Kentucky 2016 Schedule

[All State Baseball]

Sept. 3 - SOUTHERN MISS

Sept. 10 - at Florida

Sept. 17 - NEW MEXICO STATE

Sept. 24 - SOUTH CAROLINA

Oct. 1 - at Alabama

Oct. 8 - VANDERBILT

Oct. 15 - OPEN

Oct. 22 - MISSISSIPPI STATE

Oct. 29 - at Missouri

Nov. 5 - GEORGIA

Nov. 12 - at Tennesse

Nov. 19 - AUSTIN PEAY

Nov. 26 - at Louisville

[John Anthony]

No reason they can't get at least 6, maybe 7 wins.

[TheFauxTiger]

Whew. Once again really stepping out the with that brutal OOC schedule.

[uselessinfo]

Ok I am really confused. Why do they play Miss State three straight seasons? How does the SEC determine the two cross over games?

[SLINK]

Ok I am really confused. Why do they play Miss State three straight seasons? How does the SEC determine the two cross over games?

 

Mississippi St. is their permanent SEC West opponent.

[bugatti]

Ok I am really confused. Why do they play Miss State three straight seasons? How does the SEC determine the two cross over games?

They have played Mississppi State each of their last 26 seasons.

[LongTimeReader]

Whew. Once again really stepping out the with that brutal OOC schedule.

 

Why should they go out and play a strong OOC schedule? If you're building a program the goal is to get to a bowl game, so why play a team that is potentially going to beat you and not get to the six wins needed?

[LongTimeReader]

Will UK only play the other West team once instead of playing a home and home with them?

[bugatti]

Will UK only play the other West team once instead of playing a home and home with them?

 

Yes, but I honestly don't know how they rotate the other teams by year. Not sure there is any order to it.

[UKMustangFan]

Assuming they have no major losses in terms of transfers, etc. they should win at least 6 games with that schedule. 7 or 8 is very realistic as well.

[CBDV]

6-6 or 7-5 at best.

[bugatti]

I hope they beat Austin Peay to a pulp.

[uselessinfo]

That is an interesting way to schedule. Since you only play two cross over games you would think they would rotate those or do a home and home with two teams then switch those games.

[gchs_uk9]

That is an interesting way to schedule. Since you only play two cross over games you would think they would rotate those or do a home and home with two teams then switch those games.

 

They keep the permanent crossover games so that Tennessee/Alabama and Auburn/Georgia are played annually, because they are two of the oldest rivalries in the country. Florida and LSU are crossover opponents and they have complained (especially LSU) about it several times.

 

For the sake of the thread, here are the SEC annual crossover opponents:

 

-Alabama/Tennessee

-Arkansas/Missouri

-Auburn/Georgia

-Florida/LSU

-Kentucky/Mississippi State

-Ole Miss/Vanderbilt

-South Carolina/Texas A&M

[SLINK]

That is an interesting way to schedule. Since you only play two cross over games you would think they would rotate those or do a home and home with two teams then switch those games.

SEC Office determines all of this.