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Can someone explain to me the point of Pods?
Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:25 pm
Why go to pods? Are we going to have SEC Semifinals in addition to an SEC Title game?
Divisions would work fine. I'm not sure why so many are pushing for pods, and I've yet to see one benefit from moving to this format.
Divisions would work fine. I'm not sure why so many are pushing for pods, and I've yet to see one benefit from moving to this format.
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Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:26 pm to BHMKyle
So you can play another team in your conference more than once every half-dozen years.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:28 pm to BHMKyle
ESPN likes them.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:28 pm to BHMKyle
I thought the argument was that you get to play every team more regularly.
Whereas right now we can look forward to AU/UA vs. UK/Vandy every year. I mean, we all want to see UF-Texas or Alabama-A&M or Auburn-Oklahoma with more regularity, I assume
Whereas right now we can look forward to AU/UA vs. UK/Vandy every year. I mean, we all want to see UF-Texas or Alabama-A&M or Auburn-Oklahoma with more regularity, I assume
Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:28 pm to BHMKyle
because 10 years in we've played once and you still haven't been to Kyle.
The league has got to do better.
The league has got to do better.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:29 pm to BHMKyle
Because if we stick to an 8 game conference schedule, you'll play the 7 teams in your division, and then your cross division rival... and wouldn't play someone from the other division for years.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:32 pm to BHMKyle
So Aggy gets its way and we aren't stuck in a Big 12 division.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:32 pm to BHMKyle
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Can someone explain to me the point of Pods?
Why go to pods? Are we going to have SEC Semifinals in addition to an SEC Title game?
Divisions would work fine. I'm not sure why so many are pushing for pods, and I've yet to see one benefit from moving to this format.
Because it's what ESPN wants. They'll be looking to arrange things in a manner that gets them the most viewers.
The schools have sold out.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:33 pm to BHMKyle
Much neater and more accurate than pouring the detergent.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:34 pm to BHMKyle
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Why go to pods? Are we going to have SEC Semifinals in addition to an SEC Title game?
Divisions would work fine. I'm not sure why so many are pushing for pods, and I've yet to see one benefit from moving to this format.
If we're maintaining the idea that the conference is somehow connected between all the teams, playing a team once a decade does not a connection make. Pods address this issue...
Frankly 3 permanent opponents and rotating the rest would do it also, but if a complete divisional round robin is required in order to retain the conference championship, then pods is about the only way to do it so that you can reshuffle "divisions" each year to get different matchups.
This post was edited on 7/27/21 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:35 pm to BHMKyle
Play every team more often
Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:35 pm to BHMKyle
With the current setup, 14 teams, 8 games and one permanent opponent, the SEC is really 2 separate conferences with a crossover agreement. It takes 12 years to play a home and home with with other side.
Pods, virtual or actual without any permanent out of pod opponent, only takes 4 years (with a 9 game sched) to play everyone home and home.
I believe that one of the reasons most have favorable memories of the conference before A&M and MO joined is that it only took 5 years to do the home in home. It's this kind of setup that brings us closer together.
Pods, virtual or actual without any permanent out of pod opponent, only takes 4 years (with a 9 game sched) to play everyone home and home.
I believe that one of the reasons most have favorable memories of the conference before A&M and MO joined is that it only took 5 years to do the home in home. It's this kind of setup that brings us closer together.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:42 pm to BHMKyle
You're absolutely right, but the traditional rivalries MUST be maintained to get enough votes. It's still very doable IF we go to 9 SEC games, and even better, if we went to 11. With two, eight team divisions (East & West), we can accomplish playing every out-of-division team at least once every four years with a 9-SEC game schedule, and every other year with an 11 game schedule. Thetraditional rivalries can be taken care of with a East Division consisting of: Ala, Aub, Fla, Ga, Tenn, Vandy, Kentucky and USCe
West Division of: Missouri, Okla, Tex, A&M, Ark, LSU, Miss and Miss St.
This gives everybody 1 OOC game which would satisfy the USCe/Clemson, Ga/Ga Tech, Fla/FSU, etc rivalries.
Think about what a helluva season it would make with big-time games every Saturday!
West Division of: Missouri, Okla, Tex, A&M, Ark, LSU, Miss and Miss St.
This gives everybody 1 OOC game which would satisfy the USCe/Clemson, Ga/Ga Tech, Fla/FSU, etc rivalries.
Think about what a helluva season it would make with big-time games every Saturday!
This post was edited on 7/27/21 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:42 pm to Leto II
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Much neater and more accurate than pouring the detergent.
I haven't seen much benefit from tide pods myself, but some of that is because washing machines are still in the dark ages (sideloaders smell, top loaders tear up clothes or don't clean).
But holy shite Cascade Platinum pods have changed doing the dishes for me. I don't prewash shite anymore.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:42 pm to 904
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So you can play another team in your conference more than once every half-dozen years.
If we go to two divisions of 8 teams with a 9-game conference schedule, you'd play 7 opponents annually and the remaining 8 opponents twice every 8 years or on average once every 4 years. Is this not enough? I mean if the point is to try to play everyone more often, then maybe we don't need to keep expanding the league at such a rapid pace.
So my first question has still not been answered: Does Pods mean we'd get SEC Semifinal games every year?
Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:49 pm to BHMKyle
No....and just think about an 11- SEC game season! Hell, we had a 10-game SEC season last year!
Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:56 pm to BHMKyle
With an east and west division, Auburn and Alabama moving to the East, and Missouri joining the newcomers in the West, and 9 conference games, teams can play each team from the other division every four years.
The only good reason I can think of for why we should have pods is that the set up I have described above puts LSU in the SWC/B12 division along with the Mississippi schools, which does suck for them.
Other than that, I can't think of one good reason why pods are better than two 7 team divisions with no permanent crossover games and 9 games.
Maybe people just like the word "pods"?
The only good reason I can think of for why we should have pods is that the set up I have described above puts LSU in the SWC/B12 division along with the Mississippi schools, which does suck for them.
Other than that, I can't think of one good reason why pods are better than two 7 team divisions with no permanent crossover games and 9 games.
Maybe people just like the word "pods"?
This post was edited on 7/27/21 at 1:57 pm
Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:58 pm to BHMKyle
Sankey has to suck Mickey's dick, so we're getting whatever set up they tell us they want.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 2:02 pm to BHMKyle
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If we go to two divisions of 8 teams with a 9-game conference schedule, you'd play 7 opponents annually and the remaining 8 opponents twice every 8 years or on average once every 4 years.
Or even better, we could play every team at least once every 2 years with the pods setup? Decide who plays in the SEC Championship by record and tiebreakers. Once every 8 years to go play at almost half the conference's stadiums and vice versa is still too long.
Plus, assuming that Alabama and Auburn were moved to the East in the divisions setup because they're a package deal, the SEC West would probably just wind up being a defacto Big 12/SWC conference again.
Arkansas
Mizzou
Oklahoma
Texas
A&M
LSU
Ole Miss
Miss St.
So frick all of that.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 2:03 pm to BHMKyle
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So my first question has still not been answered: Does Pods mean we'd get SEC Semifinal games every year?
Pods, because they limit the number of permanent games is simply a more efficient way to play everyone in the league. The trade off is number of league games. If you want to play everyone faster with 2 divisions, you have to play more games.
You don't need pods or divisions to have a playoff. You could just take the highest ranked teams. So Whether we have semifinals or not, imo is tied to what the playoff structure is. Regardless of what has been proposed, we really don't know what it will look like until all the restructuring is complete.
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