Did SEC stack the schedule for Kentucky?

[wmcovol]

Usually Tennessee will play Kentucky once in January and once in February or early March. It appears the schedule delayed the match up this year as long as they could considering they play twice. Delaying would deeply benefit a young team with transfers like Ky over an experienced Tennessee team returning 95% of their scoring.

In addition, Tennessee plays on Wednesday the game before the Saturday Ky game both times while Ky plays on Tuesday. In fact, it's been reported that EVERY Ky Saturday opponent in the SEC plays on Wednesday before their Ky game while KY is on Tuesday even when they are on SEC network. This allows KY an extra day of rest or practice before their Sat game while their opponent doesn't have that luxury.

This is too real to be a coincidence. This is the kind of crap that has to stop if SEC is ever going to be an outstanding basketball conference.

Regardless, I don't think it's gonna help KY Sat night. I believe Tennessee will be as focused as they have all year the entire game. 78-72.

 

[panhandlevol]

They have to keep the "blue bloods" happy. I don't think it will matter. Our team will be laser focused come Saturday night

 

[esarmstrong]

This kind of crap seems more prevalent in college basketball than, say, college football. You do have some questionable scheduling at times in football that occasionally benefits "football royalty", but basketball just seems dirty at times and just reeks of this sort of stuff.

 

[Bennessee01]

Usually Tennessee will play Kentucky once in January and once in February or early March. It appears the schedule delayed the match up this year as long as they could considering they play twice. Delaying would deeply benefit a young team with transfers like Ky over an experienced Tennessee team returning 95% of their scoring.

In addition, Tennessee plays on Wednesday the game before the Saturday Ky game both times while Ky plays on Tuesday. In fact, it's been reported that EVERY Ky Saturday opponent in the SEC plays on Wednesday before their Ky game while KY is on Tuesday even when they are on SEC network. This allows KY an extra day of rest or practice before their Sat game while their opponent doesn't have that luxury.

This is too real to be a coincidence. This is the kind of crap that has to stop if SEC is ever going to be an outstanding basketball conference.

Regardless, I don't think it's gonna help KY Sat night. I believe Tennessee will be as focused as they have all year the entire game. 78-72.

Do you sleep much?

 

[Sudden Impact]

Scheduling more than likely done with a computer and lots of parameters inputted. For example Played Auburn early last year vs Auburn last game this year.
Play 1 game against teams from other division.
Play 2 games against 5 teams in our division and 1 game against 1 team. (It appears we play KY and Vanderbilt 2x every year and the others rotate the 1 game)

 

[VolPack22]

Scheduling more than likely done with a computer and lots of parameters inputted. For example Played Auburn early last year vs Auburn last game this year.
Play 1 game against teams from other division.
Play 2 games against 5 teams in our division and 1 game against 1 team. (It appears we play KY and Vanderbilt 2x every year and the others rotate the 1 game)

They don’t do divisions in basketball anymore. We only played Florida once last year I believe and had one year where we only played Kentucky once. They likely scheduled Auburn as the last game because we were co-champs last year. Would make sense to schedule the 2 teams that you think would be contending for the championship as the last game of the regular season.

 

[whobethis16]

Scheduling more than likely done with a computer and lots of parameters inputted. For example Played Auburn early last year vs Auburn last game this year.
Play 1 game against teams from other division.
Play 2 games against 5 teams in our division and 1 game against 1 team. (It appears we play KY and Vanderbilt 2x every year and the others rotate the 1 game)

We play Kentucky, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt 2x each year. Kentucky gets Tennessee, Florida, and Vanderbilt. The rest get rotated in to the 2x rotation. This was changed in 2015. Before that, it was only 2 locked opponents and Kentucky wasn't one of ours, hence the only 1 game for a couple years.

 

[FlyFishnVol]

Usually Tennessee will play Kentucky once in January and once in February or early March. It appears the schedule delayed the match up this year as long as they could considering they play twice. Delaying would deeply benefit a young team with transfers like Ky over an experienced Tennessee team returning 95% of their scoring.

In addition, Tennessee plays on Wednesday the game before the Saturday Ky game both times while Ky plays on Tuesday. In fact, it's been reported that EVERY Ky Saturday opponent in the SEC plays on Wednesday before their Ky game while KY is on Tuesday even when they are on SEC network. This allows KY an extra day of rest or practice before their Sat game while their opponent doesn't have that luxury.

This is too real to be a coincidence. This is the kind of crap that has to stop if SEC is ever going to be an outstanding basketball conference.

Regardless, I don't think it's gonna help KY Sat night. I believe Tennessee will be as focused as they have all year the entire game. 78-72.

If KY beats TN, it will have to be one of their best games, I think a veteran team can rattle the best athletes.

 

[Sudden Impact]

We play Kentucky, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt 2x each year. Kentucky gets Tennessee, Florida, and Vanderbilt. The rest get rotated in to the 2x rotation. This was changed in 2015. Before that, it was only 2 locked opponents and Kentucky wasn't one of ours, hence the only 1 game for a couple years.

Thanks I took a guess...Edited I hear you....

 

[madbamahater]

Yes is the answer to your question. Yes. Just as the NCAA won't touch them or even sniff them for cheating...why? Because both the 'AA and SEC need UK relevant.

They need UK, Duke, UNC and Kansas. Because of their fanbases and what they have meant to college basketball....

Everyone else is at an immediate disadvantage......

 

[ClearwaterVol]

Why do people constantly search for some anti-Tennessee conspiracy? This weekend and next 7 weeks or so is going to be a blast. Hang on.

 

[whodatvol]

That extra day to prepare for us may have caused a loss to LSU. to

 

[Unconditional Surrender]

Usually Tennessee will play Kentucky once in January and once in February or early March. It appears the schedule delayed the match up this year as long as they could considering they play twice. Delaying would deeply benefit a young team with transfers like Ky over an experienced Tennessee team returning 95% of their scoring.

In addition, Tennessee plays on Wednesday the game before the Saturday Ky game both times while Ky plays on Tuesday. In fact, it's been reported that EVERY Ky Saturday opponent in the SEC plays on Wednesday before their Ky game while KY is on Tuesday even when they are on SEC network. This allows KY an extra day of rest or practice before their Sat game while their opponent doesn't have that luxury.

This is too real to be a coincidence. This is the kind of crap that has to stop if SEC is ever going to be an outstanding basketball conference.

Regardless, I don't think it's gonna help KY Sat night. I believe Tennessee will be as focused as they have all year the entire game. 78-72.

Kentucky has been playing at a very high level since the beginning of SEC play though. Playing them in January would have been no easier, IMO.

 

[cncchris33]

Why do people constantly search for some anti-Tennessee conspiracy? This weekend and next 7 weeks or so is going to be a blast. Hang on.

I don’t think it’s necessarily an anti-Tennessee conspiracy as much as it is a pro-Kentucky one.

You have to admit that the fact that UK plays zero Wednesday midweek SEC games and that every single one of their SEC Saturday opponents play a Wednesday midweek game immediately ahead of that is a little suspicious. Not catching a veteran Tennessee team favored to contend for the conference and national title until mid-Feb is also a convenient footnote when you have to play them twice.

 

[savannahfan]

Usually Tennessee will play Kentucky once in January and once in February or early March. It appears the schedule delayed the match up this year as long as they could considering they play twice. Delaying would deeply benefit a young team with transfers like Ky over an experienced Tennessee team returning 95% of their scoring.

In addition, Tennessee plays on Wednesday the game before the Saturday Ky game both times while Ky plays on Tuesday. In fact, it's been reported that EVERY Ky Saturday opponent in the SEC plays on Wednesday before their Ky game while KY is on Tuesday even when they are on SEC network. This allows KY an extra day of rest or practice before their Sat game while their opponent doesn't have that luxury.

This is too real to be a coincidence. This is the kind of crap that has to stop if SEC is ever going to be an outstanding basketball conference.

Regardless, I don't think it's gonna help KY Sat night. I believe Tennessee will be as focused as they have all year the entire game. 78-72.

