re: As the season draws closer and closer, Oregon fans get crazier and crazier

DucksflyinPAC,

I certainly did not mean to draw your ire regarding this subject, but may I suggest something that you may not have considered?

Yes, the SEC has played more creamfpuffs than the PAC 10 in the BCS era. That simply is because the SEC has to play MORE OOC games, since we only play 8 conference games. The Pac 10, of course, plays 9 conference games.

The 12 SEC teams must schedule 1 additional OOC game than the 10 Pac 10 teams. When added cumulatively, that's 24 additional OOC games per season.
SEC and PAC 10 ADs (as well as other conferences AD's) have always been in negotiations to schedule future games, but it is very difficult to mesh schedules and dates together when we have so many more OOC games to play.
Also, some SEC teams are contractually obligated to play at least one in-state rival.

And why does everybody think that SEC teams """"""WANT"""""" to schedule Div 2 teams ???
Most of the time it is because an original OOC opponent reneges on their commitment.

Ex: In 2003, Va.Tech was supposed to come to Baton Rouge after LSU played them in Blacksburg in 2002.
Va.Tech got out of their commitment, and LSU was stuck with NO ONE at the last minute. The only team that was available on THAT PARTICULAR WEEKEND on such short notice was Western Illinois.

The SEC is not "padding" their schedules with cupcakes. As aforementioned, when we must play ats least 24 additional OOC games than everybody else, and contractual dates are very difficult to come to fruition because of previous scheduling, we are lucky to get the teams we do.

Secondly, when an already scheduled team bails out and there is no one available, it is very difficult to find replacements on short notice.


Sorry, if I had left the WTF reference off, I could have been more impartial in my repsonse. I did not, however, call you illiterate, a liar, or a moron.

Good luck Sept. 3.