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Posted on 8/21/25 at 7:47 pm to BreakawayZou83
Posted on 8/21/25 at 7:47 pm to BreakawayZou83
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don’t think South Carolina fans would be upset by having Mizzou as one of their three games.
I can think of 6-8 teams I would rather have then Missouri
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Posted on 8/21/25 at 7:51 pm to AHM21
Just waiting for Florida to get absolutely screwed in all of this with UGA, LSU, and Tennessee as our permanent opponents. At least we have the neutral game, so most years it’ll sort of even home/away. They should require all teams to have a neutral game with a rival so they can even out the home/aways. But they won’t.
Posted on 8/21/25 at 7:59 pm to ForeverGator
quote:No.
They should require all teams to have a neutral game with a rival so they can even out the home/aways. But they won’t.
What makes the WLOCP and RRSO so special is that they are associated with a neutral site.
The Jerry World shite got old quick to the TAMU and Arky fans. Are Kentucky and Tennessee supposed to play at the new Titans stadium? LSU and Ole Miss in the stadium in Jackson that is about to be torn down? Protective Stadium wouldn't be able to hold the Saban-era attendance for Alabama's spring game.
Posted on 8/21/25 at 8:19 pm to AHM21
Thank God
I hope State gets LSU and Auburn as our other two annual opponents
It doesn’t feel right having football season and not playing them
I hope State gets LSU and Auburn as our other two annual opponents
It doesn’t feel right having football season and not playing them
Posted on 8/21/25 at 8:21 pm to AHM21
For the REAL UT:
Bama
Vandy
Kentucky (historic) or Florida (a hot rivalry in the 90s)
Bama
Vandy
Kentucky (historic) or Florida (a hot rivalry in the 90s)
Posted on 8/21/25 at 8:47 pm to AHM21
I feel like the best compromise would've been staying at 8 but requiring 2 P4 OOC annually. This really fricks over UF/UGA/UK/SCar.
Posted on 8/21/25 at 9:00 pm to AHM21
Hope BAMA gets Auburn, Tennessee and State. Two hated rivals and our longest series is against State.
Posted on 8/21/25 at 9:59 pm to Pisco
Best guess for permanents:
AL: Aub, LSU, TN
AR: MO, OU, TX
Aub: AL, FL, GA
FL: Aub, GA, SC
GA: Aub, FL, SC
KY: MO, TN, Van
LSU: AL, MS, A&M
MO: AR, KY, OU
MS: LSU, MSU, SC
MSU: MS, A&M, Van
OU: AR, MO, TX
SC: FL, GA, MS
TN: AL, KY, Van
TX: AR, OU, A&M
A&M: LSU, MSU, TX
Van: KY, MSU, TN
AL: Aub, LSU, TN
AR: MO, OU, TX
Aub: AL, FL, GA
FL: Aub, GA, SC
GA: Aub, FL, SC
KY: MO, TN, Van
LSU: AL, MS, A&M
MO: AR, KY, OU
MS: LSU, MSU, SC
MSU: MS, A&M, Van
OU: AR, MO, TX
SC: FL, GA, MS
TN: AL, KY, Van
TX: AR, OU, A&M
A&M: LSU, MSU, TX
Van: KY, MSU, TN
Posted on 8/21/25 at 10:31 pm to AHM21
Caved in to the Big 10,pathetique……
Posted on 8/21/25 at 10:34 pm to RockChalkTiger
So you think we only play for the Golden Boot every 2 years?
I think Arky and Ole Miss will be locked. Only "rivalries" with names we have.
Arky, Ole Miss and either Aggie/OU/Florida as 3rd
I think Arky and Ole Miss will be locked. Only "rivalries" with names we have.
