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re: Preferred Permanent Rivals
Posted on 2/10/23 at 11:40 am to wadewilson
Posted on 2/10/23 at 11:40 am to wadewilson
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Why should a 16 team conference with multiple power houses turn itself into a pretzel over 2 football games?
The SEC is stupid and greedy for letting in UT and OU. If they wanted to preserve traditional rivalries then they shouldn’t have done this. Just by doing this all “tradition” is thrown out the window so it’s not fair that everyone’s schedule still has to get screwed up because 4 schools insist on playing each other every year. You can’t have it both ways.
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Posted on 2/10/23 at 11:42 am to lsudave1
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The SEC is stupid and greedy for letting in UT and OU
Agreed.
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Just by doing this all “tradition” is thrown out the window so it’s not fair that everyone’s schedule still has to get screwed up because 4 schools insist on playing each other every year. You can’t have it both ways.
They can and they will.
Posted on 2/10/23 at 11:44 am to Literalist
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Mizzou: Central Methodist, Mason City Auctionering School, Moberly Community College.
Done
Posted on 2/10/23 at 11:48 am to Wtodd
No one can trash talk like MCAS.
Posted on 2/10/23 at 12:40 pm to Pastor Mike
If ESPN is the driving force then the LSU Bama game is a given.
Posted on 2/10/23 at 12:44 pm to BreakawayZou83
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LSU: A&M, Ole Miss, Florida
You got it right.
Edit: Actually, I'd take A&M, Arkansas and Ole Miss too.
This post was edited on 2/10/23 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 2/10/23 at 12:48 pm to WG_Dawg
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We know for sure it'll be one of two models. Either 8 SEC games with 1 permanent or 9 SEC games with 3 permanent. Just don't know which it'll be yet.
If this is the case, I'd say there's a 99% chance it will be 3 permanents.
Posted on 2/10/23 at 12:50 pm to BreakawayZou83
Sam grew up in a family of OU fans and was the only one who wasn't. So he wants to play Oklahoma each year, Texas no need to explain that and the Missouri game probably won't be changed.
The only thing that Sam missed out was Ole Miss. However the three teams that are mentioned are geographically close and so all these fans can have easy travels to these games.
The only thing that Sam missed out was Ole Miss. However the three teams that are mentioned are geographically close and so all these fans can have easy travels to these games.
Posted on 2/10/23 at 12:53 pm to UltimaParadox
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I believe they will move to 1 permanent rival
So, are you ending The Iron Bowl or Third Sat. In. October?
How about DSOR or WLOCP?
Posted on 2/10/23 at 12:55 pm to WG_Dawg
In fairness, an even # of conf. games for all is a balanced format.
Posted on 2/10/23 at 1:01 pm to BreakawayZou83
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Exactly. And with three permanent rivals plus six rotating games, you can both preserve critical rivalries, and play every other school in the conference within two years.
HOW are you going that? You're either going to have to repeat a 4H/5A & 5H/4A to change opponents every year..
OR repeat opponents & rotate the 4H/5A & 5H/4A format.
This post was edited on 2/10/23 at 1:03 pm
Posted on 2/10/23 at 1:04 pm to BreakawayZou83
Auburn’s three biggest traditional rivals are Bama, Georgia and Florida. Pretty sure most Auburn fans would prefer them for our three permanent opponents regardless of difficulty or parity in scheduling.
Posted on 2/10/23 at 1:04 pm to blairjs
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Removing Miss State from Auburn. It should be Florida or even Tennessee over Miss St.
Yeah, that was a low blow.
Posted on 2/10/23 at 1:05 pm to WG_Dawg
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I can't envision a downside.
How about the needed tie-breakers to sort same-record teams?
Posted on 2/10/23 at 1:16 pm to Scoob
You can swap SC for Miss. as 3rd perm. for Georgia.
Posted on 2/10/23 at 1:16 pm to southernboisb
The Big Ten, Big 12, and PAC-12 all play a nine-game conference schedule. I'm sure the SEC will figure it out.
Also, it doesn't seem that difficult. The permanent rivalry games will rotate between 2H/1A and 1H/2A. The six rotating games will simply be 3H/3A and rotate through so that you play everyone home and away once every four seasons.
Also, it doesn't seem that difficult. The permanent rivalry games will rotate between 2H/1A and 1H/2A. The six rotating games will simply be 3H/3A and rotate through so that you play everyone home and away once every four seasons.
Posted on 2/10/23 at 1:27 pm to BreakawayZou83
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LSU: A&M, Ole Miss, Florida
Good with me. I don't want to lose the Florida game. Would prefer Bama over the Farmers, but that isn't happening.
Posted on 2/10/23 at 1:36 pm to lsudave1
You could keep all rivalries & have a full H/A with a 6 year rotation.
Posted on 2/10/23 at 1:40 pm to BreakawayZou83
A - they don't have as many annual rivalries as the SEC
B - per your post, you stated "play EVERYBODY in 2 years"
B - per your post, you stated "play EVERYBODY in 2 years"
Posted on 2/10/23 at 1:41 pm to trackem
quote:I bet if you ran the numbers, you'd find that having 3 tough permanent opponents doesn't yield a much tougher schedule than only having two tough ones and a cupcake. If you've got 3 tough permanent opponents, those teams never appear on your rotating schedule, so the rotating teams will be easier, whereas, leave off Florida from your permanent, and you still see them every other year, along with the other tough teams.
Auburn’s three biggest traditional rivals are Bama, Georgia and Florida. Pretty sure most Auburn fans would prefer them for our three permanent opponents regardless of difficulty or parity in scheduling.
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