Home and away schedules - comparisons

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  1. Motorcity Gator

    Motorcity Gator Well-Known Member

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    From a Florida message board:

    "As it is, this season, we played 7 home games, and 5 away (w/Ga being in Jax).

    If we were to do a home and home in place of the WCU game, we would be playing 7 home, 5 away one season, and 6 home, 6 away the following season.

    Compare:

    Tenn 2006: 8 home, 4 away

    OSU 2006: 7 home, 5 away

    Mich 2006: 7 home, 5 away

    ND 2006: 7 home, 5 away

    We are the only team that has a non-reciprocal away game every year, meaning we play one more road game than the rest of these teams some seasons with an additional home-and-home

    (And damn, Tenn sure did have a nice little home schedule this year didn't they?)"

    Comments? BT?
     
    Motorcity Gator, Nov 23, 2006
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  2. Tennessee Tom

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    By my account, it looks like Tennessee played 5 away games and will be playing its 7th home game on Saturday.
    Home:
    09/02 California
    09/09 Air force
    09/16 Florida
    09/23 Marshall
    10/21 Alabama
    11/04 LSU
    11/25 Kentucky
    Away:
    09/30 Memphis
    10/07 Georgia
    10/28 South Carolina
    11/11 Arkansas
    11/18 Vandy

    Now how knowledgeable are these characters on the Gator boards? Aren't these the same guys that you quote here and expect us to believe? Looks like you need to check your "facts" before posting, huh?
     
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  3. Motorcity Gator

    Motorcity Gator Well-Known Member

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    They musta been confused by Memphis but I'm not.

    I stand corrected... :oops:
     
    Motorcity Gator, Nov 23, 2006
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  4. Tennessee Tom

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    I see that while I was researching, you posted that you stand corrected. However, I did the research and am going to publish the findings:

    Now, as far as that “nice little home schedule this year” comment about Tennessee is concerned… What was meant by that?

    Let’s take a look at the home schedules of Tennessee vs. Florida:

    Tennessee
    09/02 California
    09/09 Air force
    09/16 Florida
    09/23 Marshall
    10/21 Alabama
    11/04 LSU
    11/25 Kentucky

    Florida (taken from SEC website)
    09/02 Southern Miss
    09/09 Central Florida
    09/23 Kentucky
    09/30 Alabama
    10/07 LSU
    11/11 South Carolina
    11/18 Western Carolina

    Kentucky, Alabama, and LSU show on both home schedules so let’s strike those three. That leaves:

    Tennessee
    09/02 California PAC 10 8-3 bowl bound
    09/09 Air force MtnWest 4-6 bowl still possible with games at UNLV and TCU
    09/16 Florida SEC 10-1 bowl bound possibly BCS
    09/23 Marshall CUSA 5-6 possibly bowl bound playing Southern Miss on Saturday

    Florida
    09/02 Southern Miss CUSA 7-4 bowl bound
    09/09 Central Florida CUSA 3-8
    11/11 South Carolina SEC 6-5 bowl bound
    11/18 Western Carolina 1-AA Southern 2-9 with zero wins in the 1-AA southern conference

    Now, to me, it would appear that a Florida fan saying that Tennessee had a “nice little home schedule” would be the pot calling the kettle black. That fan would be breaking a lot of windows in their own glass house.
     
    Tennessee Tom, Nov 23, 2006
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  5. Tennessee Tom

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    So, they don't teach Geography at Florida schools? :shock: :shock: :shock:

    Knoxville to Memphis is 391.59 miles where Gainsville to Jacksonville is only 71.44 miles. :oops: Even Knoxville to Nashville (Vandy) is 179.79 miles. :?

    All data taken from Delorme Street Atlas USA version 2006 8)
     
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  6. Motorcity Gator

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    The nice home schedule comment I think was meant to focus on their incorrect posting of Tenn's number of home games not quality.
     
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  7. Tennessee Tom

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    Give us a link to where this was posted.

    You realize that if a ref had made a mistake like this one, you would be through the roof calling for his job and the sacrifice of his first born male child! :shock: ...unless it helped Florida of course. :? :roll:
     
    Tennessee Tom, Nov 23, 2006
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