The difficulty over time can be weighted, relatively speaking, in the following manner: dont yall already play them 3 every year? Better hope it isnt herpes, for your wifes sake anyway., Oh shes not a lesbian. Id like to hear from more fans about Ole Miss vs LSU. And Alabama would have had Auburn, Tennessee and South Carolina. Oh look, an article by Matt Hayes whining about Alabama/Saban. UGA was not in the conversation from 2008 2016. Let the games decides for themselves who becomes a new rival. No way a KY fan, who was not even mentioned, is talking. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. That would be in the conversation. We got even with the Dobbs to Jennings Hail Mary. Oklahoma vs Arkansas makes since geographically. I just dont see what Sabans gripe is. You got your rival but got embarrassed in Athens and couldnt win when you had to against a far inferior opponent. I do miss UGA hasnt won a title in over 40 years.. With Tennessee, Auburn and LSU slated to be the Crimson Tide's three permanent opponents under. We do not target any individuals under the age of 21. 4 4. Bamas group is tougher and the Vols seemed to have gotten off easy. Until last year, TN was a joke. UF doesnt get stuck with one of the new guys and LSU-UF should usually be a pretty good game if UF can get back on track. The main theory is that the conference will select three permanent opponents for each program, and then have a rotation to fill out the remaining six games. OU football: Sooners' permanent opponents in SEC could include Florida GA Tech has a championship that only predates Tennessees last title by 8 years. While GA Tech does have a better record overall than Vandy, the conferences are nowhere near at the same level. Yeah, Coach Richt could never get over the hump. That would be in the conversation, Theyd have likely beaten Notre Dame. Elton John only wishes hes had as many hits as youve had balls hit your chin fella. 2023 USC and Stanford vs Notre Dame. So go ahead Dawgs and mark down those three(3) wins every year for the next 3-4 years because all of them are gimmees. Freaking hilarious. And Vol fans just remember one(1) thing: Heup will not ever lead the Vols to the promised land with his No-Defense-Policy. The problem right now is UGAs opponents are weak but AU and UF are huge rivals that happen to be down right now. The league likely heads to a. I'd rather Florida over A&M. a 2/6/6+1. Because your already play 3 of the 6-6 yearly. Even if we keep Alabama-LSU, Id rather have Florida than Ole Miss. The Rebels aren't going to be lucky enough to miss Alabama and LSU, but it's unlikely Ole Miss will have to play both every year post-expansion. The benefits would be a wider variety of games and the possibility of increased competitiveness in what has become a top-heavy SEC. The problem could easily be fixed in a way that still insures an even rotation with a one school rollover. 23 Arkansas. Assuming the SEC sticks with 3/6/6 to get to 9 games and Bama insists on a change, how does that get handled? IMO, they are the same. 69 games with Florida and 61 with A&M. And speaking of bad hires, Reese is just that. Im not interested in losing the Alabama game but I can see how giving Bama us, Auburn, and Tennessee isnt really fair. The relevant question about Saban now is, did he get what he wanted? Those numbers double. 9-2 in the last decade vs Auburn is OK though. Ole Miss: Mississippi St, Vandy, Texas A&M Predicted new rivals: Auburn, Ole Miss, Alabama. Texas/Texas AM You already play the three teams each season that youre crying about, so whatever schedule is issued out with the same three teams should be no big deal to him. Georgia - Auburn, Florida, South Carolina. Real-time SEC Football schedule on SECSports.com. Oklahoma: Texas, Mizzou, Arkansas Texas A&M: LSU, Texas, Ole Miss Honestly, Bama and Tennessee had a better argument at making the playoff last year than that fraud TCU team. Lol LSU literally stormed the field when they beat OleMiss last year. SECRant.com is an independent website and is not affiliated with the Southeastern Conference. Unless you think otherwise. Im sure this time they got it right! BREAKING: 2024 3-Star TE Jordan Washington Commits To Texas Texas vs. Texas A&M Rivalry Nonexistent, Says Ex SEC QB: 'Forever The Little Brother!' Texas Longhorns Week 5 Opponent Preview: Kansas . You can book that. Predicted new rivals: Tennessee, Auburn, LSU. This is worst-case scenario for Auburn in terms of getting to the College Football Playoff in the expansion era. Texas*: Arkansas, Oklahoma*, Texas A&M (1) Essentially, Alabama or Florida were going to get hit hard by the 9-game format of 3 permanent opponents and its obvious that the SEC believes Alabama-LSU and Alabama-Tennessee games are more important annual rivalries than Florida-Tennessee and Florida-LSU. Washington at Michigan State. Georgias biggest bloodbath, next to the National Championship Game was your freaking Ducksa top tier Pac-12 team. This seems to be a proven model for generating revenue. Yes, to NM State when it comes to body bag checks. So much crying. Tennessee*: Alabama*, South Carolina, Vanderbilt (1) You will vanish from SDS when Saban retires. Crazy right. Lot to digest. Put GA Tech in the SEC and Vandy will have a match. Texas: Oklahoma, Texas A&M Clark Lea and the Commodores showed massive improvements during the 2022 season and he hopes that continues well into 2023 and beyond. That schedule could have very well included Georgia too. Losing our game with