It will be interesting to see what they do but we won't know until 2024- maybe 2023 at the earliest. They're going to let the rotation expire first for some reason which ends in 2025.
Looking at our OOC opponents it looks like we're getting ready to potentially play nine SEC games. We only have three lined up per year after 2025.
More like. TX ARKY TAM OU. LSU MSU BAMA UT, OM Mizz KY Vandy. AUBB UGA USC FLQuote:
Originally Posted by TrapGame
Prediction:
4 pods, fairly balanced competitively and geographically sensible:
1 - Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri
2 - Texas A&M, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss
3 - Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
4 - Kentucky, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
Then you have 1 permanent opponent beyond the pods:
Texas - Texas A&M
LSU - Arkansas
Auburn - Georgia
Tennessee - Florida
Mississippi State - Kentucky
Ole Miss - Vanderbilt
Missouri - South Carolina
Alabama - Oklahoma (that one is for the ratings)
I like it. Email it to HQ.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
This is the best one I have seen and makes the most senseQuote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
Just send it to LT, he's in charge of important decisions like this!Quote:
Originally Posted by TrapGame
Mizzou. A&M will go with TX & OU I'd imagineQuote:
Originally Posted by Coursesuper
Tennessee & Bama have to be in the same PODQuote:
Originally Posted by smootness
It'll be 3 permanent opponents, not PODs
I'm fairly sure TX & A&M will play each other every yearQuote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
It doesn't make sense because Texas & A&M will play every year.Quote:
Originally Posted by MoreCowbell
Additionally, Bama wants to play TN & AUB every year & AUB wants to play Bama & UGA every year & TX wants to play A&M & OU every year.
Thus, there must be 3 permanent opponents. Anything that is created must fit that criteria.
Texas - A&M, OU, ARK
Texas A&M - Texas, ARK, LSU
Arkansas - TX, OU, Mizzou
Ole Miss - MSU, LSU, Vandy
LSU - A&M, ARK, Florida
Florida - LSU, TN, UGA
UGA - SC, FL, AUB
TN - Bama, KY, Vandy
Vandy - OM, TN, KY
KY - TN, Vandy, MSU
MSU - OM, KY, AUB?
AUB - Bama, MSU, UGA
Mizzou - Ark, ?, ?
Etc
Me too. That's why I listed them as permanent opponents.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg
Or TX TAM Arky LSU in a pod. You have the old SWC and LSU always played AMQuote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
Texas & the SEC aren't giving up the Red River Rivalry every year. That's a ratings magnetQuote:
Originally Posted by parabrave
OU will play Texas, Mizzou, & Arkansas every year
Arkansas will play Texas Mizzou & Arkansas
Texas will play OU, Arkansas, & A&M
A&M will play Texas, LSU, & someone else
OK & UT's arrival can't get here any faster for Leach. Old girlfriend grudge effin and shit.
I like the 10-game format (2020 was awesome in this one particular aspect):Quote:
Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg
Play the 3 teams in your pod every year
Play half of the teams in each other pod every year, for a total of 6 games
Play your permanent opponent every year, or if you had it scheduled already, then just create a matchup that makes sense.
Put all the standings on a single table, since the schedules should generally be even, and play every team at least twice, over every 4-year period. How to structure the SEC Championship Game (and even whether to have it at all) will depend on how many teams make the College Football Playoff.
With apologies to Smootness (I hijacked your permanent POD opponent idea)...
PODs (with permanent opponents):
West:
Texas-LSU VDY FLA
Okie-OM AU UGA
A&M-MO UK TENN
Arkie-MSU UA SC
SouthWest:
LSU-TEXAS UA FLA
MSU-ARK UK TENN
OM-OKIE VDY UGA
MO-A&M AU SC
SouthEast:
UA-ARK LSU TENN
AU-OKIE OM UGA
UK-A&M MSU FLA
VDY-TEXAS MO SC
East:
UGA-OKIE OM AU
FLA-TEXAS LSU UK
TENN-A&M MSU UA
SC-ARK MO VDY
That's 3 intra-POD, 3 permanent inter-POD, then 2-3 rotational... that leaves 3-4 OOC...
If it's a lil whack, forgive me.... I just taste tested a batch...