Annual Opponents Bama, Vandy, and UK

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ButchPlz said:
Again, you all keep saying we get an "easy" draw, but all it does is leave more "difficult" teams to fill out the rest. We're going to get them anyway. Just like the teams with "hard" draws are going to get "easy" teams anyway.

With six additional games there will be no easy path. It's extremely simple math.
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There's a good chance in 2027 we are going to have play Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Georgia on the road, with Texas at home. Everyone will have a hard schedule in the SEC every year with alternating 6.
 
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zjcvols said:
There's a good chance in 2027 we are going to have play Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Georgia on the road, with Texas at home. Everyone will have a hard schedule in the SEC every year with alternating 6.
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That's precisely my point. Everyone celebrating how "easy" we got it (and everyone complaining how "hard" they got it) apparently can't understand basic math.
 
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McDad said:
Is the new schedule going to prevent other out of conference rival games?

Like Scar and Clemson? Or, UF / Miami and FSU?
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Don't think so. Why would it? Danny has already said we're going to continue playing a P4 opponent. At home when we only have four SEC home games and away when we have five SEC home games.
 
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chrisvannoy said:
Wait until they give us Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma year one and Texas A/M, LSU and Ole Miss year 2. Its going to be harder for everyone going forward.
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This is why I was pushing for traditions in my takes over SOS. Go with the actual matchups based on history of play rather than recency bias. Teams are still going to have loaded schedules with 6 of the 9 games rotating.
 
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UT97Vol said:
Don't think so. Why would it? Danny has already said we're going to continue playing a P4 opponent. At home when we only have four SEC home games and away when we have five SEC home games.
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I heard that the SEC "one tough game" OOC requirement is still in effect as well which means every SEC team is having to dump 1 G5/FCS game and now can only schedule 2 of those per year at the Maximum without an exception.
 
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McDad said:
Is the new schedule going to prevent other out of conference rival games?

Like Scar and Clemson? Or, UF / Miami and FSU?
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SEC has in its rules you have to schedule at least one P4 team or Notre Dame, so no. Those rivalries will be preserved
 
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zjcvols said:
SEC has in its rules you have to schedule at least one P4 team or Notre Dame, so no. Those rivalries will be preserved
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Based on current teams, that means UF is in for a brutal four years. They are trending down while Georgia, FSU, and Mia are very strong. Let alone the SEC rotational schedule.
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
Depends on what we think of Florida. If they're dog vomit, as they appear to be most of last year and the first part of this, then UGa and USCe also have relatively light draws. Georgia might have the easiest of all, under those conditions -- three mid- and lower-tier teams, no top competitor like a Bama, Texas, or LSU.

If Florida bounces back some time in the next year or two, and at least becomes a mid-tier competitor (like say Auburn or A&M), then yah, I agree with you, ours looks like the easiest draw.

Go Vols!
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Two of our opponents haven't won anything of significance in multiple decades ( UK & Vandy) or even played for an SEC title. UF may suck now but they have won 3 national titles during my lifetime. SCAR has at least played for one SEC title when Spurrier was there. Methinks that bird brain Beamer is going to have an extremely warm seat over the next few weeks. That team has clearly regressed since last year. I would put much more trust in UF's program to figure it out and swing for the fences in landing a good coach once Napier is shown the door. Additionally, what does Clark Lea do if he continues to have success? There is a good chance a bigger program gives him an offer he probably can't refuse. He has done a good job in Nashville.
 
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Elhanan said:
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Assuming CL is correct we came out of this pretty clean. Some teams clearly got the short end of the stick but I guess someone had to.
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Keep in mind that if they have tougher annual opponents, they may get easier opponents in the rotation. It will be more balanced than people think. A lot of focus on history.
 
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Elhanan said:
We probably end up with a rotation like this:

Year 1
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So we did get maybe the best draw on AOs but the SEC keep the SoS pretty good. No easy roads in this conference.
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Has there been anything about how the rotation will work? Will it just be two sets of 6 that will rotate every year? I think it should be a group of 3 that you play back to back seasons alternating home/away, and another group of 3 that would play every other year alternating.

Year 1 : Arkansas, Florida, Georgia / LSU, Miss St, Ole Miss
Year 2 : Arkansas, Florida, Georgia / SCar, Texas, A&M
Year 3 : Auburn, Missouri, Oklahoma / LSU, Miss St, Ole Miss
Year 4 : Auburn, Missouri, Oklahoma / SCar, Texas, A&M
 
#73
#73
ButchPlz said:
"Never a brutal schedule" is an opinion that's wrong, so I'm asking for your explanation.
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Hmm, how to write this on a very basic level..

We have two permanent opponents that we should beat 90% of the time. The other permanent opponent is on the decline, so we should beat them about 50% of the time.

Let's say we trade one of the first two that we beat 90% of the time for UGA who beats us 90% of the time. That's one more likely loss each year; to be fair, there's a 50% chance we draw UGA anyway, but 50% is not 100%.

Essentially, what's happened is that we have 2 almost sure wins, as long as our culture is healthy, and a 50/50 game. Two permanent wins does ensure a schedule that is never too brutal. "Too" is an important qualifying word here, meaning it can still be brutal because this is still an SEC schedule, but starting with 2 wins on every schedule ensures it's not too much to handle, especially considering the scheduling and permanent opponents of other SEC teams.
 
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