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Auburn to the East Solution
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:27 am
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:27 am
The best solution is the Pod System as proposed by Bill Connelly at SBNation, but it's too progressive and nobody would do it at this point.
The second best solution, IMHO, is this.
EAST
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennessee
WEST
Arkansas
LSU
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
Missouri
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt
- 9 SEC games
- no permanent opponents
- 3 rotating cross-divisional games
We'd all play each-other a whole lot more often and the rivalries that are the reason for the permanent games would be in the same division. Because of all the rotating games the cross-divisional games could even be picked based on some sort of weighted "fairness" system that both makes the matchups better and still keeps teams playing all the other SEC teams.
Yes, LSU would immediately feel better about their chances of getting to Atlanta, but every year they'd play 3 East opponents that could be tougher than, say, Arkansas'. And, in the end, who cares about winning a "division"? Big XII north teams won a lot of divisions post-Nebraska decline and it didn't matter because they just lost to Oklahoma/Texas.
As an Alabama fan I'd hate losing the LSU game, but I'd love playing Georgia and Florida every year.
The second best solution, IMHO, is this.
EAST
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennessee
WEST
Arkansas
LSU
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
Missouri
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt
- 9 SEC games
- no permanent opponents
- 3 rotating cross-divisional games
We'd all play each-other a whole lot more often and the rivalries that are the reason for the permanent games would be in the same division. Because of all the rotating games the cross-divisional games could even be picked based on some sort of weighted "fairness" system that both makes the matchups better and still keeps teams playing all the other SEC teams.
Yes, LSU would immediately feel better about their chances of getting to Atlanta, but every year they'd play 3 East opponents that could be tougher than, say, Arkansas'. And, in the end, who cares about winning a "division"? Big XII north teams won a lot of divisions post-Nebraska decline and it didn't matter because they just lost to Oklahoma/Texas.
As an Alabama fan I'd hate losing the LSU game, but I'd love playing Georgia and Florida every year.
This post was edited on 6/1/17 at 10:29 am
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Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:29 am to SummerOfGeorge
its not going to happen no matter how many times that idea gets floated by 
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:29 am to WestCoastAg
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its not going to happen no matter how many times that idea gets floated by
Yep, I know. Oh well.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:31 am to SummerOfGeorge
Why Bama and Auburn to the east.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:32 am to SummerOfGeorge
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And, in the end, who cares about winning a "division"?
Everyone. Getting to Atlanta is the first goal. You are giving LSU a free pass every year.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:32 am to SummerOfGeorge
LSU would have the easiest road to the title game. frick all that.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:32 am to StopRobot
Well, here's the deal. Auburn isn't going East and then saying "oh yea and we want to keep Alabama on the schedule as our perm rival".
That's not going to work, and they know it.
That's not going to work, and they know it.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:34 am to SummerOfGeorge
Stop making sense.
That east division would easily be the most stacked division to ever exist in CFB. I love it. Divisional play would be savage AF.
That east division would easily be the most stacked division to ever exist in CFB. I love it. Divisional play would be savage AF.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:35 am to SummerOfGeorge
Works for me, let's sign the paperwork
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:36 am to Sampson
quote:if only
Works for me, let's sign the paperwork
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:37 am to StopRobot
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Everyone. Getting to Atlanta is the first goal. You are giving LSU a free pass every year.
(1) Sure it is, but tell the East teams over the last 5 years that. They "got" to Atlanta. It didn't matter. They got knuckle punched and everyone knew they would.
(2) I don't think it's a given LSU freely goes to Atlanta every year. Look at the last 9 years of the SEC West (since Bama arrived).
- 2008, 3rd, would not have gone (Ole Miss)
- 2009, 2nd, would have gone
- 2010, T2nd, would not have gone (Arkansas)
- 2011, 1st, would have gone
- 2012, T2nd behind UA, would have gone
- 2013, 3rd behind UA/AU, would have gone
- 2014, 5th, would not have gone (Mississippi St)
- 2015, T4th, would not have gone (Ole Miss)
- 2016, T2nd, would have gone
So, 5 of the last 9 years they would have gone. And that is with A&M being unable to beat them for 5 straight years.
This post was edited on 6/1/17 at 10:42 am
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:37 am to SummerOfGeorge
It would at least make the SEC East competitive again.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:38 am to SummerOfGeorge
and thats with A&M tied down with kevin fricking sumlin
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:38 am to Torch
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That east division would easily be the most stacked division to ever exist in CFB. I love it. Divisional play would be savage AF.
It'd be fun as hell. And we'd have 3 rotating cross divisional games, so it isn't like it would be segregated it is now and it wouldn't feel as isolated division wise.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:45 am to SummerOfGeorge
so 5 of the Big 6 in the same division? makes sense.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:46 am to elit4ce05
I mean my main solution is to dissolve divisions entirely
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:50 am to SummerOfGeorge
5 of the big 6 in the East
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:52 am to SummerOfGeorge
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Well, here's the deal. Auburn isn't going East and then saying "oh yea and we want to keep Alabama on the schedule as our perm rival".
That's not going to work, and they know it.
OK so tell them to put it to a vote and be done with it
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:53 am to DawgCountry
They are not going to put Vandy, Mizz, Ole Miss, Miss State, and Ark in the same division.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:55 am to SummerOfGeorge
They accomplished that with Ole Miss cheating their dicks off though. OM can't do that anymore so it's back to the cellar. Sumlin is getting canned after this year so that'll be a rebuilding job. LSU would have an easy path.
Imagine the threads though when the cross division opponents play out like this:
2019 LSU gets Auburn, Georgia, Florida
2019 Arkansas gets Kentucky, Vanderbilt, South Carolina
2019 Alabama gets Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Mizzou
Glorious
Imagine the threads though when the cross division opponents play out like this:
2019 LSU gets Auburn, Georgia, Florida
2019 Arkansas gets Kentucky, Vanderbilt, South Carolina
2019 Alabama gets Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Mizzou
Glorious
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