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re: SECCG should always be in Atlanta
Posted on 7/23/21 at 1:08 pm to RollingwiththeTide
Posted on 7/23/21 at 1:08 pm to RollingwiththeTide
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The very first 2 SECCG’s ever played was outdoors. It was cold as a witches tit in a brass bra for the very first one
It was a shite show in Birmingham and they also played the game during the day
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Football is an outdoor sport. It’s not like it’s unheard of to play a late season game outside.
But if you can make the conditions more favorable why wouldn't you?
They use to have the Peach Bowl in December outdoors and the weather was horrible and they almost quit playing it. It's now become a NY6 game a hugely successful with the indoor move.
Posted on 7/23/21 at 1:10 pm to RollingwiththeTide
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The very first 2 SECCG’s ever played was outdoors. It was cold as a witches tit in a brass bra for the very first one. Look the whole season in pretty much played outside including the last game of the reg season just the week before. Football is an outdoor sport. It’s not like it’s unheard of to play a late season game outside.
They aren't playing these games outside in a place where they could have bad conditions for the same reason they don't play the Super Bowl in Chicago or Boston.
Teams want to be able to plan for certain weather. The conferences want to have no variables. The fans, in general, would prefer not to sit in 43 degree rain as opposed to 72 degrees in a brand new stadium.
Could they play it outside if they had to? Sure. Is there any good reason to do it when you have other great options? No.
Posted on 7/23/21 at 1:13 pm to OKtiger
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We’re not going to suddenly switch everything to accommodate Texas and OU.
Exactly.
Also, lol.
Posted on 7/23/21 at 1:13 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Nashville will be getting a new stadium within the next 10 years that will be a dome with retractable roof.
They are wanting to host a SB after having the draft a few years back
The town of Nashville is much nicer than ATL. Don’t have to worry about being shot, robbed or your car stolen like you do in ATL
They are wanting to host a SB after having the draft a few years back
The town of Nashville is much nicer than ATL. Don’t have to worry about being shot, robbed or your car stolen like you do in ATL
Posted on 7/23/21 at 1:14 pm to RollingwiththeTide
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The very first 2 SECCG’s ever played was outdoors. It was cold as a witches tit in a brass bra for the very first one. Look the whole season in pretty much played outside including the last game of the reg season just the week before. Football is an outdoor sport. It’s not like it’s unheard of to play a late season game outside.
The Dome didn't open until 1992, the first year of the SECCG. As soon as it was established as a better alternative to Legion Field, that game was never coming back to Birmingham. Sure, games are played outside...but why do it if there's a better alternative? It makes zero sense.
Posted on 7/23/21 at 1:15 pm to Golfer1
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Don’t have to worry about being shot, robbed or your car stolen like you do in ATL
Let Nashville continue to grow for 10 more years. It's crime rate is already high. It's just not Memphis high
This post was edited on 7/23/21 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 7/23/21 at 1:15 pm to Golfer1
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The town of Nashville is much nicer than ATL. Don’t have to worry about being shot, robbed or your car stolen like you do in ATL
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Don’t have to worry about being shot
Violent crime rate per 100,000 people
14. Nashville (1,138.17)
27. Atlanta (935.72)
Murder rate per 100,000 people
20. Atlanta (16.41)
21. Nashville (16.30)
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robbed
Robbery per 100,000 people
26. Nashville (303.14)
27. Atlanta (293.55)
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car stolen
You are more likely to have you car stolen in Atlanta!
Motor Vehicle Theft per 100,000 people
19. Atlanta (685.0)
59. Nashville (380.0)
Of course.....you are much more likely to get raped in Nashville
Rape per 100,000 people
26. Nashville (72.9)
45. Atlanta (58.6)
Or assaulted
Assault per 100,000 people
13. Nashville (745.84)
22. Atlanta (567.16)
Yea, I'm gonna go ahead and disagree with you there.
This post was edited on 7/23/21 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 7/23/21 at 1:15 pm to Golfer1
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Don’t have to worry about being shot, robbed or your car stolen like you do in ATL
You clearly haven't been to Nashville lately.
Posted on 7/23/21 at 1:24 pm to OKtiger
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SECCG should always be in Atlanta
Tough shite.
Texas and Jerry World are taking from y'all and you are giving them the knife.
Posted on 7/23/21 at 1:24 pm to RD Dawg
The first 2 SECCG was kicked off about in the same time slot it always has been played in. The sun was done down or well on its way by the time those games was over.
Again football is an outdoor sport. Some folks act like it can’t be played outside. If the NFL can play a late round playoff game in Green Bay, New England, or Buffalo in January then the SEC can do a championship game in early December outside. Personally I wouldn’t mind seeing it brought on campus.
Again football is an outdoor sport. Some folks act like it can’t be played outside. If the NFL can play a late round playoff game in Green Bay, New England, or Buffalo in January then the SEC can do a championship game in early December outside. Personally I wouldn’t mind seeing it brought on campus.
Posted on 7/23/21 at 1:25 pm to RollingwiththeTide
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Again football is an outdoor sport. Some folks act like it can’t be played outside. If the NFL can play a late round playoff game in Green Bay, New England, or Buffalo in January then the SEC can do a championship game in early December outside. Personally I wouldn’t mind seeing it brought on campus.
I mean I don't think anyone would die or anything, but they want the game to be in a predictable environment - administrators, fans, coaches, etc.
So that's where it's gonna be.
Posted on 7/23/21 at 1:30 pm to OKtiger
Fk Atlanta, Sherman was right, move it to Nashville.
Posted on 7/23/21 at 1:33 pm to SummerOfGeorge
I don’t mind the big indoor stadiums but I have always like the idea of playing it on campus and the highest ranked team gets to host. Or have a different school host every year and give teams that have never been a chance to experience the atmosphere of it.
Posted on 7/23/21 at 1:35 pm to Nado Jenkins83
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I think a rotation is inevitable. But I dont like change much myself.
Verified southerner.
Posted on 7/23/21 at 2:02 pm to OKtiger
Dallas / Atlanta / Nashville / New Orleans rotation
Posted on 7/23/21 at 2:13 pm to BamaGradinTn
Also there's no way they'd have it in NO because of the Sugar Bowl- there'd be a 70% chance one of the two teams in the SECCG plays there in a span of 3 weeks. No one would show up
Posted on 7/23/21 at 2:25 pm to JDMPartII
Plus the Superdome is a dump and they won't play outdoors in Nashville as well.
Posted on 7/23/21 at 4:52 pm to SummerOfGeorge
quote:Atlanta is indoors.
As if Nashville, Atlanta, Memphis, etc aren't cold in December. They aren't Green Bay or Chicago cold, but some people seem to think they are Miami or Orlando. You don't want to schedule a large, neutral, outdoor event in any of those 3 cities in December unless you have no other indoor option.
It makes no sense to put our guys on the field in shitty conditions for a game that means little to nothing.
Posted on 7/23/21 at 5:04 pm to OKtiger
With more Western Schools and MONEY coming into play, I expect the SECG to at least rotate West. You better beleive A&M will be pushing to move Championship venues West and now we have the partners to do it.
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