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Our 3rd perennial opponent for the next 4 years...is Vandy?
Posted on 9/22/25 at 9:54 am
Posted on 9/22/25 at 9:54 am
from tRant front page
I'm for easier, I guess competive fairness is what's driving this?
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Alabama – Auburn, Tennessee, Mississippi State
Arkansas – Missouri, Texas, LSU
Auburn – Georgia, Alabama, Vanderbilt
Florida – Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky
Georgia – Auburn, Florida, South Carolina
Kentucky – South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida
LSU – Arkansas, Ole Miss, Texas A&M
Mississippi State – Ole Miss, Alabama, Vanderbilt
Missouri – Arkansas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma
Oklahoma – Texas, Ole Miss, Missouri
Ole Miss – Mississippi State, LSU, Oklahoma
South Carolina – Georgia, Kentucky, Florida
Tennessee – Alabama, Vanderbilt, Kentucky
Texas – Texas A&M, Arkansas, Oklahoma
Texas A&M – Texas, LSU, Missouri
Vanderbilt – Tennessee, Mississippi State, Auburn
The priorities in creating the schedules were protecting traditional rivalries, competitive fairness, rotational frequency and ensuring a home and away balance with a Power 4 non-conference opponent for the 2026 season.
I'm for easier, I guess competive fairness is what's driving this?
This post was edited on 9/22/25 at 9:57 am
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Posted on 9/22/25 at 9:58 am to TemperdTiger
Disappointing. I was thinking of one of the Mississippi schools.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:03 am to aubiecat
It’ll all change again when we add 4 more teams to make it a 20 team conference.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:03 am to TemperdTiger
Easy only if Vandy falls back to historical standards. If they somehow maintain this level of competitiveness then we'll evenly matched with our current standards 
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:05 am to aubiecat
The SEC really is lamer than it was.
I teach at a suburban high school in the BHam area. These kids going to Alabama and Auburn know people at Tennessee, Ole Miss, and Miss St. We’ve even had a few at LSU.
It’s part of the culture of the SEC.
No one fricking knows anyone at Texas, Oklahoma, or Missouri.
The Auburn schedule should be:
Alabama
Georgia
LSU
Ole Miss
Miss St
Tennessee or Florida
Vanderbilt
Kentucky, South Carolina, or Arkansas
Get these goddamn non Southern teams out. Arkansas shouldn’t really be here either, but I’m used to them.
I teach at a suburban high school in the BHam area. These kids going to Alabama and Auburn know people at Tennessee, Ole Miss, and Miss St. We’ve even had a few at LSU.
It’s part of the culture of the SEC.
No one fricking knows anyone at Texas, Oklahoma, or Missouri.
The Auburn schedule should be:
Alabama
Georgia
LSU
Ole Miss
Miss St
Tennessee or Florida
Vanderbilt
Kentucky, South Carolina, or Arkansas
Get these goddamn non Southern teams out. Arkansas shouldn’t really be here either, but I’m used to them.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:13 am to StringedInstruments
Pre 1992 SEC > any SEC after 1992
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:14 am to TemperdTiger
I'm fine with this. We keep the 2 traditionals and have 'normally' less-than-powerhouse team. My hope was for Florida, but prefer Vandy over MS schools.
Florida is the more traditional team from the old SEC. Playing MS schools doesn't mean better recruiting like a FL would. Vandy over MSU? Would much rather take an trip to Nashville than Starkville any day.
Now let's see if our AD can get the UGa/Bama Home and Away garbage fixed. Play UGa away twice to get that fixed? Heck yeah.
Florida is the more traditional team from the old SEC. Playing MS schools doesn't mean better recruiting like a FL would. Vandy over MSU? Would much rather take an trip to Nashville than Starkville any day.
Now let's see if our AD can get the UGa/Bama Home and Away garbage fixed. Play UGa away twice to get that fixed? Heck yeah.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:15 am to CorchJay
quote:only way to do that right is if the 10 SEC founding members get their own division
It’ll all change again when we add 4 more teams to make it a 20 team conference.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:21 am to FearlessFreep
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only way to do that right is if the 10 SEC founding members get their own division
What a beautiful thought.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:55 am to aubiecat
Maybe they could get refs that aren't bottom of the barrel
Posted on 9/22/25 at 2:02 pm to FearlessFreep
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only way to do that right is if the 10 SEC founding members get their own division
There were 13 founding members 10 you are thinking about + Georgia Tech, Sewanee & Tulane...
Sewanee left post 1940
Georgia Tech - 1963
Tulane - 1965
Posted on 9/22/25 at 2:35 pm to TemperdTiger
They announce this same day as Pearl retires to distract me and keep me from rioting. But I will not be distracted.
Vandy as our third option sucks. I want a real schedule back
Vandy as our third option sucks. I want a real schedule back
Posted on 9/22/25 at 4:15 pm to Weagle25
At least Nashville is nice, right?
Posted on 9/22/25 at 4:46 pm to TemperdTiger
I sure hope Pavia doesn’t sue for extra years of eligibility.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 7:37 pm to TemperdTiger
Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:38 am to TemperdTiger
Vandy and bammer have the same 3 permanents?
Posted on 9/23/25 at 10:40 am to TemperdTiger
I was hoping for Kentucky.
Posted on 9/24/25 at 10:28 am to FearlessFreep
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only way to do that right is if the 10 SEC founding members get their own division
Expanding on that thought, should we call our division the Black and Blue division and the other the Carpetbagger division?
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