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Title: Toughest Schedule of All Time?
Post by: Townhallsavoy on May 07, 2008, 07:45:32 PM
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Date Opponent Result
Aug. 30 Georgia So.  TBA   
Sep. 6 Central Michigan TBA   
Sep. 13 at South Carolina TBA   
Sep. 20 at Arizona State 8:00pm   
Sep. 27 Alabama TBA   
Oct. 11 Tennessee TBA   
Oct. 18 Vanderbilt TBA   
Oct. 25 at LSU TBA   
Nov. 1 Florida TBA   
Nov. 8 at Kentucky TBA   
Nov. 15 at Auburn TBA   
Nov. 29 Georgia Tech TBA


Two tune up games.  At South Carolina - Spurrier could actually have this team competing.

At Arizona St - far away game with big national exposure.  They were a decent team last year.

Alabama, Tennessee - That's four straight games that could pose a problem.  Bama is the sandwich game.

Their next tune up is Vanderbilt - who almost should be 2-0 against UGA over the last two years.

Then AT LSU, Florida, AT Kentucky, AT Auburn. 

This might be a team that could compete against any team in history, but their schedule might give them two-three losses.

I can't remember a tougher schedule than that for any team in a loooonnnnngggg time. 
Title: Re: Toughest Schedule of All Time?
Post by: Snaggletiger on May 07, 2008, 09:23:01 PM
Auburn's 83 schedule was ranked by one publication as the 6th hardest in college football history.

 G  2  9/17 1983 R   H L   7-20  ( 11 -  1 - 0    6) Texas
 G  3  9/24 1983 R C A W  37-14  (  9 -  3 - 0   11) Tennessee
 G  4 10/ 1 1983 R   H W  27-24  (  7 -  5 - 0   18) Florida State
 G  5 10/ 8 1983 R C A W  49-21  (  6 -  5 - 1   29) Kentucky
 G  6 10/15 1983 R   A W  31-13  (  3 -  8 - 0   48) Georgia Tech
 G  7 10/22 1983 R C H W  28-13  (  3 -  8 - 0   43) Mississippi State
 G  8 10/29 1983 R C H W  28-21  (  9 -  2 - 1    4) Florida
 G  9 11/ 5 1983 R   H W  35-23  (  8 -  4 - 0   17) Maryland
 G 10 11/12 1983 R C A W  13-7   ( 10 -  1 - 1    2) Georgia
 G 11 12/ 3 1983 R C N W  23-20  (  8 -  4 - 0   10) Alabama
 G 12  1/ 2 1984 R   N W   9-7   (  9 -  3 - 0    7) Michigan

You have to take into account that when Auburn played the following teams, they were ranked in the top 10.

Texas

Florida State

Florida

Maryland

Georgia

Alabama

Michigan

Throw in Tennessee, who finished at #11 and Southern Miss, who was ranked in the top 20 when Auburn played them(My copy and paste skillz on teh e-bays suck) and you have one hell of a schedule. 

UGA's is tough but all time tough?  Wait and see how the teams pan out.
Title: Re: Toughest Schedule of All Time?
Post by: Pell City Tiger on May 07, 2008, 09:56:33 PM
Not only no, but HELL NO! I've seen way tougher schedules. Hell, ULM's schedule is tougher.

Aug. 30  at Auburn
 
Sept. 6  ARKANSAS (Little Rock)
 
Sept. 13  ALABAMA A&M
 
Sept. 20  at Tulane
 
Oct. 4  LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
 
Oct. 11  at Arkansas State
 
Oct. 18  NORTH TEXAS
 
Oct. 25  FLORIDA ATLANTIC
 
Nov. 1  TROY
 
Nov. 8  at Middle Tennessee
 
Nov. 15  at Ole Miss
 
Nov. 22  at Florida International
Title: Re: Toughest Schedule of All Time?
Post by: Hogwally on May 07, 2008, 11:41:27 PM
          Are you kidding?  The hogs would probably be willing to trade for that schedule.  At least your tough games are somewhat spread out.  Arkansas has one four game stretch that goes Texas - Bama - Florida - Auburn.  Throw in S. Carolina and LSU at the end of the year as well.     

