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SEC realignment survey

Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:08 pm
Posted by Pisco
Mayfield, Kentucky
Member since Dec 2019
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Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:08 pm
1. Pre-1992, nine game conference schedule, no SEC title game
2. 1992 expansion with Arky and SC, two divisions, title game, 8 or 9 game conference schedule
3. 2012 expansion with MIZ and Aggy, two divisions, title game and 8-9 schedule

I prefer #2 but would go for #1 if they bring back the Big 8 and SWC, but with ten teams each.
Posted by VFL67
Member since Feb 2025
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Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:11 pm to
I like #2
Posted by KCM0Tiger
Kansas City, MISSOURI
Member since Nov 2011
17165 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:12 pm to
For the love of God kick out Missouri!!!
Posted by Jack Daniel
Gold member
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Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:13 pm to
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Posted by TX Tea
Member since Sep 2023
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Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:43 pm to
This post was edited on 8/9/26 at 9:45 pm
Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
41148 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:48 pm to
2. Easy
Posted by Audustxx
Member since Jul 2022
2454 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:51 pm to
Why does mizzou play varsity sports? Total waste of taxpayers money
Posted by New Money
Athens, GA
Member since Jun 2023
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Posted on 8/9/26 at 10:22 pm to
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Posted by BZ504
Texas
Member since Oct 2005
14044 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 10:27 pm to
2. Nine game schedule, no divisions. Bring back Big 12 and PAC 12 as well with each being 12 teams.
Posted by Cockopotamus
Member since Jan 2013
16129 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 10:32 pm to
2. 8 conference games, one permanent cross division opponent, two rotating on a set schedule that continues indefinitely.

What we had before Mizzou and aTm fricked it all up.
Posted by kilo
No block, no rock
Member since Oct 2011
30481 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 10:40 pm to
quote:

What we had before Mizzou and aTm fricked it all up.


Clemson would provide more revenue and prestige to the conference.






Posted by Pisco
Mayfield, Kentucky
Member since Dec 2019
4506 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 11:24 pm to
I wish Mizzou would go back to playing Kansas every year at Arrowhead. Those games looked fun even in the frigid cold. Traditional rivalry games are the best.

Bring back Oklahoma vs Nebraska to.
Posted by Rip N Lip
Zambodia
Member since Jul 2019
7730 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 11:49 pm to
Coach Bryant always said we needed 8 major geographical conferences with 10 teams each, and the conference champs utilize the bowl system as a playoff.

So an 8 team playoff.

He was a smart man. A football man.

Now you got media queers running the show, who do not know an X from an O.

~~And to answer your question, SC and Arky and the rest of the later adds have done nothing for the conference besides suck revenue.~~
This post was edited on 8/10/26 at 2:21 am
Posted by GarnetNBlack
Member since Feb 2026
126 posts
Posted on 8/10/26 at 5:53 am to
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And to answer your question, SC and Arky and the rest of the later adds have done nothing for the conference besides suck revenue

That’s an interesting take, and also, a very inaccurate one.

In today’s world, it’s ALL about revenue. Each of the additions—Arkansas, South Carolina, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas A&M have added an enormous amount of financial stability and revenue.

Each has added significant market reach and contributed to the 1.3 Billion in media revenue.

And, those six universities comprise over 40% of the total revenue in the SEC. Texas alone has a sports program that generates 340 Million annually, the largest in college sports. And since you mentioned SC, they generate over 200 Million annually.
This post was edited on 8/10/26 at 5:57 am
Posted by Pimphand
Member since Sep 2021
5846 posts
Posted on 8/10/26 at 6:06 am to
I've had enough of playing TCU, SMU, Baylor, Texas Tech, & Houston to last future lifetimes.

The only former SWC school I wouldn't mind playing periodically is Rice and that's because the MOB is fun and they *love* to take shots at Texas during halftime which I enjoy.
Posted by Gunga Din
Oklahoma
Member since Jul 2020
3749 posts
Posted on 8/10/26 at 6:29 am to
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I've had enough of playing TCU, SMU, Baylor, Texas Tech, & Houston to last future lifetimes.


That actually sucked for everybody else as well. People outside the SWC never tuned into those games either. We'd all watch Texas play Arkansas and A&M but nobody watched those Texas play those other teams except for maybe Houston when Houston was good.

I might watch that Texas Rice halftime... but I wouldn't bother watching the game.

Posted by 1801
Charleston
Member since Aug 2012
8924 posts
Posted on 8/10/26 at 6:35 am to
quote:

~~And to answer your question, SC and Arky and the rest of the later adds have done nothing for the conference besides suck revenue.~~


this was Bryant Dennehy in 1992 -



guess what paid for the 1998 East upper deck and the first ever TSIO in Tuscaloosa 1999 - that's right - TV revenue money from the 1992 conference additions of Arkansas & Carolina and SEC CG TV cash windfall -
Posted by bamabaseballsec
Member since Dec 2020
4207 posts
Posted on 8/10/26 at 6:46 am to
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Posted by AUTiger789
Birmingham, AL
Member since Apr 2022
4246 posts
Posted on 8/10/26 at 6:57 am to
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Posted by bamabaseballsec
Member since Dec 2020
4207 posts
Posted on 8/10/26 at 6:58 am to
Reorganizing of D1 is more needed than any conference realignment. I think the top 60 programs need to split and collective bargain(which I think will inevitably happen)
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