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Posted on 4/18/22 at 5:16 pm to PassingThrough
Posted on 4/18/22 at 5:16 pm to PassingThrough
frick all the nonsense.
9 game SEC schedule.
3 permanent rivals.
6 and 6 home and away.
You play everyone every 2 yrs. Every 4 yr player will have played home and away v everyone.
Simple.
9 game SEC schedule.
3 permanent rivals.
6 and 6 home and away.
You play everyone every 2 yrs. Every 4 yr player will have played home and away v everyone.
Simple.
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Posted on 4/18/22 at 5:27 pm to Grievous Angel
quote:the thing that revolutionized college football - a conference championship game.
I mean, really, in the grand scheme of things, what would be lost?
do not confuse that with a playoff - which is well on its way to killing college football.
BCS model was a far better way to preserve the regular season/bowl system as well as putting the two best teams together in a winner-take-all.
Posted on 4/18/22 at 5:38 pm to ChromaticTide
We’re not using some euro soccer style plan for division’s. There will be an east and there will be a west. If you are last and want to win it, get better.
Posted on 4/18/22 at 6:02 pm to ChromaticTide
Pods
1
Texas A&M
LSU
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
2
Alabama
Oklahoma
Mississippi State
South Carolina
3
Georgia
Texas
Missouri
Arkansas
4
Florida
Auburn
Tennessee
Kentucky
1
Texas A&M
LSU
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
2
Alabama
Oklahoma
Mississippi State
South Carolina
3
Georgia
Texas
Missouri
Arkansas
4
Florida
Auburn
Tennessee
Kentucky
Posted on 4/18/22 at 6:12 pm to ChromaticTide
Alabama and Auburn to the East, Mizzou to the West. 10 SEC games a year, problem solved.
Posted on 4/18/22 at 6:24 pm to PassingThrough
quote:Honestly, this is the most equitable solution.
If the college football playoff is expanded then just drop the SEC championship game.
Maybe too much money involved for the SEC office to let it go, unfortunately.
Posted on 4/18/22 at 6:28 pm to Donkeypunch
3 divisions, 5 teams each
West Division
Texas
A&M
Oklahoma
Arkansas
LSU
Central division
Ole Miss
State
Auburn
Bama
Vandy
East division
Kentucky
Tennessee
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
West Division
Texas
A&M
Oklahoma
Arkansas
LSU
Central division
Ole Miss
State
Auburn
Bama
Vandy
East division
Kentucky
Tennessee
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Posted on 4/18/22 at 7:45 pm to Grievous Angel
quote:
Grievous Angel
quote:
Why stop there?
quote:
I mean, really, in the grand scheme of things, what would be lost?
Posted on 4/18/22 at 7:54 pm to ChromaticTide
Four 4 team divisions.
Keep the current cross division rivals.
OU,TX,Mizz,Arkansas
A&M, LSU, Miss St, Ole Miss
Bama, AU, Tennessee, Vandy
Kentucky, SC ,UGA , Florida
Keep the current cross division rivals.
OU,TX,Mizz,Arkansas
A&M, LSU, Miss St, Ole Miss
Bama, AU, Tennessee, Vandy
Kentucky, SC ,UGA , Florida
Posted on 4/18/22 at 7:55 pm to ChromaticTide
quote:
The prior season's final conference rankings are used to divide the conference.
No way this would work for scheduling purposes
Posted on 4/18/22 at 7:56 pm to TeLeFaWx
quote:
Cotton Division:
Texas A&M
Mizzou
Oklahoma
tu
Delta Division:
LSU
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
Arkansas
Magnolia Division:
Alabama
Kentucky
Auburn
Tennessee
Peach Division:
Vanderbilt
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
FTFY
No way they will allow a division to be called Dixie…
But the only way I’ve seen that really makes sense is the 9 games 3 permanent 6 alternating between home and away and teams.
Posted on 4/18/22 at 8:14 pm to FayetteNAM
The easiest to preserve the TN-AL and AU-UGA rivalries is:
SECE: Bama, AU, UGA, Fla, Carolina, UK, UTenn, Vandy
SECW: Okla, Texass, LSU, Aggies, Arkie, Mizzou, State, OMiss.
Play your 7 division rivals annually and 2 from the other division that rotate every year. 9 SEC games. 5 at home one year and 4 at home the next.
