re: Let’s see your (I know it will be hard for this board) NON TROLL divisional re-alignment

If you move Bama and Auburn to the east you can have a rotating schedule to make sure everyone in the sec plays everyone within a four year period but it won’t be a home and home like it used to be before the addition of aTm and Missouri.

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Pod 2
Tennessee
Alabama
Kentucky
Vandy

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The crying would never stop.

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Pod 4
Texas
A&M
Oklahoma
Mizzou

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frick no!!!! We didn’t leave the Big XII just to en up right in it!!

Personally, I like the Pod System. It's unique and intriguing. The Pod System would be grouped together by geographic considerations; yet, it would allow for traditional matchups w/crossover games that wouldn't be lost.

The SECCG could rotate between two cities:

ATLANTA, home to the College Football Hall of Fame, and DALLAS.

POD A - EAST

- FLORIDA
- GEORGIA
- KENTUCKY
- SOUTH CAROLINA

POD B - EAST

- ALABAMA
- AUBURN
- TENNESSEE
- VANDERBILT

POD C - WEST

- LSU
- MISSISSIPPI
- MISSISSIPPI STATE
- TEXAS A&M

POD D - WEST

- ARKANSAS
- MISSOURI
- OKLAHOMA
- TEXAS

Personally I’d go no divisions..
3 rivals - rotate 6.. you play a home and home at least once with every team at least once in 4 years…

Best 2 records play for SECCG

BAMA - AU, UT, LSU
ARK - USC, MIZZ, TEXAS
AU - BAMA, UGA, UF
UF - UGA, AU, UK
UGA - UF, AU, USC
UK - UT, UF, VU
LSU - A&M, BAMA, OM
OM - LSU, MSU, VU
MSU - OM, USC, OU
MIZZ - ARK, OU, TEXAS
OU - TEXAS, MIZZ, MSU
USC - ARK, UGA, MSU
UT - BAMA, UK, VU
TEXAS - OU, A&M, MIZZ
A&M - LSU, TEXAS, ARK
VU - UT, UK, OM

I know some will be like those suck, but when you take into account the rivals in Bold that you know will be played yearly, there aren't many options.

My line of thinking is (I’m drinking - don’t judge, I have the week off) why not north and south divisions? East and west, north and south, what’s the difference? Someone sober tell me what this would do to preserve rivalries as opposed to east/west.

well there is a time zone thing, it’s 1 hour but still it gives a bit of a natural separation

Naw. The other Power 5 teams are going to 8 game schedules. That’s a must. Maintain out of conference rivalries and allow other OOC matchups. It makes no sense to go to 9 games. 8 is much better.

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Pod 2
Tennessee
Alabama
Kentucky
Vandy

Pod 3
Ole Miss
Miss St
LSU
Arkansas

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I know balancing pods isn't easy but Bama and LSU would have cakewalks many years.

Stick us with two A&M's? No thanks, AR is bad enough already and at least they're close enough not to require a plane ride. We'll stick with them.