Arky, Ole Miss and either Aggie/OU/Florida as 3rd
Posted on 8/21/25 at 10:41 pm to AHM21
I'd rather 10 than 9 and rather 8 conference games than ten or nine but so be it
Given that the decision is made there is an opportunity to give six permanent opponents each. The advantage to that would be to preserve more of the annual traditional games like Florida vs LSU, Alabama vs LSU, Kentucky vs Tennessee, Georgia vs Tennessee, Florida vs Auburn, Ole Miss vs Arkansas
Given that the decision is made there is an opportunity to give six permanent opponents each. The advantage to that would be to preserve more of the annual traditional games like Florida vs LSU, Alabama vs LSU, Kentucky vs Tennessee, Georgia vs Tennessee, Florida vs Auburn, Ole Miss vs Arkansas
Posted on 8/21/25 at 10:45 pm to ForeverGator
quote:no offense, but dont you want to have the best teams on your schedule?
Just waiting for Florida to get absolutely screwed in all of this with UGA, LSU, and Tennessee as our permanent opponents.
As a season ticket holder, I want Auburn schedule to be full of great SEC matchups
Posted on 8/21/25 at 11:04 pm to AHM21
For Ole Miss:
We will always play LSU and MSU.
Arkansas is our third rival.
We will always play LSU and MSU.
Arkansas is our third rival.
Posted on 8/21/25 at 11:08 pm to molsusports
Just to illustrate that proposal, the following permanent opponents could be done annually
Tennessee:
Alabama, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Georgia, A&M, Oklahoma
Alabama:
Tennessee, Auburn, LSU, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Texas
Kentucky:
Tennessee, Florida, Vanderbilt, Alabama, MSU,, Missouri
Vanderbilt:
Tennessee, South Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama, Ole Miss, Arkansas
Georgia:
Florida, Auburn, Tennessee, South Carolina, A&M, Arkansas
Florida:
Georgia, LSU, Auburn, South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas
Auburn:
Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, MSU, Oklahoma
South Carolina:
Georgia, Florida, Vanderbilt, Auburn, Ole Miss, Missouri
LSU:
Alabama, Florida, Ole Miss, A&M, MSU, Oklahoma
A&M:
Texas, LSU, Georgia, Ole Miss, MSU, Tennessee
Ole Miss:
LSU, MSU, Arkansas, A&M, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
MSU:
Ole Miss, LSU, Auburn, Kentucky, A&M, Missouri
Texas:
Oklahoma, A&M, Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama, Florida
Oklahoma:
Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, LSU, Auburn, Tennessee
Missouri:
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, MSU, South Carolina, Kentucky
Arkansas:
Texas, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Missouri, Georgia, Vanderbilt
Tennessee:
Alabama, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Georgia, A&M, Oklahoma
Alabama:
Tennessee, Auburn, LSU, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Texas
Kentucky:
Tennessee, Florida, Vanderbilt, Alabama, MSU,, Missouri
Vanderbilt:
Tennessee, South Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama, Ole Miss, Arkansas
Georgia:
Florida, Auburn, Tennessee, South Carolina, A&M, Arkansas
Florida:
Georgia, LSU, Auburn, South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas
Auburn:
Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, MSU, Oklahoma
South Carolina:
Georgia, Florida, Vanderbilt, Auburn, Ole Miss, Missouri
LSU:
Alabama, Florida, Ole Miss, A&M, MSU, Oklahoma
A&M:
Texas, LSU, Georgia, Ole Miss, MSU, Tennessee
Ole Miss:
LSU, MSU, Arkansas, A&M, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
MSU:
Ole Miss, LSU, Auburn, Kentucky, A&M, Missouri
Texas:
Oklahoma, A&M, Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama, Florida
Oklahoma:
Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, LSU, Auburn, Tennessee
Missouri:
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, MSU, South Carolina, Kentucky
Arkansas:
Texas, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Missouri, Georgia, Vanderbilt
Posted on 8/21/25 at 11:40 pm to molsusports
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Tennessee:
Alabama, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Georgia, A&M, Oklahoma
Alabama:
Tennessee, Auburn, LSU, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Texas
Kentucky:
Tennessee, Florida, Vanderbilt, Alabama, MSU,, Missouri
