re: Les Miles on schedule disadvantage

I don't know about others, but I fully support keeping the rivalries. There have been proposed solutions that do just that. I'm kinda old school so I respect tradition.

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When you look through the million plus scheduling threads on this Board you see plenty of reasonable arguments (and maybe some silly ones too) from LSU Fans asserting why they disagree with the current scheduling format (disproportionate strengths of schedules within the division, lack of variety in cross division opponents etc.). But in response, it seems like all other fans want to do is name call. Where are the reasonable opposition arguments? I’m beginning to suspect that you don’t see such reasonable arguments because the majority of you know that Les Miles is right. There is no reason why any school should have to make sacrifices for the sake of another school’s traditions and get nothing in return. I don’t think anyone, not Coach Miles, not the players and not the fans, has a problem with playing the schedule put before them if that schedule is fair. I can accept that scheduling is difficult and not everyone will ever be happy but shouldn’t there be at least some attempt at fairness?

Take the NFL for example, each team in a particular division plays each of its division mates twice; each team in a particular division plays 8 other common opponents (e.g. In a given year each NFC south team will play each NFC East team and Each AFC West team); the final two games are based on conference standings from the previous year (you play someone from the other conference who finished in a similar place as you). Thus, the schedules among the teams in a particular division are substantially similar. The Saints can’t complain about playing New England if everyone else who they’re competing against for a divisional title had to play them too. Why pointing something like this out is dismissed as whining is inexplicable to me. At the end of the day, the squeaky wheel gets the grease!

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We can have both. Just put the big six all in the same division.

Big 6 + 1:
Alabama
Auburn
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
LSU
USCe

Problem solved. Alabama always plays Tenn and Auburn. Georgia and Auburn play. All teams play hard schedules because they play each other.

Now, what's wrong with that? I want to hear a good argument to the contrary.

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It's a rotation. Things rotate. Next year it'll be LSU with the easier schedule. That's really all that needs to be said, you LSU fans just don't get it. It's too simple for you, not enough conspiracy for your liking.

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LSU Playing Florida/Georgia 17 times since 2000 to Bama's 8 equals a rotation? Thanks for playing but that argument is NOT reasonable.

Well of course you played them more. You guys are cross-divisional rivals for UF.

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UF is your permanent opponent

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I could have sworn you were an LSU fan.

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Tell the SEC schedulers that. They claim last year and this year were not rotation schedules. You missed the tough team from your rotation. What gives?

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maybe yall should just tell them there are only two teams in the conference, bama and LSU

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Georgia more often than anyone except Auburn

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not sure if serious.

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The point is that it does not rotate (and thus, does not get easier)

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So you aren't rotating east opponents?

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and Georgia more often than anyone except Auburn.

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Wat?

You've played UGA the same amount of times as Vandy since 2000 (4) for a rotating opponent. The same number of times as 'bama. You've played USCe 5 times and both UT & UK 6 times.

I think you need to go back and do some more research.

They're mad cause they have to play Georgia cause the schedule doesn't rotate, but the reason they are playing Georgia this year is cause the schedule rotates. It's very confusing.