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Alabama Not Cancelling '27/'28 Home/Home Series with Ohio State
Posted on 5/7/26 at 11:09 am
Posted on 5/7/26 at 11:09 am
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Posted on 5/7/26 at 11:10 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
Posted on 5/7/26 at 11:11 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
Must be anticipating a 24-team playoff.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 11:12 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
Posted on 5/7/26 at 11:15 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
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UGA on the other hand...
made the correct call. Why on earth shoudl we go through a 9 game SEC gauntlet plus our built in finale against anotehr P4 team, prior to an SECCG and expanded playoff? it's illogical and irrational to make things even harder on yourself if you don't have to.
Texas likely makes the playoffs last year if they wax a tomato can in the opener instead of losing to ohio state.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 11:16 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
Bama should have canceled.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 11:18 am to TigerLunatik
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TigerLunatik
Sorry, just wanted to provide an update because some other fanbases were concerned:
Ohio State AD calls out Alabama for trying to cancel 2027 matchup
Are you embarrassed that Alabama is trying to cancel their '27/'28 games vs Ohio State ?
Posted on 5/7/26 at 11:21 am to WG_Dawg
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it's illogical and irrational to make things even harder on yourself if you don't have to.
So then why try to reschedule it as a neutral-site game instead?
This post was edited on 5/7/26 at 11:39 am
Posted on 5/7/26 at 11:35 am to WG_Dawg
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plus our built in finale against anotehr P4 team
I'd be afraid to play a P4 team that has only beaten me four times this century.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 11:44 am to WG_Dawg
quote:Yep, all these marquee OOC matchups were scheduled because SOS was supposed to be a deciding factor. Once the committee moved the goal posts this year, the cancellation dominoes inevitably fell.
Texas likely makes the playoffs last year if they wax a tomato can in the opener instead of losing to ohio state.
And, once again, what the average CFB fan wants is treated as irrelevant.
This post was edited on 5/7/26 at 11:45 am
Posted on 5/7/26 at 11:46 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
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So then why try to reschedule it as a neutral-site game instead?
I would assume money, but I agree with you that it flies in the face of what makes sense.
Either play the game home and home, or cancel it entirely. Still playing it, but in a way that's much shittier and more bland and boring for everyone involved (fans and players alike) is just utterly stupid. I assume it's for money/NIL purposes which makes me hate it even more.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 11:48 am to RollTide1987
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I'd be afraid to play a P4 team that has only beaten me four times this century.
It's not about being "afraid", it's common sense. We have to play an ACC team every year while most other SEC teams can play 3 cupcakes if they so choose. We only have the ability to play 2 of them.
Tech has averaged 8 wins the last 3 year of key's tenure which is a lot better competition than some directional U that other teams will have on their scheudle instead.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 11:52 am to WG_Dawg
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We have to play an ACC team every year while most other SEC teams can play 3 cupcakes if they so choose.
Incorrect.
We now only get two "cupcakes" a year now that we are all required to play nine conference games and a P4 team. While I know Georgia Tech is in the ACC, it's not like they are Florida State or Clemson. It's a lower-tier program that is closer to Kentucky than they are to Georgia's level.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 12:07 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq
What a way to break in a new coach.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 12:09 pm to FirstCityDawg
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What a way to break in a new coach.
I think Kiffin should be able to handle it without a problem.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 12:12 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq
Bc uga already has a p4 team scheduled. Why you think Alabama canceled ok state? Bc they don’t want to play 2 p4 and 1 cup cake. With a 9 conference game schedule, teams only have 3 ooc games. And fsu already play UF every year.
This post was edited on 5/7/26 at 12:14 pm
Posted on 5/7/26 at 12:19 pm to Tiger2tiga
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Why you think Alabama canceled ok state?
Why do I think Alabama canceled the easier game while retaining the significantly more difficult game (btw, OK St was for '28/'29)? I don't know, but people should be celebrating the fact that we're actually getting OOC regular season games of this caliber.
This post was edited on 5/7/26 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 5/7/26 at 12:21 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq
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So then why try to reschedule it as a neutral-site game instead?
Make way more money playing a one-off neutral site game than risking two years of games vs a P4 from which you only get 1 game’s worth of financial return.
We hve future games set up with Ohio State and Clemson, curious what we do with those.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 12:29 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq
Ole Miss is doing the same thing. Sort of.
We aren't backing down from hosting Oregon State in Oxford in 2027 and traveling out to Corvallis in 2030.
We aren't backing down from hosting Oregon State in Oxford in 2027 and traveling out to Corvallis in 2030.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 12:38 pm to RollTide1987
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While I know Georgia Tech is in the ACC, it's not like they are Florida State or Clemson.
As of this moment, GT is better than both. I’m just saying.
The 9-game conference schedule has backed the four conference teams with an OOC rival into a scheduling corner. It’s not just about SOS. It’s also about the number of home games.
The only OOC UGA should consider for a home and home other than GT is Clemson, and that should be done infrequently, unfortunately.
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