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Scheduling is always a topic athletic directors are asked about, with different fans having different ideas of fun matchups to play early in the season. On Monday, somebody inquired Alabama‘s Greg Byrne about potentially facing the Oregon Ducks in a home-and-home series. One year, the Crimson Tide head West while the Ducks head South at a different date. Byrne, who grew up in Eugene and still has ties to the area, had to explain why the theoretical series would not work out. Future SEC scheduling is currently in limbo, giving its members pause about future games played outside the conference. …

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