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Posted on 12/14/23 at 12:56 pm to wesman21
I want to keep the same set up but move AL & AUB to the east and put OK & TX in the west. See below.
New SEC
East
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
West
Arkansas
LSU
Missouri
Miss ST
Oklahoma
Ole Miss
TX A&M
Texas
Play 10 Conf games
Everyone in your division plus 1 cross division Rivalry & 1 alternate cross
Cross Rivalries:
East vs West
Florida vs LSU
Kentucky vs Miss ST
S Carolina vs TX A&M
Vandy vs Ole Miss
Auburn vs Missouri
Tennessee vs Texas
Georgia vs Oklahoma
Alabama vs Arkansas
Rotate the remaining opposing div teams yearly H & A and in 14 years you have played everyone in the conference at least twice.
New SEC
East
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
West
Arkansas
LSU
Missouri
Miss ST
Oklahoma
Ole Miss
TX A&M
Texas
Play 10 Conf games
Everyone in your division plus 1 cross division Rivalry & 1 alternate cross
Cross Rivalries:
East vs West
Florida vs LSU
Kentucky vs Miss ST
S Carolina vs TX A&M
Vandy vs Ole Miss
Auburn vs Missouri
Tennessee vs Texas
Georgia vs Oklahoma
Alabama vs Arkansas
Rotate the remaining opposing div teams yearly H & A and in 14 years you have played everyone in the conference at least twice.
This post was edited on 12/14/23 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 12/14/23 at 1:02 pm to GurleyGirl
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This is the simplest logical geographic approach.
Yep. The East would have Bama/Auburn/UF/UGA/Vols. The West would have LSU/OU/Texas/A&M. And Bama/Auburn could move back to the West once the SEC adds some combo of Clemson/FSU/NC/VA schools.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 1:04 pm to wesman21
Since there will be 16 teams, the SEC should really keep the divisions.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 1:05 pm to woodhog14
It's because a majority of SEC schools voted against adding a 9th game.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 1:09 pm to wesman21
Scheduling is easier with pods & divisions.
Divisions, BTW, automatically determine the SECCG teams (something many foreshadow will be troublesome with this non-divisions setup).
Divisions, BTW, automatically determine the SECCG teams (something many foreshadow will be troublesome with this non-divisions setup).
Posted on 12/14/23 at 1:12 pm to wesman21
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Nine conference games, no permanent opponents.
NO WAY will ANNUAL rivalries be sacrificed.
Not to get on my soapbox, but I have a 4X4 pod setup that preserves ALL rivalries with full H/A in 6 years (opposed to this 4 year push) & changes the SECCG teams.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 1:12 pm to EssexTiger
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You might consider trading out Auburn and KY in your groupings since Auburn is mileage-wise the nearest school to UF and is an historic rival with UGA and UF. KY, TN, and Vandy are historical rivals as is UT with UA. AU and AL would still find a way to play each year.
I'd be fine with auburn not being Bama's permanent opponent. They series has always benefited them way more than it does us anyway.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 1:15 pm to wesman21
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Bama, Aub, Tenn, Vandy
UGA, Fla, UK, SC
Bama, Aub., UGA, Fla.
Tenn, Vandy, UK, SC
That's more geographically correct.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 1:17 pm to wesman21
I wish we would have stayed with division play. It just seems more fun playing for and winning the West or East. I know it’s not a huge change just playing out the season and taking the 2 best teams. It just feels like teams accomplished more when you say that this team won the West or East.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 1:19 pm to GoGators1995
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Just swap Mizzou and Vandy for Bama and Auburn.
Vandy CAN'T leave Tn. (neither Ala./Aub., Miss./MSU, nor TA&M/Tx.).
Posted on 12/14/23 at 1:21 pm to TheTideMustRoll
Exactly! WHY else call it a "transition year"?
Posted on 12/14/23 at 1:23 pm to LSU Tigerhead
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Rivalry games will mean more with a break in between.
Rivalry games DON'T "have a break in between."
*NOR are they scheduled as OOC.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 1:25 pm to dstone12
Everybody usually plays their in-state schools that week. So wouldn't OK & OKST meet?
Posted on 12/14/23 at 1:32 pm to JLFVFFL
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Play 10 Conf games
Game 11
UGA/GT
UF/FSU
SC/Clemson
UK/Louisville
Game 12
UGA/anybody
UF/anybody
SC/anybody
UK/anybody
Game 11
Everybody else/anybody
Game 12
Everybody else/anybody
No thank you.
This post was edited on 12/14/23 at 1:33 pm
Posted on 12/14/23 at 1:33 pm to southernboisb
OSU has refused to schedule OU
Posted on 12/14/23 at 3:10 pm to Opry
quote:the SEC didnt bring in Texas and OU to get rid of one of the best and longest running neutral site rivalry games, and I'm sure other schools dont want to give up theirs either. Having said that, I'd be fine playing aggy every other year or so, same with Piggy.
The only fair way to do it is do away with all permanent rivalries and every team rotate through all other teams.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 3:39 pm to wesman21
I think rivals need to stay. It doesn't matter as much with a 12-team playoff. Teams with 2 losses will be able to get in so there is more room for error.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 3:41 pm to wesman21
4ea 4-team pods. The winner of each pod play an SEC championship semi-final game. Play the 3 teams in your pod, and rotate 2 teams from each of the other 3 pods. Best way to do it period.
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