🏈 SEC Scheduling with the arrival of Texas and Oklahoma. Divisions? Pods? How many games?

[RollllTide!]

 

[OldPlayer]

There will be no East and West.

 

[rick4bama]

Could be, I did hear Sankey said. Leave the pods close to your washing machine. So to me that would mean it won't be any pods.

But this still doesn't look right. Bama, Auburn, LSU all has won the West and SECCG 2012,13,14,15,16,18,19,20,21. UGA, Fla. and UGA won 2017,23.

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

This would work if we have 9 games, but it means only one game against teams in the other division every 4 years unless the SEC goes to an 11 game conference schedule. There are ways to get to 9 games and play everyone home and home at least once every 4 years, but it requires creativity and some really tight tie-breaker rules for the SECCG. Proper pod scheduling achieves everything teams and fans want (yearly rivals and home-and home at least once every 4 years) as well as lowering the chance of tie-breakers among 3+ teams but it isn't going to happen either. I trust the SEC to find the most convoluted way to do this that presents a 4 team tie breaker situation within the first 3 years.

 

[rammerjammer]

If we keep divisions. This is the best set up IMO. I think the east would be the tougher division, for sure. If Texas and OU can get their crap together, the west could be fun and tough as well.

On a side note, that will never happen. I wish would would trade Mizzou for Okie St.

 

[SnakeFan]

It looks like the old South West conference a bit

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Sure hope they go to 9 game schedule...seems it would benefit sec with more sec games....

But these teams needing the extra gimma for some stupid fricking nothing bowl...

Maybe move to 4 pods...have sec semi final....then winners to final...start week earlier in august...
With expanded playoffs......wouldnt hurt a teams chance...

Moneyy...money...money....

 

[50+yeartidefan]

If we keep divisions. This is the best set up IMO. I think the east would be the tougher division, for sure. If Texas and OU can get their crap together, the west could be fun and tough as well.

On a side note, that will never happen. I wish would would trade Mizzou for Okie St.

And yet missouri has won east twice...
More than 3 others in east

 

[TerryP]

Sankey was on Finebaum yesterday. He's leaning towards a single division league. You can find a clip on the official SEC site or listen to the interview.

 

[SnakeDoc]

Works better geographically.

 

[SnakeDoc]

...start week earlier in august...

Anything but that.

 

[rammerjammer]

Anything but that.

Why? I like the last Saturday in August to start. Gives 2 off weeks during the season. Would be extremely beneficial with a 12 team play off at the end of the season.

 

[SnakeDoc]

Why? I like the last Saturday in August to start. Gives 2 off weeks during the season. Would be extremely beneficial with a 12 team play off at the end of the season.

Working football games in August and September is miserable. Moving games into August in Tuscaloosa is unbearable for those working games, and for most fans who don't know how to behave/prepare/understand their physical limitations.

A guy actually died of heat stroke at a game a few years ago.

 

[OldPlayer]

Working football games in August and September is miserable. Moving games into August in Tuscaloosa is unbearable for those working games, and for most fans who don't know how to behave/prepare/understand their physical limitations.

A guy actually died of heat stroke at a game a few years ago.

It’s not favorable for the players either.

 

[mando]

Can we send the Barn to the ACC? Please... Take Mizzou, South Carolina or Vandy with you....

 

[OldPlayer]

Sure hope they go to 9 game schedule...seems it would benefit sec with more sec games....

But these teams needing the extra gimma for some stupid fricking nothing bowl...

Maybe move to 4 pods...have sec semi final....then winners to final...start week earlier in august...
With expanded playoffs......wouldnt hurt a teams chance...

Moneyy...money...money....

So a 12-game regular season, two-game conference championship, then a potential three-game CFP run for a total of 17 games versus a max of 15 games today? This is ammunition for a player’s union.

 

[XXL TideFan]

One division, end of year the two best in conference and using like someone said earlier “iron clad” tie breaking rules, that is your SECCG and likely at least those going to CFP. The SEC could have 4 or more in the expanded CFP.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

So a 12-game regular season, two-game conference championship, then a potential three-game CFP run for a total of 17 games versus a max of 15 games today? This is ammunition for a player’s union.

I remember many saying such when the moved to CFPS.

Damn. 12 game season. Sec championship game. And now 2 more games.

" these boys have school to attend to. Studying. Finals. They aren't pros. They aren't getting paid"

Well well

 

[alabama mike]

I don’t care how it’s split, if it is, just play other teams more often than we do now!

 

[musso]

For the millionth time,

1. Eliminate divisions
2. Grant conference titles like they did before the conference title game (record + ranking)
3. Conference champions get home-field advantage in the playoff to incentivize regular season wins
4. Play off inclusion of at large teams allows for teams that improve over the season or good teams who struggle with difficult schedules