From the article:

The first game of the series will be in College Station on Sept. 8, 2018, with the Aggies visiting Death Valley on Sept. 7, 2019.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball...9-schedule

I found it interesting why Texas A&M wanted to do this. They were facing just 6 home games in 2018 due to the Arkansas game being at a neutral site and Oregon being a road game. Now Clemson will be a home game for the Aggies in 2018, who will go to Clemson in 2019 (when A&M already has 7 home games and can afford the road game).

We got y'all covered right here --
http://sportsfan.decro.net/teams/ncaaf/future/clemson

Don't you all find it interesting that the rest of the SEC allows A&M and Arkansas to play one of their conference games as a neutral game....without the rest of the league doing it. I'm not sure I'd sign off on that. Every other year they are each taking an away conference game and making it a neutral field game. Something the rest of the league isn't doing besides Florida/Georgia.

(10-25-2014 12:49 PM)dgrace4cards Wrote:  Don't you all find it interesting that the rest of the SEC allows A&M and Arkansas to play one of their conference games as a neutral game....without the rest of the league doing it. I'm not sure I'd sign off on that. Every other year they are each taking an away conference game and making it a neutral field game. Something the rest of the league isn't doing besides Florida/Georgia.

To be fair, UGA/UF is neutral, and Alabama/Auburn was also neutral until fairly recently. It's an SEC thing, I guess.

I already said Florida/Georgia in my post.....but still I'd say all teams should be able to/want to play one neutral site game to make things equal since they are conference games.

(10-25-2014 01:53 PM)dgrace4cards Wrote:  I already said Florida/Georgia in my post.....but still I'd say all teams should be able to/want to play one neutral site game to make things equal since they are conference games.

Louisville can do this right now, in the ACC, provided you can find a partner who is willing to give up one home game every other year for a neutral site game. That's really the cost (I've heard both Georgia and Florida complain about it).

(10-25-2014 02:15 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(10-25-2014 01:53 PM)dgrace4cards Wrote:  I already said Florida/Georgia in my post.....but still I'd say all teams should be able to/want to play one neutral site game to make things equal since they are conference games.

Louisville can do this right now, in the ACC, provided you can find a partner who is willing to give up one home game every other year for a neutral site game. That's really the cost (I've heard both Georgia and Florida complain about it).

Unsure about that. At one time the ACC prohibited neutral site conference games after Duke moved at least one FSU game to Orlando.

(10-25-2014 09:32 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(10-25-2014 02:15 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(10-25-2014 01:53 PM)dgrace4cards Wrote:  I already said Florida/Georgia in my post.....but still I'd say all teams should be able to/want to play one neutral site game to make things equal since they are conference games.

Louisville can do this right now, in the ACC, provided you can find a partner who is willing to give up one home game every other year for a neutral site game. That's really the cost (I've heard both Georgia and Florida complain about it).

Unsure about that. At one time the ACC prohibited neutral site conference games after Duke moved at least one FSU game to Orlando.

Wake also moved a scheduled home game against FSU to Orlando during the same time period.

(10-25-2014 09:32 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(10-25-2014 02:15 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(10-25-2014 01:53 PM)dgrace4cards Wrote:  I already said Florida/Georgia in my post.....but still I'd say all teams should be able to/want to play one neutral site game to make things equal since they are conference games.

Louisville can do this right now, in the ACC, provided you can find a partner who is willing to give up one home game every other year for a neutral site game. That's really the cost (I've heard both Georgia and Florida complain about it).

Unsure about that. At one time the ACC prohibited neutral site conference games after Duke moved at least one FSU game to Orlando.

Good point - I forgot about that.

(10-25-2014 02:15 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(10-25-2014 01:53 PM)dgrace4cards Wrote:  I already said Florida/Georgia in my post.....but still I'd say all teams should be able to/want to play one neutral site game to make things equal since they are conference games.

Louisville can do this right now, in the ACC, provided you can find a partner who is willing to give up one home game every other year for a neutral site game. That's really the cost (I've heard both Georgia and Florida complain about it).

Ii need to clarify...I meant all teams in the SEC do it......I don't any team in the P5 should be able to do it, but since its already started in the SEC all teams in that conference should be doing it to keep things equal. It really doesn't matter to any of us on the outside, but I would think the rest of those teams would either say no to it or get their own neutral site games lines up asap.

I guess I don't understand what is so unfair about it. It's not like UF or UGA get an unfair advantage because the game is in Jacksonville.

