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9 game SEC schedule
Posted on 6/26/19 at 4:44 pm
Posted on 6/26/19 at 4:44 pm
Its peak offseason right now. I know this has been discussed before, but what would be the major hang up with a 9 game schedule?
Main cons I see is unbalanced home/away and how to select the SECCG. Neither of those seem like huge problems though. Biggest pros would be you get to play every SEC team at least every other year, and it also makes everyone's schedule strength a little more even.
I'd envision 5 permanent opponents and 4 rotating every year, something like this:
Alabama
Permanent - Tennessee, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, Miss St
Year 1 - Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky
Year 2 - Missouri, S Carolina, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Arkansas
P - Texas A&M, LSU, Ole Miss, Miss St, Missouri
Y1 - Alabama, Auburn, Florida, S Carolina
Y2 - Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Auburn
P - Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt
Y1 - Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas A&M
Y2 - LSU, Miss St, Missouri, S Carolina
Florida
P - Georgia, LSU, Auburn, S Carolina, Kentucky
Y1 - Alabama, Arkansas, Miss St, Texas A&M
Y2 - Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Georgia
P - Auburn, Florida, S Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Y1 - Alabama, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri
Y2 - Arkansas, Miss St, Ole Miss, Texas A&M
Kentucky
P - Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Florida, S Carolina
Y1 - Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Miss St
Y2 - Arkansas, LSU, Ole Miss, Texas A&M
LSU
P - Alabama, Florida, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Arkansas
Y1 - Georgia, Missouri, S Carolina, Vanderbilt
Y2 - Auburn, Kentucky, Miss St, Tennessee
Miss St
P - Ole Miss, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Y1 - Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee
Y2 - Auburn, Georgia, LSU, S Carolina
Missouri
P - Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas A&M, S Carolina
Y1 - Georgia, LSU, Miss St, Ole Miss
Y2 - Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Vanderbilt
Ole Miss
P - Miss St, LSU, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn
Y1 - Missouri, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Y2 - Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, S Carolina
S Carolina
P - Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Texas A&M
Y1 - Arkansas, LSU, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Y2 - Alabama, Auburn, Miss St, Ole Miss
Tennessee
P - Alabama, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Missouri
Y1 - Auburn, Miss St, Ole Miss, S Carolina
Y2 - Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Texas A&M
Texas A&M
P - Arkansas, LSU, Miss St, Missouri, S Carolina
Y1 - Auburn, Florida, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt
Y2 - Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee
Vanderbilt
P - Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Auburn, Miss St
Y1 - LSU, Ole Miss, S Carolina, Texas A&M
Y2 - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Missouri
Main cons I see is unbalanced home/away and how to select the SECCG. Neither of those seem like huge problems though. Biggest pros would be you get to play every SEC team at least every other year, and it also makes everyone's schedule strength a little more even.
I'd envision 5 permanent opponents and 4 rotating every year, something like this:
Alabama
Permanent - Tennessee, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, Miss St
Year 1 - Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky
Year 2 - Missouri, S Carolina, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Arkansas
P - Texas A&M, LSU, Ole Miss, Miss St, Missouri
Y1 - Alabama, Auburn, Florida, S Carolina
Y2 - Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Auburn
P - Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt
Y1 - Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas A&M
Y2 - LSU, Miss St, Missouri, S Carolina
Florida
P - Georgia, LSU, Auburn, S Carolina, Kentucky
Y1 - Alabama, Arkansas, Miss St, Texas A&M
Y2 - Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Georgia
P - Auburn, Florida, S Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Y1 - Alabama, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri
Y2 - Arkansas, Miss St, Ole Miss, Texas A&M
Kentucky
P - Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Florida, S Carolina
Y1 - Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Miss St
Y2 - Arkansas, LSU, Ole Miss, Texas A&M
LSU
P - Alabama, Florida, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Arkansas
Y1 - Georgia, Missouri, S Carolina, Vanderbilt
Y2 - Auburn, Kentucky, Miss St, Tennessee
Miss St
P - Ole Miss, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Y1 - Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee
Y2 - Auburn, Georgia, LSU, S Carolina
Missouri
P - Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas A&M, S Carolina
Y1 - Georgia, LSU, Miss St, Ole Miss
Y2 - Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Vanderbilt
Ole Miss
P - Miss St, LSU, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn
Y1 - Missouri, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Y2 - Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, S Carolina
S Carolina
P - Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Texas A&M
Y1 - Arkansas, LSU, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Y2 - Alabama, Auburn, Miss St, Ole Miss
Tennessee
P - Alabama, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Missouri
Y1 - Auburn, Miss St, Ole Miss, S Carolina
Y2 - Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Texas A&M
Texas A&M
P - Arkansas, LSU, Miss St, Missouri, S Carolina
Y1 - Auburn, Florida, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt
Y2 - Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee
Vanderbilt
P - Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Auburn, Miss St
Y1 - LSU, Ole Miss, S Carolina, Texas A&M
Y2 - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Missouri
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Posted on 6/26/19 at 4:46 pm to RoscoeHarper
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I'd envision 5 permanent opponents and 4 rotating every year, something like this:
Not a bad suggestion. I guess the divisions would be out the window though.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 4:49 pm to RoscoeHarper
Not gonna happen
ACC and SEC play too. many cross conference
B1G, B12, and PAC don't
No way to balance this so the best solution is for the west schools to pick up cross border non conference games if they can.
Mizzou plays Kansas
Arkansas plays Texas
TAMU plays OU
ACC and SEC play too. many cross conference
B1G, B12, and PAC don't
No way to balance this so the best solution is for the west schools to pick up cross border non conference games if they can.
