SEC Once Again Considering Schedule Format Change

gingerlover · Nov 26, 2019

Saw something on Saturday Down South last week that said the SEC was looking at a new scheduling model again. The format they mentioned would be 3 constant opponents and then the other 10 would rotate so you saw everyone twice every four years. I would assume our constant would be Tenn, LSU and UGLY.

Curious at how the 3 constants would play out for everyone as the top teams are easy to assign, but the bottom feeders would be stuck with each other.

NavetG8r · Nov 26, 2019

So will they do away with the East and West divisions?

Do you have a link so we can read all the details?

BMF · Nov 26, 2019

The format I saw proposed was the keep the divisions and do away with the permanent opponent - that would allow every team to play every 4 years (something along those lines). There was some hand wringing about losing the rivalries (Alabama/Tenn, UGA/Aub, UF/LSU mostly).

The other option is to add a 9th SEC game. That would be great for the fans, but it may cause us to have less bowl eligible teams (the Vandy's, Ole Miss's, MSU's) due to playing one less cupcake game.

EyeDocGator · Nov 26, 2019

NavetG8r said:
So will they do away with the East and West divisions?

I like the concept. It makes no sense to have an East and West division winner in the SECCG since a team plays teams from both divisions more or less equally. It might work to have the top two teams go to the championship game. There is a possibility (though unlikely) that three teams could be undefeated. Then they could flip a three-sided coin to decide.

KronoGator · Nov 26, 2019

Divisions suck for 14 team leagues, dump em.

Durty South Swamp · Nov 26, 2019

KronoGator said:
Divisions suck for 14 team leagues, dump em.

Agree. Just needs to be the 2 best teams in the league to ATL each year.

TheDouglas78 · Nov 26, 2019

Durty South Swamp said:
Agree. Just needs to be the 2 best teams in the league to ATL each year.

That's the new concept

Minister of Information · Nov 26, 2019

I have no idea why UT and LSU would be our permanent opponents. For example Florida has played Kentucky annually since 1967.

GatorJB · Nov 26, 2019

Durty South Swamp said:
Agree. Just needs to be the 2 best teams in the league to ATL each year.

I'm not opposed at all to this, but I'm curious. If there were no divisions, who would/should play LSU in Atlanta this year? A higher ranked Bama or an uga team who hasn't played them yet?

SeabeeGator · Nov 26, 2019

GatorJB said:
I'm not opposed at all to this, but I'm curious. If there were no divisions, who would/should play LSU in Atlanta this year? A higher ranked Bama or an uga team who hasn't played them yet?

Bama looks better to me. UGA keeps allowing every team to hang around. But who knows? Auburn might make it a moot point.

Minister of Information · Nov 26, 2019

Florida all time series records, most matchups.

BMF · Nov 26, 2019

Minister of Information said:
Florida all time series records, most matchups.

Stetson, Rollins, and Florida Southern don't want none!!!

Durty South Swamp · Nov 26, 2019

SeabeeGator said:
Bama looks better to me. UGA keeps allowing every team to hang around. But who knows? Auburn might make it a moot point.

Bama would beat uga on a neutral field. Dwag defense is legit, no question at all but their offense is awful.

None of this really answers the question though because they have the same record and no head to head to break the tie. I suppose in these instances it would go to who your loss is to with the team with the better one getting the nod. It's pretty obvious who that is :lol:

gingerlover · Nov 26, 2019

NavetG8r said:
So will they do away with the East and West divisions?

Do you have a link so we can read all the details?

I'll look to see if I can fin it again. It was in a Jimbo Fisher article where he was talking about it.

Minister of Information · Nov 26, 2019

If we had to have three annual games, I’d take UGA, AU, and UK before the corn dogs.

MatthewM. · Nov 26, 2019

Minister of Information said:
If we had to have three annual games, I’d take UGA, AU, and UK before the corn dogs.

Nah bruh

Gator Fever · Nov 26, 2019

GatorJB said:
I'm not opposed at all to this, but I'm curious. If there were no divisions, who would/should play LSU in Atlanta this year? A higher ranked Bama or an uga team who hasn't played them yet?

That is definitely one issue. I lean to keeping the divisions since there are 14 teams.

Minister of Information · Nov 26, 2019

MatthewM. said:
Nah bruh

Don’t accept the Bama psyop. There’s nothing in the books indicating the need to continue playing LSU annually, to say nothing of the fact that it puts us at a competitive disadvantage.

Swamp Donkey · Nov 26, 2019

BMF said:
The format I saw proposed was the keep the divisions and do away with the permanent opponent - that would allow every team to play every 4 years (something along those lines). There was some hand wringing about losing the rivalries (Alabama/Tenn, UGA/Aub, UF/LSU mostly).

Please tell me who is handwringing about the UF/LSU "rivalry". There has never been an LSU rivalry. We didnt used to play them at all. They were just leftovers and we got stuck w them.

Our rivalry was with Barn.

Swamp Donkey · Nov 26, 2019

Minister of Information said:
If we had to have three annual games, I’d take UGA, AU, and UK before the corn dogs.

Uga and Barn are our rivals. Maybe Tinerc but that is a 90s concoction not a historical thing.

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