So, there's been a lot of talk on schedules - both 2024 and 2026. I don't think it was AS BAD as some suggested. I think there were 2 primary problems with our schedule (and I'm not sure there's much they could do about Texas' schedule).
- We should not have played @ Ole Miss. That probably should have been @ Arkansas. I think that was a punch in the mouth from the conference. We played them as our rotating other division game in 2023. Only 1 of the other of those was also played in 2024 with a return game: Vandy @ Auburn. Really, we probably should have not played @ Bama either, but I do believe there was some 'conference regret' from the 2020 trip happening during Covid and the league wanted a re-do with that environment. We probably should have been @ LSU and @ Arkansas or something like that. (I'll give some reasoning why NOT at A&M yet).
- The biggest issue as the spacing. The fact that it was Nov. 10 and we'd only played 3 home games was tragic. The Tennessee game probably should have been after the Florida game or the Texas and Miss. St games switched. Miss. St. played us back to back. They could have made that happen. They October to mid-November slate should have been re-worked to get a home game in there. Even the Tenn. & OM games switching would have been more balanced.
For overall scheduling philosophies for this year (and, inI
3/6
Auburn
Kentucky
Florida
Texas - OU
Bama - LSU
Miss St. - Vandy
Ole Miss - South Carolina
Tennessee - Texas A&M
Arkansas - Mizzou
Texas 3/6
OU
Akansas
A&M
Georgia - Bama
Florida - Auburn
Miss St. - OM
Vandy - South Carolina
Kentucky - Mizzou
LSU - Tennessee