ChadThundercock

They could. This is only listing the teams one would play, not when you'd play them. You're free to schedule them whenever.

Never understood why they wouldn’t. If you’re going to play a G5 team like Troy, UAB, Southern Miss, etc. every year, then you might as well schedule Tulane. A matchup with history behind it, limited travel costs, and with the ability to pack a stadium. I think this would mean a lot to older generations of Louisianans.

Who would Texas get as their 3rd if not Arkansas? Texas-Arkansas has a lot more history to it than Arkansas-Mizzou does.

I agree. I had Mizzou with Oklahoma and South Carolina due to their previous pseudo-rivalries that have been artificially made either in the Big 12 or while they were in the SEC East. UK is also paired with them due to proximity.

The only rival they have in the conference is maybe Arkansas, but I know Arkansas fans aren't going to want to get rid of any of the three here to replace with Mizzou. I stay optimistic that they can find a way to renew their feud with Kansas into an annual affair.

I've tweaked a table I made several years ago when Texas and OU announced joining they would be joining the conference. The 3-9 schedule was a inevitability. What would you change? The only oddity I couldn't find a place for was Miss State-Oklahoma, as their next potential rivals (like LSU and Arkansas) already had higher prioritized pairings.



PRESERVED OR ADDED CONFERENCE RIVALRIES:
Iron Bowl (Auburn vs. Alabama)
Third Saturday in October (Alabama vs. Tennessee)
Battle for Highway 82 (Alabama vs. Miss State)
Battle for the Boot (Arkansas vs. LSU)
Southwest Classic (Arkansas vs. Texas A&M)
Deep South's Oldest Rivalry (Auburn vs. Georgia)
World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party (Florida vs. Georgia)
Magnolia Bowl (LSU vs. Ole Miss)
Egg Bowl (Ole Miss vs. Miss State)
Khaki Bowl (Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt)
Red River Rivalry (Texas vs. Oklahoma)
Arkansas vs. Texas
Auburn vs. Florida (previously dormant)
Georgia vs. South Carolina
Kentucky vs. Tennessee
Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt
LSU vs. Texas A&M
Mizzou vs. Oklahoma (previously dormant)
Texas vs. Texas A&M
Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt

PRESERVED OR ADDED NON-CONFERENCE RIVALRIES:
Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia vs. Georgia Tech)
Florida vs. Florida State
Governor's Cup (Kentucky vs. Louisville)
Battle for the Rag (LSU vs. Tulane)
Border War/Showdown (Mizzou vs. Kansas)
Mid–South Rivalry (Ole Miss vs. Memphis)
Bedlam Series (Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State)
Palmetto Bowl (South Carolina vs. Clemson)
Battle For The Chancellor's Spurs (Texas vs. Texas Tech)

The long-term future of conference scheduling will be the focus point at this year’s conference meetings and Media Days. They’ve been waiting to see what the fall out from the ACC is going to be regarding Clemson and FSU. Also waiting on FOX and B1G to come to terms so they know where to start bargaining with ESPN from. Hence why we’ve had the flipped scheduled for the past two years and no set rotation. 9 conference games is inevitable and should’ve been done back in 2012.

This is why Georgia fans were so against getting rid of divisions. No longer are their toughest opponents Tennessee and a 6-6 Auburn every year.

I made this a few years ago when they announced Texas and OU. Mix and match however you like but it will likely look something like this once they make the announcement to go to 9 conference games.

I think they’re waiting to see how things develop with the ACC.