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Sankey: 6-1-1 Football Scheduling Format has Worked Well
Posted on 7/16/18 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 7/16/18 at 1:20 pm
Memphis Daily News
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Some serious deflection, rivaling some here 
Also, this is an interesting snippet from the Advocate article
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Asked about the fact that the current setup means teams from opposing divisions only play in each other’s home stadium once every 12 years, Sankey said: “We’re not finished having (the scheduling) conversation. On the other side, we’ve led in attendance the last 19 years.”
Some serious deflection, rivaling some here quote:
Sankey also downplayed the prospect of “refreshing” cross-divisional matchups, as well as the notion of the SEC going to a nine-game schedule.
Also, this is an interesting snippet from the Advocate article
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Sankey also said the SEC is considering subscribing to a service to analyze games to see if anything unusual happened in games as it relates to the betting line.
This post was edited on 7/16/18 at 1:21 pm
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Posted on 7/16/18 at 1:22 pm to Sean Bean
It's amazing how people can look at disaster and think "this couldn't have gone better"
This post was edited on 7/16/18 at 1:22 pm
Posted on 7/16/18 at 1:23 pm to Sean Bean
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Sankey also said the SEC is considering subscribing to a service to analyze games to see if anything unusual happened in games as it relates to the betting line
huh?
Posted on 7/16/18 at 1:24 pm to Sean Bean
He's not going to push against the 13 coaches and ADs in the league that are happy with the current setup. I think Sankey's a bit of a weak leader to be honest. I think Slive was much more proactive on this sort of thing than Sankey and I think if he were still the commissioner that the league would be heading to a 9-game conference schedule if not in it already.
This post was edited on 7/16/18 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 7/16/18 at 1:26 pm to WG_Dawg
Reactionary to the recent decision that allows states to decide if they want to be in the sports betting business.
Posted on 7/16/18 at 1:26 pm to Sean Bean
6-1-1 has truly sucked
6-1-2 please, we shouldnt be the last chickensh*ts around to go to a 9-game schedule
6-1-2 please, we shouldnt be the last chickensh*ts around to go to a 9-game schedule
This post was edited on 7/16/18 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 7/16/18 at 1:31 pm to Bham Bammer
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Reactionary to the recent decision that allows states to decide if they want to be in the sports betting business.
bingo:
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There is some talk of adopting a league-wide, mandated “availability report” along the lines of the NFL’s injury report in the wake of the expanded legalized gambling. He doesn’t expect it to happen right away, however. “I do not believe this has to happen before the 2018 season, either on the part of this conference or the national level,” Sankey said. “I expect, however, the change in sports gambling could be and will be likely the impetus for the creation of such reports in our future.”
Posted on 7/16/18 at 2:05 pm to Sean Bean
First off, Sankey is a terrible leader. Second, I don't see how anyone is "happy" with the current scheduling. I mean, it is 12 years between sites in most cross-divisional series. The only answer here is to go to a 9 game conference schedule like the Big Ten, the Big 12, and the PAC 12. Only the SEC and ACC play 8 game schedules. The Big Ten also dropped games against FCS opponents, which is a pretty ballsy move. I honestly hate how every SEC team has 2 rent-a-wins on their schedule each year.
Posted on 7/16/18 at 2:06 pm to Landmass
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I honestly hate how every SEC team has 2 rent-a-wins on their schedule each year.
Most have 3, which is even worse
Posted on 7/16/18 at 2:07 pm to Sean Bean
What's working well about it?
Posted on 7/16/18 at 2:08 pm to Sean Bean
The conferences need realigned.
Posted on 7/16/18 at 2:10 pm to thunderbird1100
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6-1-2 please, we shouldnt be the last chickensh*ts around to go to a 9-game schedule
This
Posted on 7/16/18 at 2:10 pm to Landmass
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I don't see how anyone is "happy" with the current scheduling.
Coaches whose jobs are on the line obviously would rather have an easy win that having to play an SEC game where you have a chance - or in some cases a very good chance - of getting beat. Yes, I think fans probably aren't happy, but the league's coaches have voted on this previously and it's consistently been 13-1 against going to nine games.
