9 SEC games, starting in 2026

[ftsandersvol]

Depends on the definition of “quality” and I guess we’ll find out. Not sure who is going to define that. Should be interesting.

One of the three OOC games has to be from a power 4 conference.

 

[ftsandersvol]

Can you imagine if college football went to 16 reg season games and we had 12 reg season SEC games?

How many regular season games does the NFL play? That’s where we are headed.

 

[Flogballs]

One of the 3 OOC games must be a quality opponent. Only 2 buy games

More viewers more $

 

[vols 30]

How many regular season games does the NFL play? That’s where we are headed.

17

 

[LittleVol]

Love it.

So we don’t have to wait 8 years to play Texas or LSU.

 

[NighthawkVol]

I live in Charlotte less than 100 miles from Columbia and most SCAR fans i know consider Tennessee a rival

I didn’t say they didn’t. I agree, in fact.

Please read my post again.

 

[Vol_guy]

Yall are focused too much on the 3 permanent opponents.

I'm more concerned about the rotating 6.

Could you imagine playing Texas, Georgia, LSU and Florida all in the same season?

 

[NighthawkVol]

The clown show that is now college football marches on

How so? This is great. Had we not gone to 9 conference games, we’d lose the Third Saturday, Georgia-Auburn, and almost every great SEC rivalry that isn’t an instate matchup.

 

[NighthawkVol]

One of the three OOC games has to be from a power 4 conference.

That’s currently an SEC requirement. I wonder if it gets dropped now that they added a 9th conference game. That’s been discussed as a possibility.

 

[fossilfiction]

..... Hard enough as is.

GBO

 

[Delmar]

One of the three OOC games has to be from a power 4 conference.

Yes, that has already been pointed out. It has also been pointed out that there are numerous opportunities for less than “quality” opponents in those conferences. Wake Forest, Purdue, Rutgers, Houston etc. I suppose there will be some pressure from TV for games like Ohio State-Texas to continue.

 

[robcovol]

Texas A&M joined the SEC in 2011. In football, the Aggies have not played Kentucky in Lexington, nor has Georgia been to College Station. I don’t understand why.

 

[Tnphil]