"When the Southeastern Conference announces the football schedules for its members each year, one of the first things to look for is how many SEC teams have been awarded open dates before playing Alabama.
Once upon a time, it was a major issue, so much so that a professor of statistics said it was beyond random chance. An SEC employee disputed that, telling me, āI assure you, we donāt have meetings trying to figure out ways to screw Alabama.ā I suggested that perhaps he wasnāt invited to all the meetings.
In the 2021 season, though, only three teams will have bye weeks prior to playing the Crimson Tide, and one of those is also something of a conference tradition. Before Alabama hosts LSU on November 6, both the Tide and Tigers will be taking the previous Saturday off."
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Once upon a time, it was a major issue, so much so that a professor of statistics said it was beyond random chance. An SEC employee disputed that, telling me, āI assure you, we donāt have meetings trying to figure out ways to screw Alabama.ā I suggested that perhaps he wasnāt invited to all the meetings.
In the 2021 season, though, only three teams will have bye weeks prior to playing the Crimson Tide, and one of those is also something of a conference tradition. Before Alabama hosts LSU on November 6, both the Tide and Tigers will be taking the previous Saturday off."
Notes On 2021 Southeastern Conference Football Schedule
SEC takes a leap backwards, reverting to the eight-game conference schedule after last yearās 10-game SEC slate
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