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The only way to do the new divisions - Everything else is stupid

Posted on 8/20/21 at 2:53 pm
Posted by Landmass
Member since Jun 2013
18196 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 2:53 pm
East:
Tennessee
Kentucky
Florida
S. Carolina
Georgia
Vanderbilt
Alabama
Auburn

(Why? Because this fits their classic place in the conference anyway)


West:

Ole Miss
LSU
MSU
Arkansas
Texas A&M
Mizzou
Texas
Oklahoma
Posted by ShowMeHorns
Member since Jul 2021
624 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 2:56 pm to
Agreed
Posted by Tornado Alley
Member since Mar 2012
26619 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 2:56 pm to
In this format, Ole Miss would easily win the West at least half of the time. I'm all for it.
Posted by Dick Tracy
Montgomery
Member since Nov 2016
694 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 2:56 pm to
NO NO NO NO NO
Do not want to be in the pansy east.
Posted by burdhead
WOMP WOMP!!
Member since Apr 2017
6008 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 2:56 pm to
Posted by BigRedNewKingOfSEC
Southeast Asia
Member since Jul 2021
477 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 2:57 pm to
I like whatever division that makes us play everyone every 3 years or so.
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
37619 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 2:58 pm to
With an 8 game conference schedule you go to the place in the East every 16 years.

9 game schedule every 8 years if there are. No permanent cross opponents. If you have a permanent one it’s back to every 16.

It should be every team is in a pod of 4, you play your 3 plus 2 from each pod. Next year you play the other 2. This way you get to play everyone every 2 years as at their place every 4.

In order to make auburn happy you could do each team gets 3 permanent opponents and simply rotates the rest. You’d still play everyone every other year and at their place every 4, but I feel this would result in seriously unbalanced schedules where as the pods you could manipulate to be very balanced.
Posted by TigerLunatik
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jan 2005
93895 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 3:00 pm to
No matter how they do it there will be things to like and dislike about it. Some teams will like it and some will hate it. I do prefer two divisions. But, I would rather be with the teams in the East which I doubt would happen. So, I'm sort of torn on the whole situation.
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
65974 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 3:01 pm to
I think North South makes more sense

South Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Arkansas
Missouri
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
Mississippi State


Florida
Georgia
Auburn
Alabama
LSU
Texas
Aggy
OU
Posted by Dr RC
The Money Pit
Member since Aug 2011
58144 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 3:28 pm to
No divisions, no pods.

Give everyone 3 permanent rivals and shuffle the scheduling from there. Best two conference records get the SEC title game.
Posted by EasterEgg
New Orleans Metro
Member since Sep 2018
4810 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 3:33 pm to
I could actually live with that, but the West just wouldn't have much of an SEC feel, with only LSU and the Mississippi schools being OG. I guess Arkansas has been around long enough, but those other 4...

Of the original big 6, you have 5 on one side and LSU by their lonesome on the other. Sucks from a traditionalist standpoint, but new rivalries shall be born.
Posted by skrayper
21-0 Asterisk Drive
Member since Nov 2012
30999 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 3:46 pm to
Biggest thing in common with all these threads?

Everyone wanting Alabama to move to the East so they don't have to play them every year.
Posted by Slackaveli
Fayetteville
Member since Jul 2017
15179 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 3:52 pm to
100% and it's exactly what is going to happen.

And it's still Divisions if we end any more schools, as well.
Posted by AustinAggie
Behind Enemy Lines
Member since Jul 2021
1466 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 3:55 pm to
Any conference structure that doesn’t allow for a program to play every other university in the conference both home and away in a 4 year period or less is a failure in my opinion.
Posted by Trumansfangs
Town & Country
Member since Sep 2018
6903 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 5:36 pm to
We'll do whatever they say. Just feeling lucky to be tagging along at this point.
Posted by DMagic
#ChowderPosse
Member since Aug 2010
46495 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 5:40 pm to
Can we move LSU/OM to hallows eve like Satan intended
Posted by BradPitt
Where the wild things are
Member since Nov 2009
13389 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 5:42 pm to
Congrats to LSU on winning the west with ease every year!
Posted by arleno
Chickasaw, AL
Member since Jul 2021
375 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 5:58 pm to
Why can't you buffoons post up good content like Landmass does? My God.
Posted by exiledhogfan
Missouri
Member since Jul 2021
1258 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 6:24 pm to
while it generally goes against my nature to agree with anyone from ole piss about anything, this alignment does make sense
Posted by JetDawg
Los Angeles/USC Trojans fan/alum
Member since Oct 2020
7341 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 7:37 pm to
OP...no, this is stupid. So are you.
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