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re: Chris Low (ESPN): All SEC Schedules Aren't Created Equal
Posted on 4/12/13 at 1:26 pm to Bmath
Posted on 4/12/13 at 1:26 pm to Bmath
Another thing. I am all for having balanced schedules within the conference.
However I think the current bowl system has contributed to teams choosing to water down their schedule.
No one really wants to see LSU plow through the bottom of the barrel all season. However teams feel the need to limit the amount of games they could possibly lose. This is because the current system is more favorable to power conference teams with the cleanest records.
Personally I like when LSU plays UF and UGA bc it provides for a high quality game. The 2011 season was great in that they beat so many good teams.
If you want to be the best then you have to beat the best.
However I think the current bowl system has contributed to teams choosing to water down their schedule.
No one really wants to see LSU plow through the bottom of the barrel all season. However teams feel the need to limit the amount of games they could possibly lose. This is because the current system is more favorable to power conference teams with the cleanest records.
Personally I like when LSU plays UF and UGA bc it provides for a high quality game. The 2011 season was great in that they beat so many good teams.
If you want to be the best then you have to beat the best.
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Posted on 4/12/13 at 1:31 pm to Bmath
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If you want to be the best then you have to beat the best.
Not really. Georgia and Bama got to the SEC title game last year due in large part to easy schedules. Yet, the winner of that game had a spot in national title game on lockdown.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 1:33 pm to Bmath
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If you want to be the best then you have to beat the best.
No you don't, not if your Alabama. Well, atleast you don't have to beat them the first time. You don't even have to win your Division.
This post was edited on 4/12/13 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 4/12/13 at 1:35 pm to Bmath
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Personally I like when LSU plays UF and UGA bc it provides for a high quality game. The 2011 season was great in that they beat so many good teams.
It sure was...but you know why it was so great? Because it was an anomaly to make it through a gauntlet like that. In other words, when teams play schedules like that, even when they are great, they don't win them all, and therefore do not play in the big game.
The question then becomes...based on percentages...would you rather LSU play the most entertaining schedule, or a schedule which puts them in the best position to play for championships? Despite what happened in 2011, that is almost never possible with both. Put another way, do you think BAMA fans would trade us our schedule in 2011, 2012 and 2013 so that they could have played a more challenging schedule, or do you think they'd rather keep the titles?
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If you want to be the best then you have to beat the best.
While this makes a neat bumper-sticker, it just isn't true. See: 2011. BAMA split with LSU and avoided UGA entirely in 2011...seems the consensus was they were the best. They managed that with a far shittier schedule than LSU.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 1:36 pm to Bmath
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If you want to be the best then you have to beat the best twice.
FIFY
Posted on 4/12/13 at 1:42 pm to Bmath
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However I think the current bowl system has contributed to teams choosing to water down their schedule.
No one really wants to see LSU plow through the bottom of the barrel all season. However teams feel the need to limit the amount of games they could possibly lose. This is because the current system is more favorable to power conference teams with the cleanest records.
you speak as if LSU controls its conference schedule. the only scheduling LSU controls at all is the OOC games, and we haven't really backed down from scheduling real schools ... we've usually one formidable OOC opponent and reduced them to shite.
Remember when "Strength of Schedule" was part of the BCSCG formula?...Someone, anyone?
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