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re: The PODS - the one thing you need to know
Posted on 12/20/21 at 11:51 am to 3down10
Posted on 12/20/21 at 11:51 am to 3down10
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The quickest ways to kill off college football".
SEC Scheduling Selection Show inbound, weighting last year's ranking, coaching turnover, signed/total roster talent post Feb signing day and intra-conf transfer declaration deadline as the selection order criteria.
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Posted on 12/20/21 at 11:55 am to kingbob
quote:they would never do that scenario because it doesn’t provide competitive balance.
They would never do this because it wouldn't protect the sacred calf
quote:switch Auburn and Kentucky and you’ve figured it out
So, what is more likely is:
Posted on 12/20/21 at 11:55 am to 3down10
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This thread should be labeled "The quickest ways to kill off college football".
It's just full of people who have no understanding of football trying to solve problems that don't exist.
When are any of you going to learn that the all this shite you keep pushing for is just making the sport worse?
Pushing for it?
News flash: The SEC could care less what the Rant wants. What makes the most money in TV deals is what is driving this bus.
I'm just guessing at what they will do.
I prefer divisions.
This post was edited on 12/20/21 at 11:56 am
Posted on 12/20/21 at 11:59 am to molsusports
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Yes. But with or without the fixed opponents it still takes six years to complete home/away rotations through the whole conference
With the 2 rotating cross pod games it allows you to complete it in 4 years I think....that's why I don't think there will be permanent cross pod opponents.
Maybe 5 years to complete home and home.
This post was edited on 12/20/21 at 12:01 pm
Posted on 12/20/21 at 11:59 am to WDE24
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switch Auburn and Kentucky and you’ve figured it out
I originally had it that way, but I've just got a feeling that Bama will find a way to dodge the Iron Bowl.
As an LSU fan, I will miss playing Florida, Auburn, and Alabama every year. Those are the annual games that I look forward to the most. I guess I'll just have to content myself with playing them at home every 4 years instead of every 2.
Posted on 12/20/21 at 12:03 pm to kingbob
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As an LSU fan, I will miss playing Florida, Auburn, and Alabama every year.
This is why I want the fixed opponents.
The SEC would be repeating the Big 12 mistake with Nebraska and Oklahoma. Games like LSU/Florida and LSU/Alabama are big money makers as well as important rivalry games
Posted on 12/20/21 at 12:03 pm to kingbob
quote:I think LSU will preserve one of Alabama/UF annually by scheduling one of the non POD games against them. Not sure which one, but probably Alabama.
As an LSU fan, I will miss playing Florida, Auburn, and Alabama every year.
Posted on 12/20/21 at 12:07 pm to molsusports
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This is why I want the fixed opponents.
The SEC would be repeating the Big 12 mistake with Nebraska and Oklahoma. Games like LSU/Florida and LSU/Alabama are big money makers as well as important rivalry games
With 16 teams...there will not be a shortage of big money maker games.
This post was edited on 12/20/21 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 12/20/21 at 12:09 pm to WDE24
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Not sure which one, but probably Alabama.
Not sure.
Saban is the connective tissue behind the emergence of that rivalry to where it is today
AU seems a big shite talk, rivalry type game for them each year.
aTm has certainly filled a natural rivalry hole
And, as much as some kicked and scream about the annual UF game, it seems as rivalry like (no matter the records) as any other.
I'd think they'd be just as likely to want one of those three (especially aTm or UF) long term over Bama.
I could be very wrong though; it is not unusual for me.
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Posted on 12/20/21 at 12:10 pm to WDE24
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I think LSU will preserve one of Alabama/UF annually by scheduling one of the non POD games against them. Not sure which one, but probably Alabama.
The way the pods are discussed Bama is the only school that will end up with three Big Six teams every year and why is it up to LSU to decide if they play Bama? I honestly dont care about playing LSU every year so long as we keep Auburn and Tennessee.
Posted on 12/20/21 at 12:11 pm to theenemy
Games are bigger when the audience builds attachments to them. Oregon and Utah are perfectly reasonable team but more fans have a built in interest in watching LSU and Florida playing because of their history
Most Arkansas fans I know freely acknowledge they get up more for games against Texas or OU than games against say Georgia or Clemson
It isn't just about games on paper. It's about why the games have mattered
Most Arkansas fans I know freely acknowledge they get up more for games against Texas or OU than games against say Georgia or Clemson
It isn't just about games on paper. It's about why the games have mattered
Posted on 12/20/21 at 12:13 pm to theenemy
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Pushing for it?
