2019 Schedule Released [Archive]

Maridian Dawg

09-18-2018, 01:49 PM

Wow. 2 separate 3 game home stretches, did not see that coming. Also, why do we play southern? I thought Stricklin was the only one that did that. Anyway, I'm excited for the opener in the Superdome, might have to go to that one. Looks like a favorable schedule to me.

BeardoMSU

09-18-2018, 01:51 PM

Are we moving to double byes next year?

That's a bad ass schedule, though.

BeardoMSU

09-18-2018, 01:52 PM

Good thing Arkansas and UT are going to suck for awhile. Those road games aren't scary in the least.

Political Hack

09-18-2018, 01:53 PM

9-3

BeardoMSU

09-18-2018, 01:54 PM

9-3

Yep. Not bad for what will be labeled by the sports talking-heads as a "rebuilding year".

Political Hack

09-18-2018, 01:59 PM

Yep. Not bad for what will be labeled by the sports talking-heads as a "rebuilding year".

JoMo don't rebuild. He reloads!

Seriously, we're close to that.

Cooterpoot

09-18-2018, 02:08 PM

Defense takes a huge hit this year but after that, we rolling.

Commercecomet24

09-18-2018, 02:10 PM

JoMo don't rebuild. He reloads!

Seriously, we're close to that.

We are in complete agreement. JoMo is gonna take us to another level.

BeardoMSU

09-18-2018, 02:12 PM

Defense takes a huge hit this year but after that, we rolling.

Without a shot-clock, we can just hold on to the ball the whole game; no need for a defense.**

Covercorner2

09-18-2018, 02:14 PM

Defense takes a huge hit this year but after that, we rolling.

Really just at S and DT. Should be just as good everywhere else.

ShotgunDawg

09-18-2018, 02:20 PM

Defense takes a huge hit this year but after that, we rolling.

It does take a hit not doubt, but we are so deep this year, that it still should be an above average defense.

dawgs

09-18-2018, 02:24 PM

Are we moving to double byes next year?

That's a bad ass schedule, though.

Every few years (maybe every 5?) the calendar shakes out so there's 14 total weekends (2 byes) between Labor Day weekend and thanksgiving weekend.

msu15

09-18-2018, 02:39 PM

Man if there was ever a year that we had to play 4 out of 5 SEC on the road 2019 would be the one for it with Tennessee, Arkansas, and A&M rebuilding.

BeardoMSU

09-18-2018, 02:42 PM

Man if there was ever a year that we had to play 4 out of 5 SEC on the road 2019 would be the one for it with Tennessee, Arkansas, and A&M rebuilding.

Agreed. I would expect A&M to definitely be the better of the 3, though, by a lot.

Bully13

09-18-2018, 02:51 PM

Do we typically have a non conference cupcake before the egg bowl?

Liverpooldawg

09-18-2018, 02:59 PM

Do we typically have a non conference cupcake before the egg bowl?

1st time since 1947 I saw somewhere.

TUSK

09-18-2018, 03:04 PM

Look at this abomination of a home slate for Bammer:(:

9/7 N Mexico State
9/21 Southern Miss
9/28 Ole Miss
10/19 Tennessee
10/26 Arkansas
11/9 LSU
11/23 W Carolina

Outside of YawYaw, that's mind numbing bad.

Cooterpoot

09-18-2018, 03:10 PM

Really just at S and DT. Should be just as good everywhere else.

And Sweat and Green. We lose our whole starting DL, both safeties and a corner, two OL, QB1, and TE. Sorry, we'll be ok, but in the SEC west we'll struggle at times losing that many. Depth will be considerably thinner.
I'm guessing we're a 7/8 win team (9 would be my max). But, in years past, losing that many meant a losing record.

Covercorner2

09-18-2018, 03:15 PM

And Sweat and Green. We lose our whole starting DL, both safeties and a corner, two OL, QB1, and TE. Sorry, we'll be ok, but in the SEC west we'll struggle at times losing that many. Depth will be considerably thinner.
I'm guessing we're a 7/8 win team max. But, in years past, losing that many meant a losing record.

Lose Sweat and Green, still have Rivers, Jones, Adams, Spencer, etc. Add Odom, Ani, Russell, etc. DE is our deepest position. I was just talking about the defense (which was the post I replied to). DT and S are the real only concerns. Defense should still be really good.

msu15

09-18-2018, 03:17 PM

Agreed. I would expect A&M to definitely be the better of the 3, though, by a lot.

Yea I agree, I still think 9-3 is very realistic though

msu15

09-18-2018, 03:21 PM

TUSK

09-18-2018, 03:25 PM

Stop playing that neutral site week 1 and it will get better :p

LOL.... yeah, moving the Duke opener to Ttown woulda really beefed up that schedule.*

+1

msu15

09-18-2018, 03:35 PM

LOL.... yeah, moving the Duke opener to Ttown woulda really beefed up that schedule.*

+1

OUCH, I was talking about on a yearly basis :(

Matt3467

09-18-2018, 03:37 PM

I love that schedule. Looks like we only play one D-II team. I wish we could make a tradition out of playing Southern Miss.

Johnson85

09-18-2018, 03:41 PM

LOL.... yeah, moving the Duke opener to Ttown woulda really beefed up that schedule.*

+1

Damn. How long has it been since y'all haven't played a decent OOC team? I know Louisville wasn't great this year, but they were solid when y'all scheduled them.

Bully13

09-18-2018, 04:05 PM

So tsun gets to beat OFF and we play Abiliene Christian on 11-23?

TUSK

09-18-2018, 04:09 PM

Damn. How long has it been since y'all haven't played a decent OOC team? I know Louisville wasn't great this year, but they were solid when y'all scheduled them.

We've played a lot of "big time" OOC programs that were better when we scheduled them than when the game was played... Some of them we "broke", I think...

Bammer's SOS has been pretty solid under MDL, and part of that was the opening weekend Neutral Site Games... (preseason rankings)

08 #9 Clemson (N)
09 #7 Va Tech (N)
10 #18 Penn State (H)
11 #23 Penn State (A)
12 #8 Michigan (N)
13 UR Va Tech (N)
14 UR W. Virginia (N)
15 #20 Wisconsin (N)
16 #20 USC (N)
17 #3 FSU (N)
18 UR Louisville (N)

bostondawg

09-18-2018, 04:30 PM

TUSK

09-18-2018, 04:51 PM

Yeah if I'm a season ticket holder I want my money back for that putrid schedule.

Especially for what they charge... I saw on one of the Bammer Boards that a guy finally got season tickets after being on the list since '08... and now he's gotta watch that crap?!?! Poor bastard.

dawgday166

09-18-2018, 05:30 PM

They setting Bama/LSU for SEC W showdown to see who wins it. Saban needs to nut up and play a home&home about 4 games into the season like OU/OSU etc. do. He skeered tho.

I'd like our next year's schedule this year. Right now I'd take AU & TAM away for LSU & Bama (with a bye week before that game) at home.

ETA: Bear Bryant would.

BulldogBear

09-18-2018, 05:36 PM

Do we typically have a non conference cupcake before the egg bowl?

No, this is new and its about time.

Florida, Bammer, Auburn, USCe, and others have been doing it for years.

Bully13

09-18-2018, 05:45 PM

Especially for what they charge... I saw on one of the Bammer Boards that a guy finally got season tickets after being on the list since '08... and now he's gotta watch that crap?!?! Poor bastard.

Not sure I'll be able to sleep tonight feeling sorry for bamer nation. .

dawgday166

09-18-2018, 05:47 PM

Not sure I'll be able to sleep tonight feeling sorry for bamer nation. .

Yea ... I feel same way :( I'm very sad about it.

IMissJack

09-18-2018, 05:50 PM

Do we typically have a non conference cupcake before the egg bowl?

I think OM has a bye before the egg bowl next year.

Dawg61

09-18-2018, 06:09 PM

Do we typically have a non conference cupcake before the egg bowl?

Very odd placement of that game. Guess it's basically like another bye week after playing Bama and right before Ole Miss though so it's probably pretty smart.

TUSK

09-18-2018, 06:16 PM

thedawginme

09-18-2018, 06:17 PM

Do we typically have a non conference cupcake before the egg bowl?

Is this a serious question?

MedDawg

09-18-2018, 06:56 PM

So tsun gets to beat OFF and we play Abiliene Christian on 11-23?

