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It’s time to move the SEC Championship Game
Posted on 11/27/19 at 10:54 pm
Posted on 11/27/19 at 10:54 pm
The SECC being in Atlanta every year is a huge advantage to some teams and a huge disadvantage to others.
The average winner of the SEC Championship game drives 3.87 Hrs to Atlanta. Take the outlier (LSU) out of that, and the average drive for the SEC champ is 3.13 Hours. This is with the average SEC west drive being 6.5 hours to Atlanta. The distance pretty much dictates home-field advantage, with some teams (Auburn & Georgia) having an extremely advantageous location. Pretty much a home game for those 2 teams.
My suggestion would be that there are 2 possible locations for the SECC, and the higher seed gets to choose. Atlanta being one and Independence Stadium in Shreveport being the other. This allows some of the SEC West teams to not be at a disadvantage year in and year out in the SECC game.
The average winner of the SEC Championship game drives 3.87 Hrs to Atlanta. Take the outlier (LSU) out of that, and the average drive for the SEC champ is 3.13 Hours. This is with the average SEC west drive being 6.5 hours to Atlanta. The distance pretty much dictates home-field advantage, with some teams (Auburn & Georgia) having an extremely advantageous location. Pretty much a home game for those 2 teams.
My suggestion would be that there are 2 possible locations for the SECC, and the higher seed gets to choose. Atlanta being one and Independence Stadium in Shreveport being the other. This allows some of the SEC West teams to not be at a disadvantage year in and year out in the SECC game.
This post was edited on 11/27/19 at 11:03 pm
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Posted on 11/27/19 at 10:55 pm to Jambalaya Sauce
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Independence Stadium in Shreveport
lol what?
Posted on 11/27/19 at 10:57 pm to Jambalaya Sauce
Back to bham? I like the way you think ;)
Posted on 11/27/19 at 10:57 pm to Jambalaya Sauce
The Georgia Dome being one and Independence Stadium in Shreveport being the other
The Georgia Dome has been demolished
The Georgia Dome has been demolished
Posted on 11/27/19 at 10:58 pm to ugasickem
frick it put the thing in Jackson MS
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:01 pm to Jambalaya Sauce
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Independence Stadium in Shreveport being the other.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:01 pm to Jambalaya Sauce
I appreciate the ignorant fear.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:03 pm to Jambalaya Sauce
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My suggestion would be that there are 2 possible locations for the SECC, and the higher seed gets to choose.
Wouldn’t work from a logistical standpoint. Too much planning to deal with. But I wouldn’t mind seeing it move around on a yearly basis between some of the other NFL stadiums in the SEC footprint.
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The Georgia Dome being one and Independence Stadium in Shreveport being the other.
What?? Why?
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:04 pm to lostinbr
People would vote for St. (not in the north) Louis over Shreveport. Wow.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:04 pm to Jambalaya Sauce
King Knoxville should be hosting it at least every third year
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:04 pm to Jambalaya Sauce
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Independence Stadium in Shreveport
If both teams can get in and out of Shreveport without getting shot the city would have something to celebrate
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:06 pm to Mr Sausage
This is a dumb idea
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:08 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
Birmingham, Jackson, Shreveport rotation every 3 years.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:10 pm to Ghost of Colby
Add Little Rock to that rotation and we are set!
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:11 pm to Jambalaya Sauce
TF is wrong with you? Independence Stadium?!
One of these is not like the other. Sorry, Atlanta is the hub of the Southeast.
One of these is not like the other. Sorry, Atlanta is the hub of the Southeast.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:14 pm to mmmmmbeeer
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Atlanta is the hub of the southeast
Certainly more than Shreveport is
They are both shite cities though IMO
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:15 pm to Terrific Tales
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They are both shite cities though IMO
Uh, ok. Hope you can make it out for the game...it's a lovely city, actually.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:16 pm to Terrific Tales
Next thing that will happen is no more National Championship games in NOLA when LSU is in the mix...
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:16 pm to Jambalaya Sauce
Rotate it between Atlanta, Nashville and New Orleans. Maybe Houston or Jacksonville too.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:20 pm to lostinbr
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Add Little Rock to that rotation and we are set!
That stadium only holds 54,000 plus. If it rains, the place smells like a sewer. No thanks.
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