Our 2026 SEC schedule is somewhat good

[leeinator]

Agree to disagree, but I think going to Troy does us no good in any sense. I can make the argument for Memphis, Tulane and USM (not as much), but Troy? No reason we should go to Troy.

Yeah, we barely got out of Troy with a win last time. Took some Dak heroics in the 4th quarter to pull it out.

 

[CaptainFalcon]

Maybe. Mississippi is playing them because Wake backed out on a game. The series was scheduled in Oct. 2024, after PAC-10 had fallen apart. SEC gave Mississippi a waiver (same as they did for Tennessee counting Wyoming as a P4 game when Michigan backed out on them). I think we'd need a waiver, and don't know if SEC would give it 6 years out.

More I think about it, I agree. Scrap Troy for 26 & 27 and tell Memphis we're not playing there in 29, we can either go to Memphis in 27 or we'll scrap that series too. I suspect they'll find room to play us in 27.

I think we could just end up buying a home game in 2027 if the Troy series gets scrapped. Something like NIU this year where they come here once and that’s the end of the obligation.

 

[patdog]

I think we could just end up buying a home game in 2027 if the Troy series gets scrapped. Something like NIU this year where they come here once and that’s the end of the obligation.

I don't think 8 home games is ideal for us. We already struggle to fill the stadium when we have 4 straight home games as it is. And that still leaves us with only 6 home games for 2029. It'll be interesting to see how Selmon handles it.