SEC Travel Rule

It's definitely a stupid conference rule, not NCAA.

It makes no sense at all, but I doubt it'll be changed anytime soon.

The rule itself is not a bad one. No need for them to miss another day of class when they can be home Sunday night.

The problem is with the idiots responsible for setting the start time on Sundays. On those days when the curfew is in effect, simply start the game 5 hours before. This will avoid any problems.

But we live in the bible belt and doing anything before noon is taboo. Don't want people to miss church.

Nothing cheap about it. I can't help it if you don't understand the influence religion has on events held on Sundays in the south.

Ask Skip if you don't believe me.

I think alot has to do with the television rights.

I know alot of LSU games are on CST? Well, I heard they can not show the game against the game of the week shown on TV at the same time (hence, earlier games on Saturday vs night games).

Also, I thought the rule really applies for teams that fly commercial, not charter?

It is a silly rule at any case

And you have proof of this I'm sure.

As I said just a cheap shot at religion so I won't hold my breath waiting for your proof of the religous conspiracy against the SEC Sunday baseball games.

Maybe I should type slower, will that help you?

The travel rule was put in place to make sure teams don't miss the plane ride back home. SEC cities don't have airports with 24 hour service, so if the game runs pass a certain time, they'll miss their flight, have to sleep over, and miss part or all of class on Monday.

And no, the travel rule isn't always in effect if teams charter a flight or take the bus (see MSU and USC). The goal is to get back home Sunday night. The rule has nothing to do with religion.

Religion plays a part with the starting time of these games on Sundays. Schools try to avoid starting too early so fans won't miss the start of the game. LSU didn't start until noon for the Sunday game against UGA, which had the travel rule in effect.

Never thought a simple subject would confuse someone.

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Are we the only conference that has this STUPID rule ?

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I have no idea. I do know that schools from other conferences do sometimes have a tie on their record, so it's possible that they have some form of the rule also.

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Was this voted on by the coaches and ADs from every school ?

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I assume it was voted on by some group with authority to make such rules. Who exactly makes up this group is unknown to me, but I would assume that all 12 schools are represented.

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But, my biggest gripe about this rule is that the teams travel during the week and play a night game, what's the difference ???

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The difference is that the SEC can't make rules that are binding on schools who are not in the SEC. If the SEC had the power to regulate these games, they probably would impose the same rule on them.

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Why can basketball games be played late at night on a school night and nothing be said about it ?

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It's not about how late it is. It's about being able to have stable, reliable travel schedules so schools don't incur prohibitive cost as a result of missing a flight. That's why the rule is not in effect when the visiting school travels by charter plane. Basketball games have less potential to go on endlessly without a resolution because basketball games are limited by time rather than innings and scoring in basketball is much more common, reducing the chance of endless ties through a lot of overtimes. That's why the rule isn't necessary in basketball.

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Seems like the NCAA would tell ALL schools to have the same rules and since no other major college sport can end in a tie, why should SEC baseball ?

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Football had ties until 1996 and soccer still has them, I think. But mainly, I think the reason the NCAA doesn't mandate a nation wide rule is that it doesn't regard this as a major problem, sees no reason to regulate it and is therefore content to let the schools and conferences regulate it as they see fit.

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just a cheap shot at religion so I won't hold my breath waiting for your proof of the religous conspiracy against the SEC Sunday baseball games

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It's not a cheap shot and there's no religious conspiracy against SEC Sunday baseball games. It's simply a fact that most churches hold services on Sunday mornings and a lot of people, particularly in the south, take religion seriously enough that they would choose to go to church rather than a baseball game if forced to choose. SEC schools are simply sellers of a product and want to offer their product in the way that maximizes their customer base.

You have issues.

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Maybe I should type slower, will that help you?

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You can type as slowly as you want, but it won't help. That guy is way off the deep end and well beyond the help of anyone who isn't authorized to prescribe medication.

"that was a while ago though"....so again no proof of a religious conspiracy. Just "somebody said so".
Somebody please show me the SEC document, policy or actual rule that says "we don't start Sunday games earlier due to church-going people".
Otherwise STFU...it's pure rumor & speculation. Then again, that's all you have.