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re: What does the SEC get out of playing a 9 game league schedule?
Posted on 9/22/26 at 5:29 am to Ptins944
Posted on 9/22/26 at 5:29 am to Ptins944
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Good games for season ticket holders.
This isn’t even true for a chunk of the teams in the conference with OOC rivalries.
UGA’s schedule is less interesting with MSU, Arky, Missouri, etc. on it than it would be with Clemson or Ohio State, but the first three are being forced upon us. Our history with a lot of the old SWC, Big 12, or even SEC west teams is pretty limited.
This post was edited on 9/22/26 at 5:32 am
Posted on 9/22/26 at 5:34 am to RollingwiththeTide
Fire Sankey.
The TV deal a couple years ago, the 9-game schedule…. Is this not enough to terminate this man?
The TV deal a couple years ago, the 9-game schedule…. Is this not enough to terminate this man?
Posted on 9/22/26 at 5:52 am to RollingwiththeTide
ESPN wanted this...Sankey bowed to them.
BUT...wouldn't you rather see another SEC matchup instead of Eastern Southern Mama's Military School vs Alabama?
BUT...wouldn't you rather see another SEC matchup instead of Eastern Southern Mama's Military School vs Alabama?
Posted on 9/22/26 at 6:30 am to RollingwiththeTide
A bunch of beat up triage units in the CFP....
Posted on 9/22/26 at 7:50 am to RollingwiththeTide
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That’s about it. Most SEC teams will be playing a horror show of a regular season schedule while ND and the other conferences get to play glorified exhibition games most weeks.
And it's going to be hard for them to even schedule decent OOC, because the SEC teams are off limits.
I think most of all we've learned Greg Sankey is a little bitch who's been outmaneuvered these last 5 years.
Posted on 9/22/26 at 8:52 am to RollingwiththeTide
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What does the SEC get out of playing a 9 game league schedule?
Fans lose long term non conference games
Teams get another chance to injure players
SEC gets more $$$$
Media gets more $$$
Move tells you what SEC and media value over actual fans.
Posted on 9/22/26 at 1:14 pm to UKWildcats
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I don't think anyone is getting penalized for not running the table or having one loss these days.
Yes... but will an SEC team get penalized when it's between a 10-1 team that played a shite sandwich schedule and a 9-2 or 8-3 SEC team that comparatively played in the NFC East for one of the last playoff spots? Humans aren't great at seeing/acknowledging underlying complexity. Usually most people just default to "10-1 looks better than 9-2 or 8-3" so I'm pessimistic that we get more credit than harm from the extra game.
This post was edited on 9/22/26 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 9/22/26 at 1:33 pm to UKWildcats
Everybody is still playing cupcake State... they're just getting rid of the really good OOC games, which kind of sucks
Posted on 9/22/26 at 1:36 pm to RollingwiththeTide
The only answer is TV money. One more SEC game means more opportunities for marquee matchups and higher ratings. When the TV/media contract is renegotiated it should mean more TV revenue for each SEC member.
Posted on 9/22/26 at 1:37 pm to RollingwiththeTide
We get better games. I’d much rather see my team play Florida or Tennessee or Auburn instead of LA Tech
Posted on 9/22/26 at 2:05 pm to New Money
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With the nine-game SEC schedule, we, the consumers, get fewer rent-a-win games and more meaningful football.
Ask Texas about meaningful football last year. Or LSU in the Jayden Daniels years.
At this point, nobody really cares if you play good teams in the regular season and go 9-3 (see: Kelly, Brian), they want a playoff appearance. 10-2 is usually the key unless you're Vandy
Posted on 9/22/26 at 3:12 pm to Crowknowsbest
quote:Georgia should try scheduling some games outside of the SEC footprint.
This isn’t even true for a chunk of the teams in the conference with OOC rivalries.
UGA’s schedule is less interesting with MSU, Arky, Missouri, etc. on it than it would be with Clemson or Ohio State, but the first three are being forced upon us. Our history with a lot of the old SWC, Big 12, or even SEC west teams is pretty limited.
Is it true that Georgia coming to Austin in 2024 is their first regular season game west of Arkansas?
Posted on 9/22/26 at 3:47 pm to Ptins944
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Is it true that Georgia coming to Austin in 2024 is their first regular season game west of Arkansas?
No
Posted on 9/22/26 at 3:50 pm to Ptins944
where did you get that from 
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