“I want to play the best. I came down here to the SEC because I wanted to play against Alabama. I want to play A&M. I want to play Auburn, the great teams, and in our new scheduling we get to play Alabama every year, Ole Miss every year and A&M.”
to Sports Illustrated about the SEC’s proposed new scheduling model that would still include an annual Alabama game against LSU.under consideration since last year, Alabama would play three permanent opponents and six rotating opponents each season. Saban told Sports Illustrated those three annual opponents would be Auburn, Tennessee and LSU.
Saban told Sports Illustrated is using a 10-year success metric to balance teams’ permanent opponents, but Saban questioned whether that reflects the current reality of the conference. “Well, some of those years, Tennessee wasn’t as good as they’ve been in the previous 10 years, but now they are as good as they used to be before those 10 years,” Saban said, later adding, “They only did it over 10 years. Now you’ve got name, image and likeness, which changes that whole dynamic, because it’s who has the most money to pay players, until they change the rules.”
The historic nature of Alabama’s rivalries with Auburn and Tennessee makes it likely both would be included among the Tide’s three permanent opponents. There has been greater debate about the third, with some proposing Mississippi State instead of LSU because of Starkville’s proximity to Tuscaloosa.on two scheduling models: one remaining at eight games with one permanent opponent, and the other increasing to nine games with three permanent opponents.
LSU defeated Alabama in overtime last November in Baton Rouge, in Kelly’s first game as Tigers coach against Saban. The two teams meet again Nov. 4 in Tuscaloosa in the final season of the SEC’s existing scheduling format.If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
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