AUBURN
In the final three weeks of the season, Auburn must go on the road to play two of the top teams in the country — No. 1 Alabama and No. 6 Georgia.
In future seasons, Tigers coach Gus Malzahn would like to see the possibility of that happening changed.
“I think [athletic director] Allen [Greene] is working on that [in the spring meetings],” Malzahn said at his press conference on Tuesday. “What I want is one home, one away.”
Last year, Auburn hosted both Alabama and Georgia. But the schedule is much more difficult when it’s reversed, such as this season, and the Tigers must go on the road to face two of their toughest SEC rivals.
Auburn beat both Alabama and Georgia at home last season.
The Tigers have already lost three games — to LSU, Mississippi State and Tennessee — and they have the potential to lose more. In between the Alabama and Georgia matchups, Auburn plays non-conference Liberty.
On Saturday, Auburn travels to take on Georgia. The Tigers and Bulldogs are set to kick off at 7 p.m. ET.
Adding TAMU and Missouri screwed it up.
They still beat you last year…
They beat UGA last year as well… Neither have to do with my comment as to why the schedule got changed…
Pull your head out of your a$$ sometimes and you may be able to see what’s in front of you.
UGA didn’t duck and dodge the SECCG though, won their division, and then clobbered Auburn…Bama was watching from home.
All facts.
Bama beat UGA for the NC… That’s a fact that really bothers you…
It’s like I said before. The fans that are bragging about a conference championship is the fans of a team that failed to win the NC.
Everyone would brag about winning the best conference in the country….?
Not if their team won the NC… That’s like Missouri bragging about winning the divison but never the championship… If they won the championship you think they would brag about the divison?… LMAO
That makes no sense because Missouri didn’t win the championship…Why would they brag about winning something that they didn’t win…Alabama finished second in their division last year…LMAO
Bama won the NC…. Congratulations on UGA failing to do that..
Second in your own division…
#1 in the nation….
But you didn’t win your own division…
But they did win the NC… Something UGA hasn’t done in your lifetime.. LMAO
Gus Bus before the final crash.
Heard none of this last year….. Interesting….
If he wants to switch it up then auburn needs to give Georgia their home game back. He wasn’t complaining when Georgia had to go to Auburn 2 years in a row.
I dont think he had anything to do with that considering that was his first year as head coach. I do agree the only way to change it would be for Auburn to play two games at Georgia to even it back out.
agreed
Correct
They didn’t complain last year. Anyway, so which team will they decide to play away two years in a row? Bama and Georgia aren’t going to give up a home game, especially for Auburn, so it’ll be on Auburn to pick their poison.
Has to be UGA as UGA went to Auburn twice
Yeah… It should work in UGAs favor this time around.
Georgia lost the home game they should be the ones who get it back if they want a schedule change to happen that’s what needs to be done.
Well so be it. Of course, if you believe you have a great team, it shouldn’t matter where they play, as a great team doesn’t shy away from a challenge. On the other hand, I wouldn’t like playing Auburn and LSU away in the same year, even if Death Valley is Alabama’s second home.
Funny, I didn’t hear him complain last year when both teams had to come to Auburn.
Nobody gets second chances…….unless you’re Alabama or Ohio State.
CGM had zero to do with the home and home vs UGA. That was all due to SEC expansion.
I’m fine with making two road trips to Athens to get the schedule back on track. As a longtime season ticket holder, the “off” years when we play UGA and Bama away are crappy. Nothing to do with playing a tough road game; for me it’s the fan experience of enjoying a huge rivalry game on campus in JH every year … as opposed to every other year.
Just my $0.02.
Gus Malzahn wants to split up Alabama, Georgia series to ‘one home, one away.’
No problem, just be sure to come to Athens in back to back seasons.
Auburn owes UGA a home game.