🏈 SEC Expansion Could End Alabama-Tennessee Tradition

[bamatommy]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ec-expansion-could-end-tide-vs-vols-tradition

 

[JoshB]

No regardless im fairly confident, we will always play Tennessee.

 

[LBS]

A line in an NCAA By Law vs. Traditional Rivalries
The NCAA has to consider they possibility that conferences and division would grow so large that playing every team in your division would kill too many rivalries. The easiest solution is to select a different way to determine division champions.

ACC model would not have this issue.
The ACC is not locked in to one-side versus the other. If the divisions were redrawn keeping rivals with rivals, the issue would be null.

 

[BamaFan615]

I would say there is little to zero possibility of this happening...

 

[planomateo]

I don't see it happening either, but I'm also aware of what is occurring currently here in Texas between Texas vs Texas A&M. There is a possibility that this rivalry game could be over now, if Texas A&M comes to the SEC.

At the end of the day, everything is a possibility...

 

[RollTideinGA]

I'm sure the powers to be will find ways to make it work. Heck Notre Dame plays USC every year.

 

[4th-and-1]

the 3rd saturday in october will be forever marked on my calendar

 

[TerryP]

I don't see it happening either, but I'm also aware of what is occurring currently here in Texas between Texas vs Texas A&M. There is a possibility that this rivalry game could be over now, if Texas A&M comes to the SEC.

At the end of the day, everything is a possibility...

Not to mention the OU vs Tx game. But, like Stoops put it about the RRR...the Nebraska series with OU ended a few years ago when they first went to a championship game format. Things like this are bound to happen as the landscape of college football changes.

IF OU vs TX falls by the wayside seeing a game like UA vs UT fall wouldn't shock me at all. Hell, we are less than a decade removed from people wanting that series to take a break and allow the fan bases to cool off some. It took two coaches and right at three years and we are still seeing a lot of hate.

I'm sure the powers to be will find ways to make it work. Heck Notre Dame plays USC every year.

Will that continue when the Pac-12 reaches 16? You have to consider with ND being independent it gives them a little more leeway in scheduling as well.

 

[ElephantStomp]

There is a better chance of Wyoming winning the BCSNC than us not playing Tennessee. I would venture to say we will always play Tennessee

 

[Bo]

Personally, if a rivalary has to be dropped, I'd rather it be the AU game instead of UTn.

 

[bamascw]

With everything that is gonig on and being tossed around with conference realignment, I wouldn't be surprised at anything at this point. However, I sure would hate to see the Tennessee game go by the wayside. Stranger things have happened though, look at how long the Auburn game went away years ago.

 

[TheVolBuster]

They would never end that tradition. It makes both schools far too much money to just end it.

 

[TerryP]

They would never end that tradition. It makes both schools far too much money to just end it.

How is it different than when Georgia rolls on the schedule? Or Florida?

Tradition? Yes. Too much money? No.

 

[252BAMA]

Shallow article. Fails to address(probably intentionally because that would kill his article) the VERY real possibility that a 14 team conference would most likely play a 9 conference game schedule making his point moot. Format would be 6-1-2, which is the same rotating schedule presently. Hell, the PAC-12 played a complete 9 game round robin conference schedule when it was the PAC-10.