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You can officially close the book on the "Neutral Site Opener" era of Alabama Football
Posted on 9/7/21 at 7:54 am
Posted on 9/7/21 at 7:54 am
While realignment may change some things, starting in 2022 Alabama plays exclusively home and home games against 1-2 power 5 opponents. The era of playing a big power 5 opener in Atlanta or Dallas has come to a close.
- Alabama went 11-0 in neutral site openers between 2008 and 2021
- Alabama won all 11 games by double digits
- Alabama's average margin of victory was 26 points
- The only games that had a MOV of less than 3 scores were 2009 Virginia Tech and 2014 West Virginia (10 pts each)
- Alabama went 11-0 in neutral site openers between 2008 and 2021
- Alabama won all 11 games by double digits
- Alabama's average margin of victory was 26 points
- The only games that had a MOV of less than 3 scores were 2009 Virginia Tech and 2014 West Virginia (10 pts each)
This post was edited on 9/7/21 at 9:01 am
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Posted on 9/7/21 at 7:55 am to SummerOfGeorge
Never got that shite anyway unless it’s a rivalry tradition
Posted on 9/7/21 at 7:56 am to SummerOfGeorge
Thank. God.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 7:56 am to SummerOfGeorge
Why is it closed George?
Posted on 9/7/21 at 7:56 am to Jrv2damac
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Never got that shite anyway unless it’s a rivalry tradition
I understood it early on, but it definitely grew stale. Especially as a yearly occurrence.
Every 3-4 years, sure, but not every year.
This post was edited on 9/7/21 at 7:57 am
Posted on 9/7/21 at 7:57 am to SummerOfGeorge
It's not closed for us.. I think we open with UNC in Charlotte next year, or 2023.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 7:57 am to SummerOfGeorge
"I don't understand why anyone would want to schedule Alabama in one of these openers." - Sean McDonough 
Posted on 9/7/21 at 7:58 am to 1BIGTigerFan
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Why is it closed George?
2022 - @ Texas
2023 - Texas, @ USF
2024 - @ Wisconsin, USF
2025 - @ Florida State, Wisconsin
2026 - @ West Virginia, Florida State, USF
2027 - West Virginia, @ Ohio State
2028 - Ohio State, @ Oklahoma State
2029 - @ Notre Dame, Oklahoma State
2030 - @ Georgia Tech, Notre Dame
2031 - Georgia Tech, @ Boston College
2032 - Arizona, @ Oklahoma
2033 - @ Arizona, Oklahoma
2034 - @ Virginia Tech, Boston College
2035 - Virginia Tech
Posted on 9/7/21 at 7:59 am to SCgamecock2988
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It's not closed for us.. I think we open with UNC in Charlotte next year, or 2023.
The games still exist, we just aren't playing in them. Which is why I said "era of Alabama football"
Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:00 am to SummerOfGeorge
You needed it for recruiting at first, but yeah it grew pretty stale.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:00 am to SummerOfGeorge
Yeah because what's the point of neutral site opening game blowouts? They aren't fun for anyone, except Bama fans.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:01 am to dirty bastard
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You needed it for recruiting at first, but yeah it grew pretty stale.
Yep, and it was a unique thing back then. It was also a magnet for big matchups (at least either brand name or pre-season rankings wise).
Still fine for a one off big game (Georgia/Oregon is a good example), but just counting on it every year is no Bueno. It sucks as a season ticket holder not to have fun P5 home and homes.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:02 am to SummerOfGeorge
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2022 - @ Texas
2023 - Texas, @ USF
2024 - @ Wisconsin, USF
2025 - @ Florida State, Wisconsin
2026 - @ West Virginia, Florida State, USF
2027 - West Virginia, @ Ohio State
2028 - Ohio State, @ Oklahoma State
2029 - @ Notre Dame, Oklahoma State
2030 - @ Georgia Tech, Notre Dame
2031 - Georgia Tech, @ Boston College
2032 - Arizona, @ Oklahoma
2033 - @ Arizona, Oklahoma
2034 - @ Virginia Tech, Boston College
2035 - Virginia Tech
This post was edited on 9/7/21 at 8:05 am
Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:02 am to SummerOfGeorge
Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:03 am to paperwasp
Yea - gonna be some shifting there, obviously on Oklahoma and maybe/probably? on Texas.
But obviously the Texas thing has to happen pretty quickly since the 1st game of the series is in 368 days
But obviously the Texas thing has to happen pretty quickly since the 1st game of the series is in 368 days
This post was edited on 9/7/21 at 8:04 am
Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:03 am to SummerOfGeorge
I like the home-home matchups so much more.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:04 am to SummerOfGeorge
2018-2019 really killed them for me. What is the point in sacrificing a home game to play a team like Duke or Louisville at a neutral site?
Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:06 am to SummerOfGeorge
It was fun the first time- felt like a preseason bowl, but on year 10 without a legitimate OOC road game, it's beyond time to start doing it again.
Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:06 am to Leto II
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I like the home-home matchups so much more.
We've played one non-SEC power 5 team at home in the last 15 seasons (2010 Penn State). That sucks.
Within the next 15 years we'll get to see
- Wisconsin
- Florida State
- West Virginia
- Ohio State
- Oklahoma State
- Notre Dame
- Georgia Tech
- Arizona
- Boston College
- Virginia Tech
Not to mention we'll get to travel on return trips to those places (or pick out 2-3 of them to go to).
It's just a whole lot better.
This post was edited on 9/7/21 at 8:08 am
Posted on 9/7/21 at 8:07 am to SummerOfGeorge
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- Alabama went 11-0 in neutral site openers between 2008 and 2021
- Alabama won all 11 games by double digits
- Alabama's average margin of victory was 26 points
- The only games that had a MOV of less than 2 scores were 2009 Virginia Tech and 2014 West Virginia
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