Future OOC Matchups

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Ericvol2096

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Do you all think we will keep all these upcoming games? Some sound awesome, but man our schedule is already so hard with just our yearly SEC rivals.

2013
@Oregon
2014
@Oklahoma
2015
Oklahoma
@UConn
2016
Uconn
@Nebraska
2017
Nebraska

What do you all think?
 
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Ericvol2096 said:
Do you all think we will keep all these upcoming games? Some sound awesome, but man our schedule is already so hard with just our yearly SEC rivals.

2013
@Oregon
2014
@Oklahoma
2015
Oklahoma
@UConn
2016
Uconn
@Nebraska
2017
Nebraska

What do you all think?
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No way we should travel TO UCONN
 
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Ericvol2096 said:
Do you all think we will keep all these upcoming games? Some sound awesome, but man our schedule is already so hard with just our yearly SEC rivals.

2013
@Oregon
2014
@Oklahoma
2015
Oklahoma
@UConn
2016
Uconn
@Nebraska
2017
Nebraska

What do you all think?
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I'm liking it.
 
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I like the Oklahoma match up to me we will play them tougher than the Oregon game. I expect that to be bad unless our defense looks completely different
 
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Ericvol2096 said:
Do you all think we will keep all these upcoming games? Some sound awesome, but man our schedule is already so hard with just our yearly SEC rivals.


What do you all think?
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I get so sick of this "conference is hard enough as it is" argument. First of all lets look at the schedule last year. Florida and Georgia will generally be tough games. Scar is on the rise so that has been a tough game and of course we all know Vandy had their best season since reconstruction. Kentucky and Mizzou stunk, and State went 1-5 after playing us. So out of 8 conference games, 3 were easily winnable at UT's historic levels and Vandy should always be an assumed win. So that leaves 4 out of 12 games each year that you can expect to be difficult (Bama, Georgia, Florida, and SCAR). So is 4 games really too much to be difficult?

My preference would be to go to 9 conference games, that leaves you with room for 1 BCS opponent (Oregon, Notre Dame, etc), 1 regional matchup (I would like to play teams like Memphis, MTSU, WKU, and other 1-A paty's on a somewhat regular basis), and then one more that can be a big game or a UAB-type game.

Not only that, but for those who say the conference schedule is too hard, would you be complaining when the home schedule included just 4 conference games and 3 crappy games? Lets take last year. Homes games with Florida and Alabama are typically going to be good games. But then you play UK and Mizzou in conference (both crappers) and then Troy, Akron, and Georgia State? Yes, that is 7 home games but 3 of them are going to be played in front of 20,000 empty seats because the match up is boring.

I understand not playing 12 BCS-level opponents, but the argument that the conference is too difficult for OOC games, I don't buy it.
 
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I know I'm in the minority, but IMO there is no reason any of these games should ever take place. UT simply isn't competitive enough any more to schedule games that are almost certainly losses. Getting bowl eligible is tough enough for us right now even when we schedule 4 guaranteed wins.
 
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GreveHaller said:
We offer to buy the game from UConn them move it to Nashville or Memphis. We havent had a home game in Memphis in a long time and might be good for recruiting in that end of the state.
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Play it in Nashville like the Wyoming game from early 2000's. Good idea. Rub it in Franklin's face as we fill the stadium 5 miles from his campus.
 
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The playoff system is going to be weighted heavily on OOC opponents and to be quite honest since the SEC has had exploratory talks with other leagues to schedule future OOC opponents I wouldn't be surprised to see other match ups with the Big 12, ACC, etc. be scheduled. It's the future of college football my friend and we have to get used to it! It's why the Big 10 announced they are scrapping all their FCS opponents---you want to play in the big game you can't schedule UT-Martin and Charleston-Southern every game. Quite frankly, I think for the health and viability of college football you have to us playing Oregon, Nebraska, etc. It's those kinds of match ups that increase the bottom line and puts the SEC in the place where it is today. I'm pretty excited to see those games---the SEC schedule is never going to be easy but if this program can ever get back those OOC matchups will be huge for UT from a visibility and recruiting stand point. If we can't fill up Neyland for an opponent like Troy--We need marquee opponents like Oklahoma if only for the soul interest of getting the attention of casual UT/college football fans.
 
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bleedorange0037 said:
I know I'm in the minority, but IMO there is no reason any of these games should ever take place. UT simply isn't competitive enough any more to schedule games that are almost certainly losses. Getting bowl eligible is tough enough for us right now even when we schedule 4 guaranteed wins.
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Couldn't disagree more. I hate the cupcake games and get no enjoyment out of watching us beat La Tech, Tulsa, Akron etc... I wish we would schedule more tough OOC games and wish the SEC would add another conference game each year. You don't get better running from competition and you shouldn't take the season ticket holders money and then play the pitiful OOC games year after year. It's an insult!
 
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TheDirector said:
Couldn't disagree more. I hate the cupcake games and get no enjoyment out of watching us beat La Tech, Tulsa, Akron etc... I wish we would schedule more tough OOC games and wish the SEC would add another conference game each year. You don't get better running from competition and you shouldn't take the season ticket holders money and then play the pitiful OOC games year after year. It's an insult!
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+1. SEC needs to step up and add another conference game.
 
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