Road to championship for UGA doesn’t have to go through Eugene
Seven games a year in Sanford Stadium is part of Greg McGarity's plan for UGA football. (University of Georgia)
OK, so I’m not going to pretend I can get excited — or even moderately interested — in the Dogs playing Charleston Southern.
Still, I’m fully on board with Greg McGarity’s new Florida-esque scheduling philosophy of making Tech the only BCS-level nonconference opponent regularly appearing on Georgia’s football schedule and trying to have seven home games in Athens most seasons.
I didn’t come to that view easily. I used to be one of those fans who complained about yawn-inducing home games against schools with directional names. I longed to see Georgia give up a diet of cupcakes and upgrade its nonconference schedule to include regular-season games against the likes of Texas or Michigan or that school that doesn’t like to be called Southern Cal.
Damon Evans cured me of that.
In a bid to build a national “brand” for Georgia, Evans scheduled home-and-home series with Colorado, Arizona State, Oklahoma State, Oregon and even Louisville.
The trips proved popular with fans. A large, vocal contingent in red and black actually took away the home advantage when the Dogs played at Arizona State, and I know a lot of fans, including my son, are looking forward to the trip to Boulder this week.
But the wear and tear of long-distance travel wasn’t a hit with Mark Richt, who noted this week: “It sounds like a good idea and it’s kind of romantic I guess. It seems like everybody would enjoy doing that. I’m sure a lot of fans enjoy taking some of those trips, but it is tough on your team, your players and coaches.”
Indeed, the week after that 2008 trip to Arizona State the Dogs came out flatfooted in what was being billed as the game of the decade and quickly fell behind 31-0 to the Crimson Tide.
Then there was last year’s brutal schedule that saw Georgia playing three BCS nonconference foes, including the opener at Okie State. Meanwhile, Florida was facing the likes of Charleston Southern, Troy and Florida International, and Bama was feasting on Florida International, North Texas and Tennessee Chattanooga on its way to the BCS title.
True, the Tide also played Virginia Tech, but they don’t have a regular BCS nonconference rival on their schedule like the Dogs do.
So one of the first things McGarity did was get out of the Oregon deal. Unfortunately, it looks like it’s too late to do anything about Louisville, a matchup that doesn’t excite anyone anymore, if it ever did.
One of the arguments in favor of scheduling these regular season games outside the Southeast was to boost recruiting. But as Richt said this week, “Playing that kind of game does draw attention. It does get you on the other side of the country, but do we really recruit over there? We really don’t.”
As for Evans’ idea of building the brand, which is more likely to do that, playing a team on the West Coast or winning the SEC and contending for the BCS national championship? As McGarity put it, “I think winning and running your program the right way is what promotes your brand.”
Plus, McGarity indicated he’s still open to playing a Southeastern nonconference rival like Clemson every few years and even possibly a once-every-decade high profile game against someone like Texas or Michigan.
Actually, I’d like to see Georgia go one step further in that regard and put the rivalry with Clemson on some sort of permanent rotating basis, with the two teams playing home-and-home, taking two or three years off, and then doing it again.
I especially like the idea of seven home games a year, too.
Bottom line, though, is that no matter how boring those games against the Charleston Southerns are, they’re a necessary building block nowadays in putting your program in the best position to compete at the highest level. As McGariy says, if the Dogs can win out in their SEC schedule and beat Tech, they’ll likely be in the national championship conversation. Any year.
Of course, mastering that SEC schedule looms as something of an obstacle for Georgia right now. But that’s another discussion entirely. …
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SadDawg
September 30th, 2010
2:01 pm
Irrelevant, contender or not the last 3 years, you know UGA starts out 7-0 in ‘11, it will be in the top 5 in the polls. We would still be ranked behind AL and UF if they had the same record.
What rankles you guys and makes you post under a name like “Irrelevant,” is the fact if Tech was also 7-0 in ‘11, you would be ranked below UGA.
UGA is irrelevant this year, along with Tech, but UGA will be relevant again sooner.
SadDawg
September 30th, 2010
2:06 pm
James, you think McGarity shoulda just walked into the NCAA office and kicked somebody in the nuts? Jeez.
It was handled by UGA attorneys, according to Adams, and AJ better be glad he didn’t lie to the NCAA or he wouldn’t have played at all in ‘10.
