I like the 2014 conference schedule. Am I crazy?

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Sheik Yerbouti

Sheik Yerbouti

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We get Georgia early, with the ever-present possibility that they will still have some key players suspended.

We get Florida after having already played a key SEC matchup.

We get Vandy at the end of the season, which used to be so much fun. Not sure how that stacks up with Thanksgiving weekend, but that would be nice. EDIT: This is Thanksgiving weekend, which always makes for a cool game environment for me and my lady since we actually have time off, can make it to a ball game, and we always agree on this one since she went to Van-durr-bilt.

It looks really favorable to me. Am I nuts?

SEC announces 2014 conference football schedule | Campus Union - SI.com
 
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gnm53108 said:
Looks good.

Wish we could swap ole miss and bama tho. Get our "3rd sat in oct" back.
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I'm going to continue calling it the Third Saturday in October, regardless of when that game is played, and I encourage you to do the same.

There's lots of benefits to this, not least of which is that we could kind-of, sort-of preserve a long standing tradition while confusing the hell our of everyone else.
 
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Sheik Yerbouti said:
Pistachio, if I get to pick.
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The schedule is what it is. It is far to early to assign favorable or unfavorable ratings to it. It might be a cake walk or could be a gauntlet. I think it is just another step in the climb to the top ... brick by brick!
GO BIG ORANGE
 
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gnm53108 said:
Looks good.

Wish we could swap ole miss and bama tho. Get our "3rd sat in oct" back.
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I know, I know... I'm a heretic... but I would like to see both divisional games go to rotation. It is profoundly unfair for UT and UF to get Bama and LSU while USCe gets Ark and UGA gets Aub (up and down more than the other two).

Ideally, they would add two more schools and go to 4 divisions. UT, Auburn, and Bama could be put into the same division. I could see it like this (using hypothetical teams):

UF, UK, UGA, USC
UT, Bama, Aub, Vandy
Ole Miss, MSU, LSU, TAM
TCU, Ok ST, Mizzou, Ark

Or just scramble it like the ACC did and forget about geographical continuity.
 
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Sheik Yerbouti said:
I'm going to continue calling it the Third Saturday in October, regardless of when that game is played, and I encourage you to do the same.

There's lots of benefits to this, not least of which is that we could kind-of, sort-of preserve a long standing tradition while confusing the hell our of everyone else.
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You could accurately call it "The Saturday After the Third Full Week in October," but it doesn't have the same ring to it.
 
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I like the whole schedule except for OU. Next year's team is not likely to be ready for that challenge.
 
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bamawriter said:
If he's 100% healed up, then yes. Drake might spell Yeldon during the first few games.
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Thought so, guy is a beast. I got a few Bama buddys and last year they told me if he signed with UT he would be moved to LB eventually, which sounded silly to me. Anyways, when he landed with bama the topic of conversation with my friends concerning DH was how he would soon be pushing for immediate playing time at RB. Funny how things change so quickly when a rival gets an elite prospect.
 
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Sheik Yerbouti said:
I'm going to continue calling it the Third Saturday in October, regardless of when that game is played, and I encourage you to do the same.

There's lots of benefits to this, not least of which is that we could kind-of, sort-of preserve a long standing tradition while confusing the hell our of everyone else.
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:)

I do that reguardless.
 
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Sheik Yerbouti said:
We get Georgia early, with the ever-present possibility that they will still have some key players suspended.

We get Florida after having already played a key SEC matchup.

We get Vandy at the end of the season, which used to be so much fun. Not sure how that stacks up with Thanksgiving weekend, but that would be nice. EDIT: This is Thanksgiving weekend, which always makes for a cool game environment for me and my lady since we actually have time off, can make it to a ball game, and we always agree on this one since she went to Van-durr-bilt.

It looks really favorable to me. Am I nuts?

SEC announces 2014 conference football schedule | Campus Union - SI.com
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I look at who the teams are we play the week before and I agree with you.
 
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sjt18 said:
I know, I know... I'm a heretic... but I would like to see both divisional games go to rotation. It is profoundly unfair for UT and UF to get Bama and LSU while USCe gets Ark and UGA gets Aub (up and down more than the other two).

Ideally, they would add two more schools and go to 4 divisions. UT, Auburn, and Bama could be put into the same division. I could see it like this (using hypothetical teams):

UF, UK, UGA, USC
UT, Bama, Aub, Vandy
Ole Miss, MSU, LSU, TAM
TCU, Ok ST, Mizzou, Ark

Or just scramble it like the ACC did and forget about geographical continuity.
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Thats logical but logic doesn't work when discussing rivalries.
 
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PineyBluff Vol said:
I look at who the teams are we play the week before and I agree with you.
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To illuminate those who haven't seen it:

Aug. 30: Utah State
Sept. 6: Arkansas State
Sept. 13: at Oklahoma
Sept. 20: Open
Sept. 27: at Georgia
Oct. 4: Florida
Oct. 11: UTC
Oct. 18: at Ole Miss
Oct. 25: Alabama
Nov. 1: at South Carolina
Nov. 8: Open
Nov. 15: Kentucky
Nov. 22: Missouri
Nov. 29: at Vanderbilt
 
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sjt18 said:
I know, I know... I'm a heretic... but I would like to see both divisional games go to rotation. It is profoundly unfair for UT and UF to get Bama and LSU while USCe gets Ark and UGA gets Aub (up and down more than the other two).

Ideally, they would add two more schools and go to 4 divisions. UT, Auburn, and Bama could be put into the same division. I could see it like this (using hypothetical teams):

UF, UK, UGA, USC
UT, Bama, Aub, Vandy
Ole Miss, MSU, LSU, TAM
TCU, Ok ST, Mizzou, Ark

Or just scramble it like the ACC did and forget about geographical continuity.
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Or just move to 9 conference games like every other major conference is doing in the next 4-5 or so years, that's another, probably simpler option

(And no way the conference would add OK St unless it was just forced to add bodies/teams)



(Also just worth noting for the thread, in the current 6-1-1 format, the rotating team is no longer a home and home; it now cycles an alternating home and away while rotating through the remaining other division teams...so year 1 at team A, year 2 vs team B, and so on)
 
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OrangeByBirth said:
The schedule is what it is. It is far to early to assign favorable or unfavorable ratings to it. It might be a cake walk or could be a gauntlet. I think it is just another step in the climb to the top ... brick by brick!
GO BIG ORANGE
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I'm not talking about actual wins and losses. I'm talking about having an enjoyable football season. If you look at recent history (say 1996 forward), that early-season Florida match-up has been a killer. It will be nice to play it somewhen else... for a reason other than terrorism.

bamawriter said:
You could accurately call it "The Saturday After the Third Full Week in October," but it doesn't have the same ring to it.
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Lame. I'm proposing that the people of Tennessee and the Cro-Magnons of Alabama band together for this one sublime purpose: irritating everyone else. Why should we be constrained by a calendar? We are Tennessee and Alabama. We're above it. Or, at least, we are, and we need you people to act like you are too. For once.

sjt18 said:
I like the whole schedule except for OU. Next year's team is not likely to be ready for that challenge.
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I was just talking about the conference schedule, but I think it would be fun to put a hurtin' on OU.
 
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