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Posted on 5/28/25 at 11:13 am to VFL67
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Thanks Texas and OU, you guys have come in and destroyed historic games in the once best conference.
There are a lot of solutions that don't end any rivalries..
8 Games - 3/5 or 2/6
9 Games - 3/6
10 Games - 5/5
two divisions - 8 teams each league - play 7 + 1 across
until we go to 9 games
If they choose a 1 + 7 model, then that is on the league. We only get 1 vote..
but yes I know.. blame Texas.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 11:17 am to VFL67
Why can't we do 3 permanents rotate 5?
Posted on 5/28/25 at 11:24 am to VFL67
For 8 games
Add Texas to East and Okla to West
7 divisional games, 1 perm
Makes season games mean more
Makes SECCG mean more
Loads playoffs with SEC teams
Play old matchups in playoffs and bowl games
Also, two SEC schools could schedule their own home and away series if they hadn't played in a minute.
Add Texas to East and Okla to West
7 divisional games, 1 perm
Makes season games mean more
Makes SECCG mean more
Loads playoffs with SEC teams
Play old matchups in playoffs and bowl games
Also, two SEC schools could schedule their own home and away series if they hadn't played in a minute.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 11:31 am to VFL67
Sigh of relief in Knoxville
Posted on 5/28/25 at 11:58 am to VFL67
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What makes college sports so fun are the rivalries and traditions. I've forced myself to get onboard with NIL and the transfer portal but if they start taking away the rivalry games that have been played for 100 years, then I'll draw the line. I know i'm probably in the minority with this stance but oh well.
I feel that, but the reality is that is sentimental. For AD's, University presidents, and Sankey/ the SEC as an entity, sentiment is what gets talked on the air and in press conferences, but in meetings what gets talked about is money. Honestly, that's nothing new. SCAR and Arky got added to the SEC to create divisions and an SEC Championship game, which means more money. Texas and OU got added to help strengthen the competitiveness conference in a time where CFB has become a blatant minor league for the NFL rather than "student-athletes."
Simply put, the more SEC teams in the playoff, the more money comes in vs a 9th conference game that may risk having the max number in the playoff, like last season.
It's still possible to be passionate though, IMO. The product on the field is better than ever; the pageantry and pride is still there. The reality is that money has always driven these decisions, it just used to hide behind the pageantry and pride. No one likes seeing how the sausage is made.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 12:06 pm to IvIerlot
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For 8 games
Add Texas to East and Okla to West
7 divisional games, 1 perm
Makes season games mean more
Makes SECCG mean more
Loads playoffs with SEC teams
Play old matchups in playoffs and bowl games
Also, two SEC schools could schedule their own home and away series if they hadn't played in a minute.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 12:16 pm to BigBro
The 2/6 model not bad at all. What teams would you like to see paired up
Bama- Tennessee/auburn
Georgia- Auburn/ Florida
Auburn- Bama/ Georgia
Texas - Oklahoma/ A&M
Florida- Georgia/ SC
A&M- Texas/ LSU
Arkansas- Ole Miss/LSU
LSU- Arkansas/ A&M
Tennessee- Bama/Vandy
Ole Miss- State/ Arkansas
State- Ole Miss/ Kentucky
Oklahoma- Texas/ Missouri
South Carolina- Florida/ Missouri
Missouri- Oklahoma/SC
Kentucky- State/Vandy
Vandy- Tennessee/Kentucky
Bama- Tennessee/auburn
Georgia- Auburn/ Florida
Auburn- Bama/ Georgia
Texas - Oklahoma/ A&M
Florida- Georgia/ SC
A&M- Texas/ LSU
Arkansas- Ole Miss/LSU
LSU- Arkansas/ A&M
Tennessee- Bama/Vandy
Ole Miss- State/ Arkansas
State- Ole Miss/ Kentucky
Oklahoma- Texas/ Missouri
South Carolina- Florida/ Missouri
Missouri- Oklahoma/SC
Kentucky- State/Vandy
Vandy- Tennessee/Kentucky
Posted on 5/28/25 at 12:17 pm to BigBro
Your effing up the rotation, you can get killed for that in some stadiums, luckily you are in the SEC now.
Scene from Friday puff puff give, 19 seconds
Scene from Friday puff puff give, 19 seconds
Posted on 5/28/25 at 12:18 pm to BigBro
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As long as west + a is considered all west for that season then east + a is considered east that season and you just pick west & east champs to meet in Atlanta then I'm in even if it means never going to either Columbia.
OU might not be happy about never going to Fayettenam or Aggy Station but it' OU so who cares? :)
This post was edited on 5/28/25 at 12:20 pm
Posted on 5/28/25 at 12:22 pm to Pimphand
I still like the 3 + 6 path though as it preserves rivalries and yet if a kid were to stay all 4 years they would get to play in every SEC stadium at least once except for TX/OU and FL/GA now that aggy/arky has gone back to home and home.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 12:26 pm to tBrand
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Haha good, frick the SEC- Some Idiot Longhorn
The Big-12 beat the hell out of Texas year after year…gave you a good frickin…why so butt-hurt about the SEC?
