But, praised for scheduling Va Tech.
Yes, I'm sure the SEC is just bending over backwards trying to schedule home and homes so that they can play road games outside of the South and they are being turned away.Pwns wrote:GF, are you sure that there's a long list of P5s just aching to play major SEC teams?
Remember when LSU beat Oregon at a neutral location in 2011 and made their high-scoring offense look feckless? Yeah, that was a big reason there was an all-SEC national championship that year. Then of course Alabama played a home-and-home with Penn State around that time and won both games, and they curb-stomped Michigan in Ann Arbor who was the preseason #8 in 2012.
Maybe a lot of teams are hesitant to play major SEC programs because SEC teams can dash national championship hopes of top teams from major conferences? Why give the SEC the chance to remove any doubt they are the best league with non-conference scheduling?
That's more plausible than the idea that SEC AD's constantly turn down home-and-homes with other major P5s because they are afraid of getting beat.GannonFan wrote:Yes, I'm sure the SEC is just bending over backwards trying to schedule home and homes so that they can play road games outside of the South and they are being turned away.Pwns wrote:GF, are you sure that there's a long list of P5s just aching to play major SEC teams?
Remember when LSU beat Oregon at a neutral location in 2011 and made their high-scoring offense look feckless? Yeah, that was a big reason there was an all-SEC national championship that year. Then of course Alabama played a home-and-home with Penn State around that time and won both games, and they curb-stomped Michigan in Ann Arbor who was the preseason #8 in 2012.
Maybe a lot of teams are hesitant to play major SEC programs because SEC teams can dash national championship hopes of top teams from major conferences? Why give the SEC the chance to remove any doubt they are the best league with non-conference scheduling?
I really don't think either group of AD's are on the phone trying to schedule tough OOC games. There's little reward and there's more money to be made playing an OOC schedule of entirely home games. Schools like Cal are the exception, most schools, and especially the SEC, just don't want to leave the comforts of home and risk losing and risk not making as much money as they can.Pwns wrote:That's more plausible than the idea that SEC AD's constantly turn down home-and-homes with other major P5s because they are afraid of getting beat.GannonFan wrote:
Yes, I'm sure the SEC is just bending over backwards trying to schedule home and homes so that they can play road games outside of the South and they are being turned away.
Just saw this. We got beat by a shitty team. I was there in person, it was hard to watch. They've come a long way since then. Are they a top 4 team? No, probably not. But 16? No way.clenz wrote:Oh dear god....
Wait until Willie sees this shit...
I can't wait to see what he tirades on....
He won't much longer.Willie wrote:Just saw this. We got beat by a shitty team. I was there in person, it was hard to watch. They've come a long way since then. Are they a top 4 team? No, probably not. But 16? No way.clenz wrote:Oh dear god....
Wait until Willie sees this shit...
I can't wait to see what he tirades on....
And as long as Michigan keeps sucking massive amounts of ass, I'm ok with it.
Speaking of that, how in the FUCK does cHoke still have a job?
The Buckeyes returned the favor vs Michigan St.BDKJMU wrote:Overrated #8 OSU just got bitched slapped 35-21 in Columbus in front of 107+k, the biggest crowd ever in Columbus, by an unranked VT team that was something like #37 in Top 25 vote total....
dbackjon wrote:I need to state this again - Florida hasn't played an OOC outside of the state of Florida in 23 years
Skjellyfetti wrote:Why does it matter if it is outside the state of Florida or not?
They have a yearly rivalry with Florida State - not a weak OOC game. They have a frequent OOC rivalry with Miami.
A lot of those 23 years they were playing Florida State AND Miami... years where those three programs were powerhouses (8 national championships between them in those 23 years).
You are criticizing them for not scheduling Florida State, Miami, and a THIRD quality OOC opponent?
Is there any non-independent program that schedules 3 quality OOC home-and-home series in a year?
I call shenanigans. You're just making stuff up now and hoping it's right.Skjellyfetti wrote:Why does it matter if it is outside the state of Florida or not?
They have a yearly rivalry with Florida State - not a weak OOC game. They have a frequent OOC rivalry with Miami.
A lot of those 23 years they were playing Florida State AND Miami... years where those three programs were powerhouses (8 national championships between them in those 23 years).
You are criticizing them for not scheduling Florida State, Miami, and a THIRD quality OOC opponent?
Is there any non-independent program that schedules 3 quality OOC home-and-home series in a year?
Uh, they don't play Miami every year, and they rarely have played in the past 23.Skjellyfetti wrote:Yeah, of course travel makes games more difficult. No question.
I'm just curious what you would like Florida to do. Cancel its OOC series with Florida State and Miami to schedule OOC games that are "far away"? Schedule a third difficult OOC game? Also, what distance makes a game far enough away to appease you?
edit to add: Gainesville to Miami is also further than Blacksburg to Columbus.
GannonFan wrote:I call shenanigans. You're just making stuff up now and hoping it's right.Skjellyfetti wrote:Why does it matter if it is outside the state of Florida or not?
They have a yearly rivalry with Florida State - not a weak OOC game. They have a frequent OOC rivalry with Miami.
A lot of those 23 years they were playing Florida State AND Miami... years where those three programs were powerhouses (8 national championships between them in those 23 years).
You are criticizing them for not scheduling Florida State, Miami, and a THIRD quality OOC opponent?
Is there any non-independent program that schedules 3 quality OOC home-and-home series in a year?
Florida and Miami is NOT a "frequent OOC rivalry". Since Florida last left the state of Florida for an OOC game (remember, September 21, 1991, when they lost at Syracuse), Florida has played Miami a grand total of four, yes, that's right, 4 times in the regular season (2002, 2003, 2008, and 2013). So it is incorrect to say "a lot of those 23 years they were playing Florida State AND Miami...".
Florida's OOC opponents, other than Florida St, over the past 10 years includes: Idaho, E. Michigan, Eastern Kentucky, Toledo, Georgia Southern, Bowling Green, LA Lafayette, Jacksonville St, Florida Atlantic, UAB, Furman, Miami OH, South Florida, Appy St, Charleston Southern, Troy, FIU, Hawaii, Citadel, Western Kentucky, Southern Miss, Central Florida, Western Carolina, Louisiana Tech. Florida's current OOC philosophy is FSU, an FCS team, a MAC team, and a team from the Sunbelt or CUSA.
Basically, Florida has an OOC home and home schedule with one (1) quality team every year, FSU. And in 23 years, 19 of those years they've had no other quality team. And yes, they haven't left the state for an OOC game in those 23 years. If you really think not having to travel and not having to play in colder weather is really not a factor, then I wonder if you've been watching any football at all over those 23 years.
Like I said, though, I declare SHENANIGANS!!!!
Skjellyfetti wrote:Current SOS
2. Auburn
3. Alabama
7. Mississippi State
9. LSU
I was pulling for SEC teams to lose because I get tired of being immersed in the SEC arrogance living here in Baton Rouge. However, you can't make too much over who wins each single bowl game; especially when they are competitive games that could've gone either way like the Auburn/Wisconsin, Alabama/Ohio State, and LSU/Notre Dame games were. I've told SEC fans in the past that they should not make too much over beating, say, the Big 10 in Bowl games that are often competitive but fall the SEC teams' way. I've called in before and said, "Remember what I'm telling you when there are years where things fall the OTHER way." This was one of those years.DSUrocks07 wrote:Skjellyfetti wrote:Current SOS
2. Auburn
3. Alabama
7. Mississippi State
9. LSU
Willie wrote:Jesus Christ you are fucking dumb. Stop embarassing yourself with these posts. That, or just don't respond. Holy shit.