          Actually the schedules are pretty similar, 6 common opponents in conference.  We play the two Miss schools, while Georgia plays Tenn and Vandy.  Obviously Tenn is tougher, but both Miss schools will probably be better than Vandy.  Texas is probably better than Az St, but then we get three cupcakes while Ga plays 2 cream puffs and Ga Tech.

          Unfortunately, while I try to remain positive, Ga. will probably make much more of their schedule than my hogs can manage.  But then again,  you never know.....
Title: Re: Toughest Schedule of All Time?
Post by: AUChizad on May 08, 2008, 12:24:14 AM
How have only two people including myself voted no on this so far?
Not even worthy of discussion.
Title: Re: Toughest Schedule of All Time?
Post by: Saniflush on May 08, 2008, 08:54:36 AM
It may be the toughest all time for them but not across the board.
Title: Re: Toughest Schedule of All Time?
Post by: JohnDeere on May 08, 2008, 12:39:54 PM
Sewanee 1899
Record: 12-0-0 Points: Sewanee 322, Opponents 10

5 games in 6 days.

Oct. 21 at Atlanta: Sewanee 12 Georgia 0
Oct. 23 at Atlanta: Sewanee 32 Georgia Tech 0
Oct. 28 at Sewanee: Sewanee 46 Tennessee 0
Nov. 3 at Sewanee: Sewanee 54 Southwestern University 0
Nov. 9 (Thursday) at Austin: Sewanee 12 Texas 0
Nov. 10 (Friday) at Houston: Sewanee 10 Texas A&M 0
Nov. 11 (Saturday) at New Orleans: Sewanee 23 Tulane 0
Nov. 13 (Monday) at Baton Rouge: Sewanee 34 LSU 0
Nov. 14 (Tuesday) at Memphis: Sewanee 12 Ole Miss 0
Nov. 20 at Sewanee: Sewanee 71 Cumberland 0
Nov. 30 at Montgomery: Sewanee 11 Auburn 10
Dec. 2 at Atlanta: Sewanee 5 North Carolina 0


ThUGA......please. It sure will be a tough schedule if the PA guys loses their bootleg copy of Soulja boy.
Title: Re: Toughest Schedule of All Time?
Post by: Snaggletiger on May 08, 2008, 01:11:00 PM
They'll breeze through that schedule as long as Richt lets his thugs storm the field after each TD.
Title: Re: Toughest Schedule of All Time?
Post by: AuburnChopper 3.0 on May 08, 2008, 01:18:10 PM
I have just returned from the year 2013, where I was able to consult a copy of "Gray's Sports Almanac".   I can confirm that this is not the toughest schedule of the year 2008.

Signed,

Marty McFly
Title: Re: Toughest Schedule of All Time?
Post by: Snaggletiger on May 08, 2008, 01:23:58 PM
Helloooooo...McFly
Title: Re: Toughest Schedule of All Time?
Post by: AuburnChopper 3.0 on May 08, 2008, 01:27:43 PM
Yeah, well, maybe you should just make like a treeee..........     and get outta hear!
Title: Re: Toughest Schedule of All Time?
Post by: Jumbo on May 08, 2008, 04:21:16 PM


Two tune up games.  At South Carolina - Spurrier could actually have this team competing.

At Arizona St - far away game with big national exposure.  They were a decent team last year.

Alabama, Tennessee - That's four straight games that could pose a problem.  Bama is the sandwich game.

Their next tune up is Vanderbilt - who almost should be 2-0 against UGA over the last two years.

Then AT LSU, Florida, AT Kentucky, AT Auburn. 

This might be a team that could compete against any team in history, but their schedule might give them two-three losses.

I can't remember a tougher schedule than that for any team in a loooonnnnngggg time. 

I think the schedule is tough for sure but the toughest of all time? The 2 cupcake games to start the season doesn't help the argument for the toughest schedule ever IMO.