Like what you have researched. Makes sense as "protecting Ky is thought (and likely is) to be in the best interest of the conference. i.e more and better TV coverage, better showing (most of the time) in the NCAA, more and better prime time opponents BUT, the rest of the conference is catching up.
Several years age when Fla. was on their run Ky. was still the team from the SEC with the most attention.

After a stellar post the "regardless" statement at the end did not fit...

 

[ArmchairQB]

Somewhere is some Kentucky fan complaining that all their weekday games are on Tuesdays and they only have two days to recover from their Saturday game?

Edit: Kentucky just lost on a Tuesday after playing Mississippi State on a Saturday. There are all kinds of tough roads besides ours.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

UK playing no mid week games is suspicious.

Of course they’ll have the advantage of being rested up against the #1 team in the country that’s just now coming off a win last night.

More than likely, it has to do with better coverage, the ratings will sky rocket this weekend.

Don’t be surprised when the college game day crew picks UK over Tennessee. They’re going to be drooling over the Wildcats until the game starts.

 

[Powder and shot]

Wonderful UT moment to make it two years in a row to spank the low down cheatin sinkin prideful overated felines in RUPP. vols 79 mild cats 70.

 

[ClearwaterVol]

I don’t think it’s necessarily an anti-Tennessee conspiracy as much as it is a pro-Kentucky one.

You have to admit that the fact that UK plays zero Wednesday midweek SEC games and that every single one of their SEC Saturday opponents play a Wednesday midweek game immediately ahead of that is a little suspicious. Not catching a veteran Tennessee team favored to contend for the conference and national title until mid-Feb is also a convenient footnote when you have to play them twice.

Are you claiming that it is a big advantage to play tuesday games like we have every other week, as opposed to a wednesday game?

 

[cncchris33]

Kentucky has been playing at a very high level since the beginning of SEC play though. Playing them in January would have been no easier, IMO.

Disagree. They lost their SEC opener. They played @Auburn (and were fortunate to win by 2 points) and MSU in the early portion. Neither are currently ranked and seem to be fading. The rest of their wins came against aTm, Georgia, and Vandy, who are a collective 4-29 in SEC play. They played well in some of those games, but against far inferior opponents, and they built confidence thru that portion of their schedule. Playing a veteran and talented team early on would have challenged them and disrupted that confidence.

 

[cncchris33]

Are you claiming that it is a big advantage to play tuesday games like we have every other week, as opposed to a wednesday game?

I’m claiming that playing every Tuesday (no Wednesdays) and then playing on Saturday against a team that did play on Wednesday gives you a one day advantage in rest and preparation. And every single opponent UK plays on a Saturday, played on the Wedneaday before. So every a Saturday, UK has a one day advantage in rest and prep over their opponent. How much difference that makes is debatable, but UK already has the talent edge over 99% of teams. They don’t need any additional help.

 

[cncchris33]

Somewhere is some Kentucky fan complaining that all their weekday games are on Tuesdays and they only have two days to recover from their Saturday game?

Edit: Kentucky just lost on a Tuesday after playing Mississippi State on a Saturday. There are all kinds of tough roads besides ours.

Everyone plays on Saturday though, so UK doesn’t have any more or less time than their opponent to rest and prepare for a Tuesday game.

 

[ClearwaterVol]

I’m claiming that playing every Tuesday (no Wednesdays) and then playing on Saturday against a team that did play on Wednesday gives you a one day advantage in rest and preparation. And every single opponent UK plays on a Saturday, played on the Wedneaday before. So every a Saturday, UK has a one day advantage in rest and prep over their opponent. How much difference that makes is debatable, but UK already has the talent edge over 99% of teams. They don’t need any additional help.

Wasn't this our only Wednesday game so far? I think the advantage is negligible in hoops. And playing on Tuesday is one day less prep from the prior Saturday.

 

[spyfish007]

UK playing no mid week games is suspicious.

What do you call a game on Tuesday?

 

[denten10]

I have kinfolk that are big cat fans and I'm so sick of hearing how KY is going to wipe the floor with Tennessee we need to beat them and beat them down so they will shut up!