LSU is going to suck. Texas AM/ Alabama Get ready for more of that from the SEC when Texas enters. Scheduling is done via rotation and therefore all rivalries are maintained. re: 16 Team SEC - 3 Permanent Opponents for Each Team. He was literally speaking to everyone but you.. Alabama football 2024 schedule: The SEC teams Tide will face And thats only looking at in-conference games. He gets one more crack at a Big 12 Championship in 2023 before the schedule stiffens even more. The real question is, why should we even want pod scheduling? CU at TCU and vs Nebraska. Saban personally wasnt why TN has had issues with Saban. South Carolina: Florida, Vandy I dont comment a lot and this one is a bit of a doozy but I wanted to get the details included so that I could be clear. Quit being a crybaby and coach. We find a nine-game schedule with a three-and-six model to be the most compelling option. Florida vs. LSU is better than Florida vs. Oklahoma. That rivalry is too old and too important to the state of Alabama. That big fish in the little pond is about to be thrown in the ocean with the Great Whites. Note: None of this is official yet and it could still change before the SEC makes a final decision. Weve played floriduh, bammer and the leghumpers every year for DECADES and didnt cry. Get a Natty or Die Tryin. Vandy was behind this! Theyd have likely beaten Notre Dame. Just comparing the 3 proposed rivals in the article. Saban is a very calculated man that does everything with a purpose and has more influence than just about anyone in this sport. South Carolina: Kentucky, Florida There are very coaches/teams that have had success against Saban. Tennessee fans have not always been the absolute worst fans in college football,. However, with the 12-team playoff, having a tough schedule doesnt hurt as much as it used to as teams can still lose 2 maybe even 3 in certain cases, and still make it. Will the conference bow to Alabama, and eliminate Tennessee or LSU from the Tides permanent 3 opponents in an effort to pull the SECs premier program back to its longstanding position of favoring 9 games over 8? Ok stay with me. Call (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelpline.ma.org (MA), Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Tennessee has been terrible for a decade and a half. The only way to even everything up is to do away with permanent opponents. Arizona at Mississippi State, Oregon at Texas Tech. All of the opponents are set for the 2024 Alabama football schedule. Atlas all of us TN fans are so glad you hate Rocky Top. Georgia was a threat to win the conference and in the natty conversation almost every year during that streak.. Copyright @2023 SECRant.com. Didnt we just have a unanimous vote for 8 games?, is our new media willfully stupid? Youve probably had to defeat anywhere from 3-5 top 25 opponents to achieve that record. Jeff Tarpley of GigEm247, (Photo: Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman, USA TODAY Sports), Fireworks for Arkansas as Top247 WR Ashton Bethel-Roman commits on Fourth of July, Touted WR James Madison II is headed to Mizzou, following the recent entry of Texas and Oklahoma, heads to a schedule which includes three new permanent rivals, Greg Sankey talked future scheduling with the addition of the Longhorns and Sooners, said this month he's not ready to speculate. No thank you. They really should. But its the bammer/Saban way, cry and cause a scene. Its also why, in my mind, I prefer playing Tennessee, LSU, and Auburn. Florida: Georgia, South Carolina Should follow Florida. Not even Bama would stand for a Georgia, LSU and Tennessee..lol UF recruits well but if two more SEC teams that crack the top ten sneak in there even bi yearly would be 5 top ten regular season games for UF. Eight-team divisions would be even more of a nightmare, where a seven-team division schedule and one permanent cross-division opponent would mean youd have only one game per year to face the other seven teams in the conference. I understand the objection of being the only team to have 3 permanent opponents capable of fielding natty winners in the recent past but that isnt what pops out to me about this. Name me teh last time beat 6 top ten teams to win a natty in a given season? Vandy: Tennessee, Ole Miss, South Carolina. Before Bama, he wasnt that hard to beat. If you feel like you're losing control over your gambling experience, call 1-800-GAMBLER (NJ, PA, WV), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-BETS-OFF (IA), 1-888- 532-3500(Virginia) 1-800-522-4700 (NV, TN), 1-800-522-4700 (CO, TN), 1-855-2CALLGA (IL), 1-800-270-7117 (MI). Schedule favorability has benefitedthis program during back to back runs to national championships, but the gauntlet will likely strengthen in 2024 and beyond not that it matters if Smart keeps lapping everyone on the recruiting trail. Yes, we are all talking about your coach being chicken$#!t, Saban and Bama football moves the needle the furthest.. Nashville Tennessee Vols Nothing is official yet, but the SEC is fully expecting to move to a "3-6" scheduling format in 2024 with Texas and Oklahoma joining the conference. UGA didnt do squat until Kirby came to town. Vandy: Ole Miss, South Carolina. SEC needs an upper division where the decent teams play and a lower one where the Auburns, Vanderbilts, Tennessees and the like play. Revamped SEC scheduling may still be years away (as late as 2025 potentially), but no matter when it happens, this is clearly the superior setup. Sam Pittman says every August that his Razorbacks don't focus on their schedule. There's a chance Vanderbilt could get a traditional SEC West team every year and if that's the case, our guess would be one of the Mississippi-based schools. Saban and Bama football moves the needle the furthest. It looks like they threw a dart to pick some of these. In fact only three teams have more wins than UGA this century. 