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re: Pods are Dumb
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:13 pm to TomRollTideRitter
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:13 pm to TomRollTideRitter
East Pod 1 and Pod 2
West Pod 3 and Pod 4
Division accounts for 7 games. Cross division adds 3 games. OOC adds 2 games. 10 SEC games, an appropriate OOC and a cupcake. Make 1 of the 3 cross division games a fixed rivalry game if you want.
Pod 1 Uof SC, Florida, Auburn, UGA
Pod 2 Vandy, Mizzou, UK, Tennessee
Pod 3 LSU, Ole Miss, Miss St, Bama
Pod 4 Texas, OU, Arky, TAMU
Natural regional pods in natural regional divisions.
West Pod 3 and Pod 4
Division accounts for 7 games. Cross division adds 3 games. OOC adds 2 games. 10 SEC games, an appropriate OOC and a cupcake. Make 1 of the 3 cross division games a fixed rivalry game if you want.
Pod 1 Uof SC, Florida, Auburn, UGA
Pod 2 Vandy, Mizzou, UK, Tennessee
Pod 3 LSU, Ole Miss, Miss St, Bama
Pod 4 Texas, OU, Arky, TAMU
Natural regional pods in natural regional divisions.
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Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:14 pm to Che Boludo
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In any case, 10 SEC game schedule would be great for fans.
Not necessarily. As I gave an example to OilFieldBiology, his idea would change DSOR to being every other year. I highly doubt that'll be acceptable to many fans.
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:14 pm to southernboisb
quote:. Not saying I’m for it and my UGA brethren will give me hell for it but I gave up the DSOR in my pod format. It would be played every other year. Long term it’s better for the conference and schedule rotation. Would love to find a way to make it work, Just haven’t seen one presented yet that is fair and equitable to ALL teams.
What if Auburn's +1 was Florida. DSOR is no longer annual
I already think the Bama/AU/UT pod is a death blow for one of AU or UT to drop out of the Big 6. That would probably be UT at this point
This post was edited on 7/22/21 at 10:19 pm
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:15 pm to Smokeyone
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Pod 1 Uof SC, Florida, Auburn, UGA
so you are breaking up AU and bama?
Brilliant!Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:18 pm to Smokeyone
& what about UGA-GT, Florida-FSU, SC-Clemson, & Kentucky-UL?
That leaves us with only 1 game to freely schedule while the rest have 2? Don't think so.
That leaves us with only 1 game to freely schedule while the rest have 2? Don't think so.
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:18 pm to GruvenDawg
So your brilliant idea is to have the deep south's longest consecutive games played rivalry being every other year? 
This post was edited on 7/22/21 at 10:19 pm
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:19 pm to GruvenDawg
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Would love to find a way to make it work, jat haven’t seen one presented yet that is fair and equitable to ALL teams.
How is a pod of LSU, Miss State, Ole Miss, Texas A&M fair to everyone? That pod is a joke. One trip to Atlanta combined from State, Ole Miss and A&M.
Texas A&M is gonna be hot garbage if Texas joins the SEC.
The pod system is no more even than 3 + 6.
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:20 pm to MrAUTigers
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so you are breaking up AU and bama?
I allowed for a fixed cross division rival. Barn vs Bama would make sense for that game
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:20 pm to GruvenDawg
Hince why I was saying how my format kept pretty much rivalry being played annually.
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:20 pm to MrAUTigers
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So your brilliant idea is to have the deep south's longest consecutive games played rivalry being every other year?
I’m case you haven’t noticed this Rivalry looks a lot like Bama vs UT right now. You sure you want to keep getting spanked every year by two big brothers?
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:22 pm to TomRollTideRitter
This "pod system" is such BS. So we are going to have a two team tournament to decide who the SECC is...................then we go into an expanded playoff tourney? Exactly how many games do you expect these college kids play?
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:23 pm to southernboisb
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Pods are Dumb by southernboisb
Hince why I was saying how my format kept pretty much rivalry being played annually
I’m not lying when I tell you at some point next week I’m going to want to see the spreadsheet for this format. I would love to keep the DSOR. But 10 conference games is a non-starter for multiple teams ((UGA/UF/UK/USC). We have cross conference-rivals none of us are willing to give up.
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:23 pm to GruvenDawg
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I’m case you haven’t noticed this Rivalry looks a lot like Bama vs UT right now. You sure you want to keep getting spanked every year by two big brothers?
Using that logic......why didn't you run and hide during the first 100+ years of the rivalry? It sounds like you are scared. Kirby had Gus' number. Gus is no longer here.
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:24 pm to MrAUTigers
How is the pod system any different than divisions? It still determines who goes to the SECCG.
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:26 pm to southernboisb
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How is the pod system any different than divisions? It still determines who goes to the SECCG.
do the math.
Two divisions.....each division champ plays for SECC
four pods.........the SECCG has teams who have played an extra game just to get there...........then more than likely both will be playing in the tourney.........after playing one more game than every other team in the tourney.
This post was edited on 7/22/21 at 10:27 pm
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:28 pm to MrAUTigers
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Using that logic......why didn't you run and hide during the first 100+ years of the rivalry? It sounds like you are scared. Kirby had Gus' number. Gus is no longer here
This post was edited on 7/22/21 at 10:29 pm
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:28 pm to TomRollTideRitter
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How is a pod of LSU, Miss State, Ole Miss, Texas A&M fair to everyone?
Because the other pods are
Bama, auburn, UTenn, and Vandy
OU, UT, Missouri, Arkansas
UF, UGA, Kentucky, USCe
It’s absolutely a fair pod, it makes sense geographically, and makes sense rivalry wise for the most part.
The only rivalry games that get mixed are DSOR and battle for the boot (not real and certainly not on the level of UGA/Barn)
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:29 pm to GruvenDawg
That's why I'm against 10 games. As I stated in another post, the 4 of us with in-state ACC rivals will use that as Game 11. Leaving us with only 1 open slot while the rest have 2.
I don't have a spreadsheet, but it's pretty much simple to figure out because everybody has 6 of the 9 game slots filled out. Those last 3 spots are whatever other pod your pod is joined with that year (AB & CD, AC & BD, or AD & BC).
I don't have a spreadsheet, but it's pretty much simple to figure out because everybody has 6 of the 9 game slots filled out. Those last 3 spots are whatever other pod your pod is joined with that year (AB & CD, AC & BD, or AD & BC).
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:32 pm to MrAUTigers
& that extra CG applies to ALL conferences. Heck, B12 had a full round-robin schedule that DIDN'T NEED the CG to determine their conference winner.
So, I'm still lost how this is unfair against any other conference out there.
So, I'm still lost how this is unfair against any other conference out there.
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:36 pm to southernboisb
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& that extra CG applies to ALL conferences.
so all conferences will go to a pod system? Again, I thought UGA people are supposed to be smart. This is some of the dumbest shite I have seen. Do you honestly think the SEC office is going to put their top schools at a detriment to others in the nation? That will be one extra game and one less week to prepare for the tourney for multiple SEC schools.
With the expanded playoff, more than likely both teams who play in the SECCG are in the tourney. Also, there is a very good chance one more SEC team makes the tourney...............possibly two.
This post was edited on 7/22/21 at 10:37 pm
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