Saban says we need just to play each other

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bamawriter said:
Bama fans weren't trying to do away with the TSIO when UT beat us 7 straight years.
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There was no talk of a 9 game schedule so it wasn't being brought up by anyone then was it? Truth is, if we were playing now like our late 90's version and Ron Zook was at Florida, Saban and Miles would be singing different tunes.

It's all about wins. You think Saban gives two craps about the 3rd Saturday in October?
 
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BigZiti09 said:
There was no talk of a 9 game schedule so it wasn't being brought up by anyone then was it? Truth is, if we were playing now like our late 90's version and Ron Zook was at Florida, Saban and Miles would be singing different tunes.

It's all about wins. You think Saban gives two craps about the 3rd Saturday in October?
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Obviously you don't. Take a deep breath and get a backbone man.
 
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BigZiti09 said:
There was no talk of a 9 game schedule so it wasn't being brought up by anyone then was it? Truth is, if we were playing now like our late 90's version and Ron Zook was at Florida, Saban and Miles would be singing different tunes.

It's all about wins. You think Saban gives two craps about the 3rd Saturday in October?
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The nine game schedule makes permanent opponents easier to keep, so I have no clue what your point is.
 
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TUSKtimes said:
Obviously you don't. Take a deep breath and get a backbone man.
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I don't know what you're implying here.

I'm all for keeping the 3rd Saturday. I'm just saying the only reason Saban is for keeping it is because he's kicking our tail right now.
 
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BigZiti09 said:
Because there's talk of keeping it 8 games as it is but rotating 2 opponents each year and doing away with fixed rivals.
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There are only 3 schools supporting that plan. Which is more than the number openly supporting the nine game schedule: 1.
 
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BigZiti09 said:
I don't know what you're implying here.

I'm all for keeping the 3rd Saturday. I'm just saying the only reason Saban is for keeping it is because he's kicking our tail right now.
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Coach Saban is now entering his 7th campaign at the Capstone. Long enough to qualify for the Alabama HOF this past week. Wouldn't want to guess how many trips he has taken to the Bryant museum with recruits. Understanding our historic rivals and what matters most has always been in his football vocabulary. Coach Saban gets this rivalry, knows what it means to the core fan base and would explain why he is determined to dominate the orange each and every opportunity given. If and when this rivalry becomes more competitive, no one in a leadership role would be interested in it going away.

We can't, however, speak for Butch.
 
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bamawriter said:
There are only 3 schools supporting that plan. Which is more than the number openly supporting the nine game schedule: 1.
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I don't know what your point you're trying to make.

Here's what I think....

Saban wants to keep playing UT because UT is down. Has nothing to do with 3SiO.

I want to keep the 3SiO.

Bama wasn't crying "let's get rid of 3SiO" because there was no talk of changing the schedule at that point.
 
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BigZiti09 said:
I don't know what your point you're trying to make.

Here's what I think....

Saban wants to keep playing UT because UT is down. Has nothing to do with 3SiO.

I want to keep the 3SiO.

Bama wasn't crying "let's get rid of 3SiO" because there was no talk of changing the schedule at that point.
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I still don't understand why you referenced the 9 game possibility in your original post. I understand what you are saying now, but the issue isn't the 9 game schedule (which Bama supports) but the 8 game with no permanent rival schedule (which is supported by 2 schools that have publicly rejected the 9 game schedule, and 1 that has been mum so far).

Bama isn't campaigning for anything that makes our schedule easier. If anything, we're the only ones pushing for the most difficult option.
 
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bamawriter said:
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Bama isn't campaigning for anything that makes our schedule easier. If anything, we're the only ones pushing for the most difficult option.
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Hart:
Hart left no wiggle room to his stance.
"I'm a proponent of nine games, period," he said. "I'm a huge proponent of nine games for all the reasons I've articulated. Now, one vote's not enough, but I'd like to see us play that."
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bamawriter said:
I still don't understand why you referenced the 9 game possibility in your original post. I understand what you are saying now, but the issue isn't the 9 game schedule (which Bama supports) but the 8 game with no permanent rival schedule (which is supported by 2 schools that have publicly rejected the 9 game schedule, and 1 that has been mum so far).
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I admit, I could have phrased that better. I should have said "there was no talk of changing the schedule, so there would be no reason for Bama to ask out of playing UT."
 
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TXA&M07 said:
]What dont you get about Saban really liking the idea of having to play a team every year that he can curb stomp?
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He sure curb stomped Kiffin in his first year with Crompton at QB...

Not like he needed the rarity of two blocked field goals to win or thing.

That was against a 6-7 Tennessee team. UT has the facilities and resources to be much improved. Get the right coach and Tennessee is the farthest thing from a team you can go out and curb stomp yearly. As someone else mentioned, Alabama was down at one point too. But they got the right coach and look at them now... that's really all it comes to for the Vols.

Top 10 in wins and winning percentage. They have one of the largest stadiums in the country. Have some of the best facilities in the country. The missing link is the right coach and when they get it, look out. Tennessee is a sleeping giant and will not be down forever. There is too much history and they have too many resources to not continually be a top 25 team. Avoiding down periods is unavoidable for the most part. Alabama, Florida, Auburn, Texas, Michigan, USC... they've all had their moments. I don't believe Tennessee will be the exception. I believe they'll get it figured out and will be back in the top 25 with double digit w's.
 
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TUSKtimes said:
Coach Saban is now entering his 7th campaign at the Capstone. Long enough to qualify for the Alabama HOF this past week. Wouldn't want to guess how many trips he has taken to the Bryant museum with recruits. Understanding our historic rivals and what matters most has always been in his football vocabulary. Coach Saban gets this rivalry, knows what it means to the core fan base and would explain why he is determined to dominate the orange each and every opportunity given. If and when this rivalry becomes more competitive, no one in a leadership role would be interested in it going away.

We can't, however, speak for Butch.
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I like the idea of five 16-team conferences now that we have expanded to a 14-team conference. Might as well go the whole distance. You could also make a second division for all the teams not in these five major conferences because as it sits now those teams have no shot whatsoever of ever winning a NC. There would be 5 automatic bids to the 8 team playoff and 3 at large bids. Every Conference Championship game would be huge with an automatic bid on the line.
I also like Saban's idea of only playing teams in those 5 conferences. 9 SEC games and 2 OOC for us. It eliminates the useless money grab games and everyone's schedule would be harder because those gimme games would be eliminated.
 
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TheDirector said:
I like the idea of five 16-team conferences now that we have expanded to a 14-team conference. Might as well go the whole distance. You could also make a second division for all the teams not in these five major conferences because as it sits now those teams have no shot whatsoever of ever winning a NC. There would be 5 automatic bids to the 8 team playoff and 3 at large bids. Every Conference Championship game would be huge with an automatic bid on the line.
I also like Saban's idea of only playing teams in those 5 conferences. 9 SEC games and 2 OOC for us. It eliminates the useless money grab games and everyone's schedule would be harder because those gimme games would be eliminated.
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This. Really wish we could we could get the OK schools and put Bama and Auburn in the east. Eliminate to permanent cross division game. I miss the AU game being every year. Auburn had good rivalries with us and Gators.
 
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