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You can officially close the book on the "Neutral Site Opener" era of Alabama Football
Posted on 9/7/21 at 7:54 am
Posted on 9/7/21 at 7:54 am
While realignment may change some things, starting in 2022 Alabama plays exclusively home and home games against 1-2 power 5 opponents. The era of playing a big power 5 opener in Atlanta or Dallas has come to a close.
- Alabama went 11-0 in neutral site openers between 2008 and 2021
- Alabama won all 11 games by double digits
- Alabama's average margin of victory was 26 points
- The only games that had a MOV of less than 3 scores were 2009 Virginia Tech and 2014 West Virginia (10 pts each)
- Alabama went 11-0 in neutral site openers between 2008 and 2021
- Alabama won all 11 games by double digits
- Alabama's average margin of victory was 26 points
- The only games that had a MOV of less than 3 scores were 2009 Virginia Tech and 2014 West Virginia (10 pts each)
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This post was edited on 9/7/21 at 9:01 am
Posted on 9/7/21 at 7:55 am to SummerOfGeorge
Never got that shite anyway unless it’s a rivalry tradition
Posted on 9/7/21 at 7:56 am to SummerOfGeorge
Why is it closed George?
Posted on 9/7/21 at 7:56 am to Jrv2damac
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Never got that shite anyway unless it’s a rivalry tradition
I understood it early on, but it definitely grew stale. Especially as a yearly occurrence.
Every 3-4 years, sure, but not every year.
This post was edited on 9/7/21 at 7:57 am
Posted on 9/7/21 at 7:57 am to SummerOfGeorge
It's not closed for us.. I think we open with UNC in Charlotte next year, or 2023.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 7:57 am to SummerOfGeorge
"I don't understand why anyone would want to schedule Alabama in one of these openers." - Sean McDonough ![](https://images.tigerdroppings.com/Images/Icons/IconLOL.gif)
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Posted on 9/7/21 at 7:58 am to 1BIGTigerFan
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Why is it closed George?
2022 - @ Texas
2023 - Texas, @ USF
2024 - @ Wisconsin, USF
2025 - @ Florida State, Wisconsin
2026 - @ West Virginia, Florida State, USF
2027 - West Virginia, @ Ohio State
2028 - Ohio State, @ Oklahoma State
2029 - @ Notre Dame, Oklahoma State
2030 - @ Georgia Tech, Notre Dame
2031 - Georgia Tech, @ Boston College
2032 - Arizona, @ Oklahoma
2033 - @ Arizona, Oklahoma
2034 - @ Virginia Tech, Boston College
2035 - Virginia Tech
Posted on 9/7/21 at 7:59 am to SCgamecock2988
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It's not closed for us.. I think we open with UNC in Charlotte next year, or 2023.
The games still exist, we just aren't playing in them. Which is why I said "era of Alabama football"
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Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:00 am to SummerOfGeorge
You needed it for recruiting at first, but yeah it grew pretty stale.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:00 am to SummerOfGeorge
Yeah because what's the point of neutral site opening game blowouts? They aren't fun for anyone, except Bama fans.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:01 am to dirty bastard
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You needed it for recruiting at first, but yeah it grew pretty stale.
Yep, and it was a unique thing back then. It was also a magnet for big matchups (at least either brand name or pre-season rankings wise).
Still fine for a one off big game (Georgia/Oregon is a good example), but just counting on it every year is no Bueno. It sucks as a season ticket holder not to have fun P5 home and homes.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:02 am to SummerOfGeorge
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2022 - @ Texas
2023 - Texas, @ USF
2024 - @ Wisconsin, USF
2025 - @ Florida State, Wisconsin
2026 - @ West Virginia, Florida State, USF
2027 - West Virginia, @ Ohio State
2028 - Ohio State, @ Oklahoma State
2029 - @ Notre Dame, Oklahoma State
2030 - @ Georgia Tech, Notre Dame
2031 - Georgia Tech, @ Boston College
2032 - Arizona, @ Oklahoma
2033 - @ Arizona, Oklahoma
2034 - @ Virginia Tech, Boston College
2035 - Virginia Tech
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This post was edited on 9/7/21 at 8:05 am
Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:03 am to paperwasp
Yea - gonna be some shifting there, obviously on Oklahoma and maybe/probably? on Texas.
But obviously the Texas thing has to happen pretty quickly since the 1st game of the series is in 368 days![](https://images.tigerdroppings.com/Images/Icons/IconLOL.gif)
But obviously the Texas thing has to happen pretty quickly since the 1st game of the series is in 368 days
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This post was edited on 9/7/21 at 8:04 am
Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:03 am to SummerOfGeorge
I like the home-home matchups so much more.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:04 am to SummerOfGeorge
2018-2019 really killed them for me. What is the point in sacrificing a home game to play a team like Duke or Louisville at a neutral site?
Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:06 am to SummerOfGeorge
It was fun the first time- felt like a preseason bowl, but on year 10 without a legitimate OOC road game, it's beyond time to start doing it again.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:06 am to Leto II
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I like the home-home matchups so much more.
We've played one non-SEC power 5 team at home in the last 15 seasons (2010 Penn State). That sucks.
Within the next 15 years we'll get to see
- Wisconsin
- Florida State
- West Virginia
- Ohio State
- Oklahoma State
- Notre Dame
- Georgia Tech
- Arizona
- Boston College
- Virginia Tech
Not to mention we'll get to travel on return trips to those places (or pick out 2-3 of them to go to).
It's just a whole lot better.
This post was edited on 9/7/21 at 8:08 am
Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:07 am to SummerOfGeorge
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- Alabama went 11-0 in neutral site openers between 2008 and 2021
- Alabama won all 11 games by double digits
- Alabama's average margin of victory was 26 points
- The only games that had a MOV of less than 2 scores were 2009 Virginia Tech and 2014 West Virginia
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