re: Losing LSU-Florida is a travesty

Ole Miss was a major rival for LSU from about 1957 to 1972, the Johnny Vaught era. The game lost its significance soon afterwards, as the Rebels have maintained a level of sustained mediocrity for decades.

Agree. Whether it becomes 8 or 9 conference games its hard to believe they can't find a way to keep 4 or 5 as permanent ones. I understand the thought that folks want to see the other teams more regularly. But there has to be a balance in every other year vs 12 years as when Tennessee came to Baton Rouge last year.

I’d 100% give up a non-Big Six permanent in OM or ATM if LSU could keep UF annually.

Sincerely no offense intended to either of those two schools, but LSU-UF is just different and quintessential SEC football.

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even presidents that want to keep divisions

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This is the worst idea of them all. Even the stupidity of having Bama play LSU instead of MSU every year is better than trying shoehorn divisions into this.

For years on this site LSU fans have bitched about having to play Florida every year while Bama got Tenn.

Now they whine about not playing Florida every year?

Series tied 33-33-3

My how dem tigahs have come back. Spurrier had UF in the huge lead

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LSUs top ranked are:
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Ole miss
Miss state
Arkansas
Texas AM

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You're telling me with a straight face LSU's second biggest rival is Auburn over Florida, Ole Miss, Arkansas, or aTm?

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Agree. Whether it becomes 8 or 9 conference games its hard to believe they can't find a way to keep 4 or 5 as permanent ones. I understand the thought that folks want to see the other teams more regularly. But there has to be a balance in every other year vs 12 years as when Tennessee came to Baton Rouge last year.

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I agree. Unfortunately, none of the powers that be or TV executives are going to ask the common fan who they want their team to play. I feel like it would be a pretty easy fix if that would be done.

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Seems that Florida’s ranked rivalries are:

1. Uga
2. Fsu
3. Tennessee
4. Auburn going way back
5. LSU
6. Miami

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My main issue is this. When we went from a 7 to 8 game conference schedule we lost the Miami and the Auburn rivalries. Now we may lose the Tennessee and LSU rivalries and only be left with Georgia. Is there any other school who has lost so many important games? That is 4 of our 6 that we no longer play annually. It's kind of ridiculous to lose that many when you play 12 games and you can't figure out how to let us play 2 of our top 4 conference rivals. Our SEC list is Georgia, LSU, Tennessee, Auburn and we can't even get two of the 4. Including our OOC rivals we get to play 2 of the 6.

It's what happens when a team leaves a conference not stays in the same conference. If we end up with only Georgia and none of our other rivals I will definitely be disappointed. Even more so when I see others getting 2 and 3 of their top rivals annually.

Yes sir. Me too. I just wish we would be more competitive with y'all. I understand if Tiger fans, particularly younger ones, would rather see Gata than the Rebs.