I Have High Respect for the Texas A&M Football Program

[Yo Tee]

It was your closing statement in that post.

But that was also a very minor point of this entire thread. The majority of the thread, about 98% of it, is about the OOC scheduling.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

SEC teams usually only play 8 + 1 power 5 OOC = 9 power total
Most of other teams are playing 9 + 1 power 5 OOC = 10 power total

SEC teams probably should do what Georgia is trying to do (schedule 2) or stop playing FCS teams.
With only 8 conference games, the schedules are already weaker in theory than other leagues who play 9.

A&M still found a way to schedule an FCS team even with 4 open slots and more flexibility than most teams.

 

[Yo Tee]

A&M still found a way to schedule an FCS team even with 4 open slots and more flexibility than most teams.

Bama has been doing that for years and when is the SEC gonna do something about that? Bama actually schedules 2 FCS teams some years and 1 always in October/November to pad them wins.

 

[MarkOU]

A&M is in the SEC. Being Texas and telling the players we play in the sec is huge draw. Jimbo is kinda shady but if he can get the best of Texas, he can pull it off maybe in 3 or 4 seasons.

 

[ralphiewvu]

Okay, and they did and they scheduled the toughest team they could this year. They schedule some top P5 teams. They are doing what other P5 teams should be doing and they are doing it for the next few years.

But in 2016, they scheduled UCLA when they were actually decent and ranked #16 in the country. 2015, they scheduled 15th ranked Arizona State, 2014. Meanwhile, Alabama was scheduling Mercer, Georgia State, FAU, Western Carolina and Louisiana-Monroe. Like, when does Alabama get called out for their weak scheduling?

Dude, bama also goes out and gets some good ooc games too.
They have games scheduled with Duke, USC, Miami, Texas (2), And Notre Dame(2).

I hate that they only play 1 P5 with 4 ooc games but that’s their prerogative. You can’t blame them for that blame the system. They like other SEC teams take advantage of that.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Bama has been doing that for years and when is the SEC gonna do something about that? Bama actually schedules 2 FCS teams some years and 1 always in October/November to pad them wins.

When is the last time Bama scheduled 2 FCS teams? I'll wait.

Maybe you're thinking of Florida.

 

[Yo Tee]

When is the last time Bama scheduled 2 FCS teams? I'll wait.

Maybe you're thinking of Florida.

I thought Arkansas State and Louisiana-Monroe were FCS teams. Mah bad.

 

[Yo Tee]

So far, 2019 is the first year Alabama doesn't have an FCS team scheduled since 2008. I mean really? And most of those teams are 2-3 weeks before the end of the season. That's pitiful.

 

[outofyourmind]

aTm 2020
North Texas
Colorado
Fresno State
Abilene Christian

aTm 2021
Kent State
Colorado
New Mexico

Looks legit

 

[Kaplony]

This year's OOC slate for Georgia leaves a lot to be desired, but from 2019 on, we're gonna be played at least 2 P5 OOC games every season for the foreseeable future.(there's a 3 game series with Clemson where the dates aren't official, but I'm making educated guesses on them)

2019: Notre Dame, GT
2020: Virginia, GT
2021: CLemson. GT
2022: Oregon, GT
2023: Clemson, GT
2024: Clemson, GT
2025: UCLA, GT
2026: UCLA, GT

And there's a a home and home with Texas in the works, but it isn't official yet.

It's not going to be 2023 because we have ND, and I have doubts about 2021 since the return date would be 2029.

 

[Kaplony]

Bama has been doing that for years and when is the SEC gonna do something about that? Bama actually schedules 2 FCS teams some years and 1 always in October/November to pad them wins.

When has Alabama done this?

 

[Yo Tee]

aTm 2020
North Texas
Colorado
Fresno State
Abilene Christian

aTm 2021
Kent State
Colorado
New Mexico

Looks legit

They play Clemson, Miami twice and Notre Dame twice all in the next 7 years. Not like they got South Dakota (FCS), Missouri State (FCS), Tulane and UTEP scheduled out all in the next 4 years.

