12th Game Scenarios

[Guest Tigrinum Major]

Anyone like any of these scenarios?

Got any other suggestions?

[Erik81 0]

I was torn between big name at the first of the season and big name at open date. I went with open date because, as much as I look forword to playing someone good with the first game, the reprecussions of a loss are more dramatic when you start off with a loss.

What big name school would people like to see us play?

I'd like (in no particular order):

Notre Dame

Michigan

Ohio State

Oregon

Texas

Virginia

West Virginia

USC again

Cal

Purdue

Florida State

Michigan State

[Bama Bo 0]

I voted other. I like the idea of the IRon Bowl being the week before the SECC Game, but I didn't like the Read: Beat Bama part of it.

[WarDlowe 39]

If we have to have 12th game... I am for the beat Bama the week before the SECCG and have a big name at the beginning of the season. I know it's bitten us before, but having a big name at the beginning could help the team get up for the season from the very beginning. The main reason I voted that though was becuase there ain't no way anything besides post season play is coming after the Iron Bowl.

[jaydubb121 22]

I think we should play the freakin corndogs for the twelfth game, just so we can be sure they understood the asswhippin we gave them the first time.

[SKCAUB 0]

Instead of the stupid "12th game with no earlier start date to the season", do the Plus 1 of a playoff!!!

[SLAG-91 1,490]

Seeing as how our 2006 nonconference schedule is unknown, here's how I'd like to see it go down:

* One Top 25 type opponent, maybe somebody we haven't played in a while (Miami, Texas, Ohio State, FSU, etc.)

* A mid-to-bottom tier team from a BCS conference (Duke, Indiana, Baylor, Stanford, etc.) that has some name recognition, but would stand a pretty good chance of being a win.

* Two "buy" games (the UL-Monroes of the world).

Put one of those cupcakes as the very first game, then try to get the big boy in week 2 or 3. Save one of the cupcakes for mid-to-late October when you need a break. Put the remaining non-conference game in late September.

With that sort of a non-conference schedule, you could have 7 home games out of 12 (the two "buy" games would naturally be home games and the other two could alternate 1 home, 1 away), which is what the athletic directors are looking for by adding the 12th game to begin with.

[deepseas 0]

* A mid-to-bottom tier team from a BCS conference (Duke, Indiana, Baylor, Stanford, etc.) that has some name recognition, but would stand a pretty good chance of being a win.

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CAB calling plays against the team he was former Head Coach at, that would be awesome.

[Erik81 0]

* A mid-to-bottom tier team from a BCS conference (Duke, Indiana, Baylor, Stanford, etc.) that has some name recognition, but would stand a pretty good chance of being a win.

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CAB calling plays against the team he was former Head Coach at, that would be awesome.

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he was never a head coach

[Tiger in Spain 0]

Start the season a week early and open up with either Troy or UAB. Keep the open date and Bammer right where they are.

[deepseas 0]

* A mid-to-bottom tier team from a BCS conference (Duke, Indiana, Baylor, Stanford, etc.) that has some name recognition, but would stand a pretty good chance of being a win.

158919[/snapback]

CAB calling plays against the team he was former Head Coach at, that would be awesome.

158959[/snapback]

he was never a head coach

158968[/snapback]

Thanks for busting me out on that tough cat. Although not an excuse, I had several vaaka and red bulls, and offensive coordinator was just too hard to type at the time.