No Love For The Sun Belt Here

MeanGreen61 · May 13, 2007

NCAA's 12th game costs fans

Saturday, May 12, 2007

The NCAA allowed college football teams to begin playing a 12th game on a regular basis in 2006. On paper, it looked a great idea. More football. More big matchups. More great games to watch on the tube.

And the theory was wrong on just about every point.

Instead of playing more important games, most schools -- particularly those in the SEC -- have just added more patsies to the schedule. The little schools are getting richer, to say nothing of big-time SEC schools getting more home games. And the fans continue to grow poorer in the process.

In a close look at the 12 SEC schools' non-conference schedules, you see a lot of familiar names. Take Troy ... please. The Trojans show up this year on the schedules of three SEC schools. There are also plenty of Louisiana-Lafayettes and Louisiana Techs to go around, serving as homecoming opponents and veritable punching bags.

FULL ARTICLE

http://www.al.com/sports/mobileregister/pf....xml&coll=3

UNTFan23 · May 13, 2007

He's harping more on the SEC then the Belt schools.

I think Arkansas plays 3 Belt teams this season? Troy, FIU, and us. If Nutt doesn't bury all three, I think he will be in a world of hurt, seeing how the fans here are frothing at the mouth to get rid of him.

emmitt01 · May 13, 2007

NCAA's 12th game costs fans
Saturday, May 12, 2007
The NCAA allowed college football teams to begin playing a 12th game on a regular basis in 2006. On paper, it looked a great idea. More football. More big matchups. More great games to watch on the tube.
And the theory was wrong on just about every point.
Instead of playing more important games, most schools -- particularly those in the SEC -- have just added more patsies to the schedule. The little schools are getting richer, to say nothing of big-time SEC schools getting more home games. And the fans continue to grow poorer in the process.
In a close look at the 12 SEC schools' non-conference schedules, you see a lot of familiar names. Take Troy ... please. The Trojans show up this year on the schedules of three SEC schools. There are also plenty of Louisiana-Lafayettes and Louisiana Techs to go around, serving as homecoming opponents and veritable punching bags.
FULL ARTICLE
http://www.al.com/sports/mobileregister/pf....xml&coll=3

Once again, how much weight can you give to a sportswriter who is in Alabama and couldn't possibly have the time to research all of the schools he takes shots at? I mean, how much would Randy Galloway know about the MAC?