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re: Cowherd takes shots at Alabama scheduling and the SEC
Posted on 5/14/13 at 12:58 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Posted on 5/14/13 at 12:58 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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So why did Alabama magically skip UGA even though they were next in the rotation and get Kentucky instead?
How about this: in 2012, UA was supposed to play UT, UGA, and Vandy from the east. In comes aTm and Mizzou and we drop down to only 2 east opponents. Now, there's no way we were going to drop UT, so they were one of the two. Now I believe aTm got to host UF (one of the best teams historically, at least since 1990, in the east). So I imagine the SEC wanted to give the same treatment to Mizzou. Alabama is without question the best team historically out of the teams in the west. So that's how UA played UT and Mizzou instead of UT, Vandy, and UGA in 2012.
Now for 2013. UA was supposed to play UT, UGA, and UK. Because of the two bridge schedules, they may be trying to get to a more typical rotation. UK was supposed to roll onto the schedule instead of UGA, so there you have it.
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Posted on 5/14/13 at 12:58 pm to Draconian Sanctions
I have never looks at another teams schedule before the season started. I look and see what good home games Alabama has so I can be excited about attending. This is a true statement and I am not trying to ignite an argument about which fanbases do what.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 12:59 pm to genro
Retroactive polls that come years later?
Posted on 5/14/13 at 1:00 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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As someone pointed out earlier, how would Alabama fans here and around the net react if the SEC office was in New Orleans, with an LSU grad as the head of scheduling and then from that LSU ended up with 2 very easy schedules in these bridge years?
We would accept the facts that the LSU alum didn't make the schedule, the AD's did. Why you cant, is the great mystery of this thread.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 1:00 pm to JJ27
quote:Like LSU's basketball national title?
Retroactive polls that come years later?
Posted on 5/14/13 at 1:00 pm to wahoocs
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Is possible to get a list of names of Alabama posters that actually try to defend the bridge schedule?
What do you mean by "defend it?" Honestly, did LSU end up with a harder schedule over two years? Absolutely. Is it a result of a conspiracy or some sort of SEC favoritism? Unlikely.
The SEC has said that the ADs signed off on the bridge schedule. In order for a conspiracy to exist, one of the following things has to be true:
1. The SEC is telling the truth, and the ADs signed off on schedules unduly influenced by Alabama. No AD has come out and said that Alabama unduly influenced the schedules. This means that all of the other ADs in the SEC (especially LSU's) are either grossly incompetent or in on the conspiracy.
2. The SEC is lying and the ADs did not have any input on the bridge schedules. Since no AD has come out and accused the SEC of lying about this, this means that all of the other ADs in the SEC (especially LSU's) are either grossly incompetent or in on the conspiracy.
That's why it is foolish to believe in conspiracies, folks. Too many people have to be involved that would have no reason to be involved.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 1:01 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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t's like you think you can just repeat this over and over and that will magically make it true
And if you keep spewing your conspiracy theories they will become true as well.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 1:02 pm to BamaNixon
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What do you mean by "defend it?" Honestly, did LSU end up with a harder schedule over two years? Absolutely. Is it a result of a conspiracy or some sort of SEC favoritism? Unlikely.
The SEC has said that the ADs signed off on the bridge schedule. In order for a conspiracy to exist, one of the following things has to be true:
1. The SEC is telling the truth, and the ADs signed off on schedules unduly influenced by Alabama. No AD has come out and said that Alabama unduly influenced the schedules. This means that all of the other ADs in the SEC (especially LSU's) are either grossly incompetent or in on the conspiracy.
2. The SEC is lying and the ADs did not have any input on the bridge schedules. Since no AD has come out and accused the SEC of lying about this, this means that all of the other ADs in the SEC (especially LSU's) are either grossly incompetent or in on the conspiracy.
That's why it is foolish to believe in conspiracies, folks. Too many people have to be involved that would have no reason to be involved.
Every fricking word of this
Posted on 5/14/13 at 1:02 pm to IAmReality
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Remember a few years ago when 6 of Alabama's 8 opponents took their bye's before Alabama?
Doesn't LSU take their bye before Alabama just about every year?
Seems it has been forgotten.....selective memory
Posted on 5/14/13 at 1:02 pm to TreyAnastasio
No, no, I am starting to come around on this.
Georgia should have to play Bama instead of LSU. While we're at it, make Florida play Bama instead of LSU.
frick you Georgia. We don't give a flying frick about your schedule. This is all about LSU. Y'all have to play Bama.
Georgia should have to play Bama instead of LSU. While we're at it, make Florida play Bama instead of LSU.
frick you Georgia. We don't give a flying frick about your schedule. This is all about LSU. Y'all have to play Bama.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 1:03 pm to JJ27
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You claim a title when you finished 20th in the nation with 3 losses and 18 teams finished with a better record.
