Ah, Spring Practice Is Almost Here. Already.
January 27th, 2011 09:21 AM║ Posted By: John Pennington ║ Permalink
║ Schools: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Tags: SEC, signing day
We’re in the heart of basketball season and just six days away from national signing day. So naturally spring football practice is on everyone’s mind, right?
Below are the dates for spring practice across the SEC. You’ll note that all of the spring games have been scheduled, but some coaches have yet to determine when exactly they’ll begin their 15 permissible practice sessions.
| School |
Practice Starts |
Spring Game Date |
| Florida |
March 16 |
April 9 |
| LSU |
March 11 |
April 9 |
| Miss. State |
March 4 |
April 9 |
| S. Carolina |
March 15 |
April 9 |
| Alabama |
To Be Determined |
April 16 |
| Arkansas |
To Be Determined |
April 16 |
| Auburn |
March 23 |
April 16 |
| Georgia |
To Be Determined |
April 16 |
| Ole Miss |
March 28 |
April 16 |
| Tennessee |
March 22 |
April 16 |
| Vanderbilt |
March 17 |
April 17 |
| Kentucky |
March 30 |
April 23 |
Again, sometimes I think blind sheep are in charge of the Athletics program at Tennessee. The scheduling reminds me of December 13, 2010 when the basketball team had a home football game and their was a party the same night at the Tennessee Theater for Tennessee football's Greates Plays. Hello!!! As a Tennessee grad, I hate to say but I hope some changes are made in the Athletic department soon.
In years past, the Tennessee Spring game was held on a weekend when fans could attend the football game early and then catch a baseball game in the evening. It is common business sense to have your Spring Football game when the fans can attend a baseball game the same day. Shouldn't Hamilton want Tennessee fans to pack his newly renovated baseball stadium and help a program that is struggling both on the field and attendance wise? Business wise and for the sake of the baseball team it would make perfect sense to have the Spring football game (which draws thousands) on a weekend when the fans could have the option of also attending a baseball. I'm sure the folks at Alabama will promote their Spring Football game and their baseball game (which happens to be against Tennessee) in the following fashion: "folks remember after today's A day game be sure to head over to Sewell-Thomas Stadium to watch the Tide take on Tennessee, just present your A day game ticket stub for free admission." Why is that so hard for the UT athletic department? By the way, Tennessee is at home 4/9 against defending National Champ South Carolina, and on 4/23 against UGA.
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