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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 8:00 pm to tossedoff
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:00 pm to tossedoff
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tossedoff
It's official; SEC to remain at 8 games, but must play one other "major" team
SEC should make a deal with the ACC. The major rivals( UF-FSU, USC-CLEM, UGA-GT, UK-UL) play each other every year and rotate home/home games through the rest of the teams. This also could have been done in-conference, with the UA-UT, UGA-AU, MU-Ark played every year as part of 6-1-1 schedule and the rest going to a 6-0-2 schedule.
I am not in favor of a 9 game schedule because you automatically have the schedule weighted for or against you because of game location.
HOW can you keep those 3 games yearly & everybody else rotate? I'm a person who has to see a visual to grasp things.
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Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:00 pm to OnlyGatorsSurvive
Precisely. This rule had nothing to do with that. You were already going to be playing them. This rule doesn't change anything when it comes to UFs, USCes, UGAs, etc scheduling
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:03 pm to WestCoastAg
It does allow us to continue to schedule other decent OOC games and helps us keep our home games at a decent number. Pretty good stuff.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:04 pm to GoldenFlakes
Alleva better get on the horn and setup a permanent series with like Duke, Wake Forrest, Iowa St, or something like that.
That home and home we setup with Syracuse just went from real dumb to pretty smart for us.
That home and home we setup with Syracuse just went from real dumb to pretty smart for us.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:09 pm to DaleDenton
Bad decision.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:25 pm to aggiegreen
from an outsider's perspective I don't think its so bad for the conference in the sense that I don't think its really going to hurt your SOS or cause voters to think less of the teams in the conference.
however, its terrible for the fans. it will ultimately result in more "neutral site" games which are terrible and basically ruin the college game experience and it will mean fewer opportunities to play historic conference foes.
the big 10 is playing a 9 game conference schedule, but I still hate it because OSU is stuck in the east with the likes of maryland and rutgers, depriving us the oppurtunity to play teams like wisconsin and iowa more frequently. i hate expansion.
however, its terrible for the fans. it will ultimately result in more "neutral site" games which are terrible and basically ruin the college game experience and it will mean fewer opportunities to play historic conference foes.
the big 10 is playing a 9 game conference schedule, but I still hate it because OSU is stuck in the east with the likes of maryland and rutgers, depriving us the oppurtunity to play teams like wisconsin and iowa more frequently. i hate expansion.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:26 pm to GoldenFlakes
So we get to play in Athens what, once every 20 years?
This SUCKS.
This SUCKS.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:30 pm to GoldenFlakes
Not a fan of the limited schedule but I think it will change if/when there are penalties for not having the 9th game.
SEC reasoning is that they go OOC and likely will win those games, ensuring more wins and fewer conference losses.
Odd strategy, if true.
SEC reasoning is that they go OOC and likely will win those games, ensuring more wins and fewer conference losses.
Odd strategy, if true.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:32 pm to Cooter Davenport
The SEC is run by smart people.
This was the only practical and competent decision
This was the only practical and competent decision
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:35 pm to Cooter Davenport
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This SUCKS.
yes it does....Athens is quite possibly the best road trip in the SEC.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:37 pm to southernboisb
Possibly you would have to ad another rivalry to the 6-1-1 group. I didn't want the LSU people to start bitching, as I had already thought of including LSU-UF to that group, but decided against it. I haven't done the math, but it might be the beginning of a blueprint for scheduling, which we haven't had.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:46 pm to wmr
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Cool. We need to schedule Texas every year. Its time.
Please happen! Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:50 pm to SunHog
please do so people can stop bitching and moaning about us not playing them
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:59 pm to GoldenFlakes
Well, it's basically what we have now with the "power conference" requirement.
And it's perfectly fine.
9 games would have been better and may be a possibility in the future perhaps.
I think they just chose the status quo to frick with LSU, so there's that positive.
And it's perfectly fine.
9 games would have been better and may be a possibility in the future perhaps.
I think they just chose the status quo to frick with LSU, so there's that positive.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:59 pm to IAmReality
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@ESPN_BigTen: SEC keeps 8-game schedule and will keep playing FCS schools. Weak for the sport, weak for its fans. Will cheerleader media call them on it?
Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:01 pm to GoldenFlakes
chicken shite is chicken shite. bunch of friggin' pussies run this conference.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:02 pm to undecided
9 is better for the conference. One trip to a non-divisional opponent every decade is lame and makes for bad conference integration.
The coaches (other than Saban) were too big of pussies.
This agreement was clearly made to pacify the schools who complain about their "power" annual OOC game every year (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina)
The coaches (other than Saban) were too big of pussies.
This agreement was clearly made to pacify the schools who complain about their "power" annual OOC game every year (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina)
Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:04 pm to IAmReality
This would have gone over a lot better had they also included a "No-FCS games" addition as well.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:22 pm to GoldenFlakes
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
Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:25 pm to IAmReality
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9 is better for the conference. One trip to a non-divisional opponent every decade is lame and makes for bad conference integration.
Open your eyes.
9 games actually means less football and less revenue.
when 14 teams play eachother another time... that equals 7 games.
When they play OOC, that equals 14 games.
Also... SEC CG viewership is at it's worst when there is a conference rematch in Atlanta (Auburn and Tennessee 2004; Auburn and South Carolina 2010). It also hurts the strength of schedule. Auburn's borderline schedule in 2004 dropped because they beat Tennessee a second time.
9 games only hurts the conference.
It does nothing to help.
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