Got to thinking about A&M move to the SEC

[TigerBait1971]

I don't like the idea of not playing all the teams in our division. How do we have a season and not play BAMA, or Auburn, or Arky?

 

[HighTide]

I don't like the idea of not playing all the teams in our division. How do we have a season and not play BAMA, or Auburn, or Arky?

Yeah, it is going to be weird. If Mizzou comes in, then Alabama or Auburn(more likely) is going to head to the East.

 

[metal_frk_334]

I hate change...

 

[HighTide]

I hate change...

Just remember that everything changed in 1992. Alabama for instance played LSU, MSU, Auburn, Tennessee, and Vandy every year. Lucky, we kept 4of those games when the SEC expanded. By contrast, Auburn always played MSU, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, and Alabama. They only kept 3 of the 5, and lost rivals Florida and Tennessee.

So it happens.

 

[metal_frk_334]

I wonder if A&M is going to fuck this all up. Do we ditch an OOC game or the perma game with Florida? I like playing Florida every year.....

Yeah, they will fuck it up royally for at least one year. That is unless the SEC grabs another team quickly. I read something about there not even being divisions for the 2012 season. :frown:

I don't know how concrete that is, since I think I got that off of Wiki, but for scheduling purposes I could see that being kinda true. It would be hard to have a unbalanced system like that and keep divisions in tact.

However, there is a bright side to this.

If they do away with divisions for a year or more I highly doubt they will do away with the conference championship game. They would simply have the best two teams play using the tie breakers that are in place now. That means, my friend, that two teams from the old west could get in and not have to see a weak east team get in. If that is the case that year. Either way it goes, the best two teams from the conference would get to play for the title.

 

[metal_frk_334]

Just remember that everything changed in 1992. Alabama for instance played LSU, MSU, Auburn, Tennessee, and Vandy every year. Lucky, we kept 4of those games when the SEC expanded. By contrast, Auburn always played MSU, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, and Alabama. They only kept 3 of the 5, and lost rivals Florida and Tennessee.

So it happens.

I know... doesn't mean I won't pout and mope around.

 

[MarkOU]

I know how the SEC method works. One rival from other divison every year and rotate the remaining 4 schools, 2 at a time thus creating a gap of 6 years when you play between certian teams on the road.

The BIG XII gap is only 4 years.

You can have an entire class go through your program at Alabama never havning played at the swamp. Thats weak.

 

[goDAWGSsicem]

U jelly?

 

[metal_frk_334]

I know how the SEC method works. One rival from other divison every year and rotate the remaining 4 schools, 2 at a time thus creating a gap of 6 years when you play between certian teams on the road.

The BIG XII gap is only 4 years.

You can have an entire class go through your program at Alabama never havning played at the swamp. Thats weak.

Meh, they play at Jordan Hare, Neyland Stadium or Death Valley every year at Alabama. Not really concerned with The Swamp. Didn't seem like it was to much of a burden on our team this year anyways.

 

[metal_frk_334]

Just outta curiosity, what tough road game does OU have on a semi regular basis?

 

[MarkOU]

Just outta curiosity, what tough road game does OU have on a semi regular basis?

Why we talking about OU?

If the SEC is as tough as its said to be, why is Bama only playing at Florida once every 6 years?

Here you have two of the best programs the last 20 years in the SEC and Saturday was only the 4th time since 1990 Bama played in Gainsville.

And they are conference opponents? Lmao

Granted they met in the SEC CCG almost yearly there for awhile but playing on the road is alot harder than playing in the Georgia Dome.

 

[metal_frk_334]

Why we talking about OU?

If the SEC is as tough as its said to be, why is Bama only playing at Florida once every 6 years?

Here you have two of the best programs the last 20 years in the SEC and Saturday was only the 4th time since 1990 Bama played in Gainsville.

And they are conference opponents? Lmao

Granted they met in the SEC CCG almost yearly there for awhile but playing on the road is alot harder than playing in the Georgia Dome.

LOL, well that pretty much answered my question.

 

[HighTide]

U jelly?

He jelly.

 

[MarkOU]

Just outta curiosity, what tough road game does OU have on a semi regular basis?

OU has been to Washington, Oregon, UCLA, Florida State, Miami, Notre Dame, Alabama while Bob Stoops was head coach.

