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July 13, 2007

Toughest SEC Schedules

Tony Barnhart discusses what he considers the five toughest schedules in the SEC in today's AJC. Here's Barnhart's take:

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1. Auburn
Our Take: the home schedule is typically powder puff (Missy State, Vandy, Ole Miss, plus Bama), and but for the Kansas State game the non-conference schedule is vintage Auburn (South Florida, New Mexico State, Tennessee Tech). The road schedule is killer: Swamp, Arkansas, LSU, and Georgia. Eight games in their home state isn't too bad.

2. South Carolina
Our Take: Like Auburn, the home schedule has one real game (Florida, preceded by Missy State, Kentucky, and Vandy). The non-conference is not particularly impressive, even with Clem(p)son and home and at UNC (Louisiana-Lafayette?, S.C. State? puh-leeze). Like Allbarn, the road schedule is a killer: Georgia, LSU, Tennessee, Arkansas.

3. Tennessee
Our Take: Decent home schedule: UGA, South Carolina, Arkansas & Vandy. Non-conference is not too bad, except for a rough road game at California (Southern Miss, Ark. St., and Louisiana-Lafayette). Road games are Florida, Missy State, Bama & Kentucky. All things considered, this isn't too bad a schedule. I don't think it is 3rd toughest.

4. Florida
Our Take: Tennesse and Auburn at home, plus Vandy. Road games at Ole Miss, LSU, Kentucky and South Carolina. Other than Florida State, non-conference is a parade of lightweights: Western Kentucky, Troy, and Florida Atlantic. There's no way this is a tougher schedule than UGA.

5. Georgia
Our Take: Oklahoma State to start this season is a tough one [only Auburn (KSU) and Tennessee (Cal) can boast real season opening games], followed by a tough one against South Carolina. Auburn later in the season will also be a test, especially with their road field advantage. Other non-conference games are Western Carolina, Troy, and of course, Tech dragging down our strength of schedule to end the season. The road schedule is a bear: Bama, Tennessee, a breather at Vandy, then our annual bed-sh*tting in Jax.

We really think the Dawgs have at least the 3rd toughest schedule in the country. I'd say that we have a tougher schedule than South Carolina, but they have to play us and we have to play them, so they get the nod for getting the tougher draw.

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