re: There won't be PODS

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There won't be PODS
With the new change in college football, it’s time to get rid of those four games unless they go to a 9 game schedule with 4 pods, one permanent opponent in each pod and play another pod each year.
3 games each pod
3 permanent games
3 against another pod
This way if we go with the rumored pods, we solve this problem and play every team within 3 years.
Let’s use LSU for example
A&M, ole miss and state
3 permanent opponent, one from each pod
Florida, Arkansas, Alabama/Auburn
Then a pod that rotates every year. Easiest way to keep Bama-Tennessee, Auburn-uga, uga-Florida and the iron bowl

By the way, I’m tired of those four games determining everything

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Well I suggest you are going to get disappointed. The older I get (I am 55), I kind of understand those 4 schools point of view. LSU says that because after Tulane left the SEC, we sort of lost that type of team. Even in 1984, some 18 years after Tulane left the SEC, I remember a total bench clearing brawl between LSU and Tulane players and some coaches and G/A's were taking swings.

Growing up on North shore, I remember rationale LSU and Tulane fans meeting in Uptown New Orleans and some PUB and the winning teams fans got to sit in wheelbarrows and the loosing teams fans had to push them from bar to bar all around Uptown New Orleans. Remember seeing that reported on by the late Hap Glaudi and Buddy D, etc.

If LSU still had that type of Rival game with Tulane, LSU fans would be wanting to maintain it the same way those 4 schools do.

Now I agree your POD system can keep those 4 games, but some rumors from some UGA beat writers that PODS may not be on the table any longer. Saw it on a DAWGpost.com video. I don't know how tuned in those guys are, maybe some UGA fans here can chime in.

I agree but we are going into uncharted territory with college football. Things are changing. It’s time to think outside the box because that’s what the conference is doing. I’m okay with anything except Bama and Auburn going to the east and LSU being stuck in the big12/swc with the two Mississippi schools. We are a charter member and could be regulated out west. Would hate to only play the teams in the east once every 4 years and only go to their place every 8.

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There won't be PODS
I agree but we are going into uncharted territory with college football. Things are changing. It’s time to think outside the box because that’s what the conference is doing. I’m okay with anything except Bama and Auburn going to the east and LSU being stuck in the big12/swc with the two Mississippi schools. We are a charter member and could be regulated out west. Would hate to only play the teams in the east once every 4 years and only go to their place every 8.

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I have raised the same concerns that you have, but I just got to the point that I would accept if the West/East Divisions are what is being suggested.

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What teams would you want annually?

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Bama, (in order of pref: TX OK A&M), OM

Because you are rotating thru the entire conference so quickly, there's not a lot of strategic advantage in picking, so pick who you think would be a great rival that would agree to pick you.

I wouldn't give a shite if Bama didn't play Mizzou, Vandy, UK, or USCe twicee every 15 years.

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sn't the push to have every team play every SEC team every 4 years the reason pods are being considered?

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You don't need pods to do this.

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here won't be PODS
I like the proposed pod system because you get to play all SEC teams at home at least once every 4 years.

And, I couldn't care less about UGA playing Auburn every year. They can play 2 times every 4 years and that continues their rival

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You don't care, but both their fanbases care, so that is 2 AD's to 1 if LSU's AD wants to put it to vote with all the other AD's

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Let the teams work out 3 permanent opponents. You can have 16 different virtual pods. For example AU can have AL, GA, FL if those teams agree. Bama can have AU, TN, LSU if those teams agree and so forth. With a 9 game conf schedule, you schedule home and away games over the next 4 yrs. This is the same as your fixed pod but allows for the preservation of more team specific rivalry games.

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This is the best idea. No divisions, no pods.

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I think you are correct, a reporter at DAWGpost said he is hearing from UGA sources that PODS are out. Just watched it.

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link?

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I think you are correct, a reporter at DAWGpost said he is hearing from UGA sources that PODS are out. Just watched it.
There is just no way any SEC team would want a pod with UT/OU.

Mizzou would balk, too. LSU or either Mississippi team or Aggy or Arkansas? All hard no's.

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This pods works best for all of us. Get two top teams in each pods.
Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas.

A&M, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State.

Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Vandy.

Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky.