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re: Pods & Scheduling
Posted on 7/28/21 at 3:56 pm to JKChesterton
Posted on 7/28/21 at 3:56 pm to JKChesterton
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The problem with this POD System as it stands, and I Will repeat as someone North of 50 who has followed the SEC and College ball a long time.
4 Historic Non-negotiable SEC games in no particular order are
1)Auburn/UGA
2)Bama/Auburn
3)Florida/UGA
4)Bama/TENN
I agree. This is the problem with 4 team pods..
All other games can be played.
If you do 4 team pods, 1 of 3 things will happen:
1) You also have a permanent game outside of your pod
or
2) The Georgia vs Auburn or Tennessee vs Alabama Game will not be played every year
unless
3) That game is played OOC in years that it isn’t scheduled in conference.
It’s as simple as that with 4 team pods. 5-6 team pods do work however.
This post was edited on 7/28/21 at 4:02 pm
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Posted on 7/28/21 at 3:56 pm to hoojy
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How could it be better? Personally I like the idea of playing every team at least once every 2 years.
I'd rather see Tennessee in Pod A with UGA & Florida. USCjr can suck a lemon.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 3:59 pm to 3down10
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That breaks up Auburn and Georgia playing every year, thus it will not work.
You'd think Mickey would get at least some of the inner workings of the machine they've bought
Posted on 7/28/21 at 5:28 pm to JKChesterton
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I think the 8 team divisions and 7-2 rotation format is more likely than the 4 PODS that the SEC network proposed, which as I noted is a non-starter.
That’s what I’ve been advocating. Bama and Auburn move to the East. All the old rivalries are maintained and the old ones can renew (Aggie-TU and Arkansas-TU).
The whole visit everyone every 4 years stuff is dookie. No one wants to do that. Playing everyone over the course of 4 years is good, visit them every 8. Pods are queer.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 5:32 pm to AustinAggie
Good idea, but how are you using this? If you play your pod mates + 2 each of the other 3 pods, DSOR is now moved to every other year.
Puts that as a HELL NO from me!
Puts that as a HELL NO from me!
This post was edited on 7/28/21 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 7/28/21 at 5:39 pm to hoojy
Then MUST PLAY ANNUAL games:
TSIO (Ala./Tn.)
DSOR (Aub./Ga.)
WLOCP (Ga./Fl.)
IB (Ala./Aub.)
Egg Bowl (Miss./MSU)
Tn./Vandy
TA&M/Tex.
ESPN's pod image has scratched (at least) DSOR off that list & DOESN'T even acknowledge it in articles.
TSIO (Ala./Tn.)
DSOR (Aub./Ga.)
WLOCP (Ga./Fl.)
IB (Ala./Aub.)
Egg Bowl (Miss./MSU)
Tn./Vandy
TA&M/Tex.
ESPN's pod image has scratched (at least) DSOR off that list & DOESN'T even acknowledge it in articles.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 5:41 pm to AustinAggie
Slight improvement, imo:
Alabama: LSU, Tennessee, Auburn
Auburn: Miss St, Alabama, Georgia
Ole Miss: Miss St, LSU, Vanderbilt
LSU: Ole Miss, Alabama, Florida
Miss St: Ole Miss, Auburn, Kentucky
Texas: Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Arkansas
Texas A&M: Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma
Oklahoma: Mizzou, Texas, Texas A&M
Arkansas: Texas, Texas A&M, Mizzou
Florida: LSU, Georgia, South Carolina
Georgia: Florida, Auburn, South Carolina
Tennessee: Alabama, Vanderbilt, Kentucky
Vanderbilt: Tennessee, South Carolina, Ole Miss
Kentucky: Tennessee, Mizzou, Miss St
Mizzou: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kentucky
South Carolina: Florida, Georgia, Vanderbilt
The following rivalries would be on a semi-annual basis:
LSU vs A&M
LSU vs Auburn
LSU vs Arkansas
Alabama vs Miss St
Florida vs Tennessee
Georgia vs Tennessee
That’s…acceptable, imo
Alabama: LSU, Tennessee, Auburn
Auburn: Miss St, Alabama, Georgia
Ole Miss: Miss St, LSU, Vanderbilt
LSU: Ole Miss, Alabama, Florida
Miss St: Ole Miss, Auburn, Kentucky
Texas: Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Arkansas
Texas A&M: Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma
Oklahoma: Mizzou, Texas, Texas A&M
Arkansas: Texas, Texas A&M, Mizzou
Florida: LSU, Georgia, South Carolina
Georgia: Florida, Auburn, South Carolina
Tennessee: Alabama, Vanderbilt, Kentucky
Vanderbilt: Tennessee, South Carolina, Ole Miss
Kentucky: Tennessee, Mizzou, Miss St
Mizzou: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kentucky
South Carolina: Florida, Georgia, Vanderbilt
The following rivalries would be on a semi-annual basis:
LSU vs A&M
LSU vs Auburn
LSU vs Arkansas
Alabama vs Miss St
Florida vs Tennessee
Georgia vs Tennessee
That’s…acceptable, imo
This post was edited on 7/28/21 at 5:44 pm
Posted on 7/28/21 at 5:41 pm to southernboisb
You forgot RRS, but included utjr and vandy. 
Posted on 7/28/21 at 5:45 pm to JKChesterton
Even though some matchups will be every 4 years?
Posted on 7/28/21 at 5:48 pm to hoojy
Didn't claim to remember all of them. Just saying MUST PLAYED games are hindered with ESPN's pod example & the every other year.
I'm just shocked that SEC's oldest (LITERALLY) rivalry is IGNORED when that is discussed.
I'm just shocked that SEC's oldest (LITERALLY) rivalry is IGNORED when that is discussed.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 5:52 pm to BigBro
quote:
) The Georgia vs Auburn or Tennessee vs Alabama Game will not be played every year
unless
3) That game is played OOC in years that it isn’t scheduled in conference.
HELL NO will an SEC CONFERENCE RIVALRY be played OOC!!!
Posted on 7/28/21 at 5:53 pm to southernboisb
The DSOR will be protected. Calm down.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 5:55 pm to TheeRealCarolina
You know with divisions, you are playing everybody in 4 years......ONCE for the other division (full H/H in 8).
Posted on 7/28/21 at 5:58 pm to hoojy
How? Not in the same pod as Aub. & swap out 2 teams from the other pods yearly.
Doesn't look protected to me.
Doesn't look protected to me.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 6:00 pm to southernboisb
You must be getting me confused with someone else.
3 perm games means you play all your rivals. The other 6 rotate.
There are no pods. The top 2 CFP teams meet in the ship.
3 perm games means you play all your rivals. The other 6 rotate.
There are no pods. The top 2 CFP teams meet in the ship.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 6:11 pm to hoojy
I was going off the ESPN model everybody uses.
But to your idea...remove SC from Ga.'s 3 & replace with somebody else (like Vandy who we have a linger history with).
Also, don't want to create tie-breakers to sort teams due to lack of common opponents.
But to your idea...remove SC from Ga.'s 3 & replace with somebody else (like Vandy who we have a linger history with).
Also, don't want to create tie-breakers to sort teams due to lack of common opponents.
This post was edited on 7/28/21 at 6:14 pm
Posted on 7/28/21 at 7:02 pm to AustinAggie
Pods are a joke. As there is no viable way to pick a winner without a conference playoff system.
It makes much more geographical sense to move Texas and OU into the SEC West and to move Auburn and Alabama into the SEC East.
That way Nick Saban will instantly make UGA and Florida his bitches.
While LSU will step into the top-dog role abandoned by Alabama. As all the top recruits want to play for the top dog and because no other head coach in the SEC West can recruit like Ed O can, then LSU will always get the greater bulk of those elite recruits.
Meanwhile, LSU and Alabama will still continue to play every year, but on a neutral field for the SEC Championship.
Then when the new 12-team expanded College Football Playoffs start up, both LSU and Alabama will be in it every year.
It makes much more geographical sense to move Texas and OU into the SEC West and to move Auburn and Alabama into the SEC East.
That way Nick Saban will instantly make UGA and Florida his bitches.
While LSU will step into the top-dog role abandoned by Alabama. As all the top recruits want to play for the top dog and because no other head coach in the SEC West can recruit like Ed O can, then LSU will always get the greater bulk of those elite recruits.
Meanwhile, LSU and Alabama will still continue to play every year, but on a neutral field for the SEC Championship.
Then when the new 12-team expanded College Football Playoffs start up, both LSU and Alabama will be in it every year.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 7:03 pm to AustinAggie
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How do LSU fans in particular feel about this potential setup?
The Pod system not only sucks, but it is also not feasible for a conference that wants a real conference champion,
Posted on 7/28/21 at 7:05 pm to bigtiger440
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To me it looks like Auburn
Either way Auburn is screwed because they suck.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 7:07 pm to hoojy
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How could it be better? Personally I like the idea of playing every team at least once every 2 years.
So having a real SEC conference champion isn't important to you. You just like to play everybody instead?
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