou to make the break from the Big 12 clean and Mizzou deserved the bama home game as a short term incentive.
WHAT???
Mizz.'s 1st SEC game was @ home against the Dawgs with a 41-20 butt kicking!
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