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The bigger injustice is the scheduling

Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:01 am
Posted by EvrybodysAllAmerican
Member since Apr 2013
11162 posts
Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:01 am
The Devin White ejection was bad, but every team gets bad calls. I’m all for exposing the disparity in targeting calls and how that is a stupid rule across all of college football. And if that gets changed or tweaked then it’s all worthwhile.

But the greater pattern of injustice is the cross division scheduling. This is how Alabama is able to sneak into the playoffs through the back door with a loss, easier than any other team. And this is what needs to be brought to light while we have the eyes of the media, billboards, and gameday in our backyard.

The fact that we played UGA and AT Florida (2years in a row) , while bama gets mizzou and Tennessee is why Lsu HAS to beat bama next week to stay relevant, but bama will get another mulligan if they lose .
The disparity’s always there with Florida our annual, and Tennessee theirs, but is magnified this year when you add Georgia to our rotation. So this is the time to make our point heard. I may be off on the numbers but I don’t think bama has had to play Georgia and Florida in the same season since the current system was put in place, but lsu has done it 3-4 times.
(edit: Bama has done it once, LSU has done it 6 times since 2000)
I have no idea why auburn, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, etc are ok with this inequality. Traditional rivalries my arse. The only tradition i see is giving Bama an easier route to the playoffs or conference championship than anybody else in the sec west.
Our mission should be to expose this to the national media and have other conferences realize that Bama is not making the playoffs every year based on a level playing field.
Getting other teams, conferences, media to pick up this message is the only way it will change, because the SEC is obviously not concerned with scheduling equality.


This is the real Bama bias.
This post was edited on 10/25/18 at 9:55 am
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
42619 posts
Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:07 am to
Targeting will change when someone misses a conference title game or a playoff game.

Bama doesn't want any part of the Swamp every other year plus take a look every year at Bama's schedule, a built in bye before Iron Bowl every year. They always get a bye before LSU which is a wash since LSU gets one as well. Layup game before A&M followed by an easier opponent.
Posted by Croacka
Denham Springs
Member since Dec 2008
61441 posts
Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:09 am to
quote:

The disparity’s always there with Florida our annual, and Tennessee theirs,


tennessee was better than florida for a long time, so I don't agree with your argument on that point

someone gets to play vandy every year
Posted by halleburton
Member since Dec 2009
1519 posts
Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:09 am to
How do you expect them to play UGA and UF when their permanent cross division game is Tenn?

It’s cyclical bro, we just have the misfortune of UF being good over the last 15 years and Tenn being bad.
Posted by LSUDonMCO
Orlando
Member since Dec 2003
6865 posts
Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:09 am to
Bama will argue its cyclical but they NEVER play two East Big Boys in the same year!
Posted by lsutigermall
Plantation Trace
Member since Nov 2006
7301 posts
Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:11 am to
Agree for now but but historically, Tennessee is stronger than Florida. No doubt that will turn back around. More an issue of lopsided sides of the SEC. Needs a re-shuffle.

Tough to say but IMO Bama has just become such a juggernaut, it creates an imbalance that's tough to remedy. The country sees this too and places their faith in LSU. We can do this.
Posted by km
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
5653 posts
Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:15 am to
Agreed. Scheduling is in bama's favor bigtime.
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
118819 posts
Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:15 am to
I forget the exact numbers but bama has played Vanderbilt like 80+ times and LSU has played Vanderbilt like 30+ times.
Posted by TeddyPadillac
Member since Dec 2010
25567 posts
Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:17 am to
What the hell are y’all talking about Tennessee is historically better than Florida?

Florida has been elitr for almost 30 years now. They have never been any where near as shitty as Tennessee has been lately. Even when UF has had bad seasons, it’s still a hard place to go win a game at.
How many times have we played UGA in the last 10 years and how many has bama played them, not counting seccg?
Posted by higgins
flowery branch, ga
Member since Dec 2009
7918 posts
Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:17 am to
2012 sec cg. preston dial hits a defenseless aaron murray right in the helmet following an interception. didn't even get flagged. did you think the sec was gonna suspend a starting d lineman for the first half of the national title?
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
118819 posts
Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:17 am to
quote:

Agree for now but but historically, Tennessee is stronger than Florida. No doubt that will turn back around.


