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Former Auburn Coach Pat Dye Thinks SEC Should Realign Its Divisions

by Staff Reporter

May 16, 201748 Comments

Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports

Former Auburn coach Pat Dye joined the Paul Finebaum show this week and said that SEC should realign its division by moving Missouri to the West and Auburn to the East. Per AL.com:

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"Just think about the inconvenience of the Missouri fans having to travel to the East to watch games on the road, of the families that want to go watch their children play," Dye said. "It just makes no sense for Missouri to be in the East.

"(Auburn is) on the Eastern part of Alabama. We're 30 miles from Georgia. We touch Florida and Tennessee, and we need to be in the East. And Missouri needs to be in the West. They could build traditional games with people that are closer to them, where the fans could travel. ... It's a tremendous disadvantage to Missouri being in the East."

LSU has played Auburn every year since 1992. The two schools have played each other a total of 50 times dating back to 1901.

LSU and Missouri played each other for the first time as SEC opponents last year, with the Bayou Bengals beating Mizzou 42-7 in Tiger Stadium. It was the second all-time meeting between the two schools.

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Originally published on TigerDroppings.com

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GermantownTiger•83 months

Good

poncho villa•83 months

yeah Auburn doesn't benefit from moving to the east...

Guava Jelly•83 months

They really don't all that much. Still have to face Bama every year because they won't get rid of the Iron Bowl. Then they'd trade LSU/TAMU/Arkansas for Florida/UGA/Tennessee. Really not all that big a difference over the course of 10-20 years in terms of overall difficulty, objectively speaking.

Sasquatch Smash•83 months

This really goes to Guava Jelly. But with the current cross-divisional rules there is only one permanent opponent. Alabama already has a long standing rivalry with an East team in Tennessee. I doubt they'd be willing to give either game up, meaning the move won't happen unless they both go. Which would make the East the power base in the conference with Bama, Auburn, UGA, UT, and UF.

SaintLSU•83 months

It is common sense. Which means it ain't happening in the SEC

LSUtigers111•83 months

"... It's a tremendous disadvantage to Missouri being in the East." I bet Missouri would strongly disagree with you on that one.

Old•83 months

Alabama + Auburn should never have been SEC East. It w3as Alabama's way of keeping LSU weak. Dye wants Auburn not to face Oklahoma each season.

Old•83 months

I mean't "Alabama + Auburn should never have been SEC West."

Tiger Prawn•83 months

When did Oklahoma join the SEC?

Old•83 months

Alabama + Auburn should never have been SEC East. It w3as Alabama's way of keeping LSU weak. Dye wants Auburn not to face Oklahoma each season.

zoom•83 months

Bama schools both to the east. Add Oklahoma and some other school to the west with mizzu

BestBanker•83 months

Just remove Missouri. Problem solved.

Tchefuncte Tiger•83 months

Agree 100%

LSUbest•83 months

I Agree, thought it should have been done when they expanded.

LoveThatMoney•83 months

This is a "no shite" comment.

WPsportsman•83 months

Of course they want to be in the east and not play Lsu and bama every year.

Biggmatt78•83 months

They'd still play Bama every year like we play Florida

JGTiger•83 months

Am I the only one that doesn't want to give up the home game with AU & Bama every other year. Not too thrilling to have Mizzou in Tiger Stadium every other year compared to the Auburn game.

TriDitty•83 months

I love going against Bama every year minus the losses of coarse. I always said that it's better to be the giant killer than the giant.

TriDitty•83 months

I love going against Bama every year minus the losses of coarse. I always said that it's better to be the giant killer than the giant.

blueboy•83 months

frick Pat Dye and his stupid bullshite. Missouri doesn't even belong in the SEC. Congrats on winning the East when all of the other teams were struggling, but you asswhippings in the SECCG pretty much proved that you don't fit. We should can them and get someone good like Oklahoma. Even though their fans at stupid assholes.

TigerDM•83 months

Alabama and Auburn should be in the east, Missouri and Kentucky should be in the west. That would eleminate the problem of the disproportion in the quality of the permanent opponent that exist now. The schools that insist on playing each other every year would be in the same division. Then you could go to a rotation of playing the teams from the other division so you played them on a more regular basis

Colonel Flagg•83 months

Move Auburn and Alabama to the East and bring Missouri and Vanderbilt to the West. It would be awesome to go to Nashville for away games every other year.

kjntgr•83 months

That's the best reason you can come up with for moving bama out and vandy in? Lol

AtlantaLSUfan•83 months

I want to hate it, but it makes sense.

Chitter Chatter•83 months

So does that mean Dye wants AU to give up the Iron Bowl? Because either Bama is gonna have to give up playing Tennessee or Auburn if only AU goes east. The real question should be 'what does Bama want?'

skullopener•83 months

Tennessee & Auburn should switch places. That way Bama can keep permanent East opponent as Iran Bowl and get to play Tennessee every year.

ImayGoLesMiles•83 months

Pat dye is border line retarded and even he can see this. That should tell you something.

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