Schedule- UF game

#51
#51
I don't want it moved. If we are ever good again, I don't want that hard fo a game to end the season. We win the SEC in 2001 if we were coming off of playing Vandy like we were supposed to have to finish that season.
 
#52
#52
Its also not getting moved because the SEC needs TV games throughout the season. The schedule is already back loaded, they aren't going to take one of the traditional ratings games out of September to just get lost among a bunch of other games in November.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
It's all good.

Besides, you live in my hometown...you can't be all that bad. :)

(Bishop Kenny Class of 1986)
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Nice, I moved here almost 20 years ago. I feel in love with this place was a big town with a small town atmosphere, but I juuuuuust can’t force myself to be a gator. I have orange blood in me and my heart is in Tennessee. Plus the Bass fishing is sick here
 
#55
#55
Can we not just move vandy or uk to the second week of the season? It has been so long since we have been undefeated in league play. Even for just a week, 1-0 would be great.
 
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jedvol70 said:
Here is the reality on this straight from the ol ball coach who considers this his greatest victory over UT according to his brother and laughs about it to this day. UF has a huge advantage in the swamp in SEPT and that is a fact. I have been there and the heat and humidity is rough.

Prior to the 98 (ironically their NC year) season scheduling came up in the spring and UT wanted the K-town game moved to early November/ late October. The ol ball coach pitched a fit (according to his brother he did not want to play in cold weather) and UT relented. Does this make a difference? Ask Miami who has played BC late in the year.

It came up again after 01 and Foley brought up the FSU argument. Cry me a river, UT usually plays a tough out of conference opponent early in the year and was only requesting the K-town game be moved with usc.

Today it is a mute point and is not going to happen unless UT threatens something drastic like moving out which is not going to happen. So every SEPT when this game kicks off a certain ol ball coach is smiling.
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Im guessing South Carolina had a problem with potentially playing UGA in Week 2, followed by UF in Week 3, just because Tennessee wanted to move the UF game.
 
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#58
At the time(98-01) usc was dying for as much early season exposure as they could get and did not care because they were not a big player in the sec during those days. Once again it is a mute point UT had their chance back then but that window has closed for good.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
Because UF fans are okay with leaving the game where it is on the schedule.
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Of course they are. The coldest game UF ever has to play is every other year at Vandy in the first week of November. Essentially, UF's entire season is played in warm weather.
 
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#60
It would be better to play UF late in the year---UT would have an advantage with cold weather, etc.
 
#61
#61
I do think it would be good for the SEC to have more of the top clashes between teams in the Eastern division played at the end of the season. It is impossible for the SEC East to ever be decided on the final Saturday, unless UK ever beats Tennessee at a time when UT needs a win to clinch. The lastest game among UF/SC/UGA/UT is the UF-SC game, and both teams still have two more games, both out of conference, after that one.
 
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VolsRule said:
It would be better to play UF late in the year---UT would have an advantage with cold weather, etc.
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The better team usually wins regardless of weather, and regardless of when the game is scheduled.

No one has a so-called weather advantage currently. It's hot as Hades in Gainesville and Knoxville in September.
 
#63
#63
I'd like to move games like UF-FSU, UGA-GT, and SC-Clemson to the middle of September, and close the season with UT-UF and SC-UGA. Let the race go down to the wire.
 
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jedvol70 said:
At the time(98-01) usc was dying for as much early season exposure as they could get and did not care because they were not a big player in the sec during those days. Once again it is a mute point UT had their chance back then but that window has closed for good.
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moot
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
The better team usually wins regardless of weather, and regardless of when the game is scheduled.

No one has a so-called weather advantage currently. It's hot as Hades in Gainesville and Knoxville in September.
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September day games in Gainesville are disgustingly hot. That's an advantage for the team that is in Florida year-round. Not a huge advantage, but an advantage.

If UT were to host UF in late November, the cold weather would be an advantage for the Vols.

