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SEC needs to start rotating SEC Championship game to ~4 locations instead of just Atlanta

Posted on 6/23/23 at 7:23 pm
Posted by Saunson69
Member since May 2023
1792 posts
Posted on 6/23/23 at 7:23 pm
If SEC wants to be fair, it's not right to play 45 minutes from UGA campus every year because it is an unfair advantage. Atlanta just isn't that interesting comparing to the other 3 cities I named as well. I guarantee this would be perceived better by people than current operations.

Cities to host:
New Orleans
Atlanta
Nashville
Houston

In order, for backups (To you geniuses saying below cities are terrible, how about you make a better suggestion?... Crickets):
Dallas (obviously great, left out bc further west than Houston)
Birmingham
Shreveport
Memphis
Little Rock
Mobile
Jackson
Some of the above cities are college stadiums so not sure that's allowed.

The SEC should move the games, and it's office to somewhere more centrally population located. Bama for HQ and Atlanta for CG are outside the population center. It's highly likely the new population center is somewhere around Shreveport I'd bet.

Truth be told if it's in a 4 city rotation, Atlanta shouldn't be allowed to have a championship game until those other 3 cities have all caught up to it in terms of game played there. The game has been in Atlanta for 30 years right? So allow Houston, Nashville, New Orleans to play it 30 times to catch up, then Atlanta can get back in the rotation. That's 90 years from now that those 3 other cities get 30 games. Only fair.
This post was edited on 6/23/23 at 11:21 pm
Posted by TouchdownTony
Central Alabama
Member since Apr 2016
9682 posts
Posted on 6/23/23 at 7:30 pm to
quote:

Birmingham
Shreveport
Memphis (not sure if U Memphis would allow it as I don't think there's another stadium there)
Little Rock
Mobile
Jackson


Where the fug you gonna these games at at these locations?

The Sec needs a minimum of 75K seats to host and none of these have that.

I'm all for getting it out of Atlanta due to the UGA campus being next door but I'll be damned if I want to be in Arkansas in December outside.
Posted by RealDawg
Dawgville
Member since Nov 2012
9375 posts
Posted on 6/23/23 at 7:31 pm to
SEC needs to ban fans that post this thread for the 30th time .
Posted by Leto II
Arrakis
Member since Dec 2018
21280 posts
Posted on 6/23/23 at 7:32 pm to
Nope. It’s in Atlanta to stay.
Posted by Leto II
Arrakis
Member since Dec 2018
21280 posts
Posted on 6/23/23 at 7:32 pm to
I was about to ask if he was new here and he apparently is
Posted by Saunson69
Member since May 2023
1792 posts
Posted on 6/23/23 at 7:34 pm to
quote:

Where the fug you gonna these games at at these locations?

The Sec needs a minimum of 75K seats to host and none of these have that.

I'm all for getting it out of Atlanta due to the UGA campus being next door but I'll be damned if I want to be in Arkansas in December outside


You got a better list of backups in the deep South? Hence why I put them in the reserve list
Posted by RealDawg
Dawgville
Member since Nov 2012
9375 posts
Posted on 6/23/23 at 7:35 pm to
play 45 minutes from UGA campus

1:15 min if we are being factual.

1:30 from AU

3:00 AL, TN, USCe
Posted by BevoBucks
H-town
Member since Dec 2022
3949 posts
Posted on 6/23/23 at 7:37 pm to
No dice. Dunno if you heard, but if the SEC doesn’t lock down Atlanta in perpetuity, the soon to be defunct, yet almighty ACC is gonna snatch it up and never give it back.

Plus, apparently no other city in the south has airports, restaurants, or even paved roads.
Posted by Dawgfanman
Member since Jun 2015
22285 posts
Posted on 6/23/23 at 7:41 pm to
The primary participants in this game have been:

Bama
UF
UGA
LSU
UT
AU

It’s the most “central” location for the teams that matter..
Posted by BamaMamaof2
Atlanta, GA
Member since Nov 2019
2390 posts
Posted on 6/23/23 at 7:41 pm to
I think the game has to be played in a dome.
Now with the addition of TX and OU, I think it is perfectly reasonable to consider a rotation schedule.
1. Atlanta
2. New Orleans
3. Dallas
All 3 locations cover each region of the conference and will make the game more accessible to those in the west. FYI, I live in Atlanta so it’s better for me personally to stay in Atlanta, but I just think other regions deserve a game too.
Posted by Saunson69
Member since May 2023
1792 posts
Posted on 6/23/23 at 7:42 pm to
quote:

SEC needs to ban fans that post this thread for the 30th time .



Well if this is the 30th time it's been posted, then there's probably some validity for it at least should happen
Posted by TideSaint
Hill Country
Member since Sep 2008
75854 posts
Posted on 6/23/23 at 7:51 pm to
quote:

2. New Orleans


No thanks. I value my life over a football game.

I say this as a lifelong Saints fan who has held season tickets to their games for multiple seasons.
Posted by Jumpinjack
Member since Oct 2021
6485 posts
Posted on 6/23/23 at 7:52 pm to
quote:

The primary participants in this game have been:

Bama
UF
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
Member since Sep 2012
39993 posts
Posted on 6/23/23 at 7:56 pm to
It didn't seem to be unfair until UGA started winning national championships
Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
30166 posts
Posted on 6/23/23 at 7:57 pm to
quote:

In order, for backups in case above goes wrong:
Dallas (obviously great, left out bc further west than Houston)
Birmingham
Shreveport
Memphis (not sure if U Memphis would allow it as I don't think there's another stadium there)
Little Rock:lol:
Mobile:lol: (not sure if USA would allow it as I don't think there's another stadium there)
Jackson :lol:(looked like an absolute dump plus Jackson States stadium)


mercerbears level funny
Posted by Dawgfanman
Member since Jun 2015
22285 posts
Posted on 6/23/23 at 7:58 pm to
quote:

The primary participants in this game have been: Bama UF


Bama 14
UF 13
UGA 10
LSU 7
AU 6
UT 5


Posted by koreandawg
South Korea
Member since Sep 2015
9000 posts
Posted on 6/23/23 at 7:58 pm to
After 31 years, I wonder why this is becoming an issue now.
Posted by theRealJesseD
Member since Nov 2021
2877 posts
Posted on 6/23/23 at 7:59 pm to
Thank you for finally saying what no one else has ever said here before!

Posted by Landmass
Member since Jun 2013
18096 posts
Posted on 6/23/23 at 8:04 pm to
Atlanta is a shithole but to be fair, so are the other cities you listed.

And Nashville's outdoor stadium is a terrible place to play in December.
Posted by RollTide1987
Augusta, GA
Member since Nov 2009
65051 posts
Posted on 6/23/23 at 8:06 pm to
quote:

Atlanta is a shithole


Is there a major city within the SEC's footprint that isn't?
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