LSU, Tennesse, Notre Dame, Ohio State are coming up over the next 5 years.

Until this year we had an annual game at Nebraska every 4th year.

Texas is a yearly game and is as intense as anything Alabama ever plays in.

 

[metal_frk_334]

OU has been to Washington, Oregon, UCLA, Florida State, Miami, Notre Dame, Alabama while Bob Stoops was head coach.

LSU, Tennesse, Notre Dame, Ohio State are coming up over the next 5 years.

Until this year we had an annual game at Nebraska every 4th year.

Texas is a yearly game and is as intense as anything Alabama ever plays in.

Nice try, sounds weak to me, as you would like to put it.

Texas... not a road game.

Anytime you get the luxury of filling up half the stadium with your own it isn't a road game. Like you said, playing Florida in the Georgia Dome ain't the same.

Playing Nebraska at their house every four years pales in comparison with the road tests we have each year. Going to The Swamp every now and then just tops the cake. Arkansas, LSU and Auburn alone sweeps whatever that mess was you laid out. We got them in their backyard every other year. Stadiums don't get much bigger than Neyland Stadium and we got them every other year as well. Don't forget the rest of the SEC East that we have to travel to as well. They ain't up now, but they've been up until recent.

So if you wonder how tough the SEC is... You just had to lay out your team's entire OOC schedule from 2003-2017 just to feel like you compared to our conference schedule alone.

Peace...

 

[goDAWGSsicem]

BOOM!

 

[TexasFight98VI]

Nice try, sounds weak to me, as you would like to put it.

Texas... not a road game.

Anytime you get the luxury of filling up half the stadium with your own it isn't a road game. Like you said, playing Florida in the Georgia Dome ain't the same.

Playing Nebraska at their house every four years pales in comparison with the road tests we have each year. Going to The Swamp every now and then just tops the cake. Arkansas, LSU and Auburn alone sweeps whatever that mess was you laid out. We got them in their backyard every other year. Stadiums don't get much bigger than Neyland Stadium and we got them every other year as well. Don't forget the rest of the SEC East that we have to travel to as well. They ain't up now, but they've been up until recent.

So if you wonder how tough the SEC is... You just had to lay out your team's entire OOC schedule from 2003-2017 just to feel like you compared to our conference schedule alone.

Peace...

More Team SEC bullshit. Playing at either of those stadiums is just as difficult as playing at KSU, TTECH, Lincoln, Austin, Norman, etc. BTW, Wyoming, UCLA and Oregon laugh at your notion of playing at Neyland as being so tough. Hell, Louisiana Monroe Jr High had their way with your Tide at your own crib as well. Ask UGA what happened the last two times they ventured into Big 12 territory the last 2 years. They left with their tail between their legs. AU needed an onside kick just to survive Utah State Directional, as the Barners were getting brutally all over their house. Then don't forget the donkey punching your Tide received from Utah when the Utes waltzed into SEC country and slapped you boys silly.

Spare me with your Team SEC bullshit, son......

 

[Volbound1700]

More Team SEC bullshit. Playing at either of those stadiums is just as difficult as playing at KSU, TTECH, Lincoln, Austin, Norman, etc. BTW, Wyoming, UCLA and Oregon laugh at your notion of playing at Neyland as being so tough. Hell, Louisiana Monroe Jr High had their way with your Tide at your own crib as well. Ask UGA what happened the last two times they ventured into Big 12 territory the last 2 years. They left with their tail between their legs. AU needed an onside kick just to survive Utah State Directional, as the Barners were getting brutally all over their house. Then don't forget the donkey punching your Tide received from Utah when the Utes waltzed into SEC country and slapped you boys silly.

Spare me with your Team SEC bullshit, son......

Wow, how can anyone take you serious after this post troll?

 

[TexasFight98VI]

Wow, how can anyone take you serious after this post troll?

The way you think anybody can take you Team SECers serious with your trolling bullshit. Out of curiosity, what part of my statement is trolling?

 

[goDAWGSsicem]

I don't know about trolling, but your "team SEC" obsession is embarrassing.


You seem to be automatically dismissing all posts by fans of SEC teams as "team SEC bullshit". LOL - Give me a break.