The conference as a whole plays a set amount of home/away games, then a couple of teams have gone off the path and begin playing a neutral site game...while the rest of the league stays with the set home/away games. I may be digging into it too much here but it seems like the team that was suppose to have an away game that particular year now has an advantage on the rest of their division/conference that still has the normal amount of road games. The team that was suppose to have a normal home game is actually sacrificing alittle bit that year for the betterment of that said game.

Home/road games seem to matter, and matter an awful lot in the SEC in results, I would just think since FLA/UGa have been doing it for quiet some time, that either the rest of the league would raise a stink or join in on the party of neutral games like Arky and A&M are now doing. As for affecting the rest of us in the SEC, it doesn't I know that.

I'm still trying to figure out what dgrace is talking about..?

(10-26-2014 03:25 PM)ecuacc4ever Wrote:  I'm still trying to figure out what dgrace is talking about..?

In what regard.....I'm trying to figure out what you are asking to be clarified LOL!

Does it affect homefield advantage - sure.
Should other teams care - No. It's just not that important.

(10-25-2014 09:32 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(10-25-2014 02:15 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(10-25-2014 01:53 PM)dgrace4cards Wrote:  I already said Florida/Georgia in my post.....but still I'd say all teams should be able to/want to play one neutral site game to make things equal since they are conference games.

Louisville can do this right now, in the ACC, provided you can find a partner who is willing to give up one home game every other year for a neutral site game. That's really the cost (I've heard both Georgia and Florida complain about it).

Unsure about that. At one time the ACC prohibited neutral site conference games after Duke moved at least one FSU game to Orlando.

I don't think the league prohibited a neutral site conference game, but excoriated Duke for [size=medium]selling[/size][b] its home game to FSU. That's what they did - sell the home game. UNC and NC State have played at Charlotte, could do so again if both elected.

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(10-26-2014 05:31 PM)lumberpack4 Wrote:  

(10-25-2014 09:32 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(10-25-2014 02:15 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(10-25-2014 01:53 PM)dgrace4cards Wrote:  I already said Florida/Georgia in my post.....but still I'd say all teams should be able to/want to play one neutral site game to make things equal since they are conference games.

Louisville can do this right now, in the ACC, provided you can find a partner who is willing to give up one home game every other year for a neutral site game. That's really the cost (I've heard both Georgia and Florida complain about it).

Unsure about that. At one time the ACC prohibited neutral site conference games after Duke moved at least one FSU game to Orlando.

I don't think the league prohibited a neutral site conference game, but excoriated Duke for [size=medium]selling[/size][b] its home game to FSU. That's what they did - sell the home game. UNC and NC State have played at Charlotte, could do so again if both elected.

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The chance of Carolina playing another home game in Charlotte is slim. We do have a neutral site game scheduled with South Carolina in Charlotte, however.

Article VIII. FOOTBALL
Section VIII-1. Regular Season.
a. SCHEDULING. Conference members shall arrange their schedule of games with one another prior to making contractual
agreements with any team outside the Conference. The Conference Office must be consulted prior to scheduling any nonconference
game on a specific date. (Revised: October 2006)

This all that is said in the ACC Constitution/ByLaws/Rules of Play handbook. Nothing else is mentioned.

(10-26-2014 05:36 PM)XLance Wrote:  

(10-26-2014 05:31 PM)lumberpack4 Wrote:  

(10-25-2014 09:32 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(10-25-2014 02:15 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(10-25-2014 01:53 PM)dgrace4cards Wrote:  I already said Florida/Georgia in my post.....but still I'd say all teams should be able to/want to play one neutral site game to make things equal since they are conference games.

Louisville can do this right now, in the ACC, provided you can find a partner who is willing to give up one home game every other year for a neutral site game. That's really the cost (I've heard both Georgia and Florida complain about it).

Unsure about that. At one time the ACC prohibited neutral site conference games after Duke moved at least one FSU game to Orlando.

I don't think the league prohibited a neutral site conference game, but excoriated Duke for [size=medium]selling[/size][b] its home game to FSU. That's what they did - sell the home game. UNC and NC State have played at Charlotte, could do so again if both elected.

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The chance of Carolina playing another home game in Charlotte is slim. We do have a neutral site game scheduled with South Carolina in Charlotte, however.

Same with us, our fans hate Charlotte. Charlotte doesn't even seat enough extra people to make the move of home game financially interesting for State or UNC. Now, for Duke or WF - it's a different story. Just like BC moving a home game to Foxboro. You have to have an opponent that will fill all the extra seats to make it viable. 10K extra seats is not worth a move. At 20K it becomes more interesting.

The issue with Duke, is that they flat sold a home a game to FSU, but that was a long time ago and Duke was really bad, however the league didn't have to scold Duke to prevent it from happening again, the Iron Dukes raised hell.