Bama vs. Clemson

[Caliyak]

In all of this, the school makes money but the fans lose. 

[Chris at Tech]

15 hours ago, Sam said:

No big SEC rival games with Power 5 teams outside the SEC.

LSU used to play Notre Dame but the Fighting Irish will no longer play down south until November, which is not longer possible due to the SEC scheduling. LSU will play one big Power 5 team when they can schedule the game. LSU takes on Wisconsin at Lambeau Field next year to open the season.

Tennessee used to play UCLA and now takes on one of the big Power 5 programs each year.

Alabama will open with a Power 5 opponent but no longer has any out-of-conference rivals.

Florida and Florida State; Clemson and South Carolina; Kentucky and Louisville; come to mind as annual rival games.

And regarding SEC teams playing in state patsies, seems the legislatures are telling the big schools to take on their in-state rivals so that the money stays in the college system. Even Tulane is asking LSU to play them in the Superdome with LSU taking home 75% of the receipts of a sold out stadium.

LSU will be playing Southeastern Louisiana and U-La-La in the future, thanks to the Louisiana legislature. Just like Kentucky and Louisville playing each other in football on an annual basis.

As you guys know, follow the money.

 

 

I'm losing track, Sam.  Does the SEC have a poor OOC schedule because "the conference schedule is too tough already", or because the state legislators force them to play the in-state patsies?

I see quite a few SEC OOC games against the likes of Tennessee Tech and South Alabama in the November timeline.  So why does "SEC scheduling" prevent playing Notre Dame, for example?

I did find a recent example where Tennessee and Oklahoma had a home and home, actually in each others' stadiums and not a neutral site.  Kudos to them!

[Sam]

I'm losing track, Sam.  Does the SEC have a poor OOC schedule because "the conference schedule is too tough already", or because the state legislators force them to play the in-state patsies? - CHRIS, THEY WANT THE "W" TO BEEF UP THEIR WINS TO BE BOWL ELIGIBLE. OVERALL, THE SEC'S OCC IS A JOKE. BUT IT PUTS FANNIES IN THE STANDS; PADS THE WINS; MAKES THE TEAM AND COACHES LOOK GOOD; AND PUTS MONEY IN THE BANK. ATHLETIC DIRECTORS SAY THEIR SEC SCHEDULES ARE TOO TOUGH AND THE SEC TEAMS NEED THE WEAKER TEAMS ON THEIR SCHEDULES. AS FOR THE STATE LEGISLATURES GETTING INTO THE ACT, QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY ARE THE SEC TEAMS PAYING OUT OF STATE PATSIES WHEN THEY HAVE LOTS OF WEAKER FOOTBALL TEAMS IN THEIR STATE THAT THE SEC TEAMS COULD PLAY AND THE WEAKER SHCOOLS COULD USE THE MONEY. KEEP THE MONEY HOME.

I see quite a few SEC OOC games against the likes of Tennessee Tech and South Alabama in the November timeline.  So why does "SEC scheduling" prevent playing Notre Dame, for example? - AN SEC TEAM WILL PLAY NOTRE DAME BUT NOTRE DAME WILL NOT PLAY IN THE SOUTH IN AUGUST, SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER DUE TO THE HEAT. BEEN THIS WAY SINCE THE IRISH WON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BUT LOST TO OLE MISS IN OXFORD DUE TO THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY. LSU PLAYED NOTRE DAME IN TIGER STADIUM IN NOVEMBER. BUT WITH THE SEC MAKING THE SEC SCHEDULE FOR THE TEAMS YOU HAVE LITTLE WIGGLE ROOM TO SCHEDULE OTHER POWER 5 CONFERENCE TEAMS AT THE END OF THE SEASON. SO NO TENNESSEE-OKLAHOMA GAME IN NOVEMBER. THEY PLAY IN SEPTEMBER.

I did find a recent example where Tennessee and Oklahoma had a home and home, actually in each others' stadiums and not a neutral site.  Kudos to them! - YES. BUT DON'T LOOK FOR ALABAMA TO PLAY AT ANOTHER POWER 5'S STADIUM. BAMA WILL PLAY ON A NUTURAL FIELD LIKE THIS COMING SEASON. AND LSU PLAYS WISCONSIN IN GREEN BAY. BUT LSU WILL PLAY OTHER POWER 5 SCHOOLS AT THEIR HOME FIELD AND HAS DONE SO IN THE PAST.

SEC TEAMS WILL BE PLAYING MORE POWER 5 TEAMS IN THE FUTURE DUE TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP COMMITTEE LOOKING AT STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE. I AM IN FAVOR OF MORE POWER 5 SCHOOLS PLAYING EACH OTHER AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN SEC-BIG TEN OR BIG 8-ACC, ETC. SCHEDULE LIKE IN BASKETBALL TO START THE SEASONS. THAT WOULD BE FUN TO WATCH: NUMER ONES PLAY EACH OTHER; THEN NUMBER TWO'S PLAY, AND SO FORTH.

[Chris at Tech]

 

2 hours ago, Sam said:

I see quite a few SEC OOC games against the likes of Tennessee Tech and South Alabama in the November timeline.  So why does "SEC scheduling" prevent playing Notre Dame, for example? - AN SEC TEAM WILL PLAY NOTRE DAME BUT NOTRE DAME WILL NOT PLAY IN THE SOUTH IN AUGUST, SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER DUE TO THE HEAT. BEEN THIS WAY SINCE THE IRISH WON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BUT LOST TO OLE MISS IN OXFORD DUE TO THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY. 

Sept 2, 2006

Notre Dame @ Ga Tech

Just sayin'