re: SEC Realignment Proposal

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9 game schedule is the only way to make everyone happy

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No it's not.

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12 years between game with UGA/USCe/Tenn isn't

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Where are you getting 12 years between games?

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No it's not.

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As I said before Bama-Tenn/UGA-AU aren't going to give up that game every year and you can't have those 4 teams being the only ones with permanent cross division opponents. That means they either go to a 9 game schedule or stay at 8, which many fans aren't too happy with because of the time between home games with each team from the other division.

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except not really

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Let's hear your solution then

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We shouldn't have expanded in the first place, but now it should stay the way it is

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You just proved my point for me. The only choice the conference has (if they want to keep everything as fair as possible) is to either keep it at 8 games with 1 permanent and 1 rotating, or go to 9 games with 1 permanent and 2 rotation.

If your ok with Bama/LSU/aTm only coming to Athens once every 12 years then it works. Personally I want to LSU to host UGA/USCe/Tenn more that.

With the 4 team playoff I think the sec would still get in with 2 losses most year.

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Are the fans happy with National Championships? Because you're jeopardizing them by going to a more difficult 9 game schedule.

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If LSU has a NC worthy team they won't lose 2 games so I don't have to worry about that.

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You're also going to reduce the number of quality OOC opponents your team plays since they'll load up on cupcakes to get more home games and more $$$.

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I hate it when LSU plays cupcakes. I would rather them play one "good" OOC game at a neutral site (Oregon @ Cowboys stadium, Wisonsin @ Reliant and @ Lambeau), 1 more SEC team, a state team (I want LSU to renew the series with Tulane), and 1 cupcake.

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If your ok with Bama/LSU/aTm only coming to Athens once every 12 years then it works. Personally I want to LSU to host UGA/USCe/Tenn more that.

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From UGA's perspective, we need to keep the DSOR so the permanent opponents need to stay. In terms of number of games, the 9-game model restricts UGA's scheduling flexibility too much with the GT rivalry and a traditional neutral site conference game, both of which are valued traditions.

I'm ok with playing West teams less if it means we can keep the other benefits.

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I hate it when LSU plays cupcakes. I would rather them play one "good" OOC game at a neutral site (Oregon @ Cowboys stadium, Wisonsin @ Reliant and @ Lambeau), 1 more SEC team, a state team (I want LSU to renew the series with Tulane), and 1 cupcake.

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Now that's a murderers row. You would be okay if you picked up UF, USCe, and UGA from the East, then played Oregon and a cupcake while OSU would play a 9 game Big10 schedule, half of which are cupcakes? I just see it as not giving your team the best possibility to win a Natty.

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You would be okay if you picked up UF, USCe, and UGA from the East, then played Oregon and a cupcake while OSU would play a 9 game Big10 schedule, half of which are cupcakes?

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I would be fine with this. I prefer watching LSU play teams with a pulse.

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I just see it as not giving your team the best possibility to win a Natty.

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Like I said before, if LSU has a NC quality team they will lose 1 game at most. 2011 was a NC quality team and they blew the doors off of every team they played except Bama (including Big East Champ at their house and Pac-12/Rose Bowl champ @ Cowboys stadium).

We're going to a 9 game schedule with 1 permanent opponent.

That's the way the wind's blowing and it will be fine.