News flash: The SEC could care less what the Rant wants. What makes the most money in TV deals is what is driving this bus.
I'm just guessing at what they will do.
I prefer divisions.
If they follow the Nascar model, they will get the Nascar results.
The games themselves should be the attraction, not some bullshite system that only exist as a way to generate drama for fan interest.
Posted on 12/20/21 at 12:14 pm to StopRobot
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Auburn and Tennessee.
This is a must. Anything else is a non-starter for Bama.
I could see a move to keep UTk over AU if push comes to shove, if for no other reason than to say frick you to AU.
Posted on 12/20/21 at 12:14 pm to WDE24
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I think LSU will preserve one of Alabama/UF annually by scheduling one of the non POD games against them. Not sure which one, but probably Alabama.
No my knowledge, you get 3 pod games plus 6 non-pod games. Seeing as there are 16 teams in the conference, a team that plays 3 pod opponents would play half of the rest of the conference each year and alternate.
So, imagine that LSU is in a pod with Ole Miss, Miss St, and A&M.
Year One non-pod:
Alabama, @Texas, Oklahoma, @Kentucky, Vanderbilt, @Florida
Year two:
@Auburn, Mizzou, @Tennessee, South Carolina, @Georgia, Arkansas
Year 3:
@Alabama, Texas, @Oklahoma, Kentucky, @Vanderbilt, Florida
Year 4:
Auburn, @Mizzou, Tennessee, @South Carolina, Georgia, @Arkansas
In 4 years time, LSU plays every team outside of their pod home and @home at least once.
This post was edited on 12/20/21 at 12:18 pm
Posted on 12/20/21 at 12:17 pm to molsusports
I agree from a fan perspective....but this is about TV deals and playoffs.
What's on paper will have huge influences when talking TV deals.
And having Texas, OK, Bama, GA, Florida, LSU, etc... all slated to play each other every 4-5 years will be a big selling point.
What's on paper will have huge influences when talking TV deals.
And having Texas, OK, Bama, GA, Florida, LSU, etc... all slated to play each other every 4-5 years will be a big selling point.
Posted on 12/20/21 at 12:22 pm to kingbob
quote:see my post on page 3
No my knowledge, you get 3 pod games plus 6 non-pod games.
2 Pods will be paired up with each other to form a division. Those POD pairings will alternate either annually (my prediction) or bi-annually.
This post was edited on 12/20/21 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 12/20/21 at 12:26 pm to StopRobot
quote:not true
The way the pods are discussed Bama is the only school that will end up with three Big Six teams every year
quote:no one said it was only up to LSU
why is it up to LSU to decide if they play Bama?
Posted on 12/20/21 at 12:26 pm to theenemy
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What's on paper will have huge influences when talking TV deals.
And having Texas, OK, Bama, GA, Florida, LSU, etc... all slated to play each other every 4-5 years will be a big selling point.
I think the television people will be excited about more games with a built-in audience. If you get LSU versus Florida and Alabama every year plus two LSU games against Texas and two games against Oklahoma every six years
Posted on 12/20/21 at 12:29 pm to theenemy
The problem is that you can't fit 10 lbs of crap into a 5lb sack. It's not possible to have a perfect pod system that protects all of the following rivalries:
Tennessee vs Alabama
Alabama vs Auburn
Auburn vs Georgia
Georgia vs Florida
One of them is getting demoted to being played every OTHER year at best in the pod system.
As a fan of none of those teams, the games that I would least like to lose are the Iron Bowl and the Cocktail Party. The last time Tennessee was seriously competitive against Alabama, I still hadn't even kissed a girl for the first time.
Tennessee vs Alabama
Alabama vs Auburn
Auburn vs Georgia
Georgia vs Florida
One of them is getting demoted to being played every OTHER year at best in the pod system.
As a fan of none of those teams, the games that I would least like to lose are the Iron Bowl and the Cocktail Party. The last time Tennessee was seriously competitive against Alabama, I still hadn't even kissed a girl for the first time.
This post was edited on 12/20/21 at 12:32 pm
Posted on 12/20/21 at 12:30 pm to kingbob
That’s not true. Again, refer to my post on page 3. It offers a system that preserves all rivalry games that teams want preserved. Also, it’s likely that any that drop off annuallywill be played 2 out of every 3 years.
This post was edited on 12/20/21 at 12:31 pm
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