2015 Schedule Musings

[Wrecking Ball]

So, of the vaunted schedule, since 2002 we are:

1. 11-7 vs. Clemson
2. 16-3 vs. UNC (yet they always get rated higher!!)
3. 15-2 vs. Duke
4. 8-8 vs. UVA (a toss-up most years)
5. 5-7 vs. Miami
6. 3-8 vs. VT
7. 5-12 vs. Georgie (and we all know a LOT of these close games should have gone our way)

Other historical records since 2002:

1. 7-3 vs. Wake
2. 8-3 vs. Maryland (less relevant now that they've hit the road)
3. 8-3 vs. NCST
4. 8-3 vs. the SEC other than UGA
5. 7-7 vs. the rest of the ACC (including schools not yet in ACC when we played them but who are now)

I guess this post is chiefly to remind us that we have historic dominance over Tobacco Road, at least. I think the vaunted "Big 4" are really just the "Big 2." We beat Clemson more often than not, and Miami is a genuine toss-up. UGA results are more often than not the result of so many intangibles. Of note, UVA has been our nemesis more often than we think.

Really, we dominate the ACC but always "sneak up" on people. I guess I'd rather have it this way than not.

 

[furant]

Can't be since 2002. But good analysis otherwise.

 

[Oldgoldandwhite]

We played UNC 18 times in 12 years. They must be doing the math using interns

 

[LargeFO]

We played UNC 18 times in 12 years. They must be doing the math using interns

LOL. Yeah, I noticed that too.

 

[forensicbuzz]

We've beaten uga 2X since 2002, so something's wrong. If you go back another 6 years to 1996, we've beaten uga 5X.

 

[Wrecking Ball]

It's since 1998; I started with 2002, then went back to 1998 to pad the sample size against UGA just forgot to edit the date.

 

[Buzz776g]

8-3 vs. the rest of the vaunted Ess Eee Cee. Very interesting indeed.

That's interesting @Wrecking Ball . Thanks for posting.

 

[forensicbuzz]

8-3 vs. the rest of the vaunted Ess Eee Cee. Very interesting indeed.

That's interesting @Wrecking Ball . Thanks for posting.

That's a lot of Vandy (3) and Mississippi State (3), with a couple of Auburns (2). All the losses were bowl games LSU (2) and Ole Miss (1).