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Time for the divisions to go away in football.
Posted on 11/10/16 at 8:31 am
Posted on 11/10/16 at 8:31 am
Is there any way this happens? Either let the top two teams play in the championship game or do away with it completely. Only two games have been somewhat competitive in the last 15 years.
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Posted on 11/10/16 at 8:32 am to DeltaTiger14
I don't think you need divisions for a title game anymore but it's impossible to have a round robin schedule.
Posted on 11/10/16 at 8:35 am to Korin
No. divisions will not go away. Just. No.
Posted on 11/10/16 at 8:38 am to DeltaTiger14
They wont.
Posted on 11/10/16 at 8:49 am to Gamecock4Life
They should.
Posted on 11/10/16 at 8:50 am to DeltaTiger14
quote:The SEC has to play a championship game if they want a spot in the CFP.
Either let the top two teams play in the championship game or do away with it completely.
Posted on 11/10/16 at 8:55 am to Insideradvantage
No, what we need to do is go back to 12, if not 10 teams and play round robin.
The ONLY reason, ONLY reason we are where we are now is money. Yes, that's a good reason but....we didn't add these teams to play better football. Out of the new additions only A&M and Arkie had any kind of football legacy and it was spotty even then. We added TV markets which is not always improving football play. I mean, WTF is South Carolina and Mizzou doing here? Mizzou, maybe basketball (which nobody outside kentucky really cares) but USCleast brings jackshite.
The ONLY reason, ONLY reason we are where we are now is money. Yes, that's a good reason but....we didn't add these teams to play better football. Out of the new additions only A&M and Arkie had any kind of football legacy and it was spotty even then. We added TV markets which is not always improving football play. I mean, WTF is South Carolina and Mizzou doing here? Mizzou, maybe basketball (which nobody outside kentucky really cares) but USCleast brings jackshite.
Posted on 11/10/16 at 8:56 am to DeltaTiger14
If we went to a truly round robin format, you would inevitably have years where a decent team managed to get the 8 worst teams on the schedule and make it to the championship. And then you would want to go back to divisions so there would be some semblance of common opponents.
Divisions are staying.
Divisions are staying.
Posted on 11/10/16 at 8:57 am to ATLdawg25
Scared
Posted on 11/10/16 at 8:59 am to TouchdownTony
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No, what we need to do is go back to 12, if not 10 teams and play round robin.
The ONLY reason, ONLY reason we are where we are now is money. Yes, that's a good reason but....we didn't add these teams to play better football. Out of the new additions only A&M and Arkie had any kind of football legacy and it was spotty even then. We added TV markets which is not always improving football play. I mean, WTF is South Carolina and Mizzou doing here? Mizzou, maybe basketball (which nobody outside kentucky really cares) but USCleast brings jackshite.
Agree, we should go back to 10. Say goodbye to Moo State, USCjr, Arky, and Mizzou. Make the SEC great again!
Posted on 11/10/16 at 9:00 am to DeltaTiger14
Why?
The two best teams in the conference are playing each other a week before the championship game. Whoever wins the Iron Bowl wins the SEC.
The two best teams in the conference are playing each other a week before the championship game. Whoever wins the Iron Bowl wins the SEC.
Posted on 11/10/16 at 9:02 am to TouchdownTony
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The ONLY reason, ONLY reason we are where we are now is money. Yes, that's a good reason but....we didn't add these teams to play better football. Out of the new additions only A&M and Arkie had any kind of football legacy and it was spotty even then. We added TV markets which is not always improving football play. I mean, WTF is South Carolina and Mizzou doing here? Mizzou, maybe basketball (which nobody outside kentucky really cares) but USCleast brings jackshite.
You do know that Missouri has won the East more than any other team since they've joined the conference, sans Florida, right?
Posted on 11/10/16 at 9:03 am to DeltaTiger14
If you really wanted the SEC to competitive again all you'd have to do is kick out Alabama.
They're dominating, get rid of them, the playing field evens out quite a bit.
ETA, think ab the last 5 years; no Alabama would have produced going backward Ole Miss, State, Auburn, Georgia, and LSU as champions, a different champion each year.
They're dominating, get rid of them, the playing field evens out quite a bit.
ETA, think ab the last 5 years; no Alabama would have produced going backward Ole Miss, State, Auburn, Georgia, and LSU as champions, a different champion each year.
This post was edited on 11/10/16 at 9:08 am
Posted on 11/10/16 at 9:05 am to Korin
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Agree, we should go back to 10. Say goodbye to Moo State, USCjr, Arky, and Mizzou. Make the SEC great again!
Says the Gator fan who is .500 vs Ms State over the last 25 years.
Posted on 11/10/16 at 9:12 am to DeltaTiger14
2011 would have been nuts it Bama beats LSU in the SEC championship then turn around and played again in national title.
Posted on 11/10/16 at 9:16 am to ukraine_rebel
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If you really wanted the SEC to competitive again all you'd have to do is kick out Alabama
Talk about the "Wahhh, it's too hard!" approach.
I mean, damn.
Posted on 11/10/16 at 9:24 am to Korin
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s impossible to have a round robin schedule.
Not at all. It is very easy. 3 perminanant opponents rotate 5 every other year. But it would take actual leadership, something we do not have.
Posted on 11/10/16 at 9:30 am to DeltaTiger14
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Time for the divisions to go away in football.
I tend to agree. There will always be issues with maintaining balanced divisions. Just let the 2 best SEC teams play for the SECC. This year is particularly out of whack when there are probably 4 teams in the West that are better than the best team in the East.
Posted on 11/10/16 at 9:30 am to CaptainBrannigan
If it went to 3 permanent rivals, dibs on Vandy, Kentucky, and Mizzou.
Posted on 11/10/16 at 9:33 am to DeltaTiger14
scared
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