Making plans for Fall 2024. Would be nice to know the schedule. Dec announce?

[ptcarter]

I'm about retired. Season ticket holder. Frustrating it's taking so long to figure out.

Thinking a transatlantic cruise in the fall, but here's what I read. Can't remember the web site.

-paste-


The 2024 SEC
The 2024 SEC football schedule has not yet been released, and it appears that college football fans will have to wait until the end of the regular-season to get their fix.


According to a source with knowledge of the plan who confirmed it to FBSchedules.com, the 2024 SEC football schedule will likely be released between the end of the 2023 regular-season and the start of bowl season. It obviously would not be released on Selection Sunday (Dec. 3), so that would put the schedule release somewhere between Monday, Dec. 4 and Friday, Dec. 15.

That’s about three months later than the SEC has released the schedule the past two seasons, but there are extenuating circumstances. The 2024 SEC football schedule will be the first to feature 16 teams following the addition of the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns to the conference.

Moreover, 11 other Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams are changing conferences in 2024, and 10 of those are departing the Pac-12. That could force a change on some non-conference schedules and it will also leave Oregon State and Washington State as a two-team conference and both will have to fill out a 12-game schedule somehow.

Additionally, the Kennesaw State Owls are moving up to the FBS from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) next season.

 

[ZZ13]

Are you going to stay in Huntsville after you retire?

 

[VolNExile]

I'm about retired. Season ticket holder. Frustrating it's taking so long to figure out.

Thinking a transatlantic cruise in the fall, but here's what I read. Can't remember the web site.

-paste-


The 2024 SEC
The 2024 SEC football schedule has not yet been released, and it appears that college football fans will have to wait until the end of the regular-season to get their fix.


According to a source with knowledge of the plan who confirmed it to FBSchedules.com, the 2024 SEC football schedule will likely be released between the end of the 2023 regular-season and the start of bowl season. It obviously would not be released on Selection Sunday (Dec. 3), so that would put the schedule release somewhere between Monday, Dec. 4 and Friday, Dec. 15.

That’s about three months later than the SEC has released the schedule the past two seasons, but there are extenuating circumstances. The 2024 SEC football schedule will be the first to feature 16 teams following the addition of the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns to the conference.

Moreover, 11 other Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams are changing conferences in 2024, and 10 of those are departing the Pac-12. That could force a change on some non-conference schedules and it will also leave Oregon State and Washington State as a two-team conference and both will have to fill out a 12-game schedule somehow.

Additionally, the Kennesaw State Owls are moving up to the FBS from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) next season.

Does this link look right?

2024 SEC football schedule release likely in December, per source

The 2024 SEC football schedule release will likely be in December, a source with knowledge of the plan confirmed to FBSchedules.

fbschedules.com

 

[ptcarter]

Does this link look right?

2024 SEC football schedule release likely in December, per source

The 2024 SEC football schedule release will likely be in December, a source with knowledge of the plan confirmed to FBSchedules.

fbschedules.com

Yep, that's what showed up. If I plan to be around for the 3rd Saturday in Oct. for the Bama game, it might be end up being the second Saturday in November. Would be nice to be able to plan in advance.

 

[ptcarter]

Are you going to stay in Huntsville after you retire?

Yes. Retirement is going to not be just stopping work, but cherry picking the work I want. I am a realtor with a bit of engineering CAD consulting on the side. Been running at a fast pace for a long time and want to get some long trips in. Maybe go to Europe on a ship rather than fly, or return that way. Eur-rail for a few weeks. Check out some places my Dad was in WWII.

 

[ptcarter]

Are you going to stay in Huntsville after you retire?

Love that Avatar by the way. I saw Apollo 15 launch as a kid. Nothing like watching a Saturn V fly. If anyone doubts we truly went to the moon, I'd say watching the fury of those 5 F1 engines - that's a lot of trouble to go to just to fake someone. Dad got be fairly close to the full burn of the 5 engines in 1965 at Marshall. Honestly, if you put it in perspective, it was more awesome than watching it at the cape. Why, well ... when the first stage ran out of fuel during a launch, the rocket was several hundred miles down range and in atmosphere so thin, sound didn't travel. When they fired those engines in Huntsville, it was still on the ground the whole time. Rumor is there was a thermal layer in the atmosphere that caused the acoustic energy to bounce and it broke windows in Birmingham.

