How SEC Football Should Reorganize Its Divisions

[dduncan4163]

How SEC Football Should Reorganize Its Divisions | Bleacher Report

Good article and I personally would like to see Mizzou and Auburn switch. It would be nice to renew that old rivalry and geographically it just makes sense. It biggest downside would be keeping Bama as our permanent crossover in the current 6-1-1 format. Auburn and TN both want Bama every year and vice versa.

On second thought scratch that swap.

 

[dduncan4163]

I could also get on board with this

• Division 1: Alabama, Mississippi State, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and LSU.
• Division 2: Auburn, Ole Miss, Georgia, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Texas A&M.

 

[Rishvol]

I think switch LSU with either Mizzou or South Carolina and it would be perfect and balanced

 

[chargervol]

This might be a weird take but the schools further west should be the west and etc.
Seriously, any other way makes us look as inept as the big 12/10/pick a number.

 

[TUSKtimes]

How SEC Football Should Reorganize Its Divisions | Bleacher Report

Good article and I personally would like to see Mizzou and Auburn switch. It would be nice to renew that old rivalry and geographically it just makes sense. It biggest downside would be keeping Bama as our permanent crossover in the current 6-1-1 format. Auburn and TN both want Bama every year and vice versa.

On second thought scratch that swap.

It's a new age. What everyone wants is a path to the 4 team playoff. The barn would go east without a whimper. They would start salivating at the mere thought of a clearer path to Atlanta. Their chat sites suggest they would miss Bama a lot less that most believe as annual combatants. They certainly have my blessings.

Tennessee, on the other hand, ain't going nowhere as permanent cross-rival. That's why our home office sent Missouri west to start with.

 

[dduncan4163]

It's a new age. What everyone wants is a path to the 4 team playoff. The barn would go east without a whimper. They would start salivating at the mere thought of a clearer path to Atlanta. Their chat sites suggest they would miss Bama a lot less that most believe as annual combatants. They certainly have my blessings.

Tennessee, on the other hand, ain't going nowhere as permanent cross-rival. That's why our home office sent Missouri west to start with.

So Bama fans would rather keep TN as an annual rival over Auburn?

 

[VolnJC]

It's a new age. What everyone wants is a path to the 4 team playoff. The barn would go east without a whimper. They would start salivating at the mere thought of a clearer path to Atlanta. Their chat sites suggest they would miss Bama a lot less that most believe as annual combatants. They certainly have my blessings.

Tennessee, on the other hand, ain't going nowhere as permanent cross-rival. That's why our home office sent Missouri west to start with.

Finally a Bammer admits that they control the SEC commish

 

[TUSKtimes]

So Bama fans would rather keep TN as the annual rival over Auburn?

In a word................yes!!!!!!

 

[Wylo]

I could also get on board with this

• Division 1: Alabama, Mississippi State, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and LSU.
• Division 2: Auburn, Ole Miss, Georgia, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Texas A&M.

Do you hate Tennessee? Lol

 

[Biopsyman]

I hate GA

 

[LouderVol]

So Bama fans would rather keep TN as an annual rival over Auburn?

yeah, Auburn is like the brother you don't get along with. Tennessee is like the better looking, smarter rival that you started hating for no real reason but overtime gained real reasons.

 

[TNnative]

This article suggests there are several viable options.


And some of them might be better plans.


That being said, I doubt anything changes for at least another three years.

UNLESS, the conference adds two more teams in that time. Then, it gets really strange.

 

[bamawriter]

There is no good reason to still have divisional play. The rule should be killed.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

Simplest seems sanest, to me.

Flip-flop Mizzou and Auburn, so "East" and "West" make perfect sense again.

Increase to 9 conference games, which is the nationwide trend anyway.

In the 9 conference games, include 1 permanent crossover for all, and a second permanent crossover for those who desire it and have a historical foundation for it.

That is a simple solution that squares all the circles.

