re: Is there really any good reason for teams like Bama to have 3 cupcake games a year?

The deeply rooted victim syndrome with some of you is just impressive. I couldn't imagine living life that way but some of you have basically centered your entire life around it.

9 game conference schedule is the only way to go with Bama facing off with UF....let’s see if Saban can handle those mighty Gators. Or we’ll face off with UGA and see if Saban stands a chance.

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The deeply rooted victim syndrome with some of you is just impressive. I couldn't imagine living life that way but some of you have basically centered your entire life around it.

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Where did I claim victim status?
Geaux back and quote it.

I just claimed and proved certain facts.

1) Alabama year in and year out has easier SEC and overall season schedules than their 3 main West competition LSU, AU, and A&M. And like this year it has the most cupcake filled schedule of all it’s West brothers including Moo State, Ole Piss, and Pig U.

2) An easier schedule in a P5 conference greatly increases the chances of a Naty game. Example Clemson in the weak ACC, Alabama, and LSU in its every four years easier than the LSU- but not Bama average schedule.

3) Tide fans will never own the truth of this.

4) LSU ended the season as winning warriors, and the Tide as losing whiny quitting bitches.

5) That this best of times for Alabama football maybe coming to an end because the nation witnessed Nick being out coached and losing control of his team when they quit.

Now I never blamed Alabama for an automatic win over Tennessee.

This perpetual East-West permanent rival bullshite is mostly due to Alabama, Tennessee, Auburn, and Georgia. The bottom 6 also like playing amongst themselves instead of meeting the top 4 on a regular bases. 10 will always vote to keep this sucky system.

The only alternative would be to group Alabama, Tennessee, Auburn, Georgia, Florida, and Vanderbilt together in a division so as to protect the Alabama/Tennessee, Alabama/Auburn, Auburn/Georgia, Georgia/Florida, and Tennessee/Vanderbilt games. For geographic reasons toss in South Carolina. Now be assured that both LSU and A&M would love to be grouped with Arkansas, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Missouri, and Kentucky. Of course if Vandy and Kentucky miss each other we can put them together and have South Carolina play with the Tigers and Aggies. I mean it’s no more of a geographical abortion than having Missouri in the east!

And the system as set up makes some long term sense if one must be forced to protect the Alabama/Tennessee and Auburn/Georgia games.

So in lifetime winning percentage the top 8 break down in this East-West order.
West. East.
Alabama. Tennessee.
LSU. Georgia.
Auburn Florida.
A&M. South Carolina.
Now I’m sure Tennessee will rise to its normal prominence eventually. They are undergoing a freaky bad spell just like Bama is experience a freakish hot period.

So it’s almost best to best with LSU and Florida switching so that Auburn and Georgia can touch each other every year.

Now as a LSU fan, we have no traditional rivalries with an east team. Our old SEC rivals were Tulane. But they left the SEC in the 60s. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

I believe that if you are going to be a member of a conference you should play every conference member equally in a cycle with every team starting with one of these matchups, 1,7 - 7,2 - 2,6 - 6,3 - 3,5 - 5,4 - 4,1 repeat home and away. If teams wish to play each other every year then meet as a non conference matchup on the 5 of the 7 years you don’t meet in the rotation. But every team meets every team in a home and away East-West 7 year matchup.

Pardon me if I hope that the next cycle has Tennessee beating Bama 11+ in a row and LSU doing the same to Florida. It has nothing to do with victims just the cut and dried fact of reality of strength of schedule.

Ok name me one time LSU would have won the west and instead Bama went due to a loss against anyone not named Alabama. The fact is LSU has not won the west because they lose to Alabama every year. Bama is not healthier coming in to the LSU game than LSU is so it’s not injury related. Florida has never kept LSU out of the conf CG since Saban came to Alabama so that excuse is pathetic. Fact is LSU can’t get there because Alabama much like most of the two teams history beats LSU regularly.

Well sine Clemson has N-I-N-E I suppose 3 is ok.