Posted on 7/16/18 at 2:16 pm to Bham Bammer
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I think Sankey's a bit of a weak leader to be honest.
You think? It's been pretty obvious since LSU-Florida in October 2016 where he let the two ADs get into a pissing match. One AD refuses to play, the other AD says they're playing at home on a certain Saturday in November. Meanwhile, Sankey has his thumb up his arse.
Slive would have told Florida and LSU what was happening and told them to quit sniping at each other in public unless the ADs wanted a suspension.
Sankey isn't fit to be commissioner of a fantasy football league, much less the SEC.
Posted on 7/16/18 at 2:22 pm to roger79
6-3 or 6-2 do away with permanent cross division opponents and teams will see each other every 4 years instead of 12.
Posted on 7/16/18 at 2:34 pm to Rhino5
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6-1-2 please, we shouldnt be the last chickensh*ts around to go to a 9-game schedule
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This
Or, we could just actually get progressive and one-up the rest of the college football landscape with a much more innovative approach... and this is probably the 27th time I've posted it:
Roommate. Switch.
If you've read it, you know it's awesome. If you think it sucks, it's probably because you don't like awesome things... and or you skipped over the part that said: "You might prefer to group the teams/pods differently, producing a slightly different schedule for your team. That is fine, these groupings are just one example of what is possible. "
6-1-1 sucks... but 6-1-2 isn't really any better for those of us who have permanent OOC opponents either.
I'm all for getting rid of true filler games (ie. Austin Peay, MTSU, UMass this year for UGA)... but a 6-1-2 schedule means that games like ND for us last year will likely become much less common unless the entirety of the NCAA implements some kind of mandatory minimum on P5 opponents played.
At least the 3-5 (or future 5-4 option if everyone goes 9 game conference schedule) actually allows teams to develop some degree of interaction with what are currently "opposite division opponents". UGA has yet to play A&M... at all. As a fan, that's kind of lame (cue LSU fan saying you're not missing anything). More importantly, the *players* don't ever experience the entire SEC. Under the Roommate Switch, they would have the opportunity to play home/away with every team a minimum of twice in a 4 year stint.
It also does a reasonably good job of mitigating the "division balancing" issue, due to the rotation on even/odd years of the "division makeup".
I've yet to see a convincing argument against it at least.
Posted on 7/16/18 at 2:38 pm to fibonaccisquared
I don't like it, simply because the Ole Miss Vanderbilt game is one of the oldest series in football. Plus, why do we have to invent some ridiculous stupid way to stay at 8 conference games? Just go to a 9 game 6-1-2 format.
This post was edited on 7/16/18 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 7/16/18 at 3:04 pm to Landmass
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I don't like it, simply because I'm reluctant to change
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the Ole Miss Vanderbilt game is one of the oldest series in football
It's been played 92/125 years since inception. It doesn't really crack the list of top "oldest rivalries" other than the date of the first game. You would still play every other year in the alternate format... even *if* none of the matchups were changed.
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invent some ridiculous stupid way to stay at 8 conference games? Just go to a 9 game 6-1-2 format.
It's not exclusively to stay at an 8 game format. In fact, if we made the decision to move to 9 games, it's still better than everything else. 6-1-2 doesn't ensure that you play every team within 2 years, and a home/away matchup within every 4.
Posted on 7/16/18 at 3:21 pm to Landmass
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Plus, why do we have to invent some ridiculous stupid way to stay at 8 conference games?
The only two conferences that haven't missed the playoffs are the two that have 8 conference games. Ohio State and USC lost games against cross-divisional opponents that took them out of the playoff last season. As a fan I want nine conference games, but there is reason to stay at eight.
Just going to nine games would still take forever to rotate through opponents, and you'd still have one division that is far and away better than the other one. I prefer the roommate switch or just follow the basketball format of no divisions, three permanent opponents, and rotate the other 5. Teams would play every team home and away during a four year period.
This post was edited on 7/16/18 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 7/16/18 at 3:25 pm to Sean Bean
9 game schedule(6-1-2) would be ideal, but as long as the SEC is so much more dominant than the rest of the Power 5 leagues, I don’t really see the point of going past 8.
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