SEC Future Scheduling

assuming 20 teams

4 Pods of 5 teams each

10 Game Schedule
4 - Play Your Pod
5 - Play Matching Pod
1 - Play Perm from Non-Matching Pod

Result
5 Perm Opponents - Play 6x every 6 years
1 Semi-Perm Oppo - Play 4x every 6 years
13 Rotating Oppo - Play 2x every 6 years

Pod A -- Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, Miss State
Pod B - Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Vanderbilt, Kentucky
Pod C - ND/Miami, Clemson, FSU, So Carolina, No Carolina
Pod D - Texas, Oklahoma, A&M, Arkansas, Mizzou

Perm
Alabama > Tennessee (Texas)
Auburn > Georgia (Oklahoma)
LSU > A&M (Florida)
Ole Miss > Vanderbilt (Arkansas)
Miss State > Kentucky (Mizzou)

Tennessee > Alabama (ND/Miami)
Georgia > Auburn (Clemson)
Florida > FSU (LSU)
Vanderbilt > Ole Miss (So Carolina)
Kentucky > Miss State (No Carolina)

ND/Miami > Texas (Tennessee)
Clemson > Oklahoma (Georgia)
FSU > Florida (A&M)
So Carolina > Arkansas (Vanderbilt)
No Carolina > Mizzou (Kentucky)

Texas > ND/Miami (Alabama)
Oklahoma > Clemson (Auburn)
A&M > LSU (FSU)
Arkansas > So Carolina (Ole Miss)
Mizzou > No Carolina (Miss State)

Example Schedule - Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss and Miss State

4 games vs this group
Alabama
Auburn
LSU
Ole Miss
Miss State

5 games vs this group
Tennessee, ND/Miami or Texas
Georgia, Clemson or Oklahoma
Florida, FSU or Texas A&M
Vanderbilt, So Carolina or Arkansas
Kentucky, No Carolina or Mizzou

+ 1 Perm (Semi-Perm)

It's pretty great imo.. but I get the downside for Georgia & Kentucky. So Carolina & Florida wouldn't have an issue anymore.

*** all teams would play 6 of these teams each year
Alabama, Auburn, LSU
Tennessee, Georgia, Florida
ND/Miami, Clemson, FSU
Texas, Oklahoma, A&M

*** all teams would play 4 of these teams each year
Ole Miss, Miss State
Vanderbilt, Kentucky
So Carolina, No Carolina
Arkansas, Mizzou

For the love of God do NOT call them "Pods."

That is the worst term ever to use for football. It's like something you would use in a science expirement.

So, no Bama/AU or UGA/FL?

Get out of here with that.

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So, no Bama/AU or UGA/FL?

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you need to learn to read better.. those 2 games happen every year..

Bama Schedule

Auburn
LSU
Ole Miss
Miss State
Tennessee
every year
+
Florida, Miami or Texas
+
Georgia, Clemson or OU
+
Vanderbilt, SC or Arkansas
+
Kentucky, NC or Mizzou
+
Texas or FSU or A&M

Same rationale for Georgia.

Florida
Tennessee
Auburn
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
every year

+
Texas, Alabama or Miami

etc.

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4 Pods of 5 teams each

10 Game Schedule
4 - Play Your Pod
5 - Play Matching Pod
***1 - Play Perm from Non-Matching Pod

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I'm lost on the *** part. If you have 4 pods of 5 & are paired up with "Pod X", WHO is your "non-matching pod"...wouldn't you have a perm partner in all 3 other pods?
ex. Pod A Team 1
4 - Pod A Teams 2-5
5 - Pod B Teams 1-5
1 - Pod C Team 1
1 - Pod D Team 1
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11 games

Pod - Florida, Miami, Florida State, Clemson, and UNC would make for some good matchups.

Crossover games - Miami vs. Oklahoma, Clemson vs. USC, Florida vs. Georgia, UNC vs. Kentucky, FSU vs. Texas.

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I'm lost on the *** part. If you have 4 pods of 5 & are paired up with "Pod X

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Alabama for example

When matched up with TN pod, they play Texas in my example

When not matched up with TN, they play TN

Result:
Pod x 6 in 6 years
TN x 6 in 6 years
TX x 4 in 6 years
All others 2x in 6 years

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I see that, but don't know why you wouldn't have a perm in all 3 other pods (other than that makes 11 conf. games). *11 because any 2 conf. teams playing, to me, COUNT as conf. games.

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10 is a lot, 11 is a shite ton.. I’m not saying I’m against it, but I can’t imagine that would ever get approved.. 10 might not either

Bingo. I have a 4x4 pod/16 team plan that saved ALL annual rivalries at the cost of a 6 year full H/A cycle.

& now with more growth in the near future, what does that look like? At least with 20, it’s more balanced than 18.