Third Saturday in October?

[jobiwan]

Since when has the 3rd Saturday of October become a bye week? For me, at least, it was the highlight of the College Football season. Why did they ruin a proud tradition of both UT and 'Bama?

What do you all think?

 

[GahLee]

It's been this way for awhile now.

 

[jobiwan]

It's been this way for awhile now.

I know, but I don't understand the reasoning behind taking away some of the lore in one of the biggest rivalries in the South.

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

yeah very rarely has it been on its PROPER saturday. SEC scheduling is retarded. Not just for football though. its dumb our basketball team has a road game thursday at LSU then has to to play South carolina saturday. Meanwhile the Cocks have no midweek game. hmmmm.

 

[GahLee]

I know, but I don't understand the reasoning behind taking away some of the lore in one of the biggest rivalries in the South.

Never thought to find out why they did it.

 

[SmokeyHound]

What? oh crap i forgot nat signing day is tomorrow

 

[hmanvolfan]

The SEC, NCAA and ESPN all hate Tennessee.

 

[TN/LA]

x

 

[rmsmith]

as long as we win we could have it on Feb. 29th for all i care.

 

[jobiwan]

as long as we win we could have it on Feb. 29th for all i care.

Chuckle.

 

[bluetickhound16]

Seems like when they split the conference into two divisions it really messed up scheduling/bye weeks....

nm.... I just read the Wiki page..... It said pretty much the same thing!

 

[FittyElevem]

yeah very rarely has it been on its PROPER saturday. SEC scheduling is retarded. Not just for football though. its dumb our basketball team has a road game thursday at LSU then has to to play South carolina saturday. Meanwhile the Cocks have no midweek game. hmmmm.

Not to mention the LSU game is a 9:00 game.

 

[UTvolinBGKY]

yeah very rarely has it been on its PROPER saturday. SEC scheduling is retarded. Not just for football though. its dumb our basketball team has a road game thursday at LSU then has to to play South carolina saturday. Meanwhile the Cocks have no midweek game. hmmmm.

must be espn's fault

 

[BigOrange15]

must be espn's fault

I believe it

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

lol ESPN cant play on tv in SEC and get paid handsomely without them and cant catch a break with their scheduling snafus

 

[SOS22]

Since when has the 3rd Saturday of October become a bye week? For me, at least, it was the highlight of the College Football season. Why did they ruin a proud tradition of both UT and 'Bama?

What do you all think?

Ever since Tn. and every other team in the SEC has to have a bye week before they play BAMA. The only team this year that doesn't have a bye week before the BAMA game is Arkansas.

 

[CrimsonPride13]

Ever since Tn. and every other team in the SEC has to have a bye week before they play BAMA. The only team this year that doesn't have a bye week before the BAMA game is Arkansas.

The SEC, NCAA, and everyone hates UT haha...I welcome the challenge of playing everyone our schedule has to offer as fresh as they can be. It's been this way for at least 5 years now so why stop now...bring it on RTR!

 

[SOS22]

The SEC, NCAA, and everyone hates UT haha...I welcome the challenge of playing everyone our schedule has to offer as fresh as they can be. It's been this way for at least 5 years now so why stop now...bring it on RTR!

True, but 16 teams with open dates compared to Fl. with 4 wihich is the closest to Bama seems a little much.

 

[mcpriceaxid]

I remember two years ago I think? that most of the upper end SEC teams UT played had bye weeks or gimme games the week before they played UT. It happens get over it. I'm pretty sure that is what bama fans said to us.