Everybody with a brain knows Richt will be back for ‘11. Bobo won’t be OC, though.
Tommy Tuberville
September 30th, 2010
2:08 pm
Did you people learn nothing from my 2004 undefeated team? Georgia ain’t Florida and won’t get the benefit of the doubt if it plays cupcakes- that my friends is reality.
Gator Bob
September 30th, 2010
2:09 pm
Here’s the deal:
1. You want to build your brand? win your league!!!
2. You want to win your league – schedule OOC games that help prepare you for your league games! Scheduling a west coast trip before ALABAMA did nothing to help you prepare for ALABAMA.
3. If you think UGA is dumbing down their schedule – who cares – UGA is only doing what ALL ELITE teams are doing – maybe have ONE – yes – just ONE legitimate OOC game against a major opponent – which UGA has built in with GT.
The most important thing for any team to do – is win your league. And the SEC is deep with good teams with at least one team and sometimes two teams in the top 10 every year. That’s plenty tough.
All you guys bashing – what school do you root for and look at their OOC schedule over the past few years. Compare Florida, Alabama, Ohio STATE, MICHIGAN, Texas – and even TENNESSEE.
TENNESSEE’s biggest rival is Alabama! They do a good job of scheduling one major OOC game a year – like UCLA or Cal.
But they also feist on UAB, UT Martin, TN TECH.
UGA has the advantage of having GT as a MAJOR RIVAL! Beyond that – focus on your conference and games that will help you build depth work on things to improve.
James
September 30th, 2010
2:14 pm
McGarity should have hired better alwyers. Bama got Darius’ suspension reduced from 4 to 2 games.
I agree, Richt’s gonna be the coach in 2011, so why nt, for recuriting purposes, come out and tell recruits that?
Dumb moves all around. McGarity should be fired.
Boredom
September 30th, 2010
2:20 pm
Gator Bob- you’re right to a point. The problem is that only playing GT every year as your toughest out of conference game is boring! I have been lucky enough to have been to Autzen- and many other college football venues outside of the SEC- the experience is fantastic and really is louder than stadiums twice it’s size. Seriously, don’t you ever wish you could take a great roadtrip in early September to see Florida play in a prime college football destination just for the experience and joy of college football? Trust me, win lose or draw, you are missing out. Florida is a powerhouse but even with all those championships it’s not USC, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, or even Penn State or Alabama because it never leaves the South.
76-DAWG
September 30th, 2010
2:23 pm
I think we should add another SEC game to the schedule. If we are going to have to play 12 games a year then playing 9 SEC teams is not too many. Then play GT as your quality non conference game, that leaves 2 games that should be easy. Until the other conferences in the country can match the SEC with an average of 5 or 6 hard inter conference games a year the SEC should not play into the other conferences hands and feel we have to add a 7th hard opponent when they get away with only playing 2 or 3 top 20 games. IMHO some SEC teams with 5 losses could beat most of the teams that end up in the final poll rankings from # 15 to 25.The SEC will never get the respect they truly deserve from the rest of the country. Most other top football program from other conferences wouldn’t even consider scheduling 6 top 15 opponents.
So to hell with the rest of the country and trying to cater to them . It is not our job to make their conference more respectable , it is theirs. Keep the revenue in the SEC.
uga_b
September 30th, 2010
2:27 pm
I think we should skip bowl games unless they are against Charleston Southern. This is a joke. If all we care about is beating up nobodies let’s jump ship to the Big East and be done with it. Simple cowardice. Honor your contracts. At least we are doing that.
uga_b
September 30th, 2010
2:28 pm
76, the realistic option would be to add Ole Miss again but it will never happen.
Party on Mill Ave
September 30th, 2010
2:31 pm
Just ask any Bulldawg if they had fun in Tempe!! Hold tight to those memories because it ain’t happening again anytime soon…
lionel hutz
September 30th, 2010
2:46 pm
Tempe was a blast. Boulder will be too. Eugene would have been. How do you create confidence in your players and your system by showing that you are scared to take on real opponents?
FrankCostanza
September 30th, 2010
2:48 pm
That sucks! As a Dawg fan in California, I was really looking forward to the game in Eugene.
When the NCAA eventually pulls its collective head out of its behind and moves to a playoff system, and winning the conference is what matters, not the polls, we’ll see games early season games like UGA vs Oregon on the schedule again.
sports guy
September 30th, 2010
3:07 pm
Scheduling easy wins is nothing new. When Dooley was coach we did it all the time only he was so good at convincing everybody an 0 and 30 team was due for a breakout game and the fans bought it. Does anyone know the combined record of opponents during the 1980 season?
Hogwash
September 30th, 2010
3:26 pm
Coming out flat against Alabama had nothing to do with the trip to Arizona St.. That is called poor coaching and as usual another lousy excuse. Evans had a great idea and it should have been continued. If the current coach can’t handle playing tougher programs, then he needs to resign and move on to be a pastor. It is apparent that his love for the game has passed him by and any little excuse he can use to justify why this program has hit rock bottom is okay with him. UGA should be a national name and Evans had the right idea. It would have helped in recruiting better athletes but, it is apparent that we will never be a national power like Alabama has become. Say what you want to about Saban, he gets the job done and if UGA does terminate Richt at the end of the season, they better be prepared to pony up the money to hire a coach that can come in a take us to a NC. With the lackluster performance over the last three weeks it is plain to see that the players have taken on the HC’s atttitude and it says “I have a job no matter if this programs continues to get worse, because these idiots love me so much and they won’t fire me. Playing sub par teams just says that you are afraid to put your program up against the top teams in the nation. I’m pretty sure Lane Kiffin wouldn’t turn down the opportunity to showcase how good his team is and even on probation they are out recruiting UGA. This mentality to keep everything local will never win us a NC. Times have changed and UGA is being left behind, especially with that boring offense and that boring underachieving HC.
DDPO
September 30th, 2010
3:29 pm
Quote from Stewart Mandel, Sports Illustrated:
In all my travels, I’m not sure I’ve ever come across a fan base whose self-perception is so far from reality. Georgia fashions itself a national power in the vein of Ohio State, USC, et. al., based primarily off one glorious three-year run 30 years ago with Herschel Walker (and some kick-butt years in the 1940s).
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/stewart_mandel/09/29/mailbag/index.html#ixzz112iBsBzG
Dawg Tell
September 30th, 2010
3:33 pm
We are talking about scheduling!! Hell we need to talk about how to put a good football team on the field and win regardless who we play. Wait Till Next Year! And the next ,and the next.
sports guy
September 30th, 2010
3:43 pm
Hang in guys it will only take 3 goods win in the future to play for a NC. Beat Fla., SC and win the SEC title game. The rest of the schedule is less than impressive if we can’t beat the vandies, ky and the nonconference schools we are way less than average anyway. The Sec is a tough league but lets face it the east has built in wins.
Blowing Smoke up my rear end
September 30th, 2010
3:48 pm
Im tired of the scheduling excuses and whining. I want to see a damn good football team on the playing field. I dont care who UGA plays just play intensity,discipline and focus win lose or draw. Right now UGA is pathetic and its embarrassing. Get you act together Mark Richt or be gone !
Old Dawg
September 30th, 2010
3:52 pm
I know some SEC teams play UCLA etc, and that’s their choice. Tennessee, which has really poor high school football, uses the trips for recruiting players, especially in California. The Vols recruiting budget is much higher than other SEC school as a result of national recruiting.
But if you play Alabama and LSU on a rotating basis every five years, that’s as good as playing other national powers. And playing Florida and Auburn every year isn’t a cupcake either. I’ve often said that if Florida and Alabama switched schedules with Ohio State and Michigan one season we would have good view of the competition levels of both conferences. Or Georgia and LSU doing the same thing.
The long-distance travel schedule is a bear on college players as well. It’s difficult for many to remember that they have classes etc along with football practice and games, so it all takes a toll on their energy levels.
The image of playing games with schools across the country is nice. The reality is it really doesn’t help your school that much.
Tom
September 30th, 2010
3:59 pm
Enter your comments here
Since 2006 when NCAA went to a 12 game schedule every year Florida has played 7 homes each year plus the GA/FLA game in Florida and has scheduled during that time period 1 I mean 1 non-conference game vs a BCS school (Miami 2006) other than their permanent FLA ST.
During that same time period (including this 2010 season) Georgia only plays 6 home games a year not 7, and has scheduled 5 non-conf BCS games plus Ga Tech every year.
If you don’t think that plays a huge factor your crazy. We have put Mark Richt behind the 8 ball with our schedule for the past 5 seasons and in his first 9 years only 4 coaches in NCAA history have a better winning percentage.
Now that McGarity has already said he is going to impose that same scheduling mind set here let’s check records after 2015 and see how we look. I hope Richt is around to enjoys the same bogus wins Fla gets every year.
I like playing these big non- conference games, I am not saying we shouldn’t schedule them just wish everyone else had the same brass ones as the Dawgs.
With the exception of Florida that has it’s natural rival in state and is in a BCS conf like we have in Ga Tech. No one else in the country faces that everyone else I can think of Ohio St -Mich, Ala- Aub, Ucla vs UCS, all of their natural rivals are in conference so if they schedule a big out of conference game with a BCS conf team they look like they are hero’s but they only have 1 BCS non-conf game if we do it which we have we will have no less than 2 BCS non-conf games because of our game with Ga Tech.
Fyi I just looked while I was typing this Alabama has had 7 home games every year since 2006, also as I am checking Ohio St has 8 HOMES GAMES this year. Gimme a break that is a huge advantage everyone has that but us.
I never wanted to move the Ga/Fla game from Jax but it is huge disadvantage for us in scheduling. Find some other BCS School that does what we do. Oh yeah by way Texas this year has 8 HOME GAMES plus TX/OKL in Dallas.
Any opinions back are encouraged and welcomed.
turkeycaller
September 30th, 2010
4:01 pm
We are where we currently are thanks to Richt. Time to move on.
patrick
September 30th, 2010
4:02 pm
Bryan G.
September 30th, 2010
11:15 am
I think the schedules UF, Auburn, and Alabama have played are embarrassing. I’m not sure I like McGarity’s idea on the schedule. Just seems like a cheap short cut.
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cheap short cuts got Fla and Saban….yep u guessed it….BCS titles
patrick
September 30th, 2010
4:05 pm
turkeycaller
September 30th, 2010
4:01 pm
We are where we currently are thanks to Richt. Time to move on.
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yes thank God for Richt with that brutal schedule we’ve had over the last few years any lesser coach and we would not have won 10 games a year on ave.
patrick
September 30th, 2010
4:09 pm
come on man…it has been the schedule this whole time…..do you really think we would be 1-3 against Fla’s first four teams they played? Do you really think UGAs offense would have only gotten 26 total yards against Miami of Ohio in the first 3 quarters? Dont be a fool.
Right now, this simply does not matter
September 30th, 2010
4:14 pm
Folks, UGA is in deep, deep trouble. Until we see them fired up and actually trying to plysically dominate anybody ………..anybody, I could care less about the schedule in the years ahead.
I want to see a UGA team on offense that looks entirely different than what we have had to endure the last three horrible weeks. I want to see a spread offense with ball control passes. Yes, set up our runs with the pass like Tx Tech used to do under Leach. If we try and play muscle ball we will lose. Our lines are simply not man enough to go out and play smash mouth. Our backs are small but they are slow.
UGA needs to go like 7-5 this season plus, some suck a lemon bowl win. In 2011. Richt had better put it all together like around 10-1 or 11-1 with NEW O coaches for the backs, the receivers and the linemen. We in 2011 had better win the SEC EAST at a minimum.
UGA 24-18 Colorado. This will sadly be a low tempo game of field goals. What about Ken Boo Malcomb of SWD HS? is he ready??? He is s decent running back, put him in.
I hope that AJ is allowed to play late, late in the 4th quarter. If starter Kris Durden is hurt, then play the 3rd string wide out in place of AJ.
Go Dogs.
Joey
September 30th, 2010
4:22 pm
The program’s in great shape. Top 10 in profit. Top 10 in recruiting. Top 10 in win % of coaches with 5+ years experience. Richt’s win % was top 5 for 200-2004, then top 20 2005-2009. Love the new coaches.
If UGA is such a weak program, somebody needs to tell Urban Meyer, because he keeps scheduling his bye week for Georgia instead of Alabama, guess Meyer didn’t get the memo.
Drive this
September 30th, 2010
4:22 pm
This is bad for UGA. As the LA_LA game this year proved, playing cupcakes neither prepares you for the season, or provides any indication of team strengths and weaknesses. Just because other SEC teams do it does not mean we should. This means under McGarity’s rule, there will be no games against Clemson, which used to be a lot of fun given the proximity of the two schools. Instead we get to play Charleston Southern? Why not just add Valdosta State and West GA to the schedule as well. that will encourage the media, who already thinks UGA is overrated year after year, to really give the dawgs some good press and boost the rankings. but then again, if UGA keeps up with the 5-win (maybe) seasons like this year, rankings will not be an issue anyway.
Ralph
September 30th, 2010
4:24 pm
Good to see Georgia doing it “The Florida way”, aka, play a bunch of sorry teams, have a bunch of home games, and the poll voters will rank you high.
Georgia played 4 top 10 ranked teams in 09′, and still somehow finished 8-5, nobody else would have done that.
Florida plays 1 top 10 team per year, the rest are sorry teams.
Layla Kiffin
September 30th, 2010
4:25 pm
Joey- Urban is just following Spurrier’s lead. Georgia beat Florida the only years Florida didn’t have a bye before Jacksonville under Spurrier.
ARdawg
September 30th, 2010
4:29 pm
@Tom
Damn fine point you made
david
September 30th, 2010
4:32 pm
championships????? hell, lets just try and win a game
edumacated
September 30th, 2010
4:34 pm
I think it will be cool to eventually beat Florida at their own game. This is the first step. Next, let’s hire the hottest coaching property in the country at the end of the year. Then let’s bribe all of the SEC officials so we can cheat all game long and get away with it.
76-DAWG
September 30th, 2010
4:39 pm
Those who are in power or have the money must still want the GA-FLA. game in Jacksonville.On a unbiased, non personal basis anyone would agree with me and wonder how having the game in Jacksonville can ever be better than Athens and Gainesville? It doesn’t make good sense. As long as we have the game in Jacksonville, Florida will always laugh at us and wonder, just how stupid can one school be?W e are spotting Florida 7 to 10 point every year and they don’t even need it.
I would really like to know who is getting that much business or money from Jacksonville that they have the power to keep it in Jacksonville. Hopefully with their death’s more sane , rational ,and intelligent thinking will go into where the GA-FLA. game should be played.
I don’t want it in Atlanta either . I want it in Athens. I am not hoping it will let UGA win more often. If we lose every other year for the next 20 years I can live through it but at least Florida would beat us on our own turf and Athens businesses will get the revenue and not Jacksonville.
Because of the fan base UGA is on TV of some sort every week , we don’t need the networks controlling where we play our games.
Tom
September 30th, 2010
4:41 pm
Thanks AR if FLA had to play our first 3 SEC games at South Carolina, at Miss St( which only lost 17-14 to Aub at home and they might be 2nd best team in SEC this and Arkansas no way would they be undeafeated they would be lucky to be 1-2 like every other team in the SEC will find out and with out our best player. No doubt we have not looked good at times this year but we had a chance to win every game but turnovers or poor execution has hurt us. East and West winner will both have 2 loses this year with exception of ALA but their schedule might bite them.
saban
September 30th, 2010
5:01 pm
Soon they will be calling Georgia, Boise State east.
Maybe you can get into the ACC also.
ByrdDawg
September 30th, 2010
5:12 pm
It is a sad day indeed to see us making excuse after excuse about why we cannot contend. Bama kicked our a$$ because they were a better team and better prepared. Not because we had to fly west and take on the “dangerous” Sun Devils. Having stronger opponents outside the conference year after year is a rewarding challenge that would only improve our chances of a BCS title. Traveling to Jacksonville didn’t seem to be a problem in 80’s, but now somehow it is? Quit making excuses, and quit the damn whining. That is what losers do and we are nothing short of that with the current state of affairs. Bama whooped our a$$ in the black out. The Gators got revenge for 08′, and the Tech put it to us that same year. It has been downhill ever since and unless we win 7 of our next 8, this season is a complete and utter failure. We want to be considered in the class of UF, and BAMA but are nowhere close. Man up and for once FINISH THE DAMN DRILL. Anything until then is just hot air.
Blackberry Cobbler
September 30th, 2010
5:14 pm
CMR thinks it’s “romantic”? What a pansy for a football coach!.
TheTaxJacket
September 30th, 2010
5:15 pm
*** Nesbitt for Heismen ***
(((( 45 – 42 ))))
Georgia Suck s
September 30th, 2010
5:29 pm
Chicken sh**
Put your money up
September 30th, 2010
5:34 pm
Maybe we could just pay everybody to let us win so we can get another NC.
pops
September 30th, 2010
5:53 pm
guys the road for ga has always been thru J—–VILLE
The Florida Way
September 30th, 2010
5:56 pm
Ralph
September 30th, 2010
4:24 pm
Good to see Georgia doing it “The Florida way”, aka, play a bunch of sorry teams, have a bunch of home games, and the poll voters will rank you high.
Georgia played 4 top 10 ranked teams in 09′, and still somehow finished 8-5, nobody else would have done that.
Florida plays 1 top 10 team per year, the rest are sorry teams
Let’s see, the Florida way with Urban Meyer, 15-1 against his top 4 rivals, Miami, FSU, Ga., and Tenn.
Gators win 17 of 20 from the dawgs who do it “doggie style”. Three 13-1 seasons in 4 years, with 2 National Championships and 2 SEC Championships and 3 SEC EAST Championships.
Yea, that’s a terrible way to run a program————I hope you see how foolish you are.
Rick
September 30th, 2010
5:59 pm
Hooray for Mr.McGarity. This is exactly what UGA needs to do.
Come on man
September 30th, 2010
6:33 pm
Charleston Southern be like playing Tech? Not exactly Murphy.
Mudcatjoe
September 30th, 2010
6:39 pm
Bunch of wussies! Can’t play with the big boys! Go Jackets!!!!
Vandy
September 30th, 2010
6:53 pm
Road to Championship????? of what??? Bunch of losers………….
south eastern chumps
September 30th, 2010
7:40 pm
this charleston southern scheduling will come back and bite you on the ___, might as well play snellville pee wee league..God how shameful your new AD is and the fans like YOU that agree with this SHAMEFUL tactic. UGA use to beat important teams and be somebody, just because this may not be the year, can you not MAN UP? Obviously, Bill King cannot but this looks so cowardly. P A T H E T IC…wasn’t but last season you morons laughed at GT for playing Vanderbilt and Ms St. Bet you stopped laughing after last Saturday night. What happened to you cowards? You lost to Ok St on the road in 09 and that put an end to everything. GEEZ have some kahoonas.
Reality Stinks
September 30th, 2010
8:00 pm
Here is the hidden message that Mcgarity is begining to send to Richt
Were wanting to be in the hunt coach, were going to change the schedule up
Continue to lose to FL and I will schedule a moving van for you
HAWK01
September 30th, 2010
8:39 pm
Quote from Stewart Mandel, Sports Illustrated:
In all my travels, I’m not sure I’ve ever come across a fan base whose self-perception is so far from reality. Georgia fashions itself a national power in the vein of Ohio State, USC, et. al., based primarily off one glorious three-year run 30 years ago with Herschel Walker (and some kick-butt years in the 1940s).
Could not have said it better myself. Overall weak program that would like to be like Ohio State, Florida, BAMA, Texas and a few others.
Always claiming they have a top 10 recruiting class except for it is a TOP 10 MOST WANTED CRIMINALS CLASS.
You beat Hawaii in the SUGAR BOWL. …………………….SO WHAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!
National champs in 1980. 30 years and counting and the program is in SHAMBLES. All everyone wants to talk about is HERSCHEL WALKER. Give me a break.
WELCOME to the lower tier of the SEC.
VANDY, MS. STATE, OLE MISS, KENTUCKY……………………We welcome you with open arms !!!!!!
HAWK01
September 30th, 2010
8:47 pm
Alabama will play Michigan in 2012 in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The Crimson Tide also will play games in Atlanta in 2013 and 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference opponents, Saban said.
The Crimson Tide will visit Penn State on Sept. 10 next year
On Sept. 3, 2016, Alabama will play host to Michigan State
On Sept. 3, 2016, Alabama will play host to Michigan State. On Sept. 2, 2017 — the Tide will visit Michigan State
This is how you win recruits. Kids want to play in the spotlight. They do not want to keep playing CUPCAKES.
SABAN takes on anyone anywhere.