~ ~ ~​

Teams that might have 2 permanent crossover rivals:

West: Alabama (Vols and Auburn)
East: Auburn (Bama and LSU)

Teams with one permanent crossover rival:

West: Ole Miss (Vandy), Miss St (Kentucky), LSU (Auburn), Arkansas (Georgia), A&M (Florida), Mizzou (USCe)

East: Vols (Bama), Florida (A&M), Georgia (Arkansas), USCe (Mizzou), Kentucky (Miss St), Vandy (Ole Miss)

It would be a little weird, having two teams with 2 permanent crossovers while all the rest have 1 and rotate 2, but I think it'd work.

Whatta you think?

 

[TNnative]

Do you hate Tennessee? Lol

Either that, or he is in love with A&M.

 

[bamawriter]

82,

You are overestimating the history between Auburn and LSU. LSU ranks 5th, at best, on the barn's list of rivals.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

82,

You are overestimating the history between Auburn and LSU. LSU ranks 5th, at best, on the barn's list of rivals.

Ah, my bad then. I was just going by what I found when I googled for the Tigers' rivals. I honestly don't know their inner loves, hates, and passions that well. :birgits_giggle:


One other way to solve it would be to stick with 8 conference games, current 1+1 formula (one permanent crossover, one rotating), and the Iron Bowl be declared a "non-conference" game.

That's also a little odd, but it has been done before (most recently, I think, in the ACC).

 

[bamawriter]

Ah, my bad then. I was just going by what I found when I googled for the Tigers' rivals. I honestly don't know their inner loves, hates, and passions that well. :birgits_giggle:

In all honesty, Auburn does get a bit screwed by being in the West. Other than Bama, all of Auburn's historic rivals are in the East (UGA, UF, UT).

We'd all be better served without divisions.

 

[TNnative]

Simplest seems sanest, to me.

Flip-flop Mizzou and Auburn, so "East" and "West" make perfect sense again.

Increase to 9 conference games, which is the nationwide trend anyway.

In the 9 conference games, include 1 permanent crossover for all, and a second permanent crossover for those who desire it and have a historical foundation for it.

That is a simple solution that squares all the circles.

~ ~ ~​

Teams that might have 2 permanent crossover rivals:

West: Alabama (Vols and Auburn)
East: Auburn (Bama and LSU)

Teams with one permanent crossover rival:

West: Ole Miss (Vandy), Miss St (Kentucky), LSU (Auburn), Arkansas (Georgia), A&M (Florida), Mizzou (USCe)

East: Vols (Bama), Florida (A&M), Georgia (Arkansas), USCe (Mizzou), Kentucky (Miss St), Vandy (Ole Miss)

It would be a little weird, having two teams with 2 permanent crossovers while all the rest have 1 and rotate 2, but I think it'd work.

Whatta you think?

They are not going to 9 conference games. They would rather throw money in the budgets of smaller schools to play a one and done. That trend of yours will not be nationwide for another three years, or for however long the SEC can keep it that way. That will fight that tooth and nail until that change makes more sense financially.

 

[BaldBiker]

In a word................yes!!!!!!

There are a lot of UT fans on this board that don't believe the hatred is still there between Bama and TN. I've tried to tell them that it is still alive and well, but they refuse to believe.

I visit the Bama boards every year before the game just to ensure that the hatred is alive and well. I've not been disappointed yet.

That's the way it should be too. I hate Bama football. I respect it, but I hate it with a passion.

 

[tonybologna]

Don't like the idea of having four different divisions & breaking those down into two(Northwest & Southeast). That would just be very odd.

 

[BaldBiker]

There is no good reason to still have divisional play. The rule should be killed.

Well there is one good reason. It would be hell each year trying to figure out who got to play Vandy. The other 13 teams would be fighting over who gets to play them. lol:

 

[chargervol]

In a word................yes!!!!!!

Our rivalry is.., well, I'll put it this way, If it were removed, they would remove much of my interest in the season.

The streaks are bad enough. My favorite times are when both teams are at near a peak. Fate has just limited those moments recently, when one is up, the opposite for the other.

 

[TNnative]

There is no good reason to still have divisional play. The rule should be killed.

You are probably right, but certain power brokers within the conference will keep it in place for good or ill, because they thought of it. And a few might have friends and family somehow making a tidy profit from that arrangement.

Once they retire, or in the case of some, die, yeah that might change then. That is the historical strength of the iron grip some connected to the conference enjoy.

 

[Biopsyman]

I hate all the other school in the league