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re: It's official; SEC to remain at 8 games, but must play one other "major" team
Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:26 pm to Cockopotamus
Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:26 pm to Cockopotamus
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6-1-1 will be the death of the SEC.
Ummmm. I'm pretty sure that it is working.
The conference is as strong as ever.
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Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:31 pm to meansonny
The new agreement is only for the next so many years.
If it doesn't work well they can always change it to 9 in the future.
If it doesn't work well they can always change it to 9 in the future.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:32 pm to IAmReality
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If it doesn't work well they can always change it to 9 in the future.
fair enough.
but it has been working.
don't be surprised to see it stay so long as the conference remains at 14
Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:32 pm to Cockopotamus
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6-1-1 will be the death of the SEC. 6-0-2 is the way it needs to be or the east and west might as well be different leagues
7-1-2 is better than 6-0-2 though for divisional integration.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:34 pm to IAmReality
Soon to be announced, Alabama home at home with Duke (2017/2018) and Wake Forest (2019, 2020)
Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:55 pm to bmy
can UK still play
Louisville
1 MAC
1 Sun Belt
and Charleston Southern
Louisville
1 MAC
1 Sun Belt
and Charleston Southern
Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:57 pm to prisonpunk
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can UK still play Louisville 1 MAC 1 Sun Belt and Charleston Southern
UK is a great argument against the 9 game schedule.
How does making that game occur more often help Bama/LSU/Auburn with strength of schedule?
Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:57 pm to meansonny
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The SEC is run by smart people.
I don't like the decision and wish it was 9, but I ABSOLUTELY agree with the above statement. You can bet your arse Slive - and ESPN - was very calculated in this decision. I have learned to just trust him.
I think the decision had to do with the ability to open up the SEC Network to national appeal. Many of those OOC games will be scheduled on the SECN I would imagine. So even if the lesser teams of two conferences are being shown, there will be national appeal.
It's sort of the best of both worlds. Get more inventory with more national appeal, yet you don't add to the losses within the conference. Perhaps a genius move even. I've learned to expect no less from Slive.
Again, for me personally, I would prefer 9 games. But, this was for the marketability of a network and the overall health and promotion of the conference. The bitching will be long gone and forgotten once the pads start popping.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 10:00 pm to Mohican
Thanks.
It blows my mind that people think 7 games are better for the sec network than 14.
And it blows my mind that people don't see the double-edge sword of more conference games impeding what is currently a great SECCG (2004 and 2010 rankings sunk when Auburn had to play an opponent a second time).
It blows my mind that people think 7 games are better for the sec network than 14.
And it blows my mind that people don't see the double-edge sword of more conference games impeding what is currently a great SECCG (2004 and 2010 rankings sunk when Auburn had to play an opponent a second time).
Posted on 4/27/14 at 10:04 pm to GoldenFlakes
I wonder if any concessions would be made for Notre Dame, BYU, the Service Academies, etc.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 10:05 pm to meansonny
Keep fighting the good fight, sonny. Actually, you don't even have to anymore because the war has been won.
Time to celebrate, Big 4! PRIMA NOCTE TIME
Time to celebrate, Big 4! PRIMA NOCTE TIME
Posted on 4/27/14 at 10:06 pm to meansonny
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meansonny
And it blows my mind that people don't see the double-edge sword of more conference games impeding what is currently a great SECCG (2004 and 2010 rankings sunk when Auburn had to play an opponent a second time).
& it blows my mind how you think INCREASING the # of conference members DOES NOT warrant INCREASING the # of conference games. Or does playing a team 2X in 12 years vrs. 4X in 12 years sounds better?
Posted on 4/27/14 at 10:10 pm to GoldenFlakes
Well, all the lead up was just much ado about nothing.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 10:12 pm to southernboisb
1) it weakens the seccg. And that's the best game of the season.
2) It depletes the sec networks inventory of games. It is 7 fewer games per year to air on tv.
3) The only 9th game that matters is the SECCG. People seem to forget that we already have a 9th game already.
4) it depletes home games for teams and their local cities/economies (forcing a road game in conference every other year).
5) It hurts teams like UGA, Florida, and South Carolina who already handle their own business ooc because of in-state rivals
6) It hurts teams like UGA and Florida who already fore-go a home game for The Worlds Largest Outdoor Coctail Party.
The most important one is #1. That game alone sets the tone for how the conference appears to the country both for the upcoming bowl season but for the NCG as well. And that image is everything.
2) It depletes the sec networks inventory of games. It is 7 fewer games per year to air on tv.
3) The only 9th game that matters is the SECCG. People seem to forget that we already have a 9th game already.
4) it depletes home games for teams and their local cities/economies (forcing a road game in conference every other year).
5) It hurts teams like UGA, Florida, and South Carolina who already handle their own business ooc because of in-state rivals
6) It hurts teams like UGA and Florida who already fore-go a home game for The Worlds Largest Outdoor Coctail Party.
The most important one is #1. That game alone sets the tone for how the conference appears to the country both for the upcoming bowl season but for the NCG as well. And that image is everything.
This post was edited on 4/27/14 at 10:13 pm
Posted on 4/27/14 at 10:13 pm to meansonny
quote:I still don't follow this
It hurts teams like UGA, Florida, and South Carolina who already handle their own business ooc because of in-state rivals
Posted on 4/27/14 at 10:14 pm to southernboisb
As a Georgia fan you should be happy about the decision. Or that G next to your handle is a farce in which case you're a damn communist.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 10:15 pm to WestCoastAg
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WestCoastAg
We are limited in scheduling OOC. With our neutral site game with Florida and our series with Georgia Tech we are put in a difficult position when it comes to adding any other games as is. Adding a 9th SEC game possibly takes away another home game and sets the school back monetarily as well as from a competitive stand point.
Florida is in the same boat and South Carolina doesn't have it a ton easier outside of the neutral site thing
This post was edited on 4/27/14 at 10:16 pm
Posted on 4/27/14 at 10:17 pm to Old Hellen Yeller
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It's a chicken shite move. Other leagues will play 9 and an OOC opponent on top of it. I just get so tired of seeing games against high school teams. It's shameful.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 10:17 pm to Damn Good Dawg
i got you. i thought that post was in favor of going to 9 games over this
Posted on 4/27/14 at 10:19 pm to WestCoastAg
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I still don't follow this
The past 14 years, UGA has scheduled 21 AQ OOC Matchups. About half of them have been on the road (and no... this doesn't include the Boise's, Houston's, or Marshall's, etc..)
Those matchups are good for Georgia football, good for college football, and good for the conference.
Adding a 9th conference game makes almost half of those games non-existent.
That is why it hurts UGA football (going to 9 games and jeopardizing matchups that we've had with Clemson and out West).
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