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| Is It Time To End The Bama-UT Series? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 24 2013, 07:49 AM (353 Views) | |
| *TennesseeTuxedo | May 24 2013, 07:49 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2013/05/time_for_the_sec_to_take_away.html#incart_river Is it time to end the series with Bama? Traditions have ended in Texas with Texas A&M and Texas University no long playing one another. Oklahoma and B=Nebraska no long er play one another. Pitt and Penn State stopped their series. The Vols have to play a murderous schedule to win the SEC east. However, Georgia plays a soft conference schedule that would be the envy of every SEC team in the league. |
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| humbletx | May 24 2013, 08:34 AM Post #2 |
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The Alabama vs Tennessee (FWIW now days its a cross divisional game, nothing more nothing less) Losing to Alabama does impact Tennessee challenging for the SECE championship, none the less the Vols still need to beat Florida, Georgia, South Carolina. Replace Alabama -with - you pick the team - Auburn, Ole Miss Mississippi State, Arkansas, Texas A&M, or LSU... The ones that jump out, using historical data would be the Mississippi schools and Arkansas - LSU and then the Alabama programs. With the expanded SEC - and the dominating SECW - its almost pick your poison.. FWIW - when you've been so out in front with "expansion" toots - OU vs NU - Big 8 to the Big 12. UTA vs A&M - A&M moves to the SECW.. One word "money" All you 2%ers need to quit whining about a game - The Ags are now a dominating program in the powerhouse SECW - soon to have the largest - and state of the art - stadium in the SEC - its a good thing. |
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| BJVOL III | May 24 2013, 08:42 AM Post #3 |
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The SEC East was the most dominate SEC division at one time. The West is now. That will change too! |
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| *TennesseeTuxedo | May 24 2013, 08:58 AM Post #4 |
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My belief is that you have to put a major emphasis on beating the teams in your own division. A loss in your division is like losing two games. |
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| humbletx | May 24 2013, 09:23 AM Post #5 |
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And that means beating Georgia and Florida - and of recent vintage South Carolina. Missouri, Kentucky, Vanderbilt. Cross divisional games do have impact - especially when ESPN moves the SEC to a 9 game conference schedule.. |
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| *Zippy | May 24 2013, 12:38 PM Post #6 |
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Burning Man, 2009 FOREVER
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None of us old guys think it should end. Younger guys probably dont really understand why older generation(s) are so attached to it. So short answer: maybe. It's always been a streaky series anyway. |
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| Tnphil | May 24 2013, 10:25 PM Post #7 |
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I'm a 6 decade Vol fan and I've said for the last several years we shouldn't be playing Bama every year....Right now there is a 90% chance we have to play Bama twice to win the SECC...Name another school in the country that has to do that? Add the fact we play FL, Ga, SOS lead SC and round robin with LSU and Auburn. The SEC is the toughest conference on the planet and we make it harder on ourselves by playing them every year....When FL, Ga, USCe start playing them every year then ok...until then we are not playing on a even playing field with the other teams in the SECE. |
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| humbletx | May 25 2013, 10:17 AM Post #8 |
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Well - replace the Alabama game - with LSU, Auburn, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Arkansas, MSU - how would things dramatically change in the win/loss column? Specifically Tennessee needs to take both Alabama and Florida off its annual scheduling.. Now, has Florida dominated the Tennessee game since the expansion to 12 teams - going back to the decade where Tennessee was wining SEC championships - from 92 till the turn of the century - 7 losses. When Florida hasn't been good - they've found a way to win the head to head match-up - its been how many years since Tennessee beat UF? FWIW - I'm tossing the one of the new comers from the Big 12 for a reason. Everyone understands the SEC is the toughest conference on the face of the planet - considering the Aggies were nothing more than a .500 team in that conference. Its a tough, tough deal - going on the road week after week and playing SEC teams. Talks with a number of the players from last year - and some of the recruits from the 2013 - seems they all understand the lumps and lickings the Aggies took from the SEC teams in 2012 - and know they have to improve to be competitive in 2013 and on down the road. |
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| *Zippy | May 25 2013, 11:56 PM Post #9 |
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Burning Man, 2009 FOREVER
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Florida is a different game, they are in our division...dont have to beat them twice to win the SECC (as if that was a concern right now anyways...). That would be my preferred solution, btw. Send Georgia west, and bring Alabama to the east. |
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| *TennesseeTuxedo | May 28 2013, 06:59 AM Post #10 |
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http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/64641/debating-cross-divisional-rivalries-in-the-sec Chris Low feels that the rivalry will be saved. If you read the boards of the newcomers, A&M, and Mizzou, they are not happy about those rivalries being saved. It is a shame that under the current format that we could only see some teams in Neyalnd Stadium, once ever 20 years or so. |
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| *TennesseeTuxedo | May 28 2013, 03:03 PM Post #11 |
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LSU has been belly-aching because they have to play Florida every year as a crossover rival game. wimps. |
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| *TennesseeTuxedo | May 28 2013, 03:58 PM Post #12 |
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http://mrsec.com/2013/05/schedule-debate-even-recent-history-shows-you-cant-predict-schools-future-success/
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| *Zippy | May 28 2013, 04:08 PM Post #13 |
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Burning Man, 2009 FOREVER
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Tux: all of that is true, but somewhat misleading. I mean...it's prima facie that it is easier to have, say, Ms State as your cross division rival than Alabama; or Florida rather than Kentucky, etc. Which is the point here: it's not a question of complete fairness, it's whether or not the historic rivalries are important enough to offset the inherent unfairness to the somewhat random 'cross division rivals'. For my part, I'd just as soon keep Alabama every year as not...but I'm not sure it's really important going forward. Particularly so if we end up with 'super conferences' outside the NCAA or something. |
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| *TennesseeTuxedo | May 28 2013, 04:22 PM Post #14 |
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Myself, I couldd care less if ewe played Bama every year. Since we are playing divisional play, winning within your division is more important than anything else. Florida, South Carolina, Georgia are far more important than playing Alabama. |
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| Tnphil | May 28 2013, 06:59 PM Post #15 |
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When Texas plays someone worth a shit other than Ok get back with me. |
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