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Is the permanent cross division opponent fair to Tennessee?
Posted on 10/16/16 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 10/16/16 at 12:54 pm
Tennessee has to play Bama every year, which Peyton always pencils in as a loss, but is it fair for them to have to do so?
Florida controls their own destiny this year and gets a mediocre LSU every year, twice in a roll at home starting next year.
UGA gets a on average 8-5 Auburn team, sure UGA self destructs and takes themselves out of the conversation every year but it isn't the same task as being asked of Tennessee to play Bama every year.
Isn't the only logical solution to either do away with the division entirely and take the two best teams each year for the CG or to do away with the permanent cross division opponent so that teams like Tennessee and Mizzou have a fair shot at winning the east every year instead of having their hopes dashed by a guaranteed loss from the is permanent opponent being on the schedule?
Its time we make the SEC great again, fixing the above problem will help lead to the conference being represented by the one true champion instead of stacking the deck against the same teams year after year.
Florida controls their own destiny this year and gets a mediocre LSU every year, twice in a roll at home starting next year.
UGA gets a on average 8-5 Auburn team, sure UGA self destructs and takes themselves out of the conversation every year but it isn't the same task as being asked of Tennessee to play Bama every year.
Isn't the only logical solution to either do away with the division entirely and take the two best teams each year for the CG or to do away with the permanent cross division opponent so that teams like Tennessee and Mizzou have a fair shot at winning the east every year instead of having their hopes dashed by a guaranteed loss from the is permanent opponent being on the schedule?
Its time we make the SEC great again, fixing the above problem will help lead to the conference being represented by the one true champion instead of stacking the deck against the same teams year after year.
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Posted on 10/16/16 at 12:56 pm to DaleDenton
Is Bama being in the West fair to Arkansas, Ole Miss, MSU, LSU, Auburn, and A&M?
Posted on 10/16/16 at 12:56 pm to DaleDenton
Posted on 10/16/16 at 12:57 pm to DaleDenton
I believe Butch Jones is now 0-8 against the SECW so does it really matter who they play?
This post was edited on 10/16/16 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 10/16/16 at 12:59 pm to DaleDenton
UT had 10 straight losses to UF. They never won the East in that time.
This year they finally beat UF, and they're going to win the East.
It's pretty clear their problem is UF, not Bama
This year they finally beat UF, and they're going to win the East.
It's pretty clear their problem is UF, not Bama
Posted on 10/16/16 at 12:59 pm to DaleDenton
With the east being as bad as it has been recently I actually enjoy going against Bama to have another big game on the schedule but that's just me
Posted on 10/16/16 at 1:00 pm to DaleDenton
Tennessee is a proud program that is now trying to talk itself to the top. It will always be a national game, one which I will watch if it doesn't conflict with Carolina or Georgia.
Posted on 10/16/16 at 1:00 pm to TheCheshireHog
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I believe Butch Jones is now 0-8 against the SECW so does it really matter who they play?
to be fair, he's faced the top 2 west teams in every year he's coached so far (yes, I'm saying Arky was the 2nd best west team last year). Not saying the results would have much different, I was just trying to be fair to to the gigantic Hope Solo sized pussy that is Lyle Jones.
Posted on 10/16/16 at 1:01 pm to DaleDenton
Welcome to the party pal!! LSU has been calling for doing away with permanent opponents for years but the Gumps say that the world will stop spinning if they don't play yall every year.
Posted on 10/16/16 at 1:02 pm to DaleDenton
Good god you have hooks for almost every team. Good luck
Posted on 10/16/16 at 1:02 pm to Vols&Shaft83
We always get Auburn on the years they're great and the Mississippi schools a couple of years ago were when they were great and we were horrible... We always seem to get the 2nd best team in the west plus Alabama 
Posted on 10/16/16 at 1:02 pm to Vols&Shaft83
He will always have the best team from the West on the schedule each year, while UGA and Florida will have the 5-7th best West team each year.
This is counter-productive to Lyle winning the East any given year.
This is counter-productive to Lyle winning the East any given year.
Posted on 10/16/16 at 1:03 pm to Vols&Shaft83
LSU and UT should just play with each other every year, they could get away from "unfair" cross div opponents and have the bromance they always wanted.
Posted on 10/16/16 at 1:04 pm to DaleDenton
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This is counter-productive to Lyle winning the East any given year.
May be true, but we're not gonna bitch about our schedule being tough. It is what it is.
Posted on 10/16/16 at 1:04 pm to DaleDenton
quote:Yeah except for 2010, 2011, 2013 and every year from 2000-2007
He will always have the best team from the West on the schedule each year, while UGA and Florida will have the 5-7th best West team each year.
Posted on 10/16/16 at 1:06 pm to DaleDenton
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Florida controls their own destiny this year and gets a mediocre LSU every year, twice in a roll at home starting next year.
Well I guess Florida really sucks since LSU has won 5 of the last 6.
Tool.
Posted on 10/16/16 at 1:07 pm to DaleDenton
Just admit that you're scared of Missouri. It's weird that you would try to spin this idea back on UT, who I'm not sure has EVER complained about the cross-divisional thing. For all the flaws of the "Next Year" crowd, they don't bitch about the Bama game.
Posted on 10/16/16 at 1:07 pm to Butch stones
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We always get Auburn on the years they're great and the Mississippi schools a couple of years ago were when they were great and we were horrib
Who is on the schedule for next year?
Posted on 10/16/16 at 1:09 pm to DaleDenton
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Tennessee has to play Bama every year, is it fair for them to have to do so?
Fair? What in life is "fair"?
This post was edited on 10/16/16 at 1:11 pm
Posted on 10/16/16 at 1:09 pm to East Coast Band
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Who is on the schedule for next year?
LSU , who will probably be a monster
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