Posted on 5/28/25 at 12:27 pm to 3down10
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which means one major thing, end of rivalry games. Bama AD and the dictator Sankey all but said that Third Saturday in October and Deep South Oldest rivalries will be done unless the 9 game schedule is adopted
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This is all false.
Yes... they can manage to keep Tennessee's biggest rivalries around with an eight game schedule.
Nothing to fret about.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 12:27 pm to VFL67
Those that want a 9-game SEC schedule are idiots.
Seriously. It sounds cool in theory — more big matchups, more SEC-on-SEC action, right? But dig a little deeper and it’s just a mess waiting to happen.
First off, you’ve got the home/away imbalance. One year you get five SEC home games, the next year you only get four. That’s a massive swing in college football where home-field advantage actually matters. Good luck winning the division when your 5 biggest games are all on the road.
Also, you’re killing off non-conference games, which actually matter. That extra non-SEC game is where you get big-time showdowns like Texas vs. Michigan, or just a breather from the weekly SEC grind. And let’s not forget the annual SEC vs. ACC rivalry games — Georgia vs. Georgia Tech, Florida vs. Florida State, South Carolina vs. Clemson, Kentucky vs. Louisville. Those games are legit, and those teams aren’t afraid to schedule real competition every year. Can Missouri, Texas A&M and LSU’s say the same? Dodging Power 5 teams like it’s the plague unless it’s a neutral site game with a check attached. Meanwhile, the teams with the balls to play actual out-of-conference rivals are the ones who’d get punished by a 9-game SEC slate.
And let’s not forget the playoff implications. You make everyone play a 9-game bloodbath, and suddenly you’ve got 5 2-loss SEC teams being judged against 1-loss teams from weak conferences. Even if we know the SEC team is better, the record still matters when the committee makes those calls.
This isn’t about being scared of competition — it’s about not shooting yourself in the foot. The SEC already beats everyone else with 8. Why make it harder just to say we did?
Seriously. It sounds cool in theory — more big matchups, more SEC-on-SEC action, right? But dig a little deeper and it’s just a mess waiting to happen.
First off, you’ve got the home/away imbalance. One year you get five SEC home games, the next year you only get four. That’s a massive swing in college football where home-field advantage actually matters. Good luck winning the division when your 5 biggest games are all on the road.
Also, you’re killing off non-conference games, which actually matter. That extra non-SEC game is where you get big-time showdowns like Texas vs. Michigan, or just a breather from the weekly SEC grind. And let’s not forget the annual SEC vs. ACC rivalry games — Georgia vs. Georgia Tech, Florida vs. Florida State, South Carolina vs. Clemson, Kentucky vs. Louisville. Those games are legit, and those teams aren’t afraid to schedule real competition every year. Can Missouri, Texas A&M and LSU’s say the same? Dodging Power 5 teams like it’s the plague unless it’s a neutral site game with a check attached. Meanwhile, the teams with the balls to play actual out-of-conference rivals are the ones who’d get punished by a 9-game SEC slate.
And let’s not forget the playoff implications. You make everyone play a 9-game bloodbath, and suddenly you’ve got 5 2-loss SEC teams being judged against 1-loss teams from weak conferences. Even if we know the SEC team is better, the record still matters when the committee makes those calls.
This isn’t about being scared of competition — it’s about not shooting yourself in the foot. The SEC already beats everyone else with 8. Why make it harder just to say we did?
Posted on 5/28/25 at 12:39 pm to Lonnie Utah
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...annual SEC vs. ACC rivalry games — Georgia vs. Georgia Tech, Florida vs. Florida State, South Carolina vs. Clemson, Kentucky vs. Louisville...
Good point. Those teams end up with a 10-game power-4 schedule. Well, except maybe Georgia - 9.5 game Power 4?
Posted on 5/28/25 at 12:51 pm to DeltaSSiPP
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The 2/6 model not bad at all. What teams would you like to see paired up
Advantages to both of these combinations. Perhaps you could do a rotation.. first 2 years, example 1.. next 2 years, example 2.. or something like that.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 12:57 pm to TT9
OP's a maroon.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 12:59 pm to DeltaSSiPP
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LSU- Arkansas/ A&M
I know you are tired of seeing Florida get beat up and down the field by LSU…but you can go straight to hell with this shite
Posted on 5/28/25 at 1:05 pm to Lonnie Utah
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Can Missouri, Texas A&M and LSU’s say the same? Dodging Power 5 teams like it’s the plague unless it’s a neutral site game with a check attached
I'd argue LSU has scheduled almost too tough OOC games recently
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