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re: SEC MBB Teams by NCAA Tournament Wins since 2020
Posted by AU6X on 2/16/26 at 12:55 pm to TriStateAreaFootball
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1) Alabama - 11 2) Arkansas - 10 3) Tennessee - 9
If you go back 1 more tourney (2018), it changes a lot at the top:
1) Aub, Ala, Tenn -11
4) Arky - 10
5) Gata – 8
6) Kats – 6
7)UTx – 5
8) LSU 3
9) OM, OU, aTm – 2
12) Mizzou - 1
13 -16 – No change (0)
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What program is the SEC analogue to IU (pre-championship)?
Posted by AU6X on 1/20/26 at 11:30 am
Public U that is a historic bottom dweller with occasional (very occasional) success but the available resources to make a huge, quick leap?
Vandy has some similarities, but not a Public U.
MSU meets the 1st criteria, but not the second.
USCe?
Vandy has some similarities, but not a Public U.
MSU meets the 1st criteria, but not the second.
USCe?
re: Is this the extreme end of this free agency/portal madness?
Posted by AU6X on 1/7/26 at 9:21 am to Gideon Swashbuckler
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Can the NCAA not sanction them so they are unable to compete?
The NCAA runs a basketball tournament. That’s about all it does these days.
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As long as some other team will sell their soul to buy players, you will have to as well to continue to compete.
In law school 30 years ago we called these scenarios a “race to the bottom.” The market makers are spending like drunk monkey-sailors, and you have to pay to play.
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Which is more absolute the backboard lights or the clock?
Gotta believe it is the official clock, whatever/wherever that is, and the lighted backboard is just a visual aid.
Do the refs see a different feed than espn/SECN has to show us? If not, I still haven’t seen a shot that clearly shows the ball still touching his fingers when the clock ran out. Maybe the rules are different for hoops than for football, but if it isn’t clear, how do you overturn the call on the floor of made basket (I.e., if they had called “no basket” on the floor, I’m not seeing how they could overturn that, either)?
re: When has a team ever beat a Top 5 team twice in a season
Posted by AU6X on 1/5/26 at 9:37 am to Everclear2000
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Pretty sure both UGA and AL were ranked #1 at the time AU played them- and they ended the season as #2 and #1, respectively
You are right that they were both #1 when AU played them.
re: When has a team ever beat a Top 5 team twice in a season
Posted by AU6X on 1/5/26 at 8:27 am to Dawgfanman
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2024 UGA - Texas and Texas 2022 UGA - Tenn, OSU, TCU 2021 UGA - Clemson, Michigan, Alabama 2017 UGA - Auburn, OU
I think OP meant same top 5 team 2X in a season. But 2017 that you mention was interesting — in span of 15 days Auburn beat #3 UGA and #4 bama, but lost RB Kerryon Johnson late in the second half of the latter to injury. When Auburn played UGA again a week later, without Johnson to lean on they could not beat UGA the second time (making the OP’s point).
re: The New Big 6
Posted by AU6X on 1/2/26 at 1:12 pm to GetmorewithLes
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Wrong. It is not a concept. Big 6 is the list of teams in the exclusive club that have won the SECCG.
Maybe Ole Miss could make the list of teams that made it to the SECCG first. The powerhouses at Arkansas, South Carolina, Mizzou, and — oh yeah — State eagerly await your arrival.
re: November 18, 2000
Posted by AU6X on 12/6/25 at 5:48 pm to Darth_Vader
A friend of mine told me that was the day he painfully learned the difference between waterproof and water resistant. (Sleeted the whole game)
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I don’t think Auburn fans are really very aware of where they are in the food chain these days. At best they’re now the what, 8th best program in the conference?
The last time either AU or UF won a natl championship in football was 2010. Counting that season, comparing AU and UF
UF overall record 118-91, 0-4 in SECCG, 0 NCG appearances
AU overall record 120-85, 2-1 in SECCG, 2 NCG appearances and 1 NC
AU definitely needs to step up its game. But AU is not currently looking up at Florida “on the food chain these days”
re: SECCG Ticket market historically low demand
Posted by AU6X on 12/3/25 at 8:43 am to scottydoesntknow
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Tickets are not a damn investment. Youre a douchebag if you buy face value tickets with only the intention of selling them for a profit
This is certainly a hot take. Why do you hate America?
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Thanks. I was not aware of that.
Of course, all the meddlin’ and interferein’ be happening now. Just gives new coaches getting hired now a chance to come in and make their pitch (and line up the bag$) for longer than 5 days.
re: Doesn’t the Transfer Portal Open Five Days After a New Coach is Announced?
