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re: SEC 9 Game Schedule Format - Perms
Posted on 3/13/24 at 2:26 pm to southernboisb
Posted on 3/13/24 at 2:26 pm to southernboisb
quote:Maybe I'm misreading you, but I think you missed the point. Don't worry about balancing the permanent opponents. Let history and geography dictate that. The balance will take care of itself when you consider that having 3 strong opponents means that your slate of 12 rotating opponents will be relatively weak.
& how long before the complaints about Auburn being the toughest of the 3 for Alabama?
Don't think the "balance in strength" factor would last but a few hours.
For ex.: Say Aub. has Ala., UGA, & LSU. Is it still the best decision to give Ala. the 3 you listed?
Auburn's three should be Bama, UGA, and Florida because of history. Back when teams made their own schedules, that's who they played. Florida was one of the few schools that would go to Auburn for games, since they were in a similar situation themselves, being considered rather remote and not a big money draw (which motivated a lot of matchups).
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Posted on 3/13/24 at 7:37 pm to twk
Still seeing the most reasonable solution as something like:
G1: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri
G2: LSU, A&M, OM, MSU
G3: Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Vanderbilt
G4: Georgia, Florida, Auburn, South Carolina
Rotating (played extra times as eighth conference game some years)
Texas: A&M, Florida, Tennessee
Oklahoma: LSU, Georgia, Alabama
Arkansas: OM, Auburn, Kentucky
Missouri: MSU, USC, Vanderbilt
LSU: Oklahoma, Florida, Alabama
A&M, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee
OM: Arkansas, Auburn, Vanderbilt
MSU: Missouri, USC, Kentucky
Georgia: Oklahoma, A&M, Kentucky
Florida: Texas, LSU, Tennessee
Auburn: Arkansas, OM, Alabama
USC: Missouri, MSU, Vanderbilt
Alabama: Oklahoma, LSU, Auburn
Tennessee: Texas, A&M, Florida
Kentucky: Arkansas, MSU, Georgia
Vanderbilt: Missouri, OM, USC
G1: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri
G2: LSU, A&M, OM, MSU
G3: Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Vanderbilt
G4: Georgia, Florida, Auburn, South Carolina
Rotating (played extra times as eighth conference game some years)
Texas: A&M, Florida, Tennessee
Oklahoma: LSU, Georgia, Alabama
Arkansas: OM, Auburn, Kentucky
Missouri: MSU, USC, Vanderbilt
LSU: Oklahoma, Florida, Alabama
A&M, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee
OM: Arkansas, Auburn, Vanderbilt
MSU: Missouri, USC, Kentucky
Georgia: Oklahoma, A&M, Kentucky
Florida: Texas, LSU, Tennessee
Auburn: Arkansas, OM, Alabama
USC: Missouri, MSU, Vanderbilt
Alabama: Oklahoma, LSU, Auburn
Tennessee: Texas, A&M, Florida
Kentucky: Arkansas, MSU, Georgia
Vanderbilt: Missouri, OM, USC
Posted on 3/14/24 at 11:08 am to twk
My example gave Aub. 3 "tough" opponents whie yours gave Ala. Aub. as their "tough" team.
Resulting in at least 2 W's for the Tide with, hopefully, 1 for the Tigers.
This is based on:
Ala. - Aub., MSU, Tenn.
Aub.- Ala., UGA, LSU
Resulting in at least 2 W's for the Tide with, hopefully, 1 for the Tigers.
This is based on:
Ala. - Aub., MSU, Tenn.
Aub.- Ala., UGA, LSU
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