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SEC to Remain at Eight Conference Games.

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Re: SEC to Remain at Eight Conference Games.
« Reply #20 on: May 01, 2014, 01:23:01 PM »
My only qualm with the game is it being so close to the Iron Bowl. I'm okay with it as long as we play a Samford in between or have the week off. 

As Chizad alluded to, Auburn is all about tradition.  I hope they always will be.  I'd love to bring GT back as a permanent OOC opponent.  The Wreck Tech Parade was a big deal when I was in school.
So were horse and buggies.
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Re: SEC to Remain at Eight Conference Games.
« Reply #21 on: May 01, 2014, 01:27:38 PM »
The Wreck Tech Parade was a big deal when I was in school.


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Re: SEC to Remain at Eight Conference Games.
« Reply #22 on: May 01, 2014, 01:28:08 PM »
So were horse and buggies.

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The SEC's decision to preserve the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry made both Auburn and Georgia happy about the preservation of a border rivalry that has stood the test of time.  The 6-1-1 format fits everything Gus Malzahn wanted in the SEC's scheduling debate.


But at least one other SEC coach wasn't happy about the loss of another traditional SEC rivalry between Auburn and a traditional SEC East power.  "I was for the eight games," Malzahn said. "Of course, we really enjoy our rivalry with Georgia that we've been playing for a long time."

Auburn and Georgia have met 117 times, rarely missing out on a matchup between the two teams, and are coming off of a classic game that ended with the Prayer in Jordan-Hare.  "That's a rivalry that's extremely important to Auburn people, and extremely important to Georgia people," Malzahn said.

But even beyond the field, Auburn and Georgia face a natural recruiting rivalry in Atlanta and the state of Georgia, the two teams are full of players who know each other going back to high school and several coaches have either played or coached at both schools.

"The game with Auburn is important to our people," Georgia's Mark Richt said. "I think it's important to the south as far as rivalries go. I think that's a big part of college football. And so I'm fine with that."

Malzahn was asked directly about the nine-game schedule possibility that Auburn's defensive coordinator, Ellis Johnson, Alabama's Nick Saban and others have trumpeted as a way to both keep permanent rivalries and rekindle a few East-West rivalries that have fallen by the wayside. 

Auburn's head coach is sticking to his opinion. In a league that has eight straight appearances in the national title game, Malzahn feels that the league's level of competition is already very high.

"I would have done whatever they had decided and been fine with it, but personally I liked eight games," Malzahn said. "I think our conference speaks for itself with its track record."  At least one of those old rivalries has a proponent.

Florida's Will Muschamp, who has coached on both sides of the rivalry, said on Wednesday's SEC teleconference that he'd like to see the Gators and Tigers be able to play each other more often.

Auburn and Florida have played 83 times, the last time coming in the Tigers' 17-6 win in 2011, but under the 6-1-1 format, the two teams will only see each other once every six seasons. Auburn holds a close 43-38-2 lead in a hotly-contested series over the years.

Muschamp also remembers Auburn's traditional rivalry with Tennessee, another team the Tigers will only see once every six years.

"The disappointing part of that for me is not being able to see the Florida-Auburn game continue on a regular basis," Muschamp said. "Coach Spurrier my first year in Destin made the comment to me what a great rivalry it has been over the years. You look at some of the games. Having been involved in both sides, I understand the importance of that. Tennessee and Auburn hardly ever play any more because of the schedule. There’s no perfect answer to please everybody."
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Re: SEC to Remain at Eight Conference Games.
« Reply #23 on: May 01, 2014, 01:56:00 PM »
I've never thought about this before but being brilliant, I tend to come up with a lot of original thoughts. I wonder if and how a game of say AU vs UF in place of an ooc game would fly. In other words, could Jacobs and Foley agree to schedule a 1 and 1 instead of picking some other ooc team and not have the game affect the conference record.

Not that it'll ever likely happen. Just curious if it's forbidden.
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Re: SEC to Remain at Eight Conference Games.
« Reply #24 on: May 01, 2014, 02:06:04 PM »
I've never thought about this before but being brilliant, I tend to come up with a lot of original thoughts. I wonder if and how a game of say AU vs UF in place of an ooc game would fly. In other words, could Jacobs and Foley agree to schedule a 1 and 1 instead of picking some other ooc team and not have the game affect the conference record.

Not that it'll ever likely happen. Just curious if it's forbidden.

Unlike most of your ideas, this one is not too far out there.  Auburn plays Bama in baseball in Montgomery every year and it's not considered a conference game. 
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Re: SEC to Remain at Eight Conference Games.
« Reply #25 on: May 01, 2014, 02:33:42 PM »
I've never thought about this before but being brilliant, I tend to come up with a lot of original thoughts. I wonder if and how a game of say AU vs UF in place of an ooc game would fly. In other words, could Jacobs and Foley agree to schedule a 1 and 1 instead of picking some other ooc team and not have the game affect the conference record.

Not that it'll ever likely happen. Just curious if it's forbidden.

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Re: SEC to Remain at Eight Conference Games.
« Reply #26 on: May 01, 2014, 04:12:54 PM »
Yes

Fuck the dawgs!!!
Agree with all of the above and I'm "young".  Fuck Georgia. 
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Re: SEC to Remain at Eight Conference Games.
« Reply #27 on: May 01, 2014, 05:18:48 PM »
Agree with all of the above and I'm "young".  Fuck Georgia.


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Re: SEC to Remain at Eight Conference Games.
« Reply #28 on: May 02, 2014, 06:19:39 PM »
As Chizad alluded to, Auburn is all about tradition.  I hope they always will be.  I'd love to bring GT back as a permanent OOC opponent.  The Wreck Tech Parade was a big deal when I was in school.

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Re: SEC to Remain at Eight Conference Games.
« Reply #29 on: May 02, 2014, 07:35:45 PM »



That image changes every time I see it. Last one I saw, Auburn was basically in Columbus, GA.
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Re: SEC to Remain at Eight Conference Games.
« Reply #30 on: May 04, 2014, 02:08:46 PM »
That image changes every time I see it. Last one I saw, Auburn was basically in Columbus, GA.


The further away from bama the better.
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Re: SEC to Remain at Eight Conference Games.
« Reply #31 on: May 04, 2014, 07:33:16 PM »
Unlike most of your ideas, this one is not too far out there.  Auburn plays Bama in baseball in Montgomery every year and it's not considered a conference game.
Would be hard to imagine UF doing that with them playing FSU annually as well. Though I would love to see Auburn play UF more often. Growing up in the 90's, I probably loved beating them more than the gumps.
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