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re: If A&M joins the SEC

Posted on 8/1/11 at 3:38 pm to
Posted by Hawgeye
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Posted on 8/1/11 at 3:38 pm to
quote:

bad. 3 times for Arky. Still.. that's not like going every year, like it was made to sound. 3 out of 18 tries should just get a big thank you from yall instead of whining.


2 of the farthest West schools in the SEC have had to make that trip 6 times since 2000.

Posted by TheCheshireHog
Cashew Chicken Country
Member since Oct 2010
40992 posts
Posted on 8/1/11 at 3:38 pm to
7 out of 19 games have featured Arkansas or LSU.

11 out of 19 have featured Alabama or Auburn.

Not really a big enough gap to not elicit a conversation about playing out in Dallas or Houston every once in awhile.
Posted by Hubbhogg
Fayettechill
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 8/1/11 at 3:38 pm to
Actually 3 + 4 for LSU so 7 out of 18, roughly half the time I'd say is pretty often. Plus it's a wash for Miss st. and closer for Ole Miss if they ever make it.

Would rotating it really be that horrendous? It's done for SEC bball tourney, why not football?
Posted by Dr Drunkenstein
Washington DC
Member since May 2009
2918 posts
Posted on 8/1/11 at 3:40 pm to
Ya know what, I think Texas should join the SEC just to get the conference headquarters and conference title game both permanently moved to within the state of Texas.....and then the Longhorns go independent, just for kicks.
Posted by TexasTiger08
Member since Oct 2006
26000 posts
Posted on 8/1/11 at 3:40 pm to
Nothing is wrong with Atlanta...

...and nothing is wrong with Houston, Dallas, New Orleans, etc.

God forbid we try something new.

When it moved from B'ham to Atlanta...was their resistance from the gumps?
Posted by Alahunter
Member since Jan 2008
90739 posts
Posted on 8/1/11 at 3:43 pm to
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7 out of 18, roughly half the time


Yeah. VERY rough.
Posted by graychef
Member since Jun 2008
28858 posts
Posted on 8/1/11 at 3:43 pm to
Distance to Atlanta from:

Baton Rouge 525 miles
Fayetteville 698 miles
Starkville 287 miles
Oxford 330 miles
Auburn 110 miles
Tuscaloosa 202 miles

Athens 72 miles
Knoxville 213 miles
Gainesville 332 miles
Nashville 250 miles
Columbia 211 miles
Lexington 380 miles


eta: driving distances
This post was edited on 8/1/11 at 3:45 pm
Posted by Alahunter
Member since Jan 2008
90739 posts
Posted on 8/1/11 at 3:44 pm to
Now, what would it be to Dallas for everyone?
Posted by wmr
North of Dickson, South of Herman's
Member since Mar 2009
32518 posts
Posted on 8/1/11 at 3:44 pm to
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Oxford 330 miles


You can just throw this one out of the comparison since it will never factor in.
Posted by spslayto
Member since Feb 2004
20001 posts
Posted on 8/1/11 at 3:45 pm to
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You can just throw this one out of the comparison since it will never factor in.


Posted by Hubbhogg
Fayettechill
Member since Dec 2010
13470 posts
Posted on 8/1/11 at 3:47 pm to
Can you seriously say you'd rather go to ATL than NOLA for any game? I don't understand why you would be so against it being rotated.
Posted by Alahunter
Member since Jan 2008
90739 posts
Posted on 8/1/11 at 3:48 pm to
One team would be traveling right back to Nola les than a month later, it would be less beneficial to more teams than it would benefit.
Posted by graychef
Member since Jun 2008
28858 posts
Posted on 8/1/11 at 3:49 pm to
Distances from Dallas to:

Baton Rouge 427 miles
Fayetteville 331 miles
Starkville 526 miles
Oxford 534 miles
Auburn 700 miles
Tuscaloosa 584 miles

Athens 851 miles
Knoxville 841 miles
Gainesville 980 miles
Nashville 663 miles
Columbia 990 miles
Lexington 873 miles
Posted by Alahunter
Member since Jan 2008
90739 posts
Posted on 8/1/11 at 3:51 pm to
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Distances from Dallas to:


SEC schools to Atl.. 10 of them less than 380 miles.

SEC schools to Dallas.. 1 of them less than 380.

That won't be happening.
Posted by Hubbhogg
Fayettechill
Member since Dec 2010
13470 posts
Posted on 8/1/11 at 3:52 pm to
quote:

One team would be traveling right back to Nola les than a month later, it would be less beneficial to more teams than it would benefit.


Agree to Disagree.
Posted by nsudemon10
EBRP
Member since Dec 2010
574 posts
Posted on 8/1/11 at 3:54 pm to
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if A&M joins the SEC we'll finally have a new rival!


It will be more of a rivalry than the force rivalry with Arkansas.
Posted by Hubbhogg
Fayettechill
Member since Dec 2010
13470 posts
Posted on 8/1/11 at 4:00 pm to
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It will be more of a rivalry than the force rivalry with Arkansas.


Thank you for your contributions. Back to lurking now please.
Posted by graychef
Member since Jun 2008
28858 posts
Posted on 8/1/11 at 4:00 pm to
I know the Sugar Bowl is in N.O., but for the sake of argument...

Distances from New Orleans to:

Baton Rouge 80 miles
Fayetteville 614 miles
Starkville 297 miles
Oxford 359 miles
Auburn 362 miles
Tuscaloosa 290 miles

Athens 539 miles
Knoxville 597 miles
Gainesville 531 miles
Nashville 531 miles
Columbia 673 miles
Lexington 744 miles
Posted by Hubbhogg
Fayettechill
Member since Dec 2010
13470 posts
Posted on 8/1/11 at 4:02 pm to
I'd like to see what the attendance figures for SEC basketball tourney are this year compared to last several years in ATL. I'd be shocked if they aren't up by quite a bit.
Posted by Alahunter
Member since Jan 2008
90739 posts
Posted on 8/1/11 at 4:03 pm to
from 10 teams having less than 380 miles to travel to Atl, going to N.O. would cut that in half, with only 5 teams travelling less. So an increase from 2 teams, to 7 teams travelling more, I just don't see it happening. It hurts way more than it helps.
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