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Hypothetical 16 team SEC, including Okie and Okie St.
Posted on 5/9/13 at 8:27 am
Posted on 5/9/13 at 8:27 am
First off, I fully realize the Big12 would never let Oklahoma leave. I refer you to dictionary.com for the word hypothetical. Geographically this is a true East/West.
West:
Arkansas
LSU
Miss St
Ole Miss
Missouri
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
TexasAM
East:
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
S Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
I know the initial reaction is that the East would be far tougher, but would the divisions really be any more unbalanced than they are now, just with the stronger division being the East?
West:
Arkansas
LSU
Miss St
Ole Miss
Missouri
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
TexasAM
East:
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
S Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
I know the initial reaction is that the East would be far tougher, but would the divisions really be any more unbalanced than they are now, just with the stronger division being the East?
This post was edited on 5/9/13 at 8:28 am
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Posted on 5/9/13 at 8:28 am to NonSense
Perfect name for this post.
Posted on 5/9/13 at 8:29 am to NonSense
They would be awesome additions, but putting 5 of the big 6 in one division?
Posted on 5/9/13 at 8:31 am to NonSense
The more I think about it, the more I think a 16 team conference would require pods of 4. There's no other way to get to play all the teams in the other division in a reasonable amount of time.
Posted on 5/9/13 at 8:31 am to Russvegas Dan
Without the addition of A&M to the West, and Missouri to the East, the west would have been the weaker division in 2012.
Posted on 5/9/13 at 8:31 am to Russvegas Dan
dup
This post was edited on 5/9/13 at 9:45 am
Posted on 5/9/13 at 8:32 am to NonSense
The answer is:
Alabama has a weak schedule.
Alabama has a weak schedule.
Posted on 5/9/13 at 8:34 am to NonSense
As a Bama fan, I'd be ok with that setup. While the East would be a stronger division, the West would be strong enough with LSU, OU, aTm, and I think in most years the other schools would alternate as being highly ranked teams. I don't know how OM & MSU would feel about being locked in the west though.
Posted on 5/9/13 at 8:34 am to NonSense
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I refer you to dictionary.com for the word hypothetical
And I refer you to the word southeastern. If we're gonna take ohio, hell let's get oregon and Cal while we're at it!
Posted on 5/9/13 at 8:35 am to jbond
Who are the current big 6?
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, LSU, Auburn, South Carolina?
Assuming that's true, last year in no way would I say Auburn is still a member. In this setup and based on last year A&M and Oklahoma would be. So you'd have 4 (Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina) in the East and 3 in the West (LSU, A&M, Oklahoma)
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, LSU, Auburn, South Carolina?
Assuming that's true, last year in no way would I say Auburn is still a member. In this setup and based on last year A&M and Oklahoma would be. So you'd have 4 (Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina) in the East and 3 in the West (LSU, A&M, Oklahoma)
Posted on 5/9/13 at 8:44 am to NonSense
Bama, Florida, UGA, UT, LSU, Auburn.
Big 6 doesn't change because of a few bad years. It's based on historic dominance. Bama couldn't be kicked out of the Big 6 for it's poor performance in between Stallings and Saban, and Tennessee can't get kicked out of it now.
OU has the best historical record out of all those programs though, so they would bump someone out. Aggies can't join until they win a NCG in the BCS or post-BCS era.
Big 6 doesn't change because of a few bad years. It's based on historic dominance. Bama couldn't be kicked out of the Big 6 for it's poor performance in between Stallings and Saban, and Tennessee can't get kicked out of it now.
OU has the best historical record out of all those programs though, so they would bump someone out. Aggies can't join until they win a NCG in the BCS or post-BCS era.
Posted on 5/9/13 at 8:50 am to jbond
Your hypothetical post is solid. 10/10 good sir 
Posted on 5/9/13 at 8:51 am to jbond
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Big 6 doesn't change because of a few bad years. It's based on historic dominance. Bama couldn't be kicked out of the Big 6 for it's poor performance in between Stallings and Saban, and Tennessee can't get kicked out of it now. OU has the best historical record out of all those programs though, so they would bump someone out. Aggies can't join until they win a NCG in the BCS or post-BCS era.
makes sense
This post was edited on 5/9/13 at 8:52 am
Posted on 5/9/13 at 9:05 am to jbond
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Aggies can't join until they win a NCG in the BCS or post-BCS era
Is UGA on Big 6 double top secret probation?
Posted on 5/9/13 at 9:10 am to NonSense
Well, one bad thing about this hypothetical would be that the $ per team would most assuredly go down.
Doubt 5 TV sets in Oklahoma warrant 2 teams from the state. We already have 2 teams from Miss for that.
And under a 16-team SEC I think you'd have 4 pods with 4 teams in each pod so you could play every team with more frequency. It would still feel like a conference.
Doubt 5 TV sets in Oklahoma warrant 2 teams from the state. We already have 2 teams from Miss for that.
And under a 16-team SEC I think you'd have 4 pods with 4 teams in each pod so you could play every team with more frequency. It would still feel like a conference.
This post was edited on 5/9/13 at 9:11 am
Posted on 5/9/13 at 9:12 am to WG_Dawg
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ohio
Posted on 5/9/13 at 9:34 am to NonSense
quote:
I refer you to dictionary.com for the word hypothetical.
Hypothetically having two teams from that shithole state Oklahoma sucks. The SEC already has enough meth addicts.
Hypothetically I want OU turning down the SEC in 2011 because they were too good for it to kill their program. They don't deserve a second chance.
Hypothetically OSU brings nothing to the table, especially once T Boone dies.
Hypothetically frick every fricking prediction that ever has those recruit stealing, land stealing, son of a bitches do anything but turn into the next Minnesota-style has been.
Posted on 5/9/13 at 9:41 am to NonSense
All 14 teams are about to defect ot the Georgia Tech conference, adding UNC 
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.Posted on 5/9/13 at 9:42 am to cardboardboxer
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Hypothetically having two teams from that shithole state Oklahoma sucks. The SEC already has enough meth addicts.
Hypothetically I want OU turning down the SEC in 2011 because they were too good for it to kill their program. They don't deserve a second chance.
Hypothetically OSU brings nothing to the table, especially once T Boone dies.
Hypothetically frick every fricking prediction that ever has those recruit stealing, land stealing, son of a bitches do anything but turn into the next Minnesota-style has been.
Posted on 5/9/13 at 9:46 am to cyde
any mention of OU/OSU/UT is going to bring hateful reactions from any Aggie.
Right now we offer something different to the states recruits. Maybe in 20 years, maybe then, you could have one of these schools enter w/out damaging A&M's position w/in the SEC. But not now. The relationship is too new and we had a nice first campaign but have yet to establish a solid track record year in year out.
Right now we offer something different to the states recruits. Maybe in 20 years, maybe then, you could have one of these schools enter w/out damaging A&M's position w/in the SEC. But not now. The relationship is too new and we had a nice first campaign but have yet to establish a solid track record year in year out.
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