SBC 2023 cross division football games

[CajunT]

Fair enough.

Let’s all remember that we were saying the same thing last year, more so about how easy the schedule was, and it turned out to be very difficult.

The SBC needs to do what the SEC has done with 2 Divisions. Have a designated rival program to play from the East Division yearly rotating home and home. And the second game outside of our Division would rotate all other members of the Eastern Division. Our designated rival could be App. State, feed off the heated competition and help your conference members grow attendance and television game of the week in the SBC.

[BabbForHeisman]

That will pack ‘em in. USM is the big draw and watch, midweek game.

Gross

[CajunNation]

App was turning into a great rivalry. By the time we play CCU again everyone who was here when they ducked us will be gone.
USM will be our best home game in several
Years. Hope it's a Saturday.

I was discussing reasons for the poor attendance in another thread, and I forgot this crap right here.

Midweek games are attendance destroyers.

[RaginScotsman]

Why are we going to UAB again?

I know we scheduled them last minute due to the Covid schedule, but should they not be coming here? Or is this just part of a different agreement?

[CajunVic]

Why are we going to UAB again?

I know we scheduled them last minute due to the Covid schedule, but should they not be coming here? Or is this just part of a different agreement?

Because they have a nice new stadium . . . isn’t that what AD’s do, schedule you to play in nice stadiums . . .

[Million$Mullet]

Why are we going to UAB again?

I know we scheduled them last minute due to the Covid schedule, but should they not be coming here? Or is this just part of a different agreement?

Different agreement

[RaginDave]

Why are we going to UAB again?

I know we scheduled them last minute due to the Covid schedule, but should they not be coming here? Or is this just part of a different agreement?

The UAB deal is a 2023/2026 Home and Home deal we made. We play UAB in Birmingham this year and they come back to us in 2026. The game we played them was when we had to rush to add games during the covid year and it made sense at the time. It was an emergency schedule change, just like Iowa State, UAB, Central Arkansas (that was never played).

[Jeaux]

Why are we going to UAB again?

I know we scheduled them last minute due to the Covid schedule, but should they not be coming here? Or is this just part of a different agreement?

New agreement. They come here in 26

[RaginDave]

New agreement. The come here in 26

much more concise than my response.

That is why I need to be Associate Director of Athletics Communications or the reason I shouldn't be.

[HoustonCajun]

With all due respect, you’d probably be in the minority. It’s terrible

Terrible schedule and we wonder why fans aren't excited about football.

[Jeaux]

much more concise than my response.

Who knows. That might be a conference game and we'd end up going there again. The thing is with LaTech on the schedule already, would we be playing a third FCS team that year. Haha. I kid I kid

[RaginDave]

Terrible schedule and we wonder why fans aren't excited about football.

Again, I don't care who we play, I will be at every home game I can make no matter who the opponent is. Do you guys really think that any team that gets 25K plus into their stadiums does because of their opponents. Those teams would get 25K plus whether they played the Lighthouse for the blind or Alabama every week. We need to be the same.