Search results

Games get rescheduled all the time. ”Radakovich said he contacted Alabama athletics director Mal Moore in December to discuss postponing the series because, at the time, he was considering some alternatives that would help Tech's recruiting efforts, as well as balance the schedule.“ Can you...

Doesn’t change the fact that Alabama is scheduling stronger OOC opponents in the future. Neither Texas nor Oklahoma were in the SEC when they agreed to play.

It is up to each AD to set the schedule. Google it. I did.

Please tell me why Maryland and Rutgers should be taken seriously. ALL conferences vary in team competitiveness.

It’s the system we have. But I respect your right to refuse anyone else’s opinion but your own.

In the next 15 years, Alabama will play home and homes with Texas, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Florida State, Wisconsin, Arizona, West Virginia. That’s pretty stout. @USF (Sept. 16), 2024: USF (Sept. 7), at Wisconsin (Sept. 14) 2025: at Florida State (Aug. 30), Wisconsin (Sept. 13) 2026...

It’s not like the SEC picks themselves. More than 60 sports writers and broadcasters across the country cast their votes individually and disagree with you.

There was an article yesterday that the B1G could simply refuse to schedule ND and force them to join or face oblivion in the ACC. Others covet ND as well.

It stands to reason that if you are FCS or a weak FBS program, you will likely play tough opponents if only for the paycheck. My contention is that the SEC schedules OOC pretty similar to others. OSU plays Western KY, Indiana and Youngstown State. Not exactly USC is it?

I'm not an SEC apologist. I enjoy the product they put on the field. Outside of the top 35, it's a dog's breakfast of bad teams. It seems important to you that the SEC be charged with playing worse bad teams than others. I disagree. Have a cookie. You'll feel better.

Saban was once criticized for Alabama‘s ranking given that FSU had tanked that year. “Can you really say Bama should be No. 1 given how bad FSU has turned out?” Saban retorted, “They were No 1 when we scheduled them 5 years ago.” This year, SEC has 7 teams in the Top 25. That’s a pretty good...

Texas is favored in every game this year except against Bama. Regardless, I don’t think the SEC plays a disproportionate number of weak teams compared to others. It seems most everyone does it. It’s a perception and that’s fine.

Are you suggesting Youngstown State is a significantly greater challenge for Ohio State than Middle Tennessee is for Alabama? Yes tOSU plays ND, but Bama plays Texas. Seems about the same.

Auburn has spent $35 million on buyouts. And that doesn’t even include assistants. Winning is important. Why? Auburn isn’t a city, it’s a village. And 90% of the tax base is earned during football season. Sales taxes, business profits, real estate value ALL depend on athletic success. A coach...

When were you in Mobile? As to a rigged game, CFB is a business now. It’s not “athletics”, it’s money. And increasingly concentrated into a handful of teams. Sixteen teams now have 50% of the total college football fanbase.

And everyone gets out of jail in time to play.

Outside of Clemson, FSU and UNC, it's hard to make a case for any of the rest of the ACC to be relevant on the national scene. Look at football budgets and fandom …

If I could waive a magic wand, I would have scheduled Auburn every year. From 2012-2022, AU averaged a winning percentage of 0.58 ... about the same as GT's lifetime wpt. The Auburn-GT game was a BIG game ... parades, lots of fan experiences and it made GT relevant to the West Georgia and East...

It's funny. OTOH, nobody wants to play SEC teams because they are so tough and GT needs weaker opponents. On the other hand, it's all media hype. You can find both of these messages in this same thread. I think we are all dysfunctional.

The ACC has 3 teams in the Top 25. That's not a great indicator of expected performance.