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Posted on 9/9/19 at 11:41 pm to meansonny
Posted on 9/9/19 at 11:41 pm to meansonny
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So in a decade, they have 6 home and home games and 2 more neutral sites. Better than Bama?
I understand the strains of putting a schedule out years in advance. I mean, your AD might have to purchase software with a calendar that goes out to 2030 to be able to manage that. How does every other team in the country manage? Maybe they do it at noon on Saturday because they have night games in September.
Jesus Mary and Joseph.
Sorry - I still maintain that playing a good team at a neutral site is a more difficult endeavor than playing 3-4 win P5 teams on the road. We seem to differ in that opinion, and that's fine.
I've personally watched Alabama play 4-5 win teams over the last decade on the road. There is zero difference. None. Nada. Zilch.
So, forgive me, but I do not believe that there is any argument to be made that playing Oregon State, Rutgers, Illinois, Arizona State, an OOC version of Tennessee (that's every P5 team the teams above played in the last 6 years H&H, FYI) is more difficult than scheduling a P5 neutral site game against a Top 20 team.
We clearly disagree on that. That's fine I guess.
I prefer home and home and am glad we are doing them - but from a purely competitive standpoint, scheduling neutral site games against Clemson (08), Virginia Tech (09), Florida State (17), Michigan (12) and Wisconsin (15) is absolutely without a doubt a more difficult schedule than road games against Oregon State (Wisconsin), Tennessee (Oregon), Rutgers (Washington), Illinois (Washington) and Syracuse (LSU).
So, agree to disagree I guess. I'm hitting the hay, good chat
This post was edited on 9/9/19 at 11:47 pm
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Posted on 9/9/19 at 11:54 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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playing 3-4 win P5 teams
You know how scheduling is.
Some years, you might be facing a juggernaut FSU/Tennessee. Some years, they can't get out of their own way.
But you schedule the games.
You schedule them because your fans should go to Tallahassee.
Your fans should go to Madison.
Your fans should go to Blacksburg.
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clearly disagree on that. That's fine I guess.
We don't disagree on the teams.
Everyone you schedule neutral would play you home and home. I promise.
As a matter of fact, they prefer it.
We disagree on the effort by your AD. We disagree on his misdirection and tactics of manipulating his fanbase.
We disagree on his success in scheduling (you are content with the last decade despite not liking it and despite knowing that all of those teams would travel home and home).
I say do better.
You say Auburn (who actually does better).
Simeon says GT sucks (but we do better even ignoring GT). Hell... GT has 3 divisional titles the past decade. How many of your neutral site teams won their division?
I always appreciate the late night chat.
Edit to add: I understand the money influencing the decision to go neutral. We get paid to play in Jacksonville. It is one of the perks.
But your fans deserve better than what your AD gives you.
This post was edited on 9/9/19 at 11:57 pm
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