🏈 SEC going to 9 conference games.

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Absolutely not. Those 3 and 2 p4. 1 crap game is plenty

Why would anybody want to give lsu. One of premier games of year....

Because you're going to have other premiere teams... Texas, UGA, UF, OU, etc... cycling though plus Bama carries (as of now) one of the toughest OOC schedules in the P4 each year going forward. Bama would still play LSU often enough, but loading the schedule to the delight of the TV execs will do nothing but end disappointment for the team and fans much more often than not.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

We need one team out of the three that is not gonna be a huge challenge, in my view. One of the Mississippi teams would be best. Heck, we’re facing every team every other year, so it’s not like we’re gonna dodge people for a long period of time.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Because you're going to have other premiere teams... Texas, UGA, UF, OU, etc... cycling though plus Bama carries (as of now) one of the toughest OOC schedules in the P4 each year going forward. Bama would still play LSU often enough, but loading the schedule to the delight of the TV execs will do nothing but end disappointment for the team and fans much more often than not.

I cant see any bama or lsu fan wanting to give that game up. ....
Already have AU thats mediocre. ...and a Tennessee team thats mediocre ....



Lsu is the premier games on our schedule.....nothing like" Saturday night in......."
( although i love "3rd Saturday in October "). .....

Plus. 2 CFP appearances between the 3....


I sure hear AU fans screaming....wtf...we gotta play uga n bama....10-12 ???? Cfp appearances between 2

 

[Bammerboy321]

Hope this doesn't affect our schedule with Ohio State

 

[Krimson]

I'd rather see A&M than OU in that rotation.

I thought about that but had A&M playing texas and Oklahoma figured they needed a mid tier to play but I could get behind A&M playing Texas, LSU, and Arkansas too.

 

[Krimson]

I cant see any bama or lsu fan wanting to give that game up. ....
Already have AU thats mediocre. ...and a Tennessee team thats mediocre ....



Lsu is the premier games on our schedule.....nothing like" Saturday night in......."
( although i love "3rd Saturday in October "). .....

Plus. 2 CFP appearances between the 3....


I sure hear AU fans screaming....wtf...we gotta play uga n bama....10-12 ???? Cfp appearances between 2

No fan doesn't want to watch the game but it's a killer schedule every year. If they really want it to be fair, drop the 3 permanent teams and just do random every year. Some teams will have better schedules each year but it wouldn't be a permanent handicap. Every fan wants to see Alabama vs Georgia, Texas, LSU or whoever else is good that year but good grief give the guys a break.

 

[Krimson]

Saw they are planning to announce the permanent opponents in December

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Saw they are planning to announce the permanent opponents in December

Let the lobbying commence.

 

[Krimson]

Let the lobbying commence.

Texas may end up with Vandy, Miss St, and Arkansas as much as they whine.

 

[OldPlayer]

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@Krimson - there are your three permanent opponents

 

[OldPlayer]

Texas may end up with Vandy, Miss St, and Arkansas as much as they whine.

Texas will end up with Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Missouri or Arkansas

 

[UAgrad93]

Give us back Mississippi State every season or give us death.

I’m guessing Barn, Viles, and should be StarkVegas as our 3 permanent but watch the SEC office give us the Corndogs instead.

 

[TerryP]

I cant see any bama or lsu fan wanting to give that game up. ....

It's never been about giving a game up. It's about giving opponents, freely, a clear advantage.

You say "I can't see any Bama..."

I can't see any fan, of any sport, wish for their team to be treated unequally: but here we are.

 

[TerryP]

Absolutely not. Those 3 and 2 p4. 1 crap game is plenty

I told you this was going to happen. Then, you said the same thing as you're implying here.

There is no legitimate reason to play these non-cons if people insist on having the three permanent opponents come from the "have" group. It lacks as much common sense as the wishes for those teams.

There is a legitimate reason the conference has already said they are reevaluating non-cons following this announcement.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I told you this was going to happen. Then, you said the same thing as you're implying here.

There is no legitimate reason to play these non-cons if people insist on having the three permanent opponents come from the "have" group. It lacks as much common sense as the wishes for those teams.

There is a legitimate reason the conference has already said they are reevaluating non-cons following this announcement.

I would rather keep our ....arrangement of non con ...stay at 8...than go to 9 and take a msu... truely would suck...

 

[50+yeartidefan]

No fan doesn't want to watch the game but it's a killer schedule every year. If they really want it to be fair, drop the 3 permanent teams and just do random every year. Some teams will have better schedules each year but it wouldn't be a permanent handicap. Every fan wants to see Alabama vs Georgia, Texas, LSU or whoever else is good that year but good grief give the guys a break.

How do you see a killer schedule....
AU....really.....they are an occasionally good team
TN....not been anything since the 90s...

LSU is our premier game...

I would drop TN before LSU

And ...ESPN is paying the bill...i cant see them...letting bama-LSU be put away on permanent basis

 

[TerryP]

How do you see a killer schedule....
AU....really.....they are an occasionally good team
TN....not been anything since the 90s...

LSU is our premier game...

I would drop TN before LSU

And ...ESPN is paying the bill...i cant see them...letting bama-LSU be put away on permanent basis

You are answering your own question.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

You are answering your own question.

I dont really have a question...to answer...

Of course there are some....who are gonna get easier....TN for example...( vandy..bama..ky). MS..( msu..ark...lsu). Etc

But thats the way schedules already are...

AU..probably really get zapped...( bama...uga...usce/florida)
Vandy...Missouri...ark...msu. Probably get easiest ...all play each other

I hate to see our p4s go away....as long as its not osu...nd But playing BC...vatech..etc. dont do much for me ( better than directionals)

All work out.....and power of teams will change...
I remember...lsu ad complaining that they had to play Florida...and bama got Tennessee..

 

[64Tide]

Things you can count on, death, taxes, and UA getting hosed by the SEC (see 2010 conf schedule).

 

[TerryP]

I remember...lsu ad complaining that they had to play Florida...and bama got Tennessee..

I do, and it was baseless. Over the period they always referenced the Alabama vs Tennessee game had a direct effect on LSU one time. Once. LSU, literally, lost every other year because they lost.

I dont really have a question...to answer...

Your first sentence in reply to @Krimson was indeed just that, a question. It didn't have a question mark though you don't tend to pay much attention to formating.

You do have a question to answer. It's been asked many times. It's never been answered.

Why would you want Alabama to be to be at disadvantage a ball game before it's played, much less announced and scheduled?