God what a depressing thread.
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(01-11-2023 02:12 PM)TigersRuleAll Wrote:  God what a depressing thread.
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If you're depressed go see your shrink.

We're discussing building and expanding traditions.

No different from the newest tradition of the team singing the fight song in front of the band after each win.

Traditions add to the game experience.

(01-11-2023 02:12 PM)TigersRuleAll Wrote:  God what a depressing thread.
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No doubt. Somebody was saying we were the same programs. Just hold up a mirror to UofM, and the reflection is UAB. Good gosh, if that's the case, I say death to all mirrors.

(01-11-2023 01:27 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(01-11-2023 09:47 AM)Bill83 Wrote:  

(01-11-2023 09:17 AM)ballhog Wrote:  

(01-11-2023 09:02 AM)Stammers Wrote:  

(01-11-2023 08:24 AM)Eagleonpar Wrote:  At one time I thumbed my nose at UAB but like it or it’s the closest school to us in makeup and demographic. And we are both stuck where we are because of the SEC

When we went to the AAC, I wanted to keep playing them.

Not me. I went to 7? straight games where they beat us in football. Darrell Hackney was the QB for every loss somehow. Is he still QB there?

The one that gave me nightmares was Flowers @ USF.
Always enjoyed UAB, but if you could get a good TV deal , do at 2p on that Friday so it stands out.

TV is not the focal point.

It's about restoring what was starting to become a tradition between the schools.

The annual BBQ cooking contest.

While allowing the competitors to have proper time to set up and do their cooking in time for judging and winners announcement while at the time being able to play the game in the afternoon.

If you do it on a regular week then visiting competitors will have to wait till they get off work on Friday before making the trip.

With travel time and set up it would be between 9-10 pm before they could actually start cooking.

Whereas for many Thanksgiving is a long weekend.

Giving visiting competitors time to make the drive on Friday and arrive around noon allows them plenty of prep time before the start of the competition.

Annual traditions add to a rivalry

(01-11-2023 04:32 PM)geosnooker2000 Wrote:  

(01-11-2023 02:12 PM)TigersRuleAll Wrote:  God what a depressing thread.
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No doubt. Somebody was saying we were the same programs. Just hold up a mirror to UofM, and the reflection is UAB. Good gosh, if that's the case, I say death to all mirrors.

That’s “sorta”‘what I said. I said the demographic makeups were the closest to us of any other school in the country. The markets are probably close in size too. Plus they have Bama and Auburn and we have UT and Mississippi

(01-11-2023 01:01 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(01-11-2023 10:06 AM)Tiger87 Wrote:  Didn't we have this same thread about 3 months ago?
Anyways...Where does the OP get the list of "permanent opponents"?
I somehow missed that.

Try reading the AAC article when they announced the rotating schedule.

They announced a four-year rotation plan where every team plays every other team home and home.

Each school is paired with another school that is not rotating and will play every year.

We're paired with UAB.

The top 2 schools play in the conference title game, with no divisions.

Try posting it.
I said I must have missed it.
Link, or it didn't happen?

(01-11-2023 05:16 PM)Eagleonpar Wrote:  

(01-11-2023 04:32 PM)geosnooker2000 Wrote:  

(01-11-2023 02:12 PM)TigersRuleAll Wrote:  God what a depressing thread.
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No doubt. Somebody was saying we were the same programs. Just hold up a mirror to UofM, and the reflection is UAB. Good gosh, if that's the case, I say death to all mirrors.

That’s “sorta”‘what I said. I said the demographic makeups were the closest to us of any other school in the country. The markets are probably close in size too. Plus they have Bama and Auburn and we have UT and Mississippi

They got us beat, as far as dominating neighbors. I ain't skeered of ours.

Ive always found it funny that we are so quick to look down on other programs when we all hate being treated that way ourselves. I do think we are overall better than UAB but most of that has come from basketball tradition.

(01-11-2023 06:26 PM)memtigbb Wrote:  Ive always found it funny that we are so quick to look down on other programs when we all hate being treated that way ourselves. I do think we are overall better than UAB but most of that has come from basketball tradition.

Dude. You just psychoanalyzed the whole college football system. It's really no different at ANY school. The only difference is what rung of the latter you're looking up and down from.

(01-11-2023 06:06 PM)Tiger87 Wrote:  

(01-11-2023 01:01 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(01-11-2023 10:06 AM)Tiger87 Wrote:  Didn't we have this same thread about 3 months ago?
Anyways...Where does the OP get the list of "permanent opponents"?
I somehow missed that.

Try reading the AAC article when they announced the rotating schedule.

They announced a four-year rotation plan where every team plays every other team home and home.

Each school is paired with another school that is not rotating and will play every year.

We're paired with UAB.

The top 2 schools play in the conference title game, with no divisions.

Try posting it.
I said I must have missed it.
Link, or it didn't happen?

https://collegefootball.nbcsports.com/20...s-in-2023/


IRVING, Texas — The new-look American Athletic Conference will not use divisions and play an eight-game league football schedule when it expands to 14 teams next season, the league announced.

