ironmanag said:
t.u. Had to schedule bama because they are getting hammered in recruiting over the weakness of the Big XIi. They tried to schedule LSU and Mizzou and they said no.
Us scheduling them helps them and does nothing for us.
They will play LSU in a couple of years, they've played other SEC teams, and they've played and will play the who's who around the nation.
They play Southern Cal this coming year, then LSU, LSU, Arkansas, Alabama, Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Ohio State, and Michigan going through to 2027.
They don't need us to get attention, get huge prime time games, "access" to the SEC, etc. They've had no problem whatsoever getting huge non conference games.