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Overthinking/Overanalyzing, separates my body from my mind. (SEC Realignment)
Posted on 7/4/22 at 8:39 am
Posted on 7/4/22 at 8:39 am
No need to overthink, as many here do, realignment for an SEC expansion:
10 Charter Schools, 10 Non Charter.
Add 4 more schools, and divide them as such. Two Divisions in each (possibly), and preserve the traditional rivalries.
SEC Charter
UF
UGA
UT
UK
Alabama
AU
MSU
Ole Miss
LSU
Vandy
SEC Carpet Baggers
USCe
Arkansas
TAMU
Missouri
Texas
OU
?
?
?
?
10 Charter Schools, 10 Non Charter.
Add 4 more schools, and divide them as such. Two Divisions in each (possibly), and preserve the traditional rivalries.
SEC Charter
UF
UGA
UT
UK
Alabama
AU
MSU
Ole Miss
LSU
Vandy
SEC Carpet Baggers
USCe
Arkansas
TAMU
Missouri
Texas
OU
?
?
?
?
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Posted on 7/4/22 at 8:41 am to Cheer
Kick out Missouri
Posted on 7/4/22 at 8:43 am to KCM0Tiger
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Kick out Missouri
I was kind of hoping they'd just leave. Back door is wide open...
Posted on 7/4/22 at 8:43 am to Cheer
I have stopped paying attention. I hate the idea of a pod system. It sounds like that is what it is going to be though. Whenever it happens, that is when I will start bitching about it.
My favorite scenario is moving Auburn/bama to the East. Hopefully people that matter will figure out that is the best thing possible for the conf..
My favorite scenario is moving Auburn/bama to the East. Hopefully people that matter will figure out that is the best thing possible for the conf..
Posted on 7/4/22 at 8:47 am to MrAUTigers
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My favorite scenario is moving Auburn/bama to the East
I could dig this, but the above resolves the "traditional rivalries" argument cleanly, and also preserves the charter member aspect, so that the SEC, as a regional conference, truly lives on in some fashion.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 8:51 am to Cheer
That's what I don't like about the pod system. Strength aside, what makes the SEC so great to me is the tradition of the rivalries. Auburn has more natural rivals in the East. We lost UF and UT last time and is still sucks for me. If you go to a pod system, there is no way original members won't lose even more rivalries.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 8:56 am to MrAUTigers
In this scenario, you could move to a 10 game SEC Schedule (all intra-division), with an SEC Championship game, and still schedule two OOC's.
Traditions preserved.
Traditions preserved.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 9:03 am to Cheer
SOME POSTer presented solution months ago. 8 game conference schedule, 1 annual rivalry set, rotate through the rest of the conference. Best 2 teams play CCG... This was for the 16 team conference with Oklahoma bad TexASS.
Pods create a needless problem , ie worse than the east west imbalance currently....
Rotation solves that...
You can opt To designate an OOC game for addistional annual rival, but most wont do that in conference...
Pods create a needless problem , ie worse than the east west imbalance currently....
Rotation solves that...
You can opt To designate an OOC game for addistional annual rival, but most wont do that in conference...
This post was edited on 7/4/22 at 9:04 am
Posted on 7/4/22 at 10:19 am to Cheer
quote:
Back door is wide open...
You say things like this and Texas A&M will insist that they stay.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 10:35 am to Cheer
quote:Nice Tool reference. Lateralus if I recall correctly.
Overthinking/Overanalyzing, separates my body from my mind
Posted on 7/4/22 at 10:48 am to Cheer
SEC Charter
UF
UGA
UT
UK
Alabama
AU
MSU
Ole Miss
LSU
Vandy
SEC Carpet Baggers
USCe
Arkansas
TAMU
Missouri
Texas
OU
?
This is correct, divide it into the SEC and SWC.
OU and UTx never officially members of the SEC, the hogs melt would be epic, Aggies on suicide watch. Make it so.
UF
UGA
UT
UK
Alabama
AU
MSU
Ole Miss
LSU
Vandy
SEC Carpet Baggers
USCe
Arkansas
TAMU
Missouri
Texas
OU
?
This is correct, divide it into the SEC and SWC.
OU and UTx never officially members of the SEC, the hogs melt would be epic, Aggies on suicide watch. Make it so.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 10:51 am to Some Random Dude
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Lateralus
Yes.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 10:53 am to Merritt
quote:
This is correct, divide it into the SEC and SWC.
OU and UTx never officially members of the SEC, the hogs melt would be epic, Aggies on suicide watch. Make it so.
Hmmm......
I LOVE it.
Resurrect the Southern Conference, separate it into the SEC and SWC, bringing back yet another traditional name.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 10:53 am to MrAUTigers
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I have stopped paying attention. I hate the idea of a pod system. It sounds like that is what it is going to be though. Whenever it happens, that is when I will start bitching about it.
My favorite scenario is moving Auburn/bama to the East. Hopefully people that matter will figure out that is the best thing possible for the conf
so you prefer getting to play at some schools' stadium every 2 decades?
Posted on 7/4/22 at 10:57 am to Cheer
This is actually an even better selling point for expansion.
Jesus Christ, restoring the old order by bringing in the new. All the traditional rivals back together again....
Jesus Christ, restoring the old order by bringing in the new. All the traditional rivals back together again....
Posted on 7/4/22 at 11:00 am to Cheer
quote:
Cheer
Posted on 7/4/22 at 11:02 am to Harry Rex Vonner
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Harry Rex Vonner
Here is your attention.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 11:04 am to Cheer
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Cheer
Posted on 7/4/22 at 11:07 am to Porcine Human
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so you prefer getting to play at some schools' stadium every 2 decades?
I prefer playing our natural rivals every year (bama/UGA/UF/UT) over playing anybody else. I don't really care who else is on the SEC schedule. LSU has become a good rivalry, but it was a forced rivalry. That is not the same to me.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 11:16 am to Zgeo
I wish people would stop trashing pods. You need to use them properly.
My plan has pods, a format that kept all rivalries. No tie-breakers created to sort same record schools, & instantly gives us the SECCG teams at the cost of a full H/A rotation in 6 years instead of 4.
My plan has pods, a format that kept all rivalries. No tie-breakers created to sort same record schools, & instantly gives us the SECCG teams at the cost of a full H/A rotation in 6 years instead of 4.
This post was edited on 7/4/22 at 11:23 am
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