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re: Here's how I'd map the SEC's pods
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:20 pm to StateTheObvious
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:20 pm to StateTheObvious
There’s something just so wrong about South Carolina being included in the ‘Mountain Pod.’ 
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Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:21 pm to starkvingrad
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Can't you still do a permanent matchup with a team not in the pod?
Nope
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:21 pm to southernboisb
And I responded to your reaction and said this:
True. Difficult to 1) balance power, 2) preserve geography and 3) retain rivalries.
True. Difficult to 1) balance power, 2) preserve geography and 3) retain rivalries.
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:22 pm to StateTheObvious
That gauntlet of a Mountain pod just wouldn't be fair to those schools. Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:23 pm to MrAUTigers
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That gauntlet of a Mountain pod just wouldn't be fair to those schools.
Way too weak. There's too much of an imbalance there. Though I like the geographical logic with this.
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:23 pm to starkvingrad
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starkvingrad
Here's how I'd map the SEC's pods
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You kept Auburn/Alabama.....but split TN/Vandy & Miss./MSU???
Can't you still do a permanent matchup with a team not in the pod?
Eh, that depends on who you talk to. With the ESPN model that keeps being pushed, it does away with DSOR (you'ld think THAT would be kept).
Some people's ideas have "must play games/rivals" & others don't.
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:26 pm to tiggerthetooth
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tiggerthetooth
Here's how I'd map the SEC's pods
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How so?
Because the mountain pod is significantly weaker than the gulf pod.
Bama, auburn, Georgia, and Florida is a ridiculous pod. That's super powered.
True, but keeps: Iron Bowl, WLOCP, DSOR
The other format keeps: TSIO
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:26 pm to southernboisb
Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I believe visiting fans shouldn't have to drive unreasonable distances to support their teams at opposing schools. I don't want that SEC tradition to die. My biggest fear with this pod reorg is that it won't make geographical sense thereby making traveling fanbases extinct.
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:26 pm to starkvingrad
Someone just say, "to hell with it" and do this:
East
AU
Bama
UGA
UF
UT
UK
USC
Vandy
West
LSU
Texas
A&M
OU
Arkansas
State
Ole Miss
Mizzou
There- 7 division games and 1 or 2 cross division.
East
AU
Bama
UGA
UF
UT
UK
USC
Vandy
West
LSU
Texas
A&M
OU
Arkansas
State
Ole Miss
Mizzou
There-
7 division games and 1 or 2 cross division. 
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:27 pm to StateTheObvious
No matter how the pods work, Alabama has to play TN and AU every year. Much like Aggy has to play t.u. every year
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:28 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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Draconian Sanctions
Here's how I'd map the SEC's pods
The one the SEC network posted is by far the best and most balanced
LSU/A&M/Ole Miss/Moo State
Texas/Okie/Arky/Missou
Bama/Aubie/Tenner/Vandy
Florida/Georgia/Kentucky/South Carolina
2 good teams 2 also rans in each pod
Which their idea puts DSOR to every OTHER year. Not gonna fly!
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:29 pm to starkvingrad
Hince why I went & "deleted" that post.
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:29 pm to southpawcock
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There’s something just so wrong about South Carolina being included in the ‘Mountain Pod.
There’s also something wrong with a schedule that doesn’t guarantee that we play UGA every year (if somehow the OPs system came to pass).
SC-UGA have played more than most SEC matchups.
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:31 pm to gamecockman12
LSU and Arkansas should not be broken up. Put the Aggies with Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:32 pm to Pisco
Love how Bama fans try to frame the need to play TN as a matter of tradition instead of an annual steamroll
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:34 pm to StateTheObvious
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StateTheObvious
Here's how I'd map the SEC's pods
Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I believe visiting fans shouldn't have to drive unreasonable distances to support their teams at opposing schools.
Funny you mention this because it's the EXACT reason I want WLOCP to rotate either between Athens/Gainesville or Atlanta/Jacksonville.
(338.4 mi.)
Athens - Jacksonville
(71.5 mi.)
Gainesville - Jacksonville
This post was edited on 7/29/21 at 7:35 pm
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:37 pm to southernboisb
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Which their idea puts DSOR to every OTHER year. Not gonna fly!
Yeah well we’re losing 3 rivalry games over this
There’s no way to keep bama/tenn, the iron bowl, and aubbie/georgia without putting all of you in the same pod which is unbalanced. And doing more permanent opponents defeats the purpose of the pods.
It’s a 16 team league now. It is what it is.
This post was edited on 7/29/21 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:37 pm to StateTheObvious
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StateTheObvious
Here's how I'd map the SEC's pods
Love how Bama fans try to frame the need to play TN as a matter of tradition instead of an annual steamroll
Yet NOBODY complained about Alabama when TN kept winning the game.
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:38 pm to southernboisb
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Yet NOBODY complained about Alabama when TN kept winning the game.
Does anybody alive besides Joe Biden remember that? Live in the now!
Posted on 7/29/21 at 7:40 pm to southernboisb
East: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia
West: Texas, Oklahoma, LSU, A&M
Rotation A: Arkansas, Missouri, Ole Miss Miss State
Rotation B: Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, South Carolina
Play your division: 7 Games
Rotation: 2 Games
Perm: 1 Game
Alabama Schedule
Year 1
Auburn, Florida, Georgia
Rotation A: Arkansas, Missouri, Ole Miss Miss State
West Rotation: Texas, LSU
Perm: Tennessee
Year 2
Auburn, Florida, Georgia
Rotation B: Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, South Carolina
West Rotation: Oklahoma, A&M
Perm: Miss State
Play everyone 2x each 4 years. It is a gauntlet of a schedule, but so many good games.. but it will never happen.
West: Texas, Oklahoma, LSU, A&M
Rotation A: Arkansas, Missouri, Ole Miss Miss State
Rotation B: Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, South Carolina
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Pods A & B rotate East & West each year to form divisions
Play your division: 7 Games
Rotation: 2 Games
Perm: 1 Game
Alabama Schedule
Year 1
Auburn, Florida, Georgia
Rotation A: Arkansas, Missouri, Ole Miss Miss State
West Rotation: Texas, LSU
Perm: Tennessee
Year 2
Auburn, Florida, Georgia
Rotation B: Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, South Carolina
West Rotation: Oklahoma, A&M
Perm: Miss State
Play everyone 2x each 4 years. It is a gauntlet of a schedule, but so many good games.. but it will never happen.
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