It doesn't mean UF couldn't win the game, but surely you don't think a warm-weather school travelling to play in cold weather isn't at a disadvantage?
 
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ukvols said:
September day games in Gainesville are disgustingly hot. That's an advantage for the team that is in Florida year-round. Not a huge advantage, but an advantage.

If UT were to host UF in late November, the cold weather would be an advantage for the Vols.

It doesn't mean UF couldn't win the game, but surely you don't think a warm-weather school travelling to play in cold weather isn't at a disadvantage?
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September day games in Knoxville are no picnic either. It's just as hot, and both teams are practicing in August. Again, there is no advantage for either team.

I don't think a warm weather team is at a disadvantage in colder weather, barring a snow storm or extreme wind. If UF had to play you guys at Lambeau Field in January, sure, we'd be at a disadvantage.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
September day games in Knoxville are no picnic either. It's just as hot, and both teams are practicing in August. Again, there is no advantage for either team.

I don't think a warm weather team is at a disadvantage in colder weather, barring a snow storm or extreme wind. If UF had to play you guys at Lambeau Field in January, sure, we'd be at a disadvantage.
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I guess we'll just have to disagree on this one then.
I don't see Florida ever playing a game in cold weather unless they're forced into it.

I'm guessing the last time Florida played a road game north of Georgia in November against someone besides Vandy was back in the day when they played Kentucky in November every year. I think the Gators prefer to avoid cold weather as much as possible. I'm not calling them out; I think it's smart scheduling.

FWIW, the last time UK beat Florida was in November. I was there, but I cannot remember a thing about the temperature (too long ago, lol).
 
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#70
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ukvols said:
I guess we'll just have to disagree on this one then.
I don't see Florida ever playing a game in cold weather unless they're forced into it.

I'm guessing the last time Florida played a road game north of Georgia in November against someone besides Vandy was back in the day when they played Kentucky in November every year. I think the Gators prefer to avoid cold weather as much as possible. I'm not calling them out; I think it's smart scheduling.

FWIW, the last time UK beat Florida was in November. I was there, but I cannot remember a thing about the temperature (too long ago, lol).
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Last time we lost to UK was my freshman year at UF. We played them in November, and yes it was cold.

Coincidentally UF also sucked that year.

We played them up at Lexington in November in '88 and '90 also, and we beat them like stepchildren.

The coldest UF games I can remember were in Columbia (1995), UGA/Jax (1991) and FSU (2000). Surprisingly, the better team won each of those games regardless of the weather. :)
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
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Last time we lost to UK was my freshman year at UF. We played them in November, and yes it was cold.

Coincidentally UF also sucked that year.

We played them up at Lexington in November in '88 and '90 also, and we beat them like stepchildren.

The coldest UF games I can remember were in Columbia (1995), UGA/Jax (1991) and FSU (2000). Surprisingly, the better team won each of those games regardless of the weather. :)
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If one team is a lot better than the other team, than the weather probably is going to make little difference. Also, every game you cited, except Kentucky, involved an opponent that I would classify as a warm-weather team, or at least mild, in the case of UGA and SCar late in the season. Obviously, FSU isn't going to enjoy cold weather any more than UF.

If two teams are closely matched, though, and one of them is located in a colder area, it will add to their homefield advantage if they get to host the game in cold weather.
 
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ukvols said:
If one team is a lot better than the other team, than the weather probably is going to make little difference. Also, every game you cited, except Kentucky, involved an opponent that I would classify as a warm-weather team, or at least mild, in the case of UGA and SCar late in the season. Obviously, FSU isn't going to enjoy cold weather any more than UF.

If two teams are closely matched, though, and one of them is located in a colder area, it will add to their homefield advantage if they get to host the game in cold weather.
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All that said, do you honestly think either team has an advantage where the game is currently scheduled?

This season UT had the home field advantage, scheduling advantage and were favored to win the game.
 
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