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Posted on 10/16/23 at 9:57 pm to ukraine_rebel
I’m playing around with an 8 game concept that has promise, but I wanted some feedback before I try to create the puzzle.
Three Pods
SEC West
Alabama
Auburn
LSU
Ole Miss
Miss State
SEC East
Tennessee
Auburn
Florida
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
SEC New Teams
Arkansas
South Carolina
Texas A&M
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
SEC EAST & SEC WEST SCHEDULE
Play your Pod (4)
Play your Perm (1)
Rotate 3 teams
SEC NEW TEAMS SCHEDULE
Play your Pod (5)
Rotate 3 teams
LSU Example
Alabama
Auburn
Ole Miss
Miss State
Perm: Florida
+ Rotation
Y1 Kentucky, Texas, Arkansas
Y2 Tennessee, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt
Y3 Georgia, A&M, Missouri
Y4 Kentucky, Texas, Arkansas
Y5 Tennessee, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt
Y6 Georgia, A&M, South Carolina
Done correctly, all original SEC 10 would play at least 6 of their 8 games each year against the original 10 members.
Just an idea.. what are your thoughts?
eta: The problem with this schedule imo is equality across schedules. There are 8 teams that have won a NC in the last 25 years.. LSU would be playing 4 or 5 every year.
Texas would be playing 3 + 2 rivalry games in A&M and Arkansas, but that might be considered not fair. I think these types of issues is why the 1+7 model is favored by some teams.
Three Pods
SEC West
Alabama
Auburn
LSU
Ole Miss
Miss State
SEC East
Tennessee
Auburn
Florida
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
SEC New Teams
Arkansas
South Carolina
Texas A&M
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
SEC EAST & SEC WEST SCHEDULE
Play your Pod (4)
Play your Perm (1)
Rotate 3 teams
SEC NEW TEAMS SCHEDULE
Play your Pod (5)
Rotate 3 teams
LSU Example
Alabama
Auburn
Ole Miss
Miss State
Perm: Florida
+ Rotation
Y1 Kentucky, Texas, Arkansas
Y2 Tennessee, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt
Y3 Georgia, A&M, Missouri
Y4 Kentucky, Texas, Arkansas
Y5 Tennessee, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt
Y6 Georgia, A&M, South Carolina
Done correctly, all original SEC 10 would play at least 6 of their 8 games each year against the original 10 members.
Just an idea.. what are your thoughts?
eta: The problem with this schedule imo is equality across schedules. There are 8 teams that have won a NC in the last 25 years.. LSU would be playing 4 or 5 every year.
Texas would be playing 3 + 2 rivalry games in A&M and Arkansas, but that might be considered not fair. I think these types of issues is why the 1+7 model is favored by some teams.
This post was edited on 10/16/23 at 10:12 pm
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:15 pm to VoxDawg
quote:
he only thing wrong with that is that for those of us whose end of the year rivalry is versus another P5 program
yeah but you are talking GA Tech. that is like scheduling a cupcake.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:16 pm to BigBro
quote:
I’m playing around with an 8 game concept that has promise, but I wanted some feedback before I try to create the puzzle.
Three Pods
SEC West
Alabama
Auburn
LSU
Ole Miss
Miss State
SEC East
Tennessee
Auburn
Florida
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
SEC New Teams
Arkansas
South Carolina
Texas A&M
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
SEC EAST & SEC WEST SCHEDULE
Play your Pod (4)
Play your Perm (1)
Rotate 3 teams
SEC NEW TEAMS SCHEDULE
Play your Pod (5)
Rotate 3 teams
LSU Example
Alabama
Auburn
Ole Miss
Miss State
Perm: Florida
+ Rotation
Y1 Kentucky, Texas, Arkansas
Y2 Tennessee, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt
Y3 Georgia, A&M, Missouri
Y4 Kentucky, Texas, Arkansas
Y5 Tennessee, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt
Y6 Georgia, A&M, South Carolina
Done correctly, all original SEC 10 would play at least 6 of their 8 games each year against the original 10 members.
Just an idea.. what are your thoughts?
Complicated but has some virtues RE maintained rivalries. You don't quite seem to have the clear divisions to have clear division champions and therefore ccg participants.
I'll propose the alternative pod scenario next post.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:46 pm to molsusports
Northwest:
Oklahoma (Alabama, Georgia, LSU)
Texas (Tennessee, Florida, A&M)
Arkansas (Auburn, Kentucky, OM)
Missouri (Vanderbilt, USC, MSU)
Southwest:
LSU (Oklahoma, Alabama, Florida)
A&M (Texas, Auburn, Georgia)
Ole Miss (Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky)
MSU (Missouri, Vanderbilt, USC)
Central:
Alabama (Florida, LSU, OU)
Tennessee (Kentucky, Texas, OM)
Auburn (Georgia, A&M, Arkansas)
Vanderbilt (USC, MSU, MU)
Coastal:
Florida (LSU, Alabama, Texas)
Georgia (A&M, Auburn, Oklahoma)
Kentucky (OM, Arkansas, Tennessee)
South Carolina (MSU, Missouri, Vanderbilt)
You play your pod + another pod and a similar quality team. Two pods are a functional division = two clean divisions each year for the ccg.
