re: If they really do a 9 game 3 permanent opponent who do you want?

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They were the two teams that, geographically, were the furthers apart in the conference. Yet they were still forced to play every year.

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Yeah, I get *why* we play aTm. I don't get why an aTm fan wants SC as a permanent opponent.

I personally miss the Arkansas series. We were both New Kids, and that series was whacky as hell. Mizzou has made up for losing that one, though. As much as I want to win the Mizzou game and shove Drinkwitz into a locker, dammit, I think Mizzou is kinda fun. I pull for them when they aren't playing SC. There's a level of competition between the two programs, but also an interesting kind of respect both schools have for each other. Can't explain it.

I don't feel that way about aTm, at all. There's a pretty visceral dislike to those cats.

While I have been a proponent of the 3 permenant being the teams most played in the history of the program...sometimes that won't work out. I still believe history is important...so here are the 7 teams each SEC team has played the most...and the 3 should come from that list, prioritizing the top 3 if available:

Alabama - Mississippi St., Tennessee, LSU, Auburn, Vandy, Georgia, Ole Miss
Arkansas - aTm, Texas, Ole Miss, LSU, Miss St., Auburn, Bama
Auburn - Georgia, Miss St., Bama, Florida, LSU, Tennessee, Ole Miss,
Florida - Georgia, Auburn, Kentucky, LSU, Vandy, Miss St., Tennessee
Georgia - Auburn, Florida, Vandy, Kentucky, South Carolina, Bama, Tennessee
Kentucky - Tennessee, Vandy, Georgia, Florida, LSU, Miss St., Ole Miss
LSU - Miss St., Ole Miss, Bama, Florida, Arkansas, aTm, Kentucky
Ole Miss - Miss St., LSU, Vandy, Bama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia
Miss St., - Ole Miss, LSU, Bama, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee
MIZZOU - OU, Texas, Vandy, aTm, Arkansas, USCe, Kentucky
OU - Texas, MIZZOU, aTm, Arkansas, Bama, Tennessee, LSU
USCe - Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Vandy, Arkansas, LSU
Tennessee - Kentucky, Vandy, Bama, Ole Miss, Georgia, Auburn, Florida
Texas - OU, aTm, Arkansas, MIZZOU, LSU, Vandy, Bama
aTm - Texas, Arkansas, LSU, Oklahoma, Miss St., MIZZOU, Bama
Vandy - Tennessee, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Bama, Georgia, Florida, Auburn

if we kicked mizzou out and stayed at 15 teams..

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if we kicked mizzou out and stayed at 15 teams..

4 Perm
5/5 Rotation

#profit

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south carolina, vandy and kentucky.

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bigDgator

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its gonna kill me to lose the Florida game annually.

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Im worried we are gonna lose the Florida game and it sucks arse.

LSU Florida is awesome.

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The only redeeming thing about 9-3 is you get to play everyone 2 outta 4 years.

for the Ags, I think two are near certainties, LSU and Texas.

I heard talk last year of State as the 3rd, but I don't see either team feeling that would be a good "rivalry".

I would perfer Arkansas as our 3rd. Tons of history with them.

LSU

Geographical- the way it should be: Ark, OM, MsSt

What we likely get: OM, Bama, TAM or Florida