9 Game SEC Schedule

[Peewee from Grand Bay]

Interesting observation, but I'm not convinced the $ will compel an extra SEC game.  With cream puffs, you usually get the opportunity to rest your starters and get some younger players into action. I would also say less opportunity for starter injuries, but we always seem to get someone injured against an opponent we beat soundly.  And putting too many requirements into the schedule (a "quality" OOC opponent) would become a scheduling nightmare (finding a willing opponent), not to mention what would be considered "quality."  Likely, it would have to be defined as a BCS conference team.  I think Saban is soundly in the minority at this point on the 9 SEC game schedule; most coaches want a few cream puffs.  Teams in the bottom tier of the SEC need those cream puffs to get bowl eligible.  All teams have momentum issues as the season drags on, and it appears even teams like Georgia, Florida and LSU need a soft spot in the schedule.

The main reason everyone plays 3 cream puffs is it gives a program 8 home games, increasing revenue for each team. You have to play the La. Techs & Western Carolinas since good teams are not going to come to your place unless you in turn go to their place. Playing 9 SEC games means you might only have 4 home SEC games + 3 cream puffs, meaning only 7 home games and a loss of revenue.


 


 

Also some teams would have 4 home conference games and others will have 5, which doesn't seem fair.  Unless one of the conference games was at a neutral site.

I would think that the 4 or 5 Conference Home games would be on a rotating basis. One year it would be 4 and then the next year 5 home games. But that is just a guess on my part. But each team would have at least 7 home games every year.

And that is the problem. Right now everyone has 8 home games. The loss of one home game would mean the loss of millions of dollars. That's why we pay a cream puff $500,00-$750,000 to come to T-Town to play us.


 

As Long as I can remember Alabama has only had 7 home games since before went to the 12 game schedule, with the 1 neutral site game since 2008. I understand what you are saying about revenue but when they go to a 9 game schedule there is no other way but to rotate it. Like it or not it is what it is. There may have been a year or two when we had 8 but I would have to look that up.

[Catch Prothro]

As Long as I can remember Alabama has only had 7 home games since before went to the 12 game schedule, with the 1 neutral site game since 2008. I understand what you are saying about revenue but when they go to a 9 game schedule there is no other way but to rotate it. Like it or not it is what it is. There may have been a year or two when we had 8 but I would have to look that up.

I think you are right about Bama usually having 7 home games. 

Teams like Auburn frequently have 8 home games, though.

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