I agree historically Tennessee was better than Florida but going forward I believe Florida will be better than Tennessee at least 75% of the time simply based on the difference of regional demographics and population shift.
Posted by LSUAlum2001
Stavro Mueller Beta
Member since Aug 2003
47132 posts
Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:22 am to
quote:

How many times have we played UGA in the last 10 years and how many has bama played them, not counting seccg?


We’ve played Georgia 4x and Alabama 2x during the regular season these last 10 years.

..and that includes the 2013 bridge schedule bullshite where Georgia was supposed to rotate onto the Alabama schedule that year, but magically ended up on our schedule. We lost that game 44-41 in Athens.
Posted by mhc4tigers
Member since Aug 2016
4338 posts
Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:25 am to
Tennessee has not been better than Florida for 20 years. The cross division opponents should be rotated
Posted by wahoocs
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2004
22333 posts
Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:26 am to
There is a reason that all of the other schools are "OK" with the scheduling, impartial officiating, and overall bias.

It's called money. Don't kid yourself. LSU is complicit. Maybe not the fans, but those whose livelihood is dependent on the conference's earnings are all to blame for inequalities on the playing field.

Last year was best case scenario. 2011, another. 2 teams in the NC game is the attainable goal for all SEC teams, who divide the monies equally. And I'm sure they are just waiting for the first time a conference gets 3 teams.
Posted by EvrybodysAllAmerican
Member since Apr 2013
11162 posts
Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:27 am to
quote:

tennessee was better than florida for a long time, so I don't agree with your argument on that point


Things are somewhat cyclical, but Peyton Manning aint walking through that door. Florida will always be a better program than Tennessee. Hell, even when Tennessee was good, they hardly ever got over the florida hump. When Peyton manning finally won his SEC championship, it was because LSU upset florida in 97. Florida beat UT by 2 TDs earlier that year.

quote:

someone gets to play vandy every year

Exactly. It sure aint LSU, is it? Whats so hard about rotating the cross division to do away with the built in advantages? then if its cyclical, its still based on luck of the draw, not a yearly thing.
This post was edited on 10/25/18 at 8:52 am
Posted by LSURulzSEC
Lake Charles via Oakdale
Member since Aug 2004
77321 posts
Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:30 am to
The permanent cross division opponents has got to go...
Posted by LSUAlum2001
Stavro Mueller Beta
Member since Aug 2003
47132 posts
Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:31 am to
quote:

Exactly. It sure aint LSU, is it? Whats so hard about rotating the cross division to do away with the built in advantages? then if its cyclical, its still based on luck of the draw, not a yearly thing.


When it doesn’t benefit Alabama to play Tennessee every year (meaning Tennessee becomes a good program again) the SEC office will finally decide to remove the permanent opponent and rotates both cross-divisional games.
This post was edited on 10/25/18 at 8:33 am
Posted by pvilleguru
Member since Jun 2009
60453 posts
Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:32 am to
quote:

Tennessee has not been better than Florida for 20 years. The cross division opponents should be rotated


Tennessee was ranked higher than Florida at the end of the season in 2003, 2004, and 2007.

But the thing people are forgetting is that Ole Miss, Vandy, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Missouri probably don't want to give up their cross-divisional rivals as well.

So if Florida and LSU want to get rid of it, they are looking at an uphill battle to get the vote passed.
This post was edited on 10/25/18 at 8:34 am
Posted by BigPapiDoesItAgain
Amérique du Nord
Member since Nov 2009
2771 posts
Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:32 am to
quote:

tennessee was better than florida

Yes, you are correct in the '50's and 60's. The last time Tenn beat Florida more than two in a row, Ike was in the Whitehouse.

ETA: since 1970 Florida leads series 27-9
This post was edited on 10/25/18 at 8:37 am
Posted by EvrybodysAllAmerican
Member since Apr 2013
11162 posts
Posted on 10/25/18 at 8:32 am to
Also it would make the product better for the players and fans. Visiting all the SEC stadiums every 4 years instead of every 12-15.

Its a shame we never played against Peyton Manning even though he played in the conference for 4 years.
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