SEC basketball scheduling is rigged and a joke

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GBO97

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It’s no secret that for a Saturday game, it’s better to have played the midweek game on a Tuesday than on a Wednesday. Whereas no one has a rest advantage during the midweek game itself (because everyone’s last game played is Saturday) it often happens where a team has a one day advantage on Saturday because of the midweek schedule. Here’s a breakdown of number of Wednesday conference games by SEC teams, this may seem a little suspicious:

6: Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Vanderbilt
5: LSU, Ole Miss
4: Arkansas, Missouri
3: Alabama, S Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M
2: Miss State

0: Kentucky

Furthermore, out of UK’s 8 Saturday games vs. SEC teams that have played midweek, ALL 8 of their opponents (including UT x2) played Wednesday while they always play Tuesday. Every last one.

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I'm really looking forward to (actually praying for) a time when I can get through an entire week without hearing about "rigged" this or that, "fake news" and conspiracies. Given today's political climate I may have to wait a long time. :(

There was a time---a simpler, happier time---when you just lived with the way the cookie crumbled, coped with it and went on.

It is pretty well established that the SEC had virtually nothing to do with this disparity. It was dictated largely by the networks to avoid broadcast competition with ACC games and to feed TV markets the SEC games they are most likely to watch. There is no man dressed like a Kentucky Colonel behind a curtain.:eek:
 
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Lurker said:
I'm really looking forward to (actually praying for) a time when I can get through an entire week without hearing about "rigged" this or that, "fake news" and conspiracies. Given today's political climate I may have to wait a long time. :(

There was a time---a simpler, happier time---when you just lived with the way the cookie crumbled, coped with it and went on.

It is pretty well established that the SEC had virtually nothing to do with this disparity. It was dictated largely by the networks to avoid broadcast competition with ACC games and to feed TV markets the SEC games they are most likely to watch. There is no man dressed like a Kentucky Colonel behind a curtain.:eek:
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Then it's time for the SEC to mandate a more equal playing field
 
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Lurker said:
I'm really looking forward to (actually praying for) a time when I can get through an entire week without hearing about "rigged" this or that, "fake news" and conspiracies. Given today's political climate I may have to wait a long time. :(

There was a time---a simpler, happier time---when you just lived with the way the cookie crumbled, coped with it and went on.

It is pretty well established that the SEC had virtually nothing to do with this disparity. It was dictated largely by the networks to avoid broadcast competition with ACC games and to feed TV markets the SEC games they are most likely to watch. There is no man dressed like a Kentucky Colonel behind a curtain.:eek:
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It's almost like the SEC is more concered with maximizing TV money than fair scheduling....
 
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Perhaps they put UK on Tuesday every week for TV, but it’s not as if they always get the ESPN game. They have played on SEC Network on multiple Tuesdays. The part that is hardest to understand is all of their Saturday opponents getting a Wednesday game that particular week, even though 3 of the 6 non-UK midweek games are always on Tuesday this year.
 
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Lurker said:
I'm really looking forward to (actually praying for) a time when I can get through an entire week without hearing about "rigged" this or that, "fake news" and conspiracies. Given today's political climate I may have to wait a long time. :(

There was a time---a simpler, happier time---when you just lived with the way the cookie crumbled, coped with it and went on.

It is pretty well established that the SEC had virtually nothing to do with this disparity. It was dictated largely by the networks to avoid broadcast competition with ACC games and to feed TV markets the SEC games they are most likely to watch. There is no man dressed like a Kentucky Colonel behind a curtain.:eek:
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Fair point... I myself don’t buy the idea that everything is fixed/rigged. For example, I didn’t make much out of the Anthony Jordan situation because if we don’t commit turnover after boneheaded turnover, or if we stop the same player from making the same driving layup 4 times in a row, none of it matters. Officials blow calls every game, esp in the SEC.

But this just seems far too blatant to ignore, given that it is planned months ahead of time and has nothing to do with real time judgment calls. And if the advantage were small, maybe you could chalk it up to a favorable draw. But the data is too far outlying to seem like coincidence.
 
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Lurker said:
I'm really looking forward to (actually praying for) a time when I can get through an entire week without hearing about "rigged" this or that, "fake news" and conspiracies. Given today's political climate I may have to wait a long time. :(

There was a time---a simpler, happier time---when you just lived with the way the cookie crumbled, coped with it and went on.

