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re: SEC is Doing Away With Divisions Completely According to Paul Finebaum

Posted on 12/19/21 at 3:27 pm to
Posted by TheMidnightTiger
Member since Jun 2018
2367 posts
Posted on 12/19/21 at 3:27 pm to
Aub, Bama, Georgia, Florida would be insane.
Posted by BamaGradinTn
Murfreesboro
Member since Dec 2008
27776 posts
Posted on 12/19/21 at 3:28 pm to
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No one is getting an extra win you inbred cocksucker.

Maybe like an 8 year can understand. Look at the 2021 schedule for Bama and South Carolina.

Take Mercer off Bama’s schedule and replace them with South Carolina.

Take Eastern Illinois off South Carolina’s schedule and add Bama.

Now tell me Bama and South Carolina’s record. I realize you’re too stupid to be able to do that, and the courts probably prevent you from being within 500 yards of any 8 year old who could easily do that math and tell you. So here:

Bama would still be 12-1.
South Carolina would be 5-7 instead of 6-6.

Now real slow for you. Bama doesn’t have any extra win, they still have 12, but South Carolina has…..wait for it……an extra loss you dumbfrick.


An extra conference win, you fricking dipshit. In the scenario you described, Alabama goes 9-0 in conference instead of 8-0. South Carolina goes 4-5 instead of 4-4.

Yes, apparently it is true...we truly have nothing to look forward to but mind-numbing stupidity from even more clueless fricks like you when the Okies come on board. And your mindless yapping about strength of schedule...you don't think our SOS goes up by playing USC instead of Mercer?

You've got a lower football IQ than a pile of dogshit. Literally.
Posted by Slackaveli
Fayetteville
Member since Jul 2017
15269 posts
Posted on 12/19/21 at 3:41 pm to
Oh, fa sho- Okies are DUMB AF.

Posted by TX Tiger
at home
Member since Jan 2004
36554 posts
Posted on 12/19/21 at 4:11 pm to
quote:

Pod 1 Arkansas, Texas, Mizzou, OU

Pod 2 LSU, A&M, OM, MSU

Pod 3 Bama, Tenn, Aubie, Vandy

Pod 4 Fla, Ga, USCe, KY

This is exactly how I see it playing out.
Posted by Zgeo
Baja Oklahoma
Member since Jul 2021
2236 posts
Posted on 12/19/21 at 4:35 pm to
NO division, no pods, one annual rival game, 8 gameconference schedule, rotate through entire conference before repeats ( except annual rival)
Posted by luvthablues
Alabama
Member since Feb 2016
180 posts
Posted on 12/19/21 at 6:30 pm to
Why not this... East Div-- Tenn, Fla, Ga, SC, Vandy, Ky, Bama, Aub! West Div-- Ole Miss, Miss St, LSU, Arky, Mo, Tex, Okl, Tex A&M ... Several different ways to work it ... Each team plays their seven division rivals plus one or two rotating cross division rivals and one permanent cross division rival! Or seven division rivals plus either two or three rotating cross division rivals! Either nine or ten SEC games plus two or three non conference games each year to make a twelve game schedule!!
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
130057 posts
Posted on 12/19/21 at 6:31 pm to
Well yeah, I think we all know that will happen. Paul is always behind.
Posted by Nitro Express
Gulf Coast
Member since Jul 2018
17093 posts
Posted on 12/19/21 at 6:48 pm to
quote:

Pod 1 Arkansas, Texas, Mizzou, OU

Pod 2 LSU, A&M, OM, MSU

Pod 3 Bama, Tenn, Aubie, Vandy

Pod 4 Fla, Ga, USCe, KY


This looks pretty good. I wouldn't complain if this happens.
Posted by TrueLefty
St. Louis County
Member since Oct 2017
16882 posts
Posted on 12/19/21 at 6:57 pm to
quote:

Why not this... East Div-- Tenn, Fla, Ga, SC, Vandy, Ky, Bama, Aub! West Div-- Ole Miss, Miss St, LSU, Arky, Mo, Tex, Okl, Tex A&M ... Several different ways to work it ... Each team plays their seven division rivals plus one or two rotating cross division rivals and one permanent cross division rival! Or seven division rivals plus either two or three rotating cross division rivals! Either nine or ten SEC games plus two or three non conference games each year to make a twelve game schedule!!


Easier to divide into 2 groups and play 3 or 4 crossovers. Not a hard thing to do. Why people hate this? I see it is well balanced. What is it people do not like about it? What is I do not like about Pods is some teams have harder teams to play yearly and others have easier teams teams to play yearly. Then when comes to playoffs it isn't fair for one with eaier teams in their pods gets in over harder teams that most likely will beat each other up.
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
36662 posts
Posted on 12/19/21 at 7:29 pm to
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Pod 1 Arkansas, Texas, Mizzou, OU

Pod 2 LSU, A&M, OM, MSU

Pod 3 Bama, Tenn, Aubie, Vandy

Pod 4 Fla, Ga, USCe, KY


Not terrible. It implies 9 conference games with no fixed out of pod opponents - and two opponents from each of the other three pods. Then you have the two highest ranked teams play in the championship game.

The disadvantage is the loss of annual rivalry/traditional games between say A&M/Texas, Auburn/Georgia, LSU/Florida

I think those games are a big deal and worth keeping. So I would argue for the two five teams and two three teams option instead.

Five West. East:
OU. Alabama
LSU. Florida
Texas. Georgia
A&M. Auburn
Arkansas. Tennessee

Three A Pod. B Pod
Missouri. South Carolina
Ole Miss. Vanderbilt
MSU. Kentucky

Teams in the three team pods always play the five other teams in three team pods plus the five teams in one of the five team pods. Teams in the five team pods play their four in pod opponents, the three teams in their division that year, and three opponents (one permanent opponent) from the opposite division five team pod.

The disadvantage is it would require ten conference games per year. But it saves more big games between traditional rivals.

After every two years (allowing for a home and away trip) the opponents rotate. The tiebreakers i the four team pods would also get pretty ridiculous and this would avoid that.
Posted by Reservoir dawg
Member since Oct 2013
14769 posts
Posted on 12/19/21 at 7:41 pm to
With Tex and Okie coming in something had to change.
Posted by Texas Weazel
Louisiana is a shithole
Member since Oct 2016
8946 posts
Posted on 12/19/21 at 8:06 pm to
quote:

Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Texas A&M

Sadly, this is what we will likely get. A Big12 pod.

Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
36662 posts
Posted on 12/19/21 at 8:49 pm to
quote:

Pod 1 Arkansas, Texas, Mizzou, OU

Pod 2 LSU, A&M, OM, MSU

Pod 3 Bama, Tenn, Aubie, Vandy

Pod 4 Fla, Ga, USCe, KY


Here's another variation on this option. Do these four team pods but also try to keep some of the core rivalry games with the other pods.

This would mean six year rotation with one fixed opponent per pod and one rotating every two years (after each rotating home and away is completed).

Pod1: Arkansas gets LSU, Tennessee, Kentucky
Pod1: Texas gets A&M, Vanderbilt, Florida
Pod1: OU gets OM, Alabama, Georgia
Pod1: Missouri gets MSU, Auburn, USC

Pod2: LSU gets Arkansas, Alabama, Florida
Pod2: A&M gets Texas, Auburn, USC
Pod2: OM gets OU, Vanderbilt, Georgia
Pod2: MSU gets Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky

Pod3: Alabama gets OU, LSU, USC
Pod3: Auburn gets Missouri, A&M, Georgia
Pod3: Tennessee gets Arkansas, MSU, Florida
Pod3: Vanderbilt gets Texas, OM, Kentucky

Pod4: Georgia gets OU, A&M, Auburn
Pod4: Florida gets Texas, LSU, Tennessee
Pod4: USC gets Missouri, OM, Alabama
Pod4: Kentucky gets Arkansas, MSU, Vanderbilt
Posted by TidalSurge1
Ft Walton Beach
Member since Sep 2016
36467 posts
Posted on 12/19/21 at 9:10 pm to
There won't be any SEC divisions or pods.

Instead, there will be 9 SEC games with 3 yearly rivals, rotating the other 12 teams in 6 schedule slots (play home & away then rotate). Two teams with the best SEC W-L records play in the SECCG.