 

[Yo Tee]

When has Alabama done this?

I thought Arkansas State and Louisiana-Monroe were FCS teams.

 

[Kaplony]

I thought Arkansas State and Louisiana-Monroe were FCS teams.

Perhaps in the future one should get facts straight before they go on rants.

 

[Yo Tee]

Perhaps in the future one should get facts straight before they go on rants.

We all make mistakes. Not a big deal.

 

[outofyourmind]

I think what the OP is saying is that once aTm finally moved away from a crap OOC, they get crushed.

 

[Yo Tee]

I think what the OP is saying is that once aTm finally moved away from a crap OOC, they get crushed.

No, I think what the OP is saying is that Texas A&M could take the Oklahoma and Alabama route of scheduling easy OOC wins, but they are choosing to spend the bulk of the next few years playing pretty good OOC teams like Clemson twice, Miami twice, Notre Dame twice. I like how Texas A&M has scheduled the majority of their current and future OOC schedule. I wish other teams would do that and I wish teams that are better than Texas A&M would do so.

 

[Kaplony]

We all make mistakes. Not a big deal.

Yeah but you've made several in this thread.

They play Georgia next year so next year, they play Clemson AND Georgia and possibly Alabama as well.

A&M and Alabama play every year since they are divisional foes.

Not to mention, they've only scheduled Georgia once in the next 7 years, which is 2020.

Alabama doesn't set their conference schedule, the SEC does. There is a rotation involved in cross-divisional games that aren't the permanent rival.

But in 2016, they scheduled UCLA when they were actually decent and ranked #16 in the country. 2015, they scheduled 15th ranked Arizona State, 2014. Meanwhile, Alabama was scheduling Mercer, Georgia State, FAU, Western Carolina and Louisiana-Monroe. Like, when does Alabama get called out for their weak scheduling?

You mention Alabama's FCS OOC but failed to mention the P5 game in the same year, and you listed teams that aren't FCS like FAU, GSU and ULM

Mercer - FSU
Georgia State - Virginia Tech
FAU - West Virginia
Western Carolina - West Virginia
ULM - Wisconsin

Like I said, one might to get their facts straight before one goes on a rant

 

[Yo Tee]

Yeah but you've made several in this thread.


A&M and Alabama play every year since they are divisional foes.


Alabama doesn't set their conference schedule, the SEC does. There is a rotation involved in cross-divisional games that aren't the permanent rival.



You mention Alabama's FCS OOC but failed to mention the P5 game in the same year, and you listed teams that aren't FCS like FAU, GSU and ULM

Mercer - FSU
Georgia State - Virginia Tech
FAU - West Virginia
Western Carolina - West Virginia
ULM - Wisconsin

Like I said, one might to get their facts straight before one goes on a rant

Good points. Like I said, everyone makes mistakes.

However, I didn't mention Alabama's FCS OOC schedule. I just mentioned their in general OOC schedule. Nowhere in that comment does it specify that it's their FCS OOC schedule. That comment was to point out Alabama's weak scheduling over the past few years and their future weak scheduling.

2 mistakes. I'm human. It's gonna happen.

 

[B_dub]

No, I think what the OP is saying is that Texas A&M could take the Oklahoma and Alabama route of scheduling easy OOC wins, but they are choosing to spend the bulk of the next few years playing pretty good OOC teams like Clemson twice, Miami twice, Notre Dame twice. I like how Texas A&M has scheduled the majority of their current and future OOC schedule. I wish other teams would do that and I wish teams that are better than Texas A&M would do so.

OU’s OOC schedule past decade and going forward:
Ohio State 2x
Tennessee 2x
Notre Dame 2x
Miami 2x
Florida State 2x
Washington 2x
Houston (ranked at the time)
BYU (ranked at the time)

On the docket so far:
Home and Homes
UCLA
Michigan
Army
Tennessee
Nebraska
LSU series fell through I think

Who knows how some those programs will look down the line. Several have new coaches at the start of their tenure.