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Easiest/Hardest SEC Schedules since 1992 (sorry bama fans)

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FlabLoser

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Very interesting.

I will admit thought that an Alabama has a built in advantage in that they don't have to play Alabama.
 
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jakldawg

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So the two SEC West teams that have Vanderbilt and Kentucky as their permanent cross-divisional opponent have played them more times than the other teams. Stunning.
 
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nsvltndog

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It's no surprise that SEC schedule plays a big role. There have been 42 division winners that have played in the SEC Championship game since the format began in 1992. Only 5 of those 42 teams played an SEC schedule where their opponents had a combined overall SEC record greater than .500. Florida - Bama 1993 game stands out b/c that is 2 of the 5 teams. Take away that 1 season and its only happened to 3 out of 40 teams in 20 years.
 
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esplanade91

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nsvltndog said:
It's no surprise that SEC schedule plays a big role. There have been 42 division winners that have played in the SEC Championship game since the format began in 1992. Only 5 of those 42 teams played an SEC schedule where their opponents had a combined overall SEC record greater than .500. Florida - Bama 1993 game stands out b/c that is 2 of the 5 teams. Take away that 1 season and its only happened to 3 out of 40 teams in 20 years.
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^^^^^^ Wow.
 
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dickiedawg

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A very brief browse through the comments on that article make me awful glad I don't live in Alabama.
 
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patdog

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That tells me that the SEC schedules have been more balanced than I thought. The easiest was at 47% and the hardest at 54%. That's not bad.
 
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patdog

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That's a little misleading. By definition, the 2 teams in the title game are going to be somewhere close to 14-2, so that's a 2-14 hole their opponents have to dig out of to get to .500. A more relevant comparison would be their opponents SEC records excluding the games against the teams in the title game. Just like a more relevant comparison in the article would be to exclude the opponents games against each of the teams being evaluated. Historically, of course Florida's schedule is going to be "weak" and Vandy's is going to be "strong" since Florida and Vandy don't play themselves.
 
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