For example this might mean for LSU
Years 1&2:
A&M, OM, MSU, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama
Years 3&4:
A&M, OM, MSU, Alabama, Tennessee, Auburn, Vanderbilt, Florida
Years 5&6
A&M, OM, MSU, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, USC, Oklahoma
Oklahoma (Alabama, Georgia, LSU)
Texas (Tennessee, Florida, A&M)
Arkansas (Auburn, Kentucky, OM)
Missouri (Vanderbilt, USC, MSU)
Southwest:
LSU (Oklahoma, Alabama, Florida)
A&M (Texas, Auburn, Georgia)
Ole Miss (Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky)
MSU (Missouri, Vanderbilt, USC)
Central:
Alabama (Florida, LSU, OU)
Tennessee (Kentucky, Texas, OM)
Auburn (Georgia, A&M, Arkansas)
Vanderbilt (USC, MSU, MU)
Coastal:
Florida (LSU, Alabama, Texas)
Georgia (A&M, Auburn, Oklahoma)
Kentucky (OM, Arkansas, Tennessee)
South Carolina (MSU, Missouri, Vanderbilt)
You play your pod + another pod and a similar quality team. Two pods are a functional division = two clean divisions each year for the ccg.
For example this might mean for LSU
Years 1&2:
A&M, OM, MSU, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama
Years 3&4:
A&M, OM, MSU, Alabama, Tennessee, Auburn, Vanderbilt, Florida
Years 5&6
A&M, OM, MSU, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, USC, Oklahoma
Posted on 10/16/23 at 11:00 pm to molsusports
good idea, but Georgia vs Auburn is left out
Posted on 10/16/23 at 11:06 pm to BigBro
Yes. It (or an equivalent Auburn/Georgia and Alabama/Tennessee) is also sacrificed with the 1-7
You can switch Auburn and Kentucky to lose Alabama and Auburn instead.
Whichever you choose to sacrifice you can at least play them two thirds of the time (like LSU/Alabama and LSU/Florida) with the pod option instead of the 1-7
You can switch Auburn and Kentucky to lose Alabama and Auburn instead.
Whichever you choose to sacrifice you can at least play them two thirds of the time (like LSU/Alabama and LSU/Florida) with the pod option instead of the 1-7
Posted on 10/16/23 at 11:19 pm to molsusports
IMO, this is the best 8 game schedule short term.
It’s exactly like the current schedule, except you play Texas or Oklahoma instead of a rotating teams from the other division.
It is not a long term solution, but it bridges the gap until we can play 9 or 10 games. Even if it lasted 6 years, you are only missing 1 game against those other teams.
This post was edited on 10/16/23 at 11:21 pm
Posted on 10/16/23 at 11:26 pm to ukraine_rebel
SEC can expand to 20 teams and preserve all rivalries, bring everyone's rival into the conference, and have a 10 game conference schedule. It would be the best and most entertaining schedule in the nation, as well as the most difficult. No one in the nation could touch it, and all the teams are regional. Only exception would be Auburn and Fla, they have so many rivals they actually end up with 11 SEC games. Easy fix is to make their game count as an OOC game. Yet it still gets played.
Send Mizzou packing. New SEC teams are OU, Texas, Ok St, Miami, FSU, Clemson, Ga Tech.
Top 10 teams in this graphic are the SEC West, bottom 10 are SEC East.
B = bye or OOC game.
Send Mizzou packing. New SEC teams are OU, Texas, Ok St, Miami, FSU, Clemson, Ga Tech.
Top 10 teams in this graphic are the SEC West, bottom 10 are SEC East.
B = bye or OOC game.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 11:40 pm to BigBro
Yeah. Not perfect but better than anything else proposed
FWIW it should only flip after every two years, not every year. Because you don't want to screw up the home and away (that is otherwise every time most teams played Oklahoma or Texas it would either always be on the road or always at home
This post was edited on 10/16/23 at 11:47 pm
Posted on 10/17/23 at 12:20 am to POTUS2024
quote:
SEC can expand to 20 teams and preserve all rivalries
20 is the perfect amount, I agree
Here is the format I like with 10 SEC games.
Play everyone home and home every 6 years.
This is perfection imo.
This is domination in all 3 sports.
This post was edited on 10/17/23 at 12:24 am
Posted on 10/17/23 at 12:26 am to ukraine_rebel
I don’t want the pod system
Posted on 10/17/23 at 12:55 am to BigOrangeKen
quote:
I don’t want the pod system
yes, we know.. Tennessee wants to play Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Missouri and South Carolina every year..
Perhaps your should go to a different conference if you don’t like pods.. pods are coming at 20 teams..
Posted on 10/17/23 at 6:11 am to BigBro
I know for me and many football season is almost over, but it will be 1-7 or 3-6.
1-7 loses Auburn/UGA and Bama/UT playing every year, but we will stil play 2 years out of 4.
1-7 loses Auburn/UGA and Bama/UT playing every year, but we will stil play 2 years out of 4.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 8:31 am to ukraine_rebel
Would have been better had you completed the entire alphabet.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 10:45 am to molsusports
quote:
Northwest: Oklahoma (Alabama, Georgia, LSU) Texas (Tennessee, Florida, A&M) Arkansas (Auburn, Kentucky, OM) Missouri (Vanderbilt, USC, MSU)
SEC Northwest just rolls off the tongue
Posted on 10/17/23 at 10:47 pm to BigBro
No I want to keep Bama
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