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re: Based on the Latest Comments by Sankey, it Sounds like PODS are Coming.
Posted on 8/26/21 at 11:13 am to Farmer1906
Posted on 8/26/21 at 11:13 am to Farmer1906
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Are yall reading this the same way? The PODS or some type of permanent rivals yearly/rotate everyone else (not too dissimilar than SEC bball) are clearly the easiest ways to play everyone the most often.
Most likely: 9 SEC games (4-5 SEC home games alternate years); no divisions or pods (equitable SOSs); 3 fixed opponents (rivals) and rotate the other 12 opponents in 6 schedule slots (playing all 12 twice within 4 years); 2 teams with best SEC W-L records play in the SEC title game. Playing 9 SEC games and 3 non-SEC games still allows for 7-8 total home games and the GA-GT, FL-FSU, SC-Clemson, UK-Louisville rivalry games.
Fixed opponents:
AL - AU, TN, LS
AR - MO, AM, TX
AU - AL, GA, MS
FL - GA, LS, MS
GA - AU, FL, SC
KY - SC, TN, VB
LS - AL, FL, AM
OM - MS, MO, OK
MS - AU, FL, OM
MO - AR, OK, OM
OK - MO, OM, TX
SC - GA, KY, VB
TN - AL, KY, VB
AM - AR, LS, TX
TX - AR, OK, AM
VB - SC, KY, TN
This post was edited on 8/28/21 at 10:12 am
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Posted on 8/26/21 at 11:39 am to TidalSurge1
I'd like Arkansas back please and thank you.
Arkansas
Georgia
??? Kentucky?? IDGAF
Arkansas
Georgia
??? Kentucky?? IDGAF
Posted on 8/26/21 at 11:56 am to TidalSurge1
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Instead of Pods (but similar), I think we'll go to 9 SEC games, 3 permanent opponents (rivals) and rotate the other 12 opponents in 6 schedule slots (playing twice in 4 years). Two teams with best SEC W-L records play in SEC title game.
Great minds
Posted on 8/26/21 at 3:06 pm to TidalSurge1
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Instead of Pods (but similar), I think we'll go to 9 SEC games, 3 permanent opponents (rivals) and rotate the other 12 opponents in 6 schedule slots (playing twice in 4 years). Two teams with best SEC W-L records play in SEC title game.
This is the answer.
Pods are a solution for complying with the old NCAA rule that you could only play a championship game if you split into divisions of 6 or more and played a complete round robin within the division. This rule is not going to be an issue going forward (they made an exception for the Big XII and would do the same for the SEC), so there is no need to go with pods as opposed to eliminating divisions, having 3 permanent opponents, then playing 6 teams one year, and the other 6 the next.
A true pod system won't work for the SEC because there are four games which must be played every year (Bama-UT, Auburn-UGA, Bama-Auburn, and UGA-UF) involving five teams, so you can't ensure these games are played every year merely by adopting four team pods. If the SEC went with pods, they would have to adopt a bastardized version where each team would have a permanent opponent in each of the other 3 pods. As a result, by using pods rather than the 3/6 plan, you only play everyone home and away over a six year span instead of a four year span.
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