Vanderbilt:
Tennessee, South Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama, Ole Miss, Arkansas
Georgia:
Florida, Auburn, Tennessee, South Carolina, A&M, Arkansas
Florida:
Georgia, LSU, Auburn, South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas
Auburn:
Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, MSU, Oklahoma
South Carolina:
Georgia, Florida, Vanderbilt, Auburn, Ole Miss, Missouri
LSU:
Alabama, Florida, Ole Miss, A&M, MSU, Oklahoma
A&M:
Texas, LSU, Georgia, Ole Miss, MSU, Tennessee
Ole Miss:
LSU, MSU, Arkansas, A&M, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
MSU:
Ole Miss, LSU, Auburn, Kentucky, A&M, Missouri
Texas:
Oklahoma, A&M, Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama, Florida
Oklahoma:
Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, LSU, Auburn, Tennessee
Missouri:
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, MSU, South Carolina, Kentucky
Arkansas:
Texas, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Missouri, Georgia, Vanderbilt
And to illustrate how the six year complete rotations schedules naturally follow Ole Miss for example appears to have an unusually soft schedule until you realize that they would have:
Ole Miss:
LSU, MSU, Arkansas, A&M, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
Years 1&2: add Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky
Years 3&4: add Georgia, Florida, and Auburn
Years 5&6: add Oklahoma, Texas, and Missouri
Adding two or three of the harder opponents with the rotation evens it up
Essentially this locks in every SEC team with between four and six (but not seven or more) of the better SEC programs on their conference schedule.
This post was edited on 8/21/25 at 11:43 pm
Posted on 8/22/25 at 1:44 am to molsusports
Yeah so either Arkansas or A&M is going to melt when the schedules come out.. assuming they are 2 of our 3 perm rivals..
We play both at home this year..
that means we should be on the road in 2026 and 2028.. but that isn’t possible..
4 Home
4 Away
1 Neutral vs OU
Those 4 home games in 2026 would be 4 away games in 2028, on top of Arkansas and A&M.. therefore 1 of them is going to have to go back to Austin in 2026.
My guess is that is A&M.
Why? Because last year should have been in Austin.. our previous game in 2011 was also in College Station..
But it also makes sense from their perspective.. as they have both Texas and LSU on the road this year, and I’m guessing they’d prefer to split that up.. but they won’t see it that way,.
So yeah.. one of Arkansas or A&M is gonna melt bigly.. and my guess is it will be A&M..
We play both at home this year..
that means we should be on the road in 2026 and 2028.. but that isn’t possible..
4 Home
4 Away
1 Neutral vs OU
Those 4 home games in 2026 would be 4 away games in 2028, on top of Arkansas and A&M.. therefore 1 of them is going to have to go back to Austin in 2026.
My guess is that is A&M.
Why? Because last year should have been in Austin.. our previous game in 2011 was also in College Station..
But it also makes sense from their perspective.. as they have both Texas and LSU on the road this year, and I’m guessing they’d prefer to split that up.. but they won’t see it that way,.
So yeah.. one of Arkansas or A&M is gonna melt bigly.. and my guess is it will be A&M..
Posted on 8/22/25 at 4:13 am to HookemAllDay
Arkansas's :
Texas,OK, Missouri
Texas,OK, Missouri
Posted on 8/22/25 at 6:10 am to Vol92
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I REALLY don't think teams like Vandy, UK and Miss St potentially opposing 9 games makes them pussy schools. They are fighting for bowl games in the current system and this just made it even harder
In Vandy's case, they failed to get to 6 wins most of the time anyway.
Maybe now this will prompt the school to put the money and effort in to make the team continue to improve.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 6:13 am to molsusports
With 3 perms the trick is that each team can only be listed 3 times. So a bunch of second tier rivalries are going to get their feelings hurt.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 6:46 am to Western_tiger
AU permanents probably will be Georgia Bama and Vandy.
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