Recently Bama fans had their carping rewarded. The SEC decided that the 2010 schedule was not fair because the Tide was schedule to be rolling while many of their opponents were due for a relaxing bye week.
Bama 2010
9/4 SAN JOSE STATE
9/11 PENN STATE
9/18 at Duke
9/25 at Arkansas 1
10/2 FLORIDA
10/9 at South Carolina
10/16 OLE MISS
10/23 at Tennessee
11/6 at LSU
11/13 MISSISSIPPI STATE
11/20 GEORGIA STATE
11/26 AUBURN
This doesn't show the opponents of course, but is this fair? Many would exclaim "yes" or even "Hell yes, I hate those arrogant, good-for-nothing bunch of...etc." I would rate this a fairly tough schedule regardless of timing, so ...
However, if this is truly an issue, it raises the question what is fair and where is the line drawn?
Many LSU fans will remind you (read everyone) of the recent challenges they faced when the SEC served them up a mess of schedule cakes that many would consider... unsavory. Sorry, extended metaphors aren't my (Matt) Forte...random puns are up there though.
Should UGA fans complain that UF has had the cocktail week off for the vast majority of my life? Should the SEC powers just put it into the good old Commodore 64 and see what happens? Wait, is that what they do?
Many NFL fans might mention the popular scheduling tactic favored by the pros of giving the top teams a tougher schedule to force the parity on the fans like Matchbox 20 was forced on helpless radio listeners of the 90's?
I personally feel that the schedule should be as random as possible. I don't want to get into chaos theory ( because I don't understand it) but I think once the roulette wheel stops, you should either hit the jackpot or walk out of Bryant-Denny and drown your sorrows in a DQ mister misty float. That is just me though.
As the song from Team America once asked, "What would you do"?
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