The scheduling model was approved for use the next four seasons (2023-26) by the American’s athletic directors.

The American will continue to go division-less and match the top two teams in the regular-season conference standings in its championship game.

The AAC is losing three of its current 11 members to the Big 12 next year, but adding six new schools from Conference USA.

Replacing Houston, Central Florida and Cincinnati will be UAB, Florida Atlantic, Charlotte, UTSA, Rice and North Texas.

The plan calls for the 14 teams to face each other at least twice during the four-year cycle – once at home and once on the road.

The schedule also will include six annual matchups: North Texas-SMU; UAB-Memphis; Rice-UTSA; Charlotte-East Carolina; Florida Atlantic-South Florida; and Navy-Temple.

A full schedule with game dates for next season will be announced after the 2022 season.

(01-11-2023 10:17 AM)fishman6581 Wrote:  I hate that we have to play UAB and am glad that we don’t play Southern Miss. poverty program.

Yeah, more or less.

(01-11-2023 08:30 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(01-11-2023 06:06 PM)Tiger87 Wrote:  

(01-11-2023 01:01 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(01-11-2023 10:06 AM)Tiger87 Wrote:  Didn't we have this same thread about 3 months ago?
Anyways...Where does the OP get the list of "permanent opponents"?
I somehow missed that.

Try reading the AAC article when they announced the rotating schedule.

They announced a four-year rotation plan where every team plays every other team home and home.

Each school is paired with another school that is not rotating and will play every year.

We're paired with UAB.

The top 2 schools play in the conference title game, with no divisions.

Try posting it.
I said I must have missed it.
Link, or it didn't happen?

https://collegefootball.nbcsports.com/20...s-in-2023/


IRVING, Texas — The new-look American Athletic Conference will not use divisions and play an eight-game league football schedule when it expands to 14 teams next season, the league announced.

The scheduling model was approved for use the next four seasons (2023-26) by the American’s athletic directors.

The American will continue to go division-less and match the top two teams in the regular-season conference standings in its championship game.

The AAC is losing three of its current 11 members to the Big 12 next year, but adding six new schools from Conference USA.

Replacing Houston, Central Florida and Cincinnati will be UAB, Florida Atlantic, Charlotte, UTSA, Rice and North Texas.

The plan calls for the 14 teams to face each other at least twice during the four-year cycle – once at home and once on the road.

The schedule also will include six annual matchups: North Texas-SMU; UAB-Memphis; Rice-UTSA; Charlotte-East Carolina; Florida Atlantic-South Florida; and Navy-Temple.

A full schedule with game dates for next season will be announced after the 2022 season.

So why aren't Tulsa and Tulane paired?

(01-12-2023 12:54 AM)AlonsoWDC Wrote:  

(01-11-2023 08:30 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(01-11-2023 06:06 PM)Tiger87 Wrote:  

(01-11-2023 01:01 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(01-11-2023 10:06 AM)Tiger87 Wrote:  Didn't we have this same thread about 3 months ago?
Anyways...Where does the OP get the list of "permanent opponents"?
I somehow missed that.

Try reading the AAC article when they announced the rotating schedule.

They announced a four-year rotation plan where every team plays every other team home and home.

Each school is paired with another school that is not rotating and will play every year.

We're paired with UAB.

The top 2 schools play in the conference title game, with no divisions.

Try posting it.
I said I must have missed it.
Link, or it didn't happen?

https://collegefootball.nbcsports.com/20...s-in-2023/


IRVING, Texas — The new-look American Athletic Conference will not use divisions and play an eight-game league football schedule when it expands to 14 teams next season, the league announced.

The scheduling model was approved for use the next four seasons (2023-26) by the American’s athletic directors.

The American will continue to go division-less and match the top two teams in the regular-season conference standings in its championship game.

The AAC is losing three of its current 11 members to the Big 12 next year, but adding six new schools from Conference USA.

Replacing Houston, Central Florida and Cincinnati will be UAB, Florida Atlantic, Charlotte, UTSA, Rice and North Texas.

The plan calls for the 14 teams to face each other at least twice during the four-year cycle – once at home and once on the road.

The schedule also will include six annual matchups: North Texas-SMU; UAB-Memphis; Rice-UTSA; Charlotte-East Carolina; Florida Atlantic-South Florida; and Navy-Temple.

A full schedule with game dates for next season will be announced after the 2022 season.

So why aren't Tulsa and Tulane paired?

Weird.
Seems you'd go Tulane-Rice, UTSA-SMU, UNT-Tulsa.
Someone must have vetoed that.

North Texas.SMU is a prefab rivalry series at least.

I agree with Tulane.Rice and San Antonio.Tulsa.

(01-12-2023 12:50 PM)AlonsoWDC Wrote:  North Texas.SMU is a prefab rivalry series at least.

I agree with Tulane.Rice and San Antonio.Tulsa.

It just looks like they tried to do "rivalries" you can bus to. San Antone is a long haul from Tulsa, but not crazy from Dallas.