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It's funny how people say Ga. &/or Ala. determine SEC scheduling. If you know SEC history: UGA, Fl., Tn., LSU, Ala., & Aub. are/were "the Big 6" & were matched up to play: Ala./Tn., UGA/Aub., & then Fl./LSU. While I agree that scheduling is a tough problem, the WORST thing to do is eliminate historical conference rivalries. On top of that, playing annual games as "OOC" or every other year.

You have responded several times in this topic.. I’m curious, what would be your solution based on what you know?

If you don’t know, then tell me what games you think “must” be played each year and I’ll give you my opinion on how that can be accomplished.

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Posted by southernboisb

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Posted on 1/19/24 at 12:20 pm to BigBro

My "plan" I posted on here is the following:

9 game schedule
4X4 pods
Everybody has a perm in each other pod (ex.: A1/B1/C1/D1; A2/B2/C2/D2; A3/B3/C3/D3; A4/B4/C4/D4).
Your schedule is: 3 games - pod members, 4 games - another pod, 2 games - perms from other pods

Ex. for team A1:
Y1 - A2, A3, A4, B1 (pod B perm), B2, B3, B4, C1 (pod C perm), D1 (pod D perm)
Y2 - A2, A3, A4, B1 (pod B perm), C1 (pod C perm), C2, C3, C4, D1 (pod D perm)
Y3 - A2, A3, A4, B1 (pod B perm), C1 (pod C perm), D1 (pod D perm), D2, D3, D4
Y4/5/6 - Y1/2/3 but sites flipped

Pair up 2 pods each year & winner of each "group" is SECCG team.
Y1 - AB winner vrs. CD winner
Y2 - AC winner vrs. BD winner
Y3 - AD winner vrs. BC winner

This keeps ALL annual rivalries at the cost of a full conference rotation in 6 years.

Yes, this is a 6/3/3/3 setup, but (to me) it's the easiest format with no games lost, no tie-breakers needed, & instantly determines CG teams.

This post was edited on 1/19/24 at 12:24 pm

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