OFF will score at least 50

BulldogBear

09-18-2018, 08:59 PM

OFF will score at least 50

I'll be interested to see the early line on that one*

WPS

09-18-2018, 09:11 PM

Yeah if I'm a season ticket holder I want my money back for that putrid schedule.

Could be worse - Arkansas only plays 2 SEC games in Fayetteville next year, Auburn and State.

Pit Bull

09-18-2018, 10:45 PM

Are we moving to double byes next year?

That's a bad ass schedule, though.

Thinking exactly the same thing as I quickly scanned it. Very tough. Surprised we picked up UT in Knoxville. We go into next season with a lot less experienced players in many key positions. I even think ULL in the SuperDome will be considerably closer than it was this year. Not sure I see a 9 or 10 win season next year unless Keyteon or Mayden bust out with big time play. Probably will be happy with a 7-5 or 8-4 season at best.

the_real_MSU_is_us

09-18-2018, 11:29 PM

Thinking exactly the same thing as I quickly scanned it. Very tough. Surprised we picked up UT in Knoxville. We go into next season with a lot less experienced players in many key positions. I even think ULL in the SuperDome will be considerably closer than it was this year. Not sure I see a 9 or 10 win season next year unless Keyteon or Mayden bust out with big time play. Probably will be happy with a 7-5 or 8-4 season at best.

@ Auburn and Bama are loses. LSU only has 2 seniors in their defensive 2 deep (1 starter), and 3 on O, so they'll be better. A&M is already playing better than under Sumlin, and they've been recruiting great, but they lose 6 starters on D so they'll probably only be slightly better. We play them on the road though so home field will be theirs. That's 8-4.

However, I don't know where the 5th loss would be. KState is less talented and going downhill, Tennessee and Arky will still be trash, Kentucky is Kentucky and we have them at home. We're more likely to go 9-3 than 7-5 in y opinion, though 8-4 seems extremely likely

DawgFromOxford

09-19-2018, 12:07 AM

Could be worse - Arkansas only plays 2 SEC games in Fayetteville next year, Auburn and State.

Not sure if its poor luck of the draw or poor planning. Either way I'd be ticked.

Todd4State

09-19-2018, 12:16 AM

Only thing I don't like is playing the Egg Bowl on Thanksgiving and playing Abeline Chrisitian instead of an in state SWAC team. Pretty good overall though.

dawgday166

09-19-2018, 06:38 AM

http://outdoorchannel.com/content/Photos/BiggestandBaddestofICAST2012/IMG_4260.jpg

LOL .. I use bream hook next time. You swam around it for a little while tho. **
I started to find photo of big hook and embed with the reply.

Johnson85

09-19-2018, 11:47 AM

We've played a lot of "big time" OOC programs that were better when we scheduled them than when the game was played... Some of them we "broke", I think...

Bammer's SOS has been pretty solid under MDL, and part of that was the opening weekend Neutral Site Games... (preseason rankings)

08 #9 Clemson (N)
09 #7 Va Tech (N)
10 #18 Penn State (H)
11 #23 Penn State (A)
12 #8 Michigan (N)
13 UR Va Tech (N)
14 UR W. Virginia (N)
15 #20 Wisconsin (N)
16 #20 USC (N)
17 #3 FSU (N)
18 UR Louisville (N)

I knew y'all had had a good OOC game each year for a while. That's why I'm surprised at Duke. Are good teams not wanting to play Bama to start the season? Or is Saban wanting to do something diffrent? I can definitely see why teams with playoff hopes wouldn't want to open with Bama.

TUSK

09-19-2018, 03:09 PM

I knew y'all had had a good OOC game each year for a while. That's why I'm surprised at Duke. Are good teams not wanting to play Bama to start the season? Or is Saban wanting to do something diffrent? I can definitely see why teams with playoff hopes wouldn't want to open with Bama.

The Duke thing is a Cutcliffe thing, IMO (He's a bama guy)... Bammer actually played AT Duke in 2010...

and you're right, it'll be near impossible for Bammer to schedule a big time OOC opponent that has title hopes.

Future Opponents:
19 - Duke
20 - USC
21 - Miami, FL
22 - @ Texas
23 - Texas
28 - @ Notre Dame
29 - Notre Dame