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Division Realignment - A Common Sense Approach
Posted on 1/2/15 at 7:49 pm
Posted on 1/2/15 at 7:49 pm
Since we are all one bowl game away from the offseason, time to bring this one up again. I am a straightforward, point A to point B kind of person. And I see absolutely no logic in the current division alignment;
Need someone to give me some good reasons why we do not switch Missouri and Vanderbilt to the West and move Alabama and Auburn to the East. It keeps rivalry games intact (TSIO and IB) and gives a true West to East break down. Why have we not done this?
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SEC - West
Arkansas
LSU
Mississippi State
Missouri
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
Texas A&M
SEC - East
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennessee
Need someone to give me some good reasons why we do not switch Missouri and Vanderbilt to the West and move Alabama and Auburn to the East. It keeps rivalry games intact (TSIO and IB) and gives a true West to East break down. Why have we not done this?
Go.
SEC - West
Arkansas
LSU
Mississippi State
Missouri
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
Texas A&M
SEC - East
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennessee
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Posted on 1/2/15 at 7:52 pm to Wolfhound45
For starters, that would put the two Tennessee schools in separate divisions...
Posted on 1/2/15 at 7:53 pm to Wolfhound45
Is this a joke? 5 of the Big 6 in one division? LOL
Posted on 1/2/15 at 7:55 pm to Wolfhound45
I say we split the Alabama and Tennessee schools.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 7:56 pm to Wolfhound45
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Why have we not done this?
Anticipation of going to 16 teams.
Current alignment is temporary.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 7:56 pm to Wolfhound45
SEC fans always trying to move Mizzou west to keep us down on the recruiting trail. Stop trying to destroy our southeastern inroads and move us back to recruiting Texas.
We don't even really go after the big star guys, this constant effort from the SEC is weak.
We don't even really go after the big star guys, this constant effort from the SEC is weak.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 7:57 pm to Wolfhound45
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SEC - LSU and friends division
Arkansas
LSU
Mississippi State
Missouri
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
Texas A&M
SEC - Bloodbath division
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennessee
FIFY
Posted on 1/2/15 at 7:58 pm to Wolfhound45
LSU fans bitch about schedule like nobody's business.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 8:01 pm to Wolfhound45
Yeah, that sounds like a schedule LSU fans would like every year: take Alabama and Auburn away and add Vanderbilt and Missouri.
Confess, you really want Vandy and Kentucky, instead of Vandy and Missouri.
Then your pansy arse AD can keep the 8 game conference schedule, because he's afraid to play any more real teams than needed.
Confess, you really want Vandy and Kentucky, instead of Vandy and Missouri.
Then your pansy arse AD can keep the 8 game conference schedule, because he's afraid to play any more real teams than needed.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 8:01 pm to Wolfhound45
LSU fans will do anything to avoid getting beat by Bama every year
Posted on 1/2/15 at 8:25 pm to Wolfhound45
I think OP just hates Kentucky
Posted on 1/2/15 at 8:25 pm to Wolfhound45
We would never win the East again
Posted on 1/2/15 at 8:35 pm to Wolfhound45
Give the west Missouri, and give the east Auburn. Your welcome.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 8:42 pm to Wolfhound45
My suggestion from a previous thread. There really is no good counterpoint...
I've been in favor of annually realigning divisions based on the previous season's records. It makes sense. Leaving divisions as is without regard to performance is actually quite antiquated. True, you never know for sure how a team will perform the next season, but realigning the divisions makes just as much sense as leaving them the same, IMO.
With airplanes, travel isn't a big deal anymore. I'm working off of the assumption that divisions are made for balance and not simply geography.
Seed the teams based on records...
Division 1:
Team 1
Team 3
Team 5
Team 7
Team 10
Team 12
Team 14
Division 2:
Team 2
Team 4
Team 6
Team 8
Team 9
Team 11
Team 13
Done.
I've been in favor of annually realigning divisions based on the previous season's records. It makes sense. Leaving divisions as is without regard to performance is actually quite antiquated. True, you never know for sure how a team will perform the next season, but realigning the divisions makes just as much sense as leaving them the same, IMO.
With airplanes, travel isn't a big deal anymore. I'm working off of the assumption that divisions are made for balance and not simply geography.
Seed the teams based on records...
Division 1:
Team 1
Team 3
Team 5
Team 7
Team 10
Team 12
Team 14
Division 2:
Team 2
Team 4
Team 6
Team 8
Team 9
Team 11
Team 13
Done.
This post was edited on 1/2/15 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 1/2/15 at 8:46 pm to Wolfhound45
SEC East (Auto Tie Ins)
1. Auburn (Alabama, LSU)
2. Florida (LSU, Missouri)
3. Georgia (Texas A&M, Mississippi State)
4. Kentucky (Ole Miss, Texas A&M)
5. South Carolina (Arkansas, Mississipi State)
6. Tennessee (Alabama, Missouri)
7. Vanderbilt (Ole Miss, Arkansas)
SEC West (Auto Tie Ins)
1. Arkansas (Vanderbilt, South Carolina)
2. Louisiana State (Auburn, Florida)
3. Ole Miss (Vanderbilt, Kentucky)
4. Mississippi State (South Carolina, Georgia)
5. Missouri (Tennessee, Florida)
6. Alabama (Auburn, Tennessee)
7. Texas A&M (Georgia, Kentucky)
1. Auburn (Alabama, LSU)
2. Florida (LSU, Missouri)
3. Georgia (Texas A&M, Mississippi State)
4. Kentucky (Ole Miss, Texas A&M)
5. South Carolina (Arkansas, Mississipi State)
6. Tennessee (Alabama, Missouri)
7. Vanderbilt (Ole Miss, Arkansas)
SEC West (Auto Tie Ins)
1. Arkansas (Vanderbilt, South Carolina)
2. Louisiana State (Auburn, Florida)
3. Ole Miss (Vanderbilt, Kentucky)
4. Mississippi State (South Carolina, Georgia)
5. Missouri (Tennessee, Florida)
6. Alabama (Auburn, Tennessee)
7. Texas A&M (Georgia, Kentucky)
Posted on 1/2/15 at 8:58 pm to Wolfhound45
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SEC - West
Arkansas
LSU
Mississippi State
Missouri
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
Texas A&M
SEC - East
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennessee
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A Common Sense Approach
Posted on 1/2/15 at 9:08 pm to Wolfhound45
Mizzou to West Auburn to East.
No point of having 2 power Alabama teams in the same division.
No point of having 2 power Alabama teams in the same division.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 9:08 pm to Wolfhound45
I don't know how to fix it but it is an absurdity and an abomination to have Mizzou in the East. The SEC should be better than that/
Posted on 1/2/15 at 9:11 pm to Wolfhound45
Instead of East and West, why not North and South Divisions?
South:
LSU
aTm
MSU
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
North:
Missouri
Vandy
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ole Miss
ArKansas
Bama
I put Bama in the North instead of Georgia or USCe in order to preserve rivalries (i.e. Bama gets to play Tennessee and Auburn every year and the Auburn/Georgia and Florida/Georgia also remain). I think that this separation would keep all rivalries intact while keeping the current 1 permanent cross-division opponent scheduling that some fans love.
South:
LSU
aTm
MSU
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
North:
Missouri
Vandy
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ole Miss
ArKansas
Bama
I put Bama in the North instead of Georgia or USCe in order to preserve rivalries (i.e. Bama gets to play Tennessee and Auburn every year and the Auburn/Georgia and Florida/Georgia also remain). I think that this separation would keep all rivalries intact while keeping the current 1 permanent cross-division opponent scheduling that some fans love.
This post was edited on 1/2/15 at 9:14 pm
Posted on 1/2/15 at 9:19 pm to Wolfhound45
Leave it alone; that's common sense...
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