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Alabama is desperate
Posted on 5/29/14 at 10:12 am
Posted on 5/29/14 at 10:12 am
...to find someone who isn't afraid to play them in 2015.
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DESTIN, Fla. -- Bill Battle has tried everything.
He's called dozens of teams.
He's deployed help from ESPN and SEC. He's inquired about teams switching dates to come to Tuscaloosa.
After all that, he still has one vacancy on Alabama's 2015 schedule.
“Right now we'd take anybody,” Battle said.
Can somebody help Battle out and play Alabama? Sounds like the Tide would even take a home-and-home at this point, but Battle said he's not sure that's feasible because “everybody's scheduled for '15.”
Alabama has Wisconsin and Louisiana-Monroe on the non-conference schedule, and though Battle doesn't remember the third game offhand, Alabama is expected to play an FCS opponent in mid-November, according to a source.
That means Battle probably can't schedule another FCS for strength-of-schedule purposes, though he sounds desperate enough to do just that.
Or what about BYU, whose independence creates scheduling issues in the College Football Playoff era?
“We've called everybody we know,” Battle responded.
Battle wants to get this done quickly because the longer Alabama waits, “the more expensive it gets,” he said.
This post was edited on 5/29/14 at 10:27 am
Posted on 5/29/14 at 10:14 am to BamaDoc14
Y'all should play Michigan State
Posted on 5/29/14 at 10:16 am to BamaDoc14
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would even take a home-and-home at this point
how noble.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 10:16 am to piggidyphish
allowing mere peasants to bask in the glory of the tide is very noble.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 10:17 am to BamaDoc14
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Battle wants to get this done quickly because the longer Alabama waits, “the more expensive it gets,” he said.
This is what's really happening. The college football world sticking it to bama any way they can.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 10:18 am to BamaDoc14
Afraid or because everyone's scheduled for '15? Too much Bama in you my friend...
Posted on 5/29/14 at 10:18 am to BamaDoc14
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He's called dozens of teams.
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“We've called everybody we know,” Battle responded.
Well sounds like there are a few more teams you could call...
Posted on 5/29/14 at 10:18 am to BamaDoc14
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“Right now we'd take anybody,” Battle said.
Oregon
Posted on 5/29/14 at 10:18 am to BamaDoc14
and just last year everyone wanted Bama
This post was edited on 5/29/14 at 10:23 am
Posted on 5/29/14 at 10:19 am to BamaDoc14
i hear ND is looking for someone...
Posted on 5/29/14 at 10:19 am to sicboy
Yup. Gotta stick it to them for their schedules, refs, SEC office, and espn favorite son status.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 10:20 am to BamaDoc14
Given your losing streak, good teams are afraid of hurting their SOS by playing a team in decline.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 10:25 am to BamaDoc14
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Alabama has Wisconsin and Louisiana-Monroe on the non-conference schedule, and though Battle doesn't remember the third game offhand
Sorry gumps, but this guy should be fired immediately for that comment alone. He is the MF AD and doesn't remember off hand who is on the schedule for the only important sport at the univahsity.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 10:27 am to BammerDelendaEst
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Given your losing streak, good teams are afraid of hurting their SOS by playing a team in decline.
Can you remind me what happened last time we lost two in a row?
Posted on 5/29/14 at 10:33 am to BamaDoc14
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Sounds like the Tide would even take a home-and-home at this point, but Battle said he's not sure that's feasible because “everybody's scheduled for '15.”
That's why bama can't get a game. "Bring your bunch to our place, but we won't be coming to your place so you can get paid also, sorry".
Posted on 5/29/14 at 10:34 am to BamaDoc14
LA-Monroe? Payback time.
/can't believe I had to type that.
/can't believe I had to type that.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 10:34 am to northalabamacracker
Boise st said they would play anyone right?
Posted on 5/29/14 at 10:37 am to BammerDelendaEst
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Given your losing streak, good teams are afraid of hurting their SOS by playing a team in decline.
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