SEC scheduling cupcakes this season
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West Coast Johnny
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We schedule SMU & an FCS every year.
West Coast Johnny
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My point is that we could improve our schedule.
RollToad
Baylor is Trash.
So could they. We also don’t play a cupcake the second to last week. Which is weak sauce.
They don’t beat their chest because they play 8 conference games. They beat their chest because, more often than not, when they play P5 teams from other conferences, they win. More often than not doesn’t mean always but still. I think their OOC scheduling stinks for the most part too but that doesn’t mean top to bottom that conference doesn’t have the best, deepest group of teams. It is what it is. It’s the best college football league, anyone who doesn’t get that is almost blind IMO. The other four leagues are just fine though.
LaxFrog3
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As much as I dislike SMU, We are rivals.. a rivalry game should never be taken of the schedule because one team is in a rough time in there program.. if that was the case, we would have lost SMU as a rival game in the 70’s and 80’s and we would have stopped playing SMU since 2000 but I do agree we should take FCS teams off.. More money for the school.. good for recruiting.. that’s my opinion but I am just a football fan
Froglaw
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I hate the "What about argument" which avoids the original question.
Candidate A said he was in favor of lowering the deficit, but failed to present a balanced budget to Congress.
Candidate A responds, "What about Candidate B's legal troubles with law enforcement?"
Obviously, West Coast Johnny has no defense or explanations for the SEC scheduling D-2 schools 4 times a season.
I did notice that Ole Miss plays at TTech this year.
GoFrog Yourself
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I hate it, too. But you must be doing something right when two of your teams made the playoff last season
Frog-in-law1995
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That’s not a “what about” argument. That’s a “those in glass houses” argument.
Spike
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I believe that game is in Houston at Reliant or whatever they call it now. Still I am impressed.
They play in Houston so still not a road game for the SEC. I’m sure ESPN won’t talk about this article though.
Spike
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I respect the idea of playing a decent team on a neutral site for game 1. Bama has done it for years. That said I think the way we did it this year is perfect. Start w a bodybag at home, then buildup to SMU and not much of a road trip, and then play the big boy in game 3. The key is a gradual progression. I just hope SMU on a Friday a week before OSU is not a trap.
Their last road out of conference game was Penn State in 2011. Saban makes comments about wanting a 9 game conference schedule and wanting to play tougher out of conference games but won’t because other SEC schools don’t. BS. If he really wants to he can lead by example and play people on the road. He can then call out these schools like Arkansas and Florida for their schedules.
Agree. When you listen to him talk about scheduling, you would think they've never played an FCS school, yet he plays two every year.