 

[ZZ13]

Yes. Retirement is going to not be just stopping work, but cherry picking the work I want. I am a realtor with a bit of engineering CAD consulting on the side. Been running at a fast pace for a long time and want to get some long trips in. Maybe go to Europe on a ship rather than fly, or return that way. Eur-rail for a few weeks. Check out some places my Dad was in WWII.

We did France for a month this past summer. Flew there and back. Rented a car and drove around the whole country. I grew up in Piedmont on Monarch Drive. HHS class of ‘75. I got a few rides back to Huntsville on weekends from UT my freshmen year from a guy from Butler. Maybe it was you.

 

[ptcarter]

We did France for a month this past summer. Flew there and back. Rented a car and drove around the whole country. I grew up in Piedmont on Monarch Drive. HHS class of ‘75. I got a few rides back to Huntsville on weekends from UT my freshmen year from a guy from Butler. Maybe it was you.

My brother and I were back and forth a lot, and gave a lot of rides. He had a brown Chevelle SS 396, if that means anything. Look me up sometime. Are you still in Huntsville. I too was class of '75 at Butler. Was on the wrestling team there.

 

[dobre_shunka]

I believe I saw with the new TV deal, the kickoff times for most games will also be announced when the schedule is released. No more of this the week before announcing like with CBS

 

[ButchPlz]

Yes. Retirement is going to not be just stopping work, but cherry picking the work I want. I am a realtor with a bit of engineering CAD consulting on the side. Been running at a fast pace for a long time and want to get some long trips in. Maybe go to Europe on a ship rather than fly, or return that way. Eur-rail for a few weeks. Check out some places my Dad was in WWII.

If you go to Europe, I HIGHLY recommend getting to Spain for a week or two.

 

[Go aeiou]

I'm about retired. Season ticket holder. Frustrating it's taking so long to figure out.

Thinking a transatlantic cruise in the fall, but here's what I read. Can't remember the web site.

-paste-


The 2024 SEC
The 2024 SEC football schedule has not yet been released, and it appears that college football fans will have to wait until the end of the regular-season to get their fix.


According to a source with knowledge of the plan who confirmed it to FBSchedules.com, the 2024 SEC football schedule will likely be released between the end of the 2023 regular-season and the start of bowl season. It obviously would not be released on Selection Sunday (Dec. 3), so that would put the schedule release somewhere between Monday, Dec. 4 and Friday, Dec. 15.

That’s about three months later than the SEC has released the schedule the past two seasons, but there are extenuating circumstances. The 2024 SEC football schedule will be the first to feature 16 teams following the addition of the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns to the conference.

Moreover, 11 other Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams are changing conferences in 2024, and 10 of those are departing the Pac-12. That could force a change on some non-conference schedules and it will also leave Oregon State and Washington State as a two-team conference and both will have to fill out a 12-game schedule somehow.

Additionally, the Kennesaw State Owls are moving up to the FBS from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) next season.

There are plenty of Transatlantic cruises in June, July and August. If you mainly want time on the ship in the middle of the ocean sail to or from FL. I you want visits to Greenland, Iceland and Northern Europe sail to Boston or NYC. Holland America has some nice ones(16-45 days).
Plenty of choices.

 

[ptcarter]

There are plenty of Transatlantic cruises in June, July and August. If you mainly want time on the ship in the middle of the ocean sail to or from FL. I you want visits to Greenland, Iceland and Northern Europe sail to Boston or NYC. Holland America has some nice ones(16-45 days).
Plenty of choices.

Yep. and if I go then, football season doesn't come into play. I've been wondering the good cruise lines. Thanks for the recommendation.

