News of the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry move to earlier in the schedule has gone through the cycle. Media, fans and both schools have processed the announcement. The consensus is that Auburn won the deal, no longer having to play Georgia football and Alabama within three weeks of each other. The Dawgs aren’t necessarily the losers in the deal, unless you count not being guaranteed a makeup home game from the Tigers as a loss. But Auburn may not have been the biggest winners of the deal. Instead, it’s Tennessee who should be the happiest.
For certain, having to play Georgia and Alabama each in the span of two weeks isn’t ideal.