|
Title: "Alabama reportedly completes 2019 non-conference football schedule" Post by: WALL-E on March 19, 2018, 03:48:03 PM Alabama reportedly completes 2019 non-conference football schedule
Title: Re: "Alabama reportedly completes 2019 non-conference football schedule" Post by: Catch Prothro on March 20, 2018, 02:24:11 PM Alabama 2018 schedule
Sept. 1 vs. Louisville (Orlando) Sept. 8 vs. Arkansas State Sept. 15: at Ole Miss Sept. 22: Texas A&M at Alabama Sept. 29: vs Louisiana-Lafayette Oct. 6: at Arkansas Oct. 13: vs. Missouri Oct. 20: at Tennessee Oct. 27: bye Nov. 3: at LSU Nov. 10: vs. Mississippi State Nov. 17: vs The Citadel Nov. 24: vs. Auburn Title: Re: "Alabama reportedly completes 2019 non-conference football schedule" Post by: Catch Prothro on March 20, 2018, 02:25:15 PM Quote It looks like Alabama's 2019 football schedule is complete. The addition of a Nov. 23 game with FCS school Western Carolina was first reported by FBSchedules.com on Monday. That would fill the slate of four non-SEC games for the season after next for Alabama. The Crimson Tide already had dates set with Duke (in Atlanta on Labor Day weekend), New Mexico State (Sept. 7) and Southern Miss (Sept. 21). The SEC portion of the schedule will be filled in later in the year. Title: Re: "Alabama reportedly completes 2019 non-conference football schedule" Post by: Hannibal Lecter, MD on March 20, 2018, 04:24:34 PM The schedule seems to be getting worse.
Title: Re: "Alabama reportedly completes 2019 non-conference football schedule" Post by: ricky023 on March 20, 2018, 06:16:52 PM The schedule seems to be getting worse. Hey HL, how do you see it getting worse sir? Are you talking of the mismatches we have? RTR! Title: Re: "Alabama reportedly completes 2019 non-conference football schedule" Post by: pmull on March 20, 2018, 07:01:43 PM The schedule seems to be getting worse. Agreed. Louisville and Duke are not marquee games like Michigan, Southern Cal, Florida St, like we normally open with. I understand two cupcakes but three is too many. Title: Re: "Alabama reportedly completes 2019 non-conference football schedule" Post by: Hannibal Lecter, MD on March 20, 2018, 07:07:36 PM The schedule seems to be getting worse. Hey HL, how do you see it getting worse sir? Are you talking of the mismatches we have? RTR! Two things - strength of schedule and our home schedule for our season ticket holders, which largely go hand in hand. Our strength of schedule was the worst this past season than it has been in years, and it nearly cost us. We barely made the playoffs with one loss, and our lack of SoS was the biggest argument against us. Now, granted, everyone expected Florida St to be a top 10 team. But the next two years, it's doubtful that Louisville and Duke would be top 20 teams, and the other out of conference opponents are cupcakes. At some point people are going to get tired of paying the ticket prices (which will likely top $100/ea in the next ten years) for these games. I believe we've already topped the peak of the mountain for demand, and it's going downhill. Many folks have given up their season tickets. Title: Re: "Alabama reportedly completes 2019 non-conference football schedule" Post by: 2Stater on March 20, 2018, 07:46:11 PM The schedule seems to be getting worse. Hey HL, how do you see it getting worse sir? Are you talking of the mismatches we have? RTR! Two things - strength of schedule and our home schedule for our season ticket holders, which largely go hand in hand. Our strength of schedule was the worst this past season than it has been in years, and it nearly cost us. We barely made the playoffs with one loss, and our lack of SoS was the biggest argument against us. Now, granted, everyone expected Florida St to be a top 10 team. But the next two years, it's doubtful that Louisville and Duke would be top 20 teams, and the other out of conference opponents are cupcakes. At some point people are going to get tired of paying the ticket prices (which will likely top $100/ea in the next ten years) for these games. I believe we've already topped the peak of the mountain for demand, and it's going downhill. Many folks have given up their season tickets. (https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/472705542708674561/XZ2u_ZHZ.jpeg) Title: Re: "Alabama reportedly completes 2019 non-conference football schedule" Post by: pmull on March 21, 2018, 06:50:33 AM If Western Carolina is the best we can do for our 4th OOC game I am for going back to an 11 game schedule.
Title: Re: "Alabama reportedly completes 2019 non-conference football schedule" Post by: ricky023 on March 21, 2018, 04:21:28 PM How about playing whoever is ranked #1 for our last OOC game. RTR!
Title: Re: "Alabama reportedly completes 2019 non-conference football schedule" Post by: 2Stater on March 21, 2018, 04:27:48 PM How about playing whoever is ranked #1 for our last OOC game. RTR! The A Day game is the only time the NCAA will let us play ourselves, Preacher. Sorry. Title: Q Post by: Chechem on March 21, 2018, 04:30:17 PM How about playing whoever is ranked #1 for our last OOC game. RTR! The A Day game is the only time the NCAA will let us play ourselves, Preacher. Sorry. And one team will have a QB with a hand behind his back. :lol2: Title: Re: "Alabama reportedly completes 2019 non-conference football schedule" Post by: Hannibal Lecter, MD on March 24, 2018, 03:04:58 PM The Tuscaloosa News is reporting that Bama is negotiating with Notre Dame and Texas about home-and-home series. That's a big step towards bringing some good games back to the home schedule!
Looks like Byrnes had rather do that than rely on big neutral site matchups. Title: Re: "Alabama reportedly completes 2019 non-conference football schedule" Post by: bamaphil on March 25, 2018, 12:38:38 AM The schedule seems to be getting worse. Hey HL, how do you see it getting worse sir? Are you talking of the mismatches we have? RTR! Two things - strength of schedule and our home schedule for our season ticket holders, which largely go hand in hand. Our strength of schedule was the worst this past season than it has been in years, and it nearly cost us. We barely made the playoffs with one loss, and our lack of SoS was the biggest argument against us. Now, granted, everyone expected Florida St to be a top 10 team. But the next two years, it's doubtful that Louisville and Duke would be top 20 teams, and the other out of conference opponents are cupcakes. At some point people are going to get tired of paying the ticket prices (which will likely top $100/ea in the next ten years) for these games. I believe we've already topped the peak of the mountain for demand, and it's going downhill. Many folks have given up their season tickets. Clemson in '08, Michigan in '12, USC in '16, FSU in '17 - all entered opening game with national title aspirations, got destroyed, and never recovered. It's possible that no marquee teams will agree to play Bama at this point. Title: Re: "Alabama reportedly completes 2019 non-conference football schedule" Post by: Catch Prothro on March 25, 2018, 09:52:02 AM Clemson in '08, Michigan in '12, USC in '16, FSU in '17 - all entered opening game with national title aspirations, got destroyed, and never recovered. It's possible that no marquee teams will agree to play Bama at this point. That's why I'm surprised to see Texas and ND on the negotiating list. Didn't they learn their lesson? :) |