 

[Go aeiou]

Yep. and if I go then, football season doesn't come into play. I've been wondering the good cruise lines. Thanks for the recommendation.

I use this website to research cruises: Discount Cruises, Last Minute Cruises, Cruise, Cruise Line, Cruise Vacation
After you know which cruise you want you can get quotes on the cruise here: Get the best cruise vacation as multiple agencies work to offer you the best cruise values at CruiseCompete.


If you haven't been to Europe before? It will be very hot and crowded in the Mediterranean during the summer months. Fall is better there. Summer or early fall for North Atlantic.
The cruise ship will not likely have many children unless it's Disney.
Your cruise will be mostly older people(retirees). They have the time(days)and the money.

Mainstream Cruise lines: Celebrity, Holland America, Norwegian, Carnival, Princess. We've sailed on all but Carnival.
We don't care for Princess, but have relatives who sail only on Princess.
This website is good to research the cruise lines and ask questions: Cruise Critic Community

 

[ptcarter]

I use this website to research cruises: Discount Cruises, Last Minute Cruises, Cruise, Cruise Line, Cruise Vacation
After you know which cruise you want you can get quotes on the cruise here: Get the best cruise vacation as multiple agencies work to offer you the best cruise values at CruiseCompete.


If you haven't been to Europe before? It will be very hot and crowded in the Mediterranean during the summer months. Fall is better there. Summer or early fall for North Atlantic.
The cruise ship will not likely have many children unless it's Disney.
Your cruise will be mostly older people(retirees). They have the time(days)and the money.

Mainstream Cruise lines: Celebrity, Holland America, Norwegian, Carnival, Princess. We've sailed on all but Carnival.
We don't care for Princess, but have relatives who sail only on Princess.
This website is good to research the cruise lines and ask questions: Cruise Critic Community

wow, thank you. I've bookmarked these links.

I love my kids and remember them being young. That said, I would rather not be on a Disney cruise - the pitter patter of little feet isn't quite the same with someone else's kids. I'm not happy with Disney anyway, but won't go there.

I'm with you on the crowd thing. That's sort of why I think the fall is best - I know Europe pretty much takes the month of August off. Would like to do some Octoberfest feast halls in Germany. I am trying to pencil in the days to dodge. Family tradition, Dove Hunt, Labor day weekend. Need to be here Thanksgiving too, and the gap between Thanksgiving and Christmas, maybe not long enough.

Would be nice if the football brain trust got their act together and published a schedule. What's frustrating is that I'm an engineer and been working on computer software my whole life. Here is the way I'm viewing this scheduling thing. We know what teams are going to be in what conference. We know Kennesaw State is going to be FBS (who cares?). We know all the opponents we will have next season. We know traditional rivalries and traditional dates. Looks like the pieces to the puzzle already exist. So, as my Dad used to scream to me as a child "WHAT'S THE HOLDUP"?????

 

[ZZ13]

wow, thank you. I've bookmarked these links.

I love my kids and remember them being young. That said, I would rather not be on a Disney cruise - the pitter patter of little feet isn't quite the same with someone else's kids. I'm not happy with Disney anyway, but won't go there.

I'm with you on the crowd thing. That's sort of why I think the fall is best - I know Europe pretty much takes the month of August off. Would like to do some Octoberfest feast halls in Germany. I am trying to pencil in the days to dodge. Family tradition, Dove Hunt, Labor day weekend. Need to be here Thanksgiving too, and the gap between Thanksgiving and Christmas, maybe not long enough.

Would be nice if the football brain trust got their act together and published a schedule. What's frustrating is that I'm an engineer and been working on computer software my whole life. Here is the way I'm viewing this scheduling thing. We know what teams are going to be in what conference. We know Kennesaw State is going to be FBS (who cares?). We know all the opponents we will have next season. We know traditional rivalries and traditional dates. Looks like the pieces to the puzzle already exist. So, as my Dad used to scream to me as a child "WHAT'S THE HOLDUP"?????

We did a Mediterranean cruise on Viking a few years ago. Viking was awesome. 950 capacity. So much more enjoyable than the 3000-5000 people monster ships we docked with.

