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Posted on 12/17/21 at 4:35 pm to Hussss
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He basically guaranteed this and said that the 4 team Pod format is what it will be so that all rivalry games can remain
ETA: This will take place when Texas & Oklahoma arrive
How is this possible? How do you break into pods and guarantee all rivalries will remain.
Think about it: Alabama and Auburn would have to be in a pod together.... but in order to keep UGA-AU and AL-UT as an annual rivalry, you'd have to fill out the pod with those two..... they aren't going to put Bama, Georgia, Auburn, and Tennessee all in the same pod. That's way too tough.
Then what happens to UGA-UF or UT-UF?
I'm against the idea of pods specifically because it will destroy rivalries.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 4:35 pm to AUCE05
As Auburn fan I would rather we bring back florida. AU/bama/fl/uga would be my choice. I miss the florida game more than TN. Tough division though for sure.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 4:38 pm to WDE24
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It will be something like this:
Auburn
Alabama
UT
Vandy
Georgia
Florida
USC
UK
LSU
aTm
Ole Miss
MSU
Texas
Oklahoma
Arky
Mizzou
I think it will fall out this way too.
It'd be nice to have Arkansas in the Midsouth pod, but I think the league office will throw A&M a bone by not forcing them to share a pod with Texas.
I'm assuming you still get the 1 permanent rival game, your pod teams, plus 4 rotating teams from the other pods for an 8-game schedule.
Gotta figure some way for the championship game if these don't turn into divisions. Maybe we're heading for a day where there's a conference semi.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 4:39 pm to BHMKyle
quote:you play everyone in your pod + everyone in another pod + one rival/other…rotate which other pod you play every year.
How is this possible? How do you break into pods and guarantee all rivalries will remain.
This post was edited on 12/17/21 at 4:41 pm
Posted on 12/17/21 at 4:39 pm to ALTiger
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North - Mizzou, Kentucky, Tenn, Vandy
I would LOVE this. We would dominate this pod
Posted on 12/17/21 at 4:39 pm to ALTiger
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Yep. I'm hearing divisions will likely be:
West - OU, Texas, A&M, Arky
South - LSU, Ole Miss, Miss St. Florida
North - Mizzou, Kentucky, Tenn, Vandy
East - Bama, Auburn, UGA, SCAR
So joining the Auburn-Florida in the trash pile of canceled rivalries would be:
Georgia-Florida
Alabama-LSU
Alabama-Ole Miss
Auburn-Miss St.
Alabama-Miss St.
... not to mention "new" rivalries like AU-LSU and UT-UF
Count me out if this is the plan.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 4:41 pm to WDE24
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It will be something like this:
Auburn
Alabama
UT
Vandy
Georgia
Florida
USC
UK
If the plan for the new SEC includes destroying literally the oldest rivalry in all of Southern College football, then I think we can punt these two new teams back where they came from and forget about expansion.... heck, can we just go back to the Charter 10?
Posted on 12/17/21 at 4:42 pm to BHMKyle
quote:who said that would be destroyed? Slow down with your melt and broaden your understanding of the potential pod system
If the plan for the new SEC includes destroying literally the oldest rivalry in all of Southern College football,
Posted on 12/17/21 at 4:42 pm to WDE24
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you play everyone in your pod + everyone in another pod
If you play everyone in your pod and everyone in another pod, what the frick in the point of pods? Why not just combine those two pods that are playing every year and call it something novel like, I don't know.... a Division.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 4:44 pm to BHMKyle
quote:so you can rotate which other pod you play each year and play everyone in the conference on a regular basis
If you play everyone in your pod and everyone in another pod, what the frick in the point of pods? Why not just combine those two pods that are playing every year and call it something novel like, I don't know.... a Division.
Again, you are flailing about without even trying to understand
This post was edited on 12/17/21 at 4:45 pm
Posted on 12/17/21 at 4:45 pm to WDE24
Easiest is to put Bama and AU to SECE with Mizzou/OU/UTX to SECW. That protects the older rivalries and needs no permanent crossdivision games.
PLus, go to 9 SEC games.
PLus, go to 9 SEC games.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 4:46 pm to WDE24
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so you can rotate which other pod you play each year and play everyone in the conference on a regular basis
So if you are rotating which other pod you play each year, then that means you don't play that "other pod" annually, right?
So unless you can somehow jam Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida all into a 4-team pod... which is impossible.... one or more of the SEC's classic rivalries will cease to exist annually.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 4:46 pm to BHMKyle
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If the plan for the new SEC includes destroying literally the oldest rivalry in all of Southern College football, then I think we can punt these two new teams back where they came from and forget about expansion.... heck, can we just go back to the Charter 10?
There'll be a permanent rival game to keep Auburn/Georgia going, as well as other games like Ole Miss/Vandy, LSU/Arkansas or Florida, Texas/Texas A&M, Kentucky/Tennessee, etc.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 4:46 pm to BHMKyle
Well Texass since we play RRR every year
Then what??
I would take any 2 real SEC teams such as Georgia Florida or Bama ie not interested in Missou( big8) or Aggie ( Big 12) or arky (southwest)
Then what??
I would take any 2 real SEC teams such as Georgia Florida or Bama ie not interested in Missou( big8) or Aggie ( Big 12) or arky (southwest)
Posted on 12/17/21 at 4:47 pm to GeorgeWest
quote:it might be easiest, but it doesn’t solve the issue of not playing half the teams in the same conference more than 2 times per decade. I’d be fine with it, but I doubt that is the direction it goes.
Easiest is to put Bama and AU to SECE with Mizzou/OU/UTX to SECW. That protects the older rivalries and needs no permanent crossdivision games. PLus, go to 9 SEC games.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 4:48 pm to WDE24
Just reading through all the comments on this topic. What really stands out is this “new” league is going to be a meat grinder every year. Fabulous competition every week! Add one more conference game to get rid of a “patsy” week and buckle up.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 4:49 pm to BHMKyle
quote:Did you not see the + one other/rival in the list of games? Again, you are flailing without considering. Additionally, if you add a 9th game that creates a +2 other/rival possibility.
So unless you can somehow jam Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida all into a 4-team pod... which is impossible.... one or more of the SEC's classic rivalries will cease to exist annually.
You are asking easily answered questions that you have the brain power to figure out if you quit being so closed to the idea.
Posted on 12/17/21 at 4:49 pm to Farmer1906
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Gulf War
The frick is this?
ETA - I realize it’s aggy-LSU, but where did the name come from?
This post was edited on 12/17/21 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 12/17/21 at 4:51 pm to WDE24
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Did you not see the + one other/rival in the list of games?
You literally said you play every team in your pod and every team in another pod.... which is now what you are saying is not the case. You are the one that is confused here.
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