What is the point behind these early-season neutral site games besides revenue?
Georgia traveling to South Bend last year was an exception.
LSU would NEVER play Miami if they had to travel to the state of Florida.
They, like Bama, always stay in JerryWorld and do't have the guts to travel and play real OOC.
LSU's traveled to Morgantown to play what was a top 15 WVU team at the time in a home and home within the past decade. There are a lot of SECSECSEC teams that I criticize for their scheduling, but LSU typically isn't one of them.
Yeah I give Georgia credit as well, they aren't a situation like UF where they haven't left the state for an OOC game for damn near 30 years.Georgia has gone to Notre Dame and Colorado in recent years, and I do believe they have a home and home with a Pac-12 team soon.
Tennessee has gone to Oregon this decade.
I don't really begrudge any SEC team from trying to somewhat shelter themselves w/their out of conference sked
The score didn't tell the tale, UCF looked far superior. That didn't care retoric is getting old, Auburn cared they just weren't as good so people use that excuse when power 5 teams lose to non P5 schools. Auburn star RB Kerryon Johnson even said they took the game seriously.
No they didn't look superior at all. They looked like a team playing their hearts out against guys who couldn't care less and even then they could barely win.
These 'neutral site' SEC games are basically gimmes for the conference.
Like, why do teams accept these since they are home games for these teams and the SEC damn near never loses in these spots?
The schools get a lot of money and exposure as well as coaches getting into the fertile recruiting of the south. These games are also scheduled a few years out so you don't even know if your team or the other will be that good in that time.
But at the expense of Miami/Washington losing credibility? No amount of money is worth that.
Which of those teams didn't look a class above the rest besides FSU who hasn't played yet? It is early but I wasn't impressed with Auburn, PSU, Notre Dame as potential teams that could make the playoffs. Maybe Mississippi State or West Virginia can make some noise but this is college where the same 5 teams are always there in the end so making a week 1 claim isn't far fetched.
Wait, you're putting Penn State, who narrowly avoided an embarrassing loss to App State at home, in the same category with Auburn and Notre Dame who beat ranked opponents? LOL.
Penn State will be fine. Love all the overreactions to Week 1.Wait, you're putting Penn State, who narrowly avoided an embarrassing loss to App State at home, in the same category with Auburn and Notre Dame who beat ranked opponents? LOL.
Just because those teams were ranked doesn't mean anything. Michigan is living off its name while Washington is feasting off a bad Pac 12. Michigan hasn't beaten a good team since Michigan State in 2016. Washington beats up crap Pac 12 and weak OOC opponents, their best win last year was over Utah they lost to anyone legit. Neither Notre Dame or Auburn looked all to impressive, they got the job done but neither seems like a title threat right now.