Posted by AU6X on 12/3/25 at 7:53 am to captdalton
Doesn’t open until Jan, even for programs w coaching changes over the last few weeks.
From an on3 story from October:
“ On3 has learned the NCAA has sent guidance to schools that the portal window for when a new head coach is hired starts five days after the coach is hired, provided that occurs between January 2 and June 30.
For example, if a college football program hires a new head coach on Nov. 25, the portal would not open until Jan. 2. But if a program makes a coaching change in the spring and hires a new head coach, players will not have to wait as long as the hire is made before June 30.”
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From an on3 story from October:
“ On3 has learned the NCAA has sent guidance to schools that the portal window for when a new head coach is hired starts five days after the coach is hired, provided that occurs between January 2 and June 30.
For example, if a college football program hires a new head coach on Nov. 25, the portal would not open until Jan. 2. But if a program makes a coaching change in the spring and hires a new head coach, players will not have to wait as long as the hire is made before June 30.”
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It’s likely a Big 6 that has the most wins in a season against the other Big 6, but it’s also going to be pretty rare when a Big 6 team had all of the other 5 on its schedule in a season.
Until 1992, Auburn had for decades played Ala, UTn, UF and UGA every year, but rarely played LSU (they played 8 games between the end is WW2 and SEC expansion in ‘92). Off the top of my head, AU beat those 4 in 1983. They lost UT as a permanent opponent in ‘92, and then lost UF as a permanent opponent a few years later. They did beat LSU, UF, UGA and Ala in 93, but didn’t play UT. AU beat LSU, UT (2X), UGA, and Ala in ‘04, but didn’t play UF. When AU went undefeated and won the natty in ‘10, they beat LSU, UGA and Ala, but didn’t play UT or UF (of all things, SoCar won the east that year, and Auburn beat them 2X that season).
Until 1992, Auburn had for decades played Ala, UTn, UF and UGA every year, but rarely played LSU (they played 8 games between the end is WW2 and SEC expansion in ‘92). Off the top of my head, AU beat those 4 in 1983. They lost UT as a permanent opponent in ‘92, and then lost UF as a permanent opponent a few years later. They did beat LSU, UF, UGA and Ala in 93, but didn’t play UT. AU beat LSU, UT (2X), UGA, and Ala in ‘04, but didn’t play UF. When AU went undefeated and won the natty in ‘10, they beat LSU, UGA and Ala, but didn’t play UT or UF (of all things, SoCar won the east that year, and Auburn beat them 2X that season).
re: Speculation mounts on Gus Malzahn's hiring at historic college football program
Posted by AU6X on 11/25/25 at 8:54 am to makersmark1
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The 2013 offense was amazing.
Nick Marshall was amazing.
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quote:Right to work" does not prohibit someone from voluntarily entering into a non-compete contract.
True but it does neuter your ability to enforce it. The best they can do is make you non rehireable
Right-to-work laws have to do with unionization. Nothing to do with non-competes.
re: Texas Tech billionaire and NIL... interesting read
Posted by AU6X on 11/4/25 at 8:28 am to idlewatcher
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Paywalled but TT is certainly improving all around and it’s nice to have a billionaire help with it. It’s not good for CFB however because you become a league of haves/havenots
At least for football, the SEC has had a caste system of haves vs have nots for decades. I think the last non-Big 6 team to even share a championship in football was Kentucky back in the 70s.
re: ESPN MBB Preseason Top 25
Posted by AU6X on 10/9/25 at 8:43 am to Gator Fever
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Why is NC that low?
Why is UNC that high?
re: Auburn fans- how do you feel about Saturday?
Posted by AU6X on 9/17/25 at 3:08 pm to EulerRules
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It’s more of my lack of confidence and knowledge of Auburns team.
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I’m confused. Why would you think OU wins by 2 scores if you admittedly lack knowledge of their opponent?
It’s the beauty of the Rant — entertaining and mind-numbingly stupid, all in the same post.
re: Went down to auburn!
Posted by AU6X on 8/19/25 at 10:00 am to Wishbone85
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Honest question why do the call Auburn the plains? It cant believe like the Great plains of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska so what gives?
If it really is an honest question, it’s from the Oliver Goldsmith poem The Deserted Village:
Sweet Auburn! loveliest village of the plain, ... Where crouching tigers wait their hapless prey,
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You get Texas, Georgia, Florida, A&M, Tennessee and Ole Miss in the SEC
Also @Arky and @Mizzou. State will be the underdog in every SEC game. I’m guessing the O/U win total is 3.
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