Divisions and Pods only cause problems.
This post was edited on 12/19/21 at 9:17 pm
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
36662 posts
Posted on 12/19/21 at 9:15 pm to
If that were the proposal then what would be the three permanent opponents for each team?

Edited to point out that three fixed opponents appears to be the four team pods thing - but leaves out important rivalry games like Auburn/Georgia, Texas/A&M, and Florida/LSU
This post was edited on 12/19/21 at 9:19 pm
Posted by TidalSurge1
Ft Walton Beach
Member since Sep 2016
36467 posts
Posted on 12/19/21 at 9:19 pm to
Example chart (actual chart may differ):

VS: 3 Regular + 6/12 Rotational
AL: AU, LS, TN + FL, AM, OK, MS, AR, VB
AL: AU, LS, TN + GA, TX, KY, OM, MO, SC
AR: AM, MO, TX + AL, OK, FL, OM, TN, SC
AR: AM, MO, TX + AU, LS, GA, MS, KY, VB
AU: AL, GA, MS + LS, TX, OM, KY, MO, VB
AU: AL, GA, MS + FL, AM, OK, TN, AR, SC
FL: GA, OK, SC + AL, AM, LS, AR, TN, VB
FL: GA, OK, SC + AU, TX, OM, KY, MS, MO
GA: AU, FL, OK + LS, TX, KY, OM, MO, TN
GA: AU, FL, OK + AL, AM, AR, MS, SC, VB
KY: SC, TN, VB + AU, GA, AM, LS, MS, MO
KY: SC, TN, VB + AL, FL, TX, OK, OM, AR
LS: AL, AM, OM + GA, TX, MS, KY, MO, SC
LS: AL, AM, OM + FL, OU, AU, TN, AR, VB
OM: LS, MO, MS + AU, GA, AM, AR, TN, SC
OM: LS, MO, MS + AL, FL, TX, OK, KY, VB
MS: AU, MO, OM + AL, OK, TX, MO, KY, VB
MS: AU, MO, OM + GA, LS, AM, AR, TN, SC
MO: AR, OM, MS + AU, GA, OK, AM, KY, VB
MO: AR, OM, MS + AL, FL, LS, TX, TN, SC
OK: FL, GA, TX + AL, AM, KY, MS AR, VB
OK: FL, GA, TX + AU, LS, TN, OM, MO, SC
SC: FL, KY, VB + AL, LS, TX, TN, AR, OM
SC: FL, KY, VB + GA, OK, AM, AU, MO, MS
TN: AL, KY, VB + GA, FL, TX, OM, AR, SC
TN: AL, KY, VB + OK, LS, AM, MS, AU, MO
AM: AR, LS, TX + AL, FL, KY, OM, MO, VB
AM: AR, LS, TX + AU, GA, OK, MS, TN, SC
TX: AR, AM, OK + AU, GA, LS, MS, TN, SC
TX: AR, AM, OK + AL, FL, KY, OM, MO, VB
VB: KY, SC, TN + AU, FL, OK, AM, MS, MO
VB: KY, SC, TN + AL, GA, LS, TX, OM, AR

Having no divisions or pods provides frequent rotation (like pods does) but eliminates the problems of imbalanced pods and loss of important rivalries.
This post was edited on 12/19/21 at 9:32 pm
Posted by Ag72
Navasota Texas
Member since Oct 2021
260 posts
Posted on 12/19/21 at 9:20 pm to
Oklahoma
tu
Arkansas
Missouri
Posted by PlateJohnsonIII
Member since Feb 2020
6159 posts
Posted on 12/19/21 at 9:25 pm to
Finebum is a dumb, and Pods are fricking stupid.
Just add an extra conference game and add the two new losers to the west and move Barn east. Alabama can play Auburn every year instead of Tenn.
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
36662 posts
Posted on 12/19/21 at 9:26 pm to
So the LSU Florida game disappears? frick that.
Posted by Che Boludo
Member since May 2009
20288 posts
Posted on 12/19/21 at 9:32 pm to
quote:

Just add an extra conference game and add the two new losers to the west and move Barn east.

Bama and AU would move East.

Mizzou, OU and TX to the West.

And, they'd have to add more conference games.

That said, the future is most likely pods
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