Do I? I don't think that I do, but you'd probably know better.
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You also claim a title with the exact same situation as 2011 except reversed. You lost to Notre Dame in the bowl game, but still claimed the title.
Did I? Also, can you tell me the difference between bowl games in the distant past and bowl games today? Hint: your argument in those days would have the exact same meaning as "How can the Giants claim the NFL Championship? The NFC lost the Pro Bowl!"
Posted on 5/14/13 at 1:04 pm to KaiserSoze99
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No, no, I am starting to come around on this.
Georgia should have to play Bama instead of LSU. While we're at it, make Florida play Bama instead of LSU.
frick you Georgia. We don't give a flying frick about your schedule. This is all about LSU. Y'all have to play Bama
I really dont give a shite who we play. I just think the conspiracy theory that we rigged our schedule by using our plant in the league office is ridiculous.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 1:04 pm to JJ27
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Retroactive polls that come years later?
There really weren't any legit polls back when we were playing in the Rose Bowls. Just about everything was regional.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 1:04 pm to Mattwells90
<-<-<- There needs to be a 'Schedule Forum' to the left.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 1:08 pm to Mattwells90
Bama- destroyed Notre Dame
ATM- destroyed Oklahoma
Ole Miss- Killed Pittsburgh
USC- got killed by Georgia Tech
Air Force/ Temple/ Navy- Don't even need a response to that.
Purdue- Awful.
Arizona State- Lost to Missouri?
Michigan- got killed by Alabama and also lost too South Carolina
Michigan State- beat Minnesota this year good for them!
BYU- lost to San Jose State
Their scheduled is so easy! They only play one team that's good and it's Stanford.
ATM- destroyed Oklahoma
Ole Miss- Killed Pittsburgh
USC- got killed by Georgia Tech
Air Force/ Temple/ Navy- Don't even need a response to that.
Purdue- Awful.
Arizona State- Lost to Missouri?
Michigan- got killed by Alabama and also lost too South Carolina
Michigan State- beat Minnesota this year good for them!
BYU- lost to San Jose State
Their scheduled is so easy! They only play one team that's good and it's Stanford.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 1:08 pm to BamaNixon
Dude I don't like that guy, not on you're side cause I'm a Yankee and an even better/prouder American. YOU GETS NO LOVE FROM ME 
Posted on 5/14/13 at 1:10 pm to BamaNixon
It doesn't follow that all the AD's would have had to be in on it. I'm sure the relevant ADs were given some BS reason as to why this was the way to go. As for Alleva yeah you can make the case for gross negligence.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 1:10 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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Draconian Sanctions
Cowherd takes shots at Alabama scheduling and the SEC
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Did we put the schedule together?
Who is the head of scheduling for the SEC and where did he go to school?
I understand that the concept of a committee with a chairperson is difficult for some ranters to grasp. Womack was the committee chair, but it appears that this former leg-humper AD had a large role also. And the other associate commissioner on the committee, Mark Whitworth, graduated from Asbury University. But, has already been often mentioned, all 14 ADs were involved in the creation of the schedule.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 1:11 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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I will grant you that it's possible there was no foul play here. But can you really blame us for being suspecious? As someone pointed out earlier, how would Alabama fans here and around the net react if the SEC office was in New Orleans, with an LSU grad as the head of scheduling and then from that LSU ended up with 2 very easy schedules in these bridge years?
sooo, why exactly would LSU have been due to play kentucky next season, when they played kentucky in the 2011 season, and alabama hasnt played kentucky since 2008? here is my alternate hypothesis. bama played Georgia last year in the championship, and bama is going to play Georgia in the championship again next year, so why waste a spot in the season when there is a team from the east that bama hasnt played at all (regular or post season) since 2008? Thats ridiculous of course, but no less ridiculous than your idea that 14 ADs let one school manipulate everyone's schedule for its own benefit.
A few other things related to this. Everyone has such short memories, but Missouri coming into the league was supposed to be the much tougher of the 2 new teams, and putting them onto bama's schedule was not seen at the time as doing bama any favors. their offense was supposed to give us fits, and according to everyone on the rant they were going to jump up and stun us, until it became clear during the season that they were hot garbage.
On the issue of the bama grad in the SEC, was he out sick the day they were making the 2010 schedule? Hes got so much control but he just let 6 teams take byes before playing alabama?
Posted on 5/14/13 at 1:12 pm to genro
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Like LSU's basketball national title?
Not at all. LSU played Pittsburg in a post season game billed as "The national championship game". When LSU won the game, they were presented with the trophy as champions.
Now let's talk about 1941...
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