It is pretty well established that the SEC had virtually nothing to do with this disparity. It was dictated largely by the networks to avoid broadcast competition with ACC games and to feed TV markets the SEC games they are most likely to watch. There is no man dressed like a Kentucky Colonel behind a curtain.:eek:
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I hear ya....but those days which were, "....simpler, happier time(s).." didn't have coaches making more in one year than most do in a lifetime; TV contracts didn't keep college departments financially a-float; and players played most if not all 4 years before the "one and done" phenomena occurred. You can thank E$PN for making certain teams viable during high-viewer count time-frames. To quote a movie, "Show me the money".....and that money comes from television ads and advertising
 
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Lurker said:
I'm really looking forward to (actually praying for) a time when I can get through an entire week without hearing about "rigged" this or that, "fake news" and conspiracies. Given today's political climate I may have to wait a long time. :(

There was a time---a simpler, happier time---when you just lived with the way the cookie crumbled, coped with it and went on.

It is pretty well established that the SEC had virtually nothing to do with this disparity. It was dictated largely by the networks to avoid broadcast competition with ACC games and to feed TV markets the SEC games they are most likely to watch. There is no man dressed like a Kentucky Colonel behind a curtain.:eek:
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The SEC office can dictate what it wants, and scheduling is a pretty basic issue that they control. But, it's typical.

I guess that VTech at Miami game on January 30, or Notre Dame at Miami on February 6, or Clemson at Miami on February 13 were really going to take people away from watching Kentucky play. All of those games were on ESPN2 on Wednesday nights.
 
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I guess we are going to cry about having to play every other day come tournament time? I personally think this prepares you better for March. Everyone is injured and tired this time of year.
 
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PulaskiVolFan said:
I guess we are going to cry about having to play every other day come tournament time? I personally think this prepares you better for March. Everyone is injured and tired this time of year.
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It's over the 8 week conference schedule. We aren't talking about a week or two here. As you didn't reference, EVERYONE plays every other day in the NCAAT. But, everyone didn't play Tuesday/Saturday games during the conference schedule. Only UK, when every one of their opponents played on the prior Wednesday.
 
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GBO97 said:
It’s no secret that for a Saturday game, it’s better to have played the midweek game on a Tuesday than on a Wednesday. Whereas no one has a rest advantage during the midweek game itself (because everyone’s last game played is Saturday) it often happens where a team has a one day advantage on Saturday because of the midweek schedule. Here’s a breakdown of number of Wednesday conference games by SEC teams, this may seem a little suspicious:

6: Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Vanderbilt
5: LSU, Ole Miss
4: Arkansas, Missouri
3: Alabama, S Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M
2: Miss State

0: Kentucky

Furthermore, out of UK’s 8 Saturday games vs. SEC teams that have played midweek, ALL 8 of their opponents (including UT x2) played Wednesday while they always play Tuesday. Every last one.

Thoughts?
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So now not only does ESPN hate us so does the SECN? Wow...I'm afraid to see my 23 and me results:eek:
 
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GBO97 said:
It’s no secret that for a Saturday game, it’s better to have played the midweek game on a Tuesday than on a Wednesday. Whereas no one has a rest advantage during the midweek game itself (because everyone’s last game played is Saturday) it often happens where a team has a one day advantage on Saturday because of the midweek schedule. Here’s a breakdown of number of Wednesday conference games by SEC teams, this may seem a little suspicious:

6: Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Vanderbilt
5: LSU, Ole Miss
4: Arkansas, Missouri
3: Alabama, S Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M
2: Miss State

0: Kentucky

Furthermore, out of UK’s 8 Saturday games vs. SEC teams that have played midweek, ALL 8 of their opponents (including UT x2) played Wednesday while they always play Tuesday. Every last one.

Thoughts?
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I smell TV, they want Ky. on on weekends. The rest of the SEC makes no dam- difference to them or to the Gods of the SEC.
 
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VolGee4 said:
It's over the 8 week conference schedule. We aren't talking about a week or two here. As you didn't reference, EVERYONE plays every other day in the NCAAT. But, everyone didn't play Tuesday/Saturday games during the conference schedule. Only UK, when every one of their opponents played on the prior Wednesday.
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Looks to me like we needed the rest for the Ole Miss game and probably factored in the win. If it prepares us better for the tournament and doesn't help the other teams then what is the problem? We are 25-3, soon to be 28-3 hopefully and set up perfectly for tournament play. We are clearly banged up and not 100% healthy so it really doesn't matter when we play. Bone (ankle and flu), Alexander (foot and flu) and Grant (left wrist, left shoulder and hip) are all playing with ailments right now, hopefully we'll be 100% come tournament time. Hopefully we will be better health wise as early as this Saturday.
 
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Hulavol said:
Funny how no one mentions that everybody else in the league gets an extra day of rest after Saturday, but Kentucky only gets two days of rest....
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Apples and oranges. If you don't see the advantage it gives them I can't help you
 
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