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A divsionless SEC? (long)
Posted on 1/27/12 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 1/27/12 at 4:27 pm
In the SEC mailbag on the SEC blog on ESPN, an A&M fan asked this to Edward Aschoff about no divisions for SEC football:
quote:LINK What are yalls thoughts? I thought it was pretty radical but Aschoff and Low seem to welcome that. I could never see an SEC without East and West divisions even if it would potentially protect cross division rivalries. To me, it would work to have one less rotating cross division opponent and replace it with the added Mizzou and A&M in-division opponents to each respective division to maintain 8 conference games for each team. SIAP Germans inb4
Nathan from the Texas panhandle writes: Aggie fan here. My email is in regards to the divisional format of the SEC. I personally think that divisions in a 14-team league are hard to work with since you will hardly see opponents from the division. Why not implement a no division league with a four-team playoff format at the end of the year for the SEC championship game? You keep rivalry games and just alternate opponents every year within the league. League record and rankings would be considered for the four-team slots. Opinion?
Edward Aschoff: First of all, welcome to the SEC … well, almost welcome. You’ll officially join in July, but welcome anyway. The funny thing is that Chris Low and I were actually talking about this exact thing the other day, since basketball has already done it. I know that divisions make it much easier to figure out the teams for the championship game, but I think it would be pretty cool to have just one league with no divisions. The more teams, the harder it is to maintain those traditional rivalries when you have divisions. If you get rid of the divisions, you can maintain every rivalry you want because there would be no obligation to play a certain amount of divisional teams. Alabama-Tennessee would never be in danger and neither would Florida-LSU. You would also have the two best teams in the SEC competing for the championship. Also, “The Rematch” would have happened in Atlanta and there would have been no crying about the national championship because the SEC’s spot would have been settled in Atlanta. I’m all for it.
This post was edited on 1/27/12 at 4:42 pm
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Posted on 1/27/12 at 4:30 pm to gwilging
The rematch should have been settled in the SEC champ game this year. 
Posted on 1/27/12 at 4:33 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
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The rematch should have been settled in the SEC champ game this year.
But LSU wouldn't be conference champs. At least you still have that.
Posted on 1/27/12 at 4:34 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
quote:Coulda, shoulda, woulda
The rematch should have been settled in the SEC champ game this year.
Posted on 1/27/12 at 6:28 pm to gwilging
I prefer not having divisions, but there needs to be less than 12 teams to make that work.
Posted on 1/27/12 at 6:32 pm to ohiovol
I like divisions because I hate during basketball season when they show the big 10 or big east and have a list all over the screen. It's annoying.
Posted on 1/27/12 at 7:02 pm to gwilging
I'm pretty sure the NCAA rules state that in order to have a Championship game, you must have at least 12 teams divided into two divisions.
Posted on 1/27/12 at 7:09 pm to Tiger in Gatorland
quote:You are absolutely correct.
I'm pretty sure the NCAA rules state that in order to have a Championship game, you must have at least 12 teams divided into two divisions.
Posted on 1/27/12 at 9:15 pm to wegotdatwood
quote:This.
I'm pretty sure the NCAA rules state that in order to have a Championship game, you must have at least 12 teams divided into two divisions.
quote:This too.
I like divisions because I hate during basketball season when they show the big 10 or big east and have a list all over the screen. It's annoying.
Posted on 1/27/12 at 9:48 pm to wegotdatwood
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I like divisions because I hate during basketball season when they show the big 10 or big east and have a list all over the screen. It's annoying
you can include the SEC in that now. no divisions this year in BB right?
Posted on 1/27/12 at 9:51 pm to RMFTide
quote:Seriously??? I hope not. Darn the traditionalist in me.
you can include the SEC in that now. no divisions this year in BB right?
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