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re: Auburn wants to leave West & Bama doesnt want Mizzou
Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:44 am to Draconian Sanctions
Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:44 am to Draconian Sanctions
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Missouri has two top 20 tv markets. This isn't rocket science.
This is why it will likely ultimately get done. When you add a state that has no SEC footprint you force the local media to cover that team and the rest of the conference. You truly do add the STATE population due to media coverage. It makes sense from that standpoint only.
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The fricking Alabama-Tennessee game is a very minor concern.
True enough and it won't be what stops this thing. Bama & UT know that. However, if you fight it enough then you get concessions from the conference so that the process isn't slowed too long. I would imagine those concessions could include playing 3 teams from the other division - one as a permanent rival (UT or AU for Bama) and 2 of the other 6 rotating in every two years...Or it could include restructuring the divisions so Mizzou goes East (or North).
This post was edited on 10/6/11 at 9:46 am
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Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:45 am to WeagleEagle
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I don't care about traditional rivals. I don't want to move to the east. frick Missouri add a team in the east and keep it like it is.
I agree...nothing wrong with keeping traditions alive
Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:45 am to tennfanatic
quote:but lets be honest here. outside of Tuscaloosa and Knoxville, no one else in the country sees this game as a rivalry
You cannot take away the Third Saturday Day in October. TN and Bama wont let this happen by God!!!
Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:45 am to WDE24
It will never be considered a "rivalry" by UF fans though. Not as long as we keep playing UT, UGA, and FSU yearly.
Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:45 am to KajunGator
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It existed once.
Wikipedia also lists Alabama as a Florida rival, and we all know that shite ain't real.
Strike three.
Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:46 am to bee Rye
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but lets be honest here. outside of Tuscaloosa and Knoxville, no one else in the country sees this game as a rivalry
WTF does this even mean? Seriously.
Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:48 am to Tiger n Miami AU83
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Awesome. Who gives a shite? You apparently can't see the forrest for the tress, but carry on.
The Auburn fans are on here proclaiming their "long standing rivalry" with Florida...don't get pissy when its shot full of holes.
Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:48 am to WDE24
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AU/UF series hasn't been competitive enough to be considered a rivalry.
Are you Crazy? Auburn may have dominated the series, early on, but Florida was on the upward slide when things were ended. I would love for the rivalry to come back. Don't think it would be on the level of UF-FSU but could possibly over take UF-UT on the heated rivalry list.
ETA: Just saw you edit
This post was edited on 10/6/11 at 9:50 am
Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:48 am to gatordmb89
IIRC, when scheduling only allowed for one cross division rival instead of two, Florida wanted their rival to be Auburn every year because they had played us more than any other team in the West, but Auburn picked UGA because of the whole started playing against each other first deal.
Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:49 am to Swoopin
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How short-memoried are you? You think taking on Florida, Georgia and Tennessee is a permanant step down?
UF is down, but not permanently. UGA is quite possibly going through a coaching transition soon (and you play them annually any way, so I'm not sure why you brought them into the equation). And UT is not where UT has been traditionally. AU walks into a better situation "right now" in the East than they have "right now" in the West. If you continue to recruit well you become one of the top 2 in the East year in and year out instead of competing with Bama/LSU for top 2 placement every year.
You replace LSU with USCe. You replace Arky with UT. You replace Ole Miss & Miss St with KY & Vandy. I would definitely say it is a great move for AU. And you know it is too...that's why you want it.
Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:49 am to DvlsAdvocat
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but lets be honest here. outside of Tuscaloosa and Knoxville, no one else in the country sees this game as a rivalry
WTF does this even mean? Seriously.
It means it may be a rivalry but people outside of Alabama and Tennessee generally don't think of it when you talk about interesting rivalries
For a fan outside the SEC they know about Bama/Auburn and probably UGA/Florida but they really don't realize rivalries like Bama/Tenn are considered big time in the South
Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:49 am to bee Rye
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You cannot take away the Third Saturday Day in October. TN and Bama wont let this happen by God!!!
but lets be honest here. outside of Tuscaloosa and Knoxville, no one else in the country sees this game as a rivalry
That is seriously not true....tons of fans outside the SEC know about the TENN/Bama rivalry
Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:50 am to bee Rye
I can't remember the last meaningful, compelling UA/Tenn game. I guess you could argue the Cody armpit block game, but that was really a crap Tenn team they were playing.
Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:50 am to bee Rye
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but lets be honest here. outside of Tuscaloosa and Knoxville, no one else in the country sees this game as a rivalry
And lets be honest, no one in Tuscaloosa or Knoxville gives a damn about what the rest of the country think about the rivalry.
The rivalry was built for various reasons through the years, the opinions of Jorge Martinez of Santa Barbara was not one of them.
Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:50 am to gatordmb89
quote:I don't think it is a rivalry to AU fans either anymore. There was a time when it was a growing rivalry, but not since expansion. It could be rekindled if AU were to move to the East. Personally I have no strong preference about playing the East or West. I think the IB should be preserved and I hope they also find a way to preserve the UA/UT game.
It will never be considered a "rivalry" by UF fans though. Not as long as we keep playing UT, UGA, and FSU yearly.
I am in favor of revoking aTm's membership if that is possible.
Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:50 am to MrBiriwa
This is all going to be a non issue. Mizzou is gonna come to the East, and all will be well.
Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:52 am to bee Rye
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but lets be honest here. outside of Tuscaloosa and Knoxville, no one else in the country sees this game as a rivalry
So?
Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:52 am to DvlsAdvocat
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Wikipedia also lists Alabama as a Florida rival, and we all know that shite ain't real.
Strike three.
Link? Cause I don't see that anywhere. Bamas rivals are listed as UT, AUB, and LSU.
Try again
Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:53 am to WDE24
I'd rather play LSU every year than Florida at this point. LSU game has meant a whole lot more in the last decade.
Posted on 10/6/11 at 9:53 am to WDE24
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There was a time when it was a growing rivalry, but not since expansion.
Didn't they continue playing every year from 1992 to 2002?
I don't think expansion had anything to do with it. Its not considered a rivalry...
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