What if the SEC looked like this?

[UGADawg4Life]

I am sure it has been talked about before on here, but what if the SEC was North and South instead of East and WEST. UGA and South Carolina are interchangeable as they sit almost parallel on the map.

UT would win the "North" 8 out of every 10 years. And Vandy would eventually get to play in a conference championship, and get owned.

 

[ATC_VOL]

Does Tennessee "have to play Alabama" every year or "want to play Alabama" every year?

Want to for me. I look forward to that game more than any other each year, even with out pitiful performances as of late.

 

[Secfan18]

IMO the SEC should consist of the following...

Alabama
Auburn
Clemson
Florida
Florida State
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Kentucky
Louisville
Mississippi State
North Carolina
NC State
Ole Miss
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt

To me, this makes the most sense geographically and all the in state rivals would be under the same conference, which would make those games at the end of the season have more meaning. I would eliminate the divisions, play 10 in-conference games per year with 8 permanent SEC opponents and 2 rotating opponents. That way every player who stays 4 years will have the opportunity to face every SEC opponent in the conference at least once.

Then the ACC can pick up Central Florida, South Florida, Memphis, Western KY, etc and go back to being the **** conference that it is.

Why not add Miami if you are going to add FSU, it would be a much better road trip than either UF or FSU. And you also randomly picked 2 teams from North Carolina and left out Duke and WF when neither has much of an advantage over the other.

 

[hondac]

My solution does away with divisions.
Each school has 4 rivals they play every year.
Tennessee's might be Al, Ga, VU, Ky
Next, each school plays 6 schools every other year.
One year, UT would play Fl, Mo, and Ole Miss
The next year, UT would play AU, SC, and Miss ST
Then for the 8th conference game, UT would
play one of Ark, TAM, or LSU on a 3 year rotation.
At end of season, best two teams play for championship
Each school plays every other team at least every 3 years.

 

[Glocker_Alum_2005]

Only problem with that is it would eliminate Alabama as our permanent west opponent because there's no way they're not going to play Auburn every year.

TSIO is on it's last legs anyways. Bammer dominance has killed the rivalry with anyone under age 30. Remnant of the pre division days. It say unless you are going to do away with divisions and do a round-robin schedule, put Auburn in East and make AL/AU permanent crossovers.

 

[Glocker_Alum_2005]

I wish Virginia Tech and West Virginia would have entered the conference instead of A&M and Missouri.

A&M was a straight-up $$$ deal. They saw Nebraska and Colorado leave Big12 and thought TX and Oklahoma we're going to bail. I think SEC took Mizzou has part of the deal with taking A&M. Mizzou should go to Big 10/14. Nebraska should go back to Big12. Keep A&M in SEC. Move Rutgers or MD back to ACC. Give us VT or GT.

 

[Iam4utalways]

Drop Vandy, go to a 12 game SEC schedule with a playoff.

Or just go to a 9 game SEC schedule. When is the next time we go to College Station? 2028?

 

[TrueOrange]

What if the SEC looked like this?

Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
LSU
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
Tennessee
Vanderbilt

You forgot Tulane and Sewanee.

 

[Tin Man]

I say draw a vertical line between B'ham and Tuscaloosa, then have East/West Divisions that look like this:

East

Auburn
Georgia
Kentucky
Florida
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vandy

West

Alabama
Arkansas
LSU
Mississippi State
Missouri
Ole Miss
Texas A&M

Definite shift in the balance of power.

This makes too much sense, geographically and otherwise.

 

[Blanton's Vol]

I am sure it has been talked about before on here, but what if the SEC was North and South instead of East and WEST. UGA and South Carolina are interchangeable as they sit almost parallel on the map.

If the SEC looked that, Tennessee would dominate that division and the SEC would have a lot of mediocre records with the other division beating up on each other. That would never work.

 

[Blanton's Vol]

I am sure it has been talked about before on here, but what if the SEC was North and South instead of East and WEST. UGA and South Carolina are interchangeable as they sit almost parallel on the map.

The only change the SEC needs to make is to move Missouri to the West and Auburn to the East. That should've been done in the beginning. Add a 9th conference game like everybody else does, keep all the rivalries intact.

 

[Blanton's Vol]

Just swap Missouri and Auburn.

East and West Division. 2 locked in games and 1 rotated vs other 4

Auburn - Alabama/LSU

Tennessee - Alabama/Missouri

Florida - LSU/Miss ST

GA Texas A&M- Miss St

Vandy _ Ole miss - Arkansas

SC Texas AM - Arkansas

Ky Missouri/Ole Miss

Checked my work fixed Arkansas

LOL... Auburn has historically always had the toughest SEC schedule and that would continue it.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

If I had my way, no teams west of the Mississippi would even BE in the SEC.

We have planes, bridges, and boats now. It's really not a big deal anymore.

 

[HoptownVol]

I'd much rather swap Auburn for Mizzou. Actually that would make me delirious.

 

[TrueOrange]

The only change the SEC needs to make is to move Missouri to the West and Auburn to the East. That should've been done in the beginning. Add a 9th conference game like everybody else does, keep all the rivalries intact.

Unless you make every team have two repeating/permanent opposite division opponents each year, then that would still mean you lose either the 3rd Saturday in October or the Iron Bowl as a yearly game.

 

[TrueOrange]

And complain about it every single season.

Everyone plays 3 of 4 traditional heavyweights.

2 from your own division, 1 from the other division except for the abnormal occasion where you get 2 from the other division like Tennessee did last year.

Alabama gets Auburn, LSU, Tennessee
Auburn gets Alabama, LSU, Georgia
LSU gets Alabama, Auburn, Florida
Tennessee gets Florida, Georgia, Alabama
Florida gets Tennessee, Georgia, LSU
Georgia gets Florida, Tennessee, Auburn

It has the appearance of being unfair when a school or schools do not hold up their end of the bargain.

How do you not pair back up Florida and Auburn though? That was pretty much the biggest SEC rivalry lost by the shift to divisional play.

 

[benzod]

Would still be the same outcome.

 

[82_VOL_83]

Unless you make every team have two repeating/permanent opposite division opponents each year, then that would still mean you lose either the 3rd Saturday in October or the Iron Bowl as a yearly game.

Think that's what he said.