3* = Alabama 2025 A 10-game SEC schedule is so much fun for fans from George Rogers Boulevard to Austin, and the season ends with an Alabama-Georgia national championship game in Miami (with Uga on hand . I just wonder if any sports conference in history has done anything as stupid as this is. The SEC long has been focused on two formats: eight games with one permanent rival or nine games with three permanent rivals. Aggies add a MASSIVE piece to their 2024 recruiting class, VIDEO TOUR: Texas A&M facilities construction, Take a look inside the Ags latest facilities update, Four-star WR Jaylan Hornsby commits to Texas A&M, Four-star LB Tyanthony Smith commits to Texas A&M, Top 100 WR Drelon Miller commits to Texas A&M, Aggie womens hoops announces SEC opponents, Maintain your teams most important rivalry games, Face EVERY conference team in a 24-month span, Have EVERY conference team come to your home stadium in the span of four years. First year Bama has issues and in Heupels second year not only beats Bama but hangs more on them any anyone has in 114 years. Currently Bama leads the series by 19 games, 58-39. Alabama: Auburn, Tennessee, LSU Um, your never winning another title again that way. Arkansas: Missouri, Texas*, Ole Miss (1) Of course, either way, it won't be easy for any SEC teams moving forward. The stakes are higher. There was a lot of chatter on Twitter about whether A&M wants Texas in their pod or not (pods being groups of four teams youd play each year - essentially mini-divisions). It's not as easy as it looks, especially when you get down to the end. Kentucky/ Vandy Especially in a 9 game schedule. SI Predicts SEC Teams' Three Permanent Opponents for Proposed New Uhyou left out AU and LSU winning titles during some of those years. Well based on his coaching history youll fire him for his personal issues.. . This was also a last second gamble to go for the win for Kelly that almost never goes that way but this time did. That isnt the model that the SEC is going for. If it were each team would be part of a 4 team pod and those four would all play each other every year. That would be 2041. I dont mean to speak for CNS, but I believe hes against Alabama being the only team out of 16 which would play 3 Super 8 programs annually. Theres nothing there as far as any rivalry is concerned. According to Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger, the latest intel suggests that Tennessee's three permanent opponents have changed. Since entering the league, Mizzou has a higher winning percentage and has been to two more SEC Championships games than Tennessee. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK. Theres no way to retain rivalries without someone getting a harder three. Thats a precedent thats full of unintended consequences.. Yeah, we should have added Central Florida as they are a far more relevant program than the horns. The majority of programs that have won a national championship in the last 30 years have cycled between success and failure but for the most part seem to be part of a group that keeps cycling back to relevent. Oklahoma: Texas, Mizzou Good luck. SEC strength of schedule rankings 2023: Georgia lands easiest draw Auburn is mediocrity with a few flashes of brilliance, but has been terrible of late. Ideally youd try to have some balance in scheduling so that there isnt a permanent higher or lower difficulty assigned to some teams over others. You cant seem to keep the ones on the roster out of jail and above ground. The new expectation is that UT's permanent opponents will be Alabama, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt. Texas - Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M. ThaiForAWhiteGuy. In what we call the 3-6-6 format, there would be no divisions, no pods, no subgroups of any kind within the conference. Pairing LSU vs Tenn could be a fun rivalry going forward as well. Shane Beamer is recruiting at a program-record pace since his arrival and should that continue, the Gamecocks are going to have a shot down the road to break into the expanded playoff in college football's most competitive league. Auburn has managed to throw some great seasons together. Posted on 7/22/21 at 9:51 am. 188. Looks good but how do you handle home and away with that model? Super 8 being the original Super 6 Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU and Tennessee) plus Texas and Oklahoma who would form the new Super 8. Odds and lines subject to change. SEC scheduling: Why 9-game model best suits conference's future Tennessee has had one god year in the last 2 decades, a time in which Florida has won a couple of championships. I dont think people think of Minnesota as capable of being a national power any more. The plan reduces costs for Womens sports and spring sports, due to closer proximities. This year, its Saban whining that Alabamas rotation is too harrrrrrrrrrrrd. 16 Team SEC - 3 Permanent Opponents for Each Team I really believe OU-UF is a pure ESPN invention. Based on his coaching history, maam. LSU's 3 permanent SEC football opponents all but set for 9-game format Kentucky: