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re: Saban advocating for a permanent 10 game SEC schedule
Posted on 9/28/20 at 8:46 am to Vestigial Morgan
Posted on 9/28/20 at 8:46 am to Vestigial Morgan
Go for it. Then make it mandatory that each team plays one power-5-team as their OOC school. Get back to playing an 11 game schedule that lets everyone have 2 bye weeks throughout the season. The excitement level for fans and players alike would be off the charts. Less is more and who gives a rip about the directional school money grab?
Cut the crap on bowl eligibility. If everyone adopted this formate all worthy teams would be filling bowl slots by the BEST teams available. Everyone else should close their trap and get ready for basketball.
Cut the crap on bowl eligibility. If everyone adopted this formate all worthy teams would be filling bowl slots by the BEST teams available. Everyone else should close their trap and get ready for basketball.
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Posted on 9/28/20 at 9:02 am to OrangeAndBrew
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The teams I see being against it are Scar, UF, and UGA. They have OOC rivalries, so they’d get one cupcake game
My dad went to Georgia Tech, so they have always been my second favorite. Georgia still has 2 cupcakes. Lately, so does uf.
Posted on 9/28/20 at 9:03 am to momentoftruth87
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I'm cool w it besides it killing non power 5 football. They rely on that money.
SEC should play 10 conference games and ban playing FCS teams.
There are enough cupcakes in the SEC.
Maybe FCS could have their own TV network.
This post was edited on 9/28/20 at 9:06 am
Posted on 9/28/20 at 9:05 am to PlateJohnsonIII
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Our league is self-sufficient
No it isn't.
But listen to Saban and you'll find that out.
Posted on 9/28/20 at 9:13 am to OrangeAndBrew
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The teams I see being against it are Scar, UF, and UGA. They have OOC rivalries, so they’d get one cupcake game
It's arguable that FSU, GT and Louisville aren't exactly scary OOC opponnents. The SEC East has some cupcake teams.
The SEC has equal revenue sharing. If an SEC program can't compete playing 10 SEC games it's their own fault. Spend some money and get better or stfu.
This post was edited on 9/28/20 at 9:33 am
Posted on 9/28/20 at 9:20 am to TidalSurge1
Love the idea, especially with all the home and away games UA has over the next decade with P5 teams from other conferences.
It will not hurt the SEC in regards to playoffs either. This is all about money as well and the playoffs whether you like it or not is headed for expansion. Two teams from the SEC will be the norm eventually. 10 game conference schedule will only help SOS.
It will not hurt the SEC in regards to playoffs either. This is all about money as well and the playoffs whether you like it or not is headed for expansion. Two teams from the SEC will be the norm eventually. 10 game conference schedule will only help SOS.
Posted on 9/28/20 at 9:42 am to AUCE05
quote:One of the reasons I quit buying season tickets was because the horrible non conference games we played (not counting Maine, Troy and South Alabama). You essentially bought tickets for 4 SEC games. There were other reasons but that was the main one. I would assume the requirement to play one P5 game each year gives you only one rent a win. Might kill us to play 10 but what the hell - do it.
How can anyone be against this? Yesterday was fantastic. Hopefully we toward this model.
Posted on 9/28/20 at 9:44 am to AUCE05
I really don't miss playing the FCS games.
Posted on 9/28/20 at 9:55 am to TideWarrior
While I wouldn't gripe with a 10 game schedule, I think the best version would be a 9 game conference schedule with everyone getting 2 P5 opponents and a cupcake. This helps schools like SCe, UF, and UGA keep their regular rivalry games and also find a good P5 matchup.
Ideally, every conference would do this and it would make it easier to schedule this stuff. Like have certain weeks be designated as the Non-Conference weeks for every conference.
I would also allow for playoff expansion, but that is another topic for another day.
Ideally, every conference would do this and it would make it easier to schedule this stuff. Like have certain weeks be designated as the Non-Conference weeks for every conference.
I would also allow for playoff expansion, but that is another topic for another day.
Posted on 9/28/20 at 10:01 am to AUCE05
Agreed. No more cupcakes.
Posted on 9/29/20 at 12:45 pm to GentlemanTiger
& what about the uneven 4H/5A 5H/4A factor?
Posted on 9/29/20 at 12:53 pm to VU fan4ever
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we need 4 OOC to go bowling sometimes. 10 game SEC schedule doesn't give us a chance.
Good laugh.
Some years, vandys gonna need like 6 FCS games!
Posted on 9/29/20 at 1:47 pm to AUCE05
9 conference games
1 mandated P5
A second P5 or 1 G5
A second G5 or FCS for 12 total.
Living in a non P5 college town, those money games mean survival for lower level programs. It also helps middle and lower P5 go bowling and or presents amazing upsets. I’ve watched North and South Dakota State own the B12 and B10 schools.
1 mandated P5
A second P5 or 1 G5
A second G5 or FCS for 12 total.
Living in a non P5 college town, those money games mean survival for lower level programs. It also helps middle and lower P5 go bowling and or presents amazing upsets. I’ve watched North and South Dakota State own the B12 and B10 schools.
Posted on 9/29/20 at 2:20 pm to BurgTiger
Make it 10 conference games. One OOC P5 and 1 G5. FCS needs to play FCS. That's why they are in another division of football.
Posted on 9/29/20 at 2:28 pm to RollTide1987
I don't see why every college needs to have a football team anyways. They could spend that money much more wisely.
Posted on 9/29/20 at 2:31 pm to AUCE05
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How can anyone be against this?
Cause Nick is for it
Posted on 9/29/20 at 2:34 pm to AUCE05
Everyone should have 8 conference games. G5 football and FCS football is good for the overall health of the sport.
Posted on 9/29/20 at 2:37 pm to AUCE05
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How can anyone be against this?
People (school admins) will be against this due to money. They like being able to schedule 4 cupcakes and only needing to win 2 conference games to get a bowl bid. With it being a bowl revenue sharing league, I doubt the ADs/Presidents would like the idea of the potential for less money in their pockets come bowl season. 10 conference games would make it much more unlikely those bottom tier teams get to bowl eligibility, which trickles down to everyone else.
From a fan perspective, a 10 game SEC schedule would be awesome. Would get to play every team in the conference every 2-3 years instead of every 6 years for the rotating cross-division teams right now.
Posted on 9/29/20 at 2:40 pm to OrangeAndBrew
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Vandy has built a spectacular baseball program, why can’t you build a football program?
It's a lot easier to build a niche sport like baseball where they actually do have a scholarship advantage over other schools than it is to build a football power. Vandy will never have the resources to build a football program anything comparable to their baseball program. It's not even realistic to argue otherwise. Their ceiling is what James Franklin did, but even then, I don't think what he was doing was sustainable either.
This post was edited on 9/29/20 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 9/29/20 at 2:41 pm to AUCE05
So Saban is advocating for SC/Clemson, UF/FSU, GT/UGA, and to a lesser extent UK/UL to never play again in the regular season? Or would all the teams with in-conference rivals get a P5 team to schedule so it's an even playing field? Do we then all get 1 OOC cupcake to get to 12 games?
I'd be down for a 10-game SEC schedule every year, with Clemson + random P5 opponent.
I'd be down for a 10-game SEC schedule every year, with Clemson + random P5 opponent.
This post was edited on 9/29/20 at 2:43 pm
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