Mizzou plays Kansas
Arkansas plays Texas
TAMU plays OU
Posted on 6/26/19 at 4:52 pm to RoscoeHarper
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Auburn
P - Georgia, Alabama, Florida, LSU, Tennessee
Y1 - Arkansas, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Texas A&M
Y2 - Ole Miss, Miss St, Missouri, S Carolina
*changes in bold.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 4:57 pm to RoscoeHarper
Yes. Its absurd that - for example - LSU is in the same conference as UGA and will play in Athens once every 16 years and twice overall. There are non-conference opponents that play more frequently.
14 is just to damn many. And some want to go to 16, which in reality will just be two 8 team conferences.
14 is just to damn many. And some want to go to 16, which in reality will just be two 8 team conferences.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 4:57 pm to AUFan2015
Auburn wouldn't willingly arse frick itself into oblivion by taking all 5 other Big Six schools on a annual basis. I know y'all have had some dumb AD's but even your current one isn't dumb enough to think this is a good idea.Posted on 6/26/19 at 5:00 pm to fibonaccisquared
Seriously, that's just stupid
Posted on 6/26/19 at 5:01 pm to RoscoeHarper
Looks good. Make it happen.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 5:03 pm to RoscoeHarper
At first glance, seems quite reasonable. However, will not a 9-game schedule affect all the future scheduling that power 5 schools have been conducting with each other? If I'm correct, I think I remember something along that line.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 5:06 pm to RoscoeHarper
Not bad.
Ole Miss should play Vandy though.
Have Auburn play Miss State instead of Ole Miss.
Vanderbilt play Ole Miss instead of State.
Ole Miss should play Vandy though.
Have Auburn play Miss State instead of Ole Miss.
Vanderbilt play Ole Miss instead of State.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 5:07 pm to Saskwatch
LSU. We don’t want Florida will take anyone else
Posted on 6/26/19 at 5:12 pm to RoscoeHarper
quote:
unbalanced home/away
This is a huge problem and the main reason.
Any scenario needs divisions though. You need round robin play otherwise tie breakers are going to be nightmares. Hell we already have some issues with tie breakers currently.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 5:15 pm to RoscoeHarper
LSU and Tennessee get off easier in that format.
All the other Big Six teams play three permanent Big Six teams.
Plus, as an LSU fan, I want Auburn every year. That has been a great game for both teams. Not scared of
Competition.
All the other Big Six teams play three permanent Big Six teams.
Plus, as an LSU fan, I want Auburn every year. That has been a great game for both teams. Not scared of
Competition.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 5:16 pm to RoscoeHarper
Won’t work until all SEC play decent P5 OOC annually. USC UK UGA and FL all have ACC in state rival games each year. Sorry Bama ...Duke don’t count.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 5:18 pm to fibonaccisquared
quote:
arse frick itself into oblivion
Would that involve a "black hole"?
Posted on 6/26/19 at 5:19 pm to RoscoeHarper
quote:
Miss St
P - Ole Miss, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Y1 - Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee
Y2 - Auburn, Georgia, LSU, S Carolina
4 games State must play every year. LSU, Auburn, Bama, & ole miss.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 5:21 pm to ClemsonRules
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Sorry Bama ...Duke don’t count.
Hey dumbass, you know Bama had a long series with Penn State among other solid non conference games
Posted on 6/26/19 at 5:26 pm to fibonaccisquared
I chose those teams because Bama, UF, UGA, and UT are our traditional rivals and people are wanting us to play them every season like we used to.
Here is an alternative: Y1: P: Bama, Georgia, Florida, A&M,LSU
R: Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Ole Miss,
Y2: P: Bama, Georgia, Florida, A&M, LSU
R: South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Miss. St, Missouri
Y3: Y1 again, Y4: Y2 again, etc
Also imo they would keep it the way it is now with the addition of another game against the other division.
In reality auburn's conference schedule might look like this: Y1:Alabama, Arkansas, LSU, Ole Miss, Miss St, A&M,
Florida ( permanent cross division),
Georgia ( permanent cross-division),division)
Tennessee( rotating cross division opponent)
Y2: same as year one but with South Carolina as rotating cross division opponent
Y3: same with Kentucky as cross division
Y4: same but with Missouri
Y5: Vanderbilt is cross division opponent
Y6: schedule re starts with year 1
Y7: year 2 schedule, etc.
Here is an alternative: Y1: P: Bama, Georgia, Florida, A&M,LSU
R: Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Ole Miss,
Y2: P: Bama, Georgia, Florida, A&M, LSU
R: South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Miss. St, Missouri
Y3: Y1 again, Y4: Y2 again, etc
Also imo they would keep it the way it is now with the addition of another game against the other division.
In reality auburn's conference schedule might look like this: Y1:Alabama, Arkansas, LSU, Ole Miss, Miss St, A&M,
Florida ( permanent cross division),
Georgia ( permanent cross-division),division)
Tennessee( rotating cross division opponent)
Y2: same as year one but with South Carolina as rotating cross division opponent
Y3: same with Kentucky as cross division
Y4: same but with Missouri
Y5: Vanderbilt is cross division opponent
Y6: schedule re starts with year 1
Y7: year 2 schedule, etc.
This post was edited on 6/26/19 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 6/26/19 at 5:29 pm to Cheese Grits
So play them every year ... then you can have a relevant point ...dumbass.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 5:31 pm to ClemsonRules
quote:
Won’t work until all SEC play decent P5 OOC annually. USC UK UGA and FL all have ACC in state rival games each year. Sorry Bama ...Duke don’t count.
The delusions of the rest of the country.
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