 

[ptcarter]

We did a Mediterranean cruise on Viking a few years ago. Viking was awesome. 950 capacity. So much more enjoyable than the 3000-5000 people monster ships we docked with.

Good to know. I would like the smaller crowd, even if it's not a cut-rate price.

 

[Go aeiou]

Good to know. I would like the smaller crowd, even if it's not a cut-rate price.

I would avoid the 3000+ passenger ships. we started cruising around 1990 when the average size ship was around 1200 passengers, and we are somewhat set in our ways. Now we stay at less than 2000.. We sailed on Regent Voyager last year, 700 passengers. Best food ever on a cruise ship. I think the smaller ships are better for port intensive itineraries. Service should be excellent(cabin, dining, bar) on every cruise line.
But there are trade offs. If you are sailing in rough seas you will not feel the ocean near as much on a larger ship. The larger ship will have more entertanment options.
This website gives the passenger space of most cruise ships. Higher the better: The 25 with the most passenger space are mostly smaller ships. Ships by Space Ratio - CruiseWatch
When you are comparing the cost of a cruise you need to read about what is included. Most mainstream lines do not include alcohol. Some do. Often only at lunch and dinner.

I would still get quotes on "cruise compete" for a luxury line cruise. Regent, Seaborne, Silversea and Viking are considered Luxury.

Have you cruised before? Do you know you will enjoy the consecutive sea days of a crossing? Some people consider the ship the destination and enjoy crossings. Others don't like a cruise without several ports.

 

[ptcarter]

I would avoid the 3000+ passenger ships. we started cruising around 1990 when the average size ship was around 1200 passengers, and we are somewhat set in our ways. Now we stay at less than 2000.. We sailed on Regent Voyager last year, 700 passengers. Best food ever on a cruise ship. I think the smaller ships are better for port intensive itineraries. Service should be excellent(cabin, dining, bar) on every cruise line.
But there are trade offs. If you are sailing in rough seas you will not feel the ocean near as much on a larger ship. The larger ship will have more entertanment options.
This website gives the passenger space of most cruise ships. Higher the better: The 25 with the most passenger space are mostly smaller ships. Ships by Space Ratio - CruiseWatch
When you are comparing the cost of a cruise you need to read about what is included. Most mainstream lines do not include alcohol. Some do. Often only at lunch and dinner.

I would still get quotes on "cruise compete" for a luxury line cruise. Regent, Seaborne, Silversea and Viking are considered Luxury.

Have you cruised before? Do you know you will enjoy the consecutive sea days of a crossing? Some people consider the ship the destination and enjoy crossings. Others don't like a cruise without several ports.

Great information. As for me, I went on a cruise with my inlaws right after I got married (20 something years ago). Ship not big enough if you know what I mean. I'm probably unique in my needs. I think you described me as "the ship the destination". My usual vacation is setting up a tent and a chair in Elkmont in the smokies and reading my Kindle, listening to my bluetooth speaker, hiking and relaxing. I work hard, phone blows up all day and I just need to step away. Also, part of my job in the '80s was traveling. I was an instructor for an engineering software package and my travels took me around the globe, plus enough frequent flyer miles that "I can't afford another free vacation". So my desire for the excursions isn't that great. Last cruise I was on, you could haggle for a better excursion from a local for half the price than the ones the ship promotes. I've just been craving downtime, where i can read my book, walk around the deck and have my meals and clean room. That's kind of why I want a transatlantic, just to hang on the boat - maybe one of these repositioning cruises. Lot's of data to chew on before I decide and I thank you for your valuable input.

 

[Go aeiou]

You mentioned you might sail east or west. If you sail to Europe you will experience several 23 hour days because of time zone changes.
Several 25 hour days sailing to the US.

 

[ptcarter]

You mentioned you might sail east or west. If you sail to Europe you will experience several 23 hour days because of time zone changes.
Several 25 hour days sailing to the US.

I’d like to return on a boat. They say no jet lag