New SEC scheduling

[bleedingTNorange]

Apparently going to go with one permanent opponent that you play twice a year. Tennessee and Vanderbilt are paired together and will play twice a year. It's going to be an 18 game schedule so I really am not sure how they're gonna do the other 16 games between 12 teams.

Also, the top 4 teams at the end of the season will get a double bye.

This is my understanding, hopefully it becomes official and cleared up soon.

[Jerry the Clown]

This is just like how the Big East does it, correct?

[bleedingTNorange]

Here's how the schedule works: each team plays every other team in the league once (13 game) and a permanent opponent twice.(14)

Last four games on the schedule: rotate two opponents from each former division (East and West) every three years.(15,16,17&18)

Here are other proposed permanent hoop opponents: Alabama-AU; Mizzou-Arky; Ole Miss-MSU; USC-Georgia; and Texas A&M-LSU

Top four teams at end of the regular season will get double byes in the SEC basketball tournament, which will start on Wednesday now.

[zansdad]

Originally Posted by bleedingTNorange

Here's how the schedule works: each team plays every other team in the league once (13 game) and a permanent opponent twice.(14)

Last four games on the schedule: rotate two opponents from each former division (East and West) every three years.(15,16,17&18)

Here are other proposed permanent hoop opponents: Alabama-AU; Mizzou-Arky; Ole Miss-MSU; USC-Georgia; and Texas A&M-LSU

Top four teams at end of the regular season will get double byes in the SEC basketball tournament, which will start on Wednesday now.

These are still just proposals right? I was listening a couple of hours ago and I got the impression nothing had yet been finalized.

[bleedingTNorange]

Originally Posted by zansdad

These are still just proposals right? I was listening a couple of hours ago and I got the impression nothing had yet been finalized.

Correct, but official word is expected by Friday. This seems to be the format that's being agreed upon most.

[zansdad]

Originally Posted by bleedingTNorange

Correct, but official word is expected by Friday. This seems to be the format that's being agreed upon most.

I can't decide which is a bigger mess, the fact that they are basically keeping divisional play without calling it that, or the double bye tourney. Those first 2 games on Wednesday are going to be hard to watch. Also, I wonder how long it will take someone to start whining about getting the double bye ala Beohiem at Syracuse.

[bleedingTNorange]

Originally Posted by zansdad

I can't decide which is a bigger mess, the fact that they are basically keeping divisional play without calling it that, or the double bye tourney. Those first 2 games on Wednesday are going to be hard to watch. Also, I wonder how long it will take someone to start whining about getting the double bye ala Beohiem at Syracuse.

How are they keeping divisional? You play everybody once and have one permanent opponent/rival that you'll play twice.

[sdowell]

so, we'll only play kentucky once a year ? good

[zansdad]

Originally Posted by bleedingTNorange

How are they keeping divisional? You play everybody once and have one permanent opponent/rival that you'll play twice.

I completely misread what you typed. I got it now.

It will be interesting to see how the math lines up with their being 7 teams in the "other" division that are being rotated while only 5 teams in each teams old division. All the old SEC east teams will still get UK and Florida more than the old SEC west teams will. But only slightly so.

[bleedingTNorange]

Originally Posted by sdowell

so, we'll only play kentucky once a year ? good

Yes unless we schedule an OOC game with them.

[bleedingTNorange]

Originally Posted by zansdad

I completely misread what you typed. I got it now.

It will be interesting to see how the math lines up with their being 7 teams in the "other" division that are being rotated while only 5 teams in each teams old division. All the old SEC east teams will still get UK and Florida more than the old SEC west teams will. But only slightly so.

That's true didn't think about that, as you said it'll be pretty slight though.

[CatsQueue]

Originally Posted by bleedingTNorange

Here are other proposed permanent hoop opponents: Alabama-AU; Mizzou-Arky; Ole Miss-MSU; USC-Georgia; and Texas A&M-LSU

Rivalry games are pretty much closest opponent until you're left with UK vs Florida.

Assuming UT is team #1 of 5 from the old east format- UK would play you twice - once - twice - once -once. I think. Another words we play twice in two years out of five. Is that the way you guys interpret the proposal?

[bleedingTNorange]

Originally Posted by CatsQueue

Rivalry games are pretty much closest opponent until you're left with UK vs Florida.

Assuming UT is team #1 of 5 from the old east format- UK would play you twice - once - twice - once -once. I think. Another words we play twice in two years out of five. Is that the way you guys interpret the proposal?

I'm not sure how they're going to decide the sequence in which you play the former east teams.

[LittleCat]

Originally Posted by sdowell

so, we'll only play kentucky once a year ? good

I'd rather play them twice imo (if i were ut)

[zansdad]

Originally Posted by LittleCat

I'd rather play them twice imo (if i were ut)

Those are my thoughts too. The benefits of playing UK twice a season greatly outweigh the downside in my opinion. UT beating UK does way more good than the loss to UK does bad (make any sense) playing them twice just gives UT an extra shot at that win.