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re: The PODS - the one thing you need to know

Posted on 12/20/21 at 9:17 am to
Posted by remaster916
Alabama
Member since Oct 2012
12388 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 9:17 am to
East Pod
Georgia
SC
Florida
Kentucky

West Pod
A&M
Texas
Missouri
Arkansas

South Pod
Alabama
Auburn
Miss St
Ole Miss

North Pod
Tennessee
Oklahoma
LSU
Vandy

10 game conference schedule. One permanent game against a team from another pod. Play the other 6 games against two teams from each of the other pods.

Best two teams met in the SEC Championship Game.
This post was edited on 12/20/21 at 9:17 am
Posted by Che Boludo
Member since May 2009
19496 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 9:19 am to
I'm going to laugh when it goes full retard, gimmicky with 2 x permanent rivals and some sort of annual opponent draft lottery system.
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
36489 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 9:20 am to
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Better to just give each team 3 permanent rivals and get rid of divisions and pods entirely.


stupid


It's unequal and a logistical nightmare. Plus the people pushing for their their matches are disregarding the greater interests of other teams rivalry games
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
123769 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 9:24 am to
Kentucky's pod will be:
Florida
South Carolina
Tennessee


That much we know.
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
36489 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 9:25 am to
quote:

East Pod
Georgia
SC
Florida
Kentucky

West Pod
A&M
Texas
Missouri
Arkansas

South Pod
Alabama
Auburn
Miss St
Ole Miss

North Pod
Tennessee
Oklahoma
LSU
Vandy


This has to be just a troll for LSU fans. Because we literally have rivalry games with six or so schools and none of them are in the pod
Posted by Kentucker
Cincinnati, KY
Member since Apr 2013
19351 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 9:26 am to
Posted by Thorny
Montgomery, AL
Member since May 2008
1976 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 9:30 am to
quote:

It's unequal and a logistical nightmare. Plus the people pushing for their their matches are disregarding the greater interests of other teams rivalry games


So, it's better to create an annual Alabama-Vanderbilt game and risk losing the Auburn-Georgia game?

Creating pods and then creating a cross-pod rivalry to maintain the necessary permanent rivals is no less of a logistical nightmare.

The schedule nonsense of not playing every team within a reasonable amount of time has always been a blight on the SEC. It's time to make the hard decisions to make it possible for every team to play every other team home and away over a 4 year span.

GEAUX TIGERS!
Posted by WG_Dawg
Member since Jun 2004
87686 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 9:33 am to
quote:

Kentucky's pod will be:
Florida
South Carolina
Tennessee


That much we know.


UF and SC are not goign to be in a pod without UGA in it
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
36489 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 9:37 am to
quote:

So, it's better to create an annual Alabama-Vanderbilt game and risk losing the Auburn-Georgia game?


You keep the

Alabama/Tennessee
Alabama/Auburn
Alabama/LSU
Auburn/Georgia
Georgia/Florida
Georgia/USC
Florida/Tennessee
Tennessee/Vanderbilt
Florida/LSU
LSU/Arkansas
LSU/OM
OM/MSU
LSU/A&M
A&M/Texas
Texas/OU
Texas/Arkansas
Arkansas/OU
Arkansas/MU

All intact with the pods described earlier and one fixed rivalry game per pod
This post was edited on 12/20/21 at 9:48 am
Posted by DownSouthJukin
Coaching Changes Board
Member since Jan 2014
28734 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 9:41 am to
No Egg Bowl?
Posted by Drydock
Osage County
Member since Oct 2013
7180 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 9:44 am to
The aliens will replace everyone?
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
36489 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 9:46 am to
quote:

No Egg Bowl?


Also intact

Pods would be

MU, OU, Texas, Arkansas

MSU, OM, A&M, LSU

Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Auburn, Alabama

USC, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida
Posted by twk
Wichita Falls, Texas
Member since Jul 2011
2268 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 9:54 am to
quote:

Better to just give each team 3 permanent rivals and get rid of divisions and pods entirely.
This is the way to go.
Posted by TeLeFaWx
Dallas, TX
Member since Aug 2011
29278 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 9:56 am to
The only way to accomplish this is to remain at 8 conference games. The pod arrangement is largely irrelevant if the goal is to create as many 9-3 or better teams as possible.
Posted by SouthernInsanity
Shadows of Death Valley
Member since Nov 2012
19465 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 10:00 am to
quote:

Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Auburn, Alabama


This only has 2 maybe 2.5 teams total in it.
Posted by Toroballistic
Tallahassee
Member since Dec 2017
1973 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 10:01 am to
quote:

4 pod system


How do they determine who plays in the SECCG?
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
36489 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 10:02 am to
We can't do anything about Tennessee. But if you look every pod has one stinker. People tell me Tennessee will be great again
Posted by holdmydak
Member since Feb 2017
381 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 10:25 am to
quote:

Better to just give each team 3 permanent rivals and get rid of divisions and pods entirely.


Completely agree. I’ve played all possibilities out through my head and this is the most logical solution.
Posted by 3down10
Member since Sep 2014
26889 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 10:26 am to
quote:



exactly, and it is truly so easy to do a 4 pod system and preserve all those.


No it's not.

Go ahead and try and you won't be able to do it with just those teams.
This post was edited on 12/20/21 at 10:27 am
Posted by 3down10
Member since Sep 2014
26889 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 10:28 am to
quote:


Better to just give each team 3 permanent rivals and get rid of divisions and pods entirely.


Yep, this is what I've been saying for years now. I don't see any other method that works.
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