SECE: Bama, AU, UGA, Fla, Carolina, UK, UTenn, Vandy
SECW: Okla, Texass, LSU, Aggies, Arkie, Mizzou, State, OMiss.
Play your 7 division rivals annually and 2 from the other division that rotate every year. 9 SEC games. 5 at home one year and 4 at home the next.
Posted on 4/18/22 at 8:21 pm to Posty
quote:
divisions, 5 teams each
West Division
Texas
A&M
Oklahoma
Arkansas
LSU
Central division
Ole Miss
State
Auburn
Bama
Vandy
East division
Kentucky
Tennessee
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
This is perfect. Send Mizzou off to conference USA where they belong.
Posted on 4/18/22 at 8:23 pm to UKWildcats
OU
Texas
Missouri
Arkansas
LSU
Texas A&M
Miss State
Ole Miss
Bama
Auburn
Tennessee
Vandy
Kentucky
S Carolina
Georgia
Florida
With those division alot of the rivals are already covered.
You would have 3 locked cross divison opponents to keep natural rivals (LSU vs Florida), (Kentucky vs Tennessee), ( Georgia vs Auburn)
..etc etc
Have 3 more random SEC games. 9 conference games and you would play every team once in 4 years.
Texas
Missouri
Arkansas
LSU
Texas A&M
Miss State
Ole Miss
Bama
Auburn
Tennessee
Vandy
Kentucky
S Carolina
Georgia
Florida
With those division alot of the rivals are already covered.
You would have 3 locked cross divison opponents to keep natural rivals (LSU vs Florida), (Kentucky vs Tennessee), ( Georgia vs Auburn)
..etc etc
Have 3 more random SEC games. 9 conference games and you would play every team once in 4 years.
This post was edited on 4/18/22 at 8:35 pm
Posted on 4/18/22 at 8:26 pm to TeLeFaWx
quote:The "let's make Oklahoma and Texas feel good" division
Cotton Division:
Arkansas
Mizzou
Oklahoma
tu
quote:As an LSU fan, I say thank you
Magnolia Division:
LSU
Ole Miss
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt
quote:The Alabama division, until Tennessee gets a pulse
Dixie Division:
Alabama
Kentucky
Mississippi State
Tennessee
quote:Bloodbath with South Carolina getting gang-raped
Peach Division:
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Posted on 4/18/22 at 9:25 pm to ChromaticTide
I disagree because you're leaving it up to chance that NOBODY repeats the same position (odd or even) from the prior year.
We need a format that cycles fairly & evenly for ALL teams...including protected rivalry games.
Not to mention HOW you're going to decide same records with no common opponents nor H2H.
We need a format that cycles fairly & evenly for ALL teams...including protected rivalry games.
Not to mention HOW you're going to decide same records with no common opponents nor H2H.
This post was edited on 4/18/22 at 9:56 pm
Posted on 4/18/22 at 9:30 pm to TU Rob
quote:
How To Re-Align the SEC by TU Rob
It pretty much has to go to pods. Play the 3 in your pod and 2 each on a rotation from the other 3 pods and you have 9 games for football. Yes you're going to lose some games that recently have been good matchups/rivalries, and we might (gasp) lose the Bama-Tennessee game, but whatever. Hasn't been a game in over a decade. Keep your in-state rivalries in tact, which means Egg Bowl/Iron Bowl and Vandy-UT, and will add in Texas vs A&M again annually. Plus this way every 4 year class at a school will get a chance to play every school in the conference.
Drawback is WHICH rivalries are NOT going to be kept annual?
Posted on 4/18/22 at 9:33 pm to ChromaticTide
No divisions. Everyone has three permanent opponents and 6 rotating games, This puts every SEC team in every SEC stadium every 4 years.
Posted on 4/18/22 at 9:37 pm to 3down10
quote:
How To Re-Align the SEC by 3down10
quote:
I think they end up just keeping the rival games as perm games, then rotate all the other spots. I think it'll require 3 permanent games max and leave 5(ideally IMO, but it will probably be 6) minimum games to rotate.
But who is a school's "must play" list? Personally, I don't see any connection between UGA & SC (would rather have Tenn. or Miss.)...but SC would probably say UGA. So who wins the debate?
Posted on 4/18/22 at 9:40 pm to southernboisb
I sure wouldn’t miss those trips to Columbia. Hotter than hell and it would be hard to find a more depressing place. They give A&M some serious competition in that category.
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