Kalen DeBoer reveals when he found out that the Alabama Crimson Tide won’t play LSU in future years
In case you missed it, the SEC announced the schedules of every team through the end of the decade on Tuesday. Alabama has a lot of familiar opponents in the next couple of seasons, but then there is a lot of Florida Gators, Texas Longhorns, and Arkansas Razorbacks, among others. The only three set opponents […]
In case you missed it, the SEC announced the schedules of every team through the end of the decade on Tuesday. Alabama has a lot of familiar opponents in the next couple of seasons, but then there is a lot of Florida Gators, Texas Longhorns, and Arkansas Razorbacks, among others.
The only three set opponents that Alabama has are the Tennessee Volunteers, Auburn Tigers, and Mississippi State Bulldogs. So that means that teams like the LSU Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs are being replaced with new opponents.
When asked what he thought about that, Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer didn’t have much to offer since he found out when everyone else did.
Kalen DeBoer had nothing to do with not scheduling LSU
“Yeah, I mean, I’ll be really honest. You know, I saw the announcement on TV last night while I’m making recruiting calls, and haven’t talked to a single person since,” said DeBoer. “[I] have just been focused, literally, on getting ready for this week’s game. And you know, I’m sure there’ll be a lot of conversation about exactly the questions you asked. You know, those games do all go back a long time, but, you know, from what I understand, I think we’re playing them again here soon, maybe even next year, if I remember, right so, you know, just again I’m focused on the right now, and with it just being released, there really hasn’t been much as far as conversation on that.”
As you can see, LSU is still on the schedule going forward, but it looks it will be bi-yearly, in years that end with an even number. It signals a significant change in SEC scheduling, as the Tide and Tigers have played every year for the past 60 years.
It feels like keeping LSU and letting go of Mississippi State as a locked opponent would have been better for the viewer, but this was also done with competitive advantage in mind, and the Bulldogs have traditionally been an easier lift for the Tide compared to the Tigers.
Nonetheless, the rivalry will look different going forward.
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