SEC Late Season Cupcake Scheduling

[hurricaneman]

So given the commentary from the committee about late season performance being something that really mattered to them, here is your SEC slate for late season games in 2025:

Alabama - Eastern Illinois Week 11
Auburn - Mercer Week 13
Georgia - Charlotte Week 13
LSU - Western Kentucky Week 13
USCe - Coastal Carolina Week 13
Tennessee - New Mexico State Week 12
Texas A&M - Tarleton State Week 13

The ACC needs to change its scheduling to allow teams to do the same.

 

[Bird4um]

Agree

 

[Tony4Canes]

Think it's more losing 2 of 3 last games not G5 or FCS games

 

[dk72]

So given the commentary from the committee about late season performance being something that really mattered to them, here is your SEC slate for late season games in 2025:

Alabama - Eastern Illinois Week 11
Auburn - Mercer Week 13
Georgia - Charlotte Week 13
LSU - Western Kentucky Week 13
USCe - Coastal Carolina Week 13
Tennessee - New Mexico State Week 12
Texas A&M - Tarleton State Week 13

The ACC needs to change its scheduling to allow teams to do the same.

Agreed. This year Bama played Mercer in mid November and were bumped up 3 in the rankings for it, setting up their playoff "eligibility"

 

[MiamisMoperiestMopes]

Agreed. This year Bama played Mercer in mid November and were bumped up 3 in the rankings for it, setting up their playoff "eligibility"

Bammer is in because they draw more viewers.

 

[Cane6]

So given the commentary from the committee about late season performance being something that really mattered to them, here is your SEC slate for late season games in 2025:

Alabama - Eastern Illinois Week 11
Auburn - Mercer Week 13
Georgia - Charlotte Week 13
LSU - Western Kentucky Week 13
USCe - Coastal Carolina Week 13
Tennessee - New Mexico State Week 12
Texas A&M - Tarleton State Week 13

The ACC needs to change its scheduling to allow teams to do the same.

SEC got the script before everyone else…. Surprise surprise

 

[Hoyacane1620]

Clemson does it , too

 

[Vizslacane]

SEC does this every year. It's week 11 or something like that. All or almost all SEC teams play a cupcake. It's been that way for a long time. It's not related to CFP, but I'm confident it is for the SEC's benefit come bowl season (BCS, 4 team playoffs, etc).

 

[canes518]

It seems like they already know the script and are gaming the system.

I can already imagine the conversation if we try to do this though. Rece Davis and Greg McElroy will say that our wins don’t count, November SOS, etc. The goalposts are not the same for us.

 

[RealRussellPumps]

Considering the committee and rankings have shown pretty consistently that losses don't matter if they happen early, I'd be looking to schedule my tougher games early and then the cupcakes at the end too. Use the formula that works so well.

 

[Angry Ibis]

Clemson does it , too

Hmmm… we need a Clemson guy that knows his way around the ACC

Some guys have all the luck

 

[hurricaneman]

Think it's more losing 2 of 3 last games not G5 or FCS games

How are you guys able to inject, "shouldn't lose 2 of your last 3", into every conversation happening on this site. It's incredible. What does 2025 SEC scheduling have anything to do with that?

There's only one team in the country that's undefeated right now and the other 11 playoff teams have at least 1 loss. If you have control over the schedule, which the ACC does, why would you not do everything you can to mitigate the likely inevitable losses your best teams will take in order to make the playoffs. This entire thing is becoming conference vs conference. Play cup cakes late. Schedule tough ACC matchups against top teams early. Do whatever it takes. I mean, wait until the SEC releases its schedule and then craft yours around it to negate any weekly advantage they may have.

 

[Tony4Canes]

How are you guys able to inject, "shouldn't lose 2 of your last 3", into every conversation happening on this site. It's incredible. What does 2025 SEC scheduling have anything to do with that?

Don't lose games late as others have said

 

[ghost2]

Don't lose games late as others have said

One of the ways to do that is by scheduling dog**** teams in November.

The problem remains when Bama, Georgia et al do it, it's "The P2 is such a gauntlet they deserve a break" and if non-P2 teams do it it's "these teams played nobody, they beat Mercer by 50 so let's have a P2 team jump them in the rankings."

 

[mcnaire2004]

Don't care. Our normal ACC schedule is a cupcake schedule. We need to beef up the OOC instead of complaining what others do.

 

[ghost2]

Don't care. Our normal ACC schedule is a cupcake schedule. We need to beef up the OOC instead of complaining what others do.

 

[SCarolina Ibis]

There's no penalty for it. Alabama moved up 3 spots for beating Mercer. They even jumped us while we were idle.

 

[dk72]

Don't care. Our normal ACC schedule is a cupcake schedule. We need to beef up the OOC instead of complaining what others do.

You may not care that different rules apply depending on the conference affiliation patch worn on the jersey, but most do.

 

[mcnaire2004]

You may not care that different rules apply depending on the conference affiliation patch worn on the jersey, but most do.

I don't care for whining when there are things that we could do.

 

[Angry Ibis]

I don't care for whining when there are things that we could do.

FSU played a cupcake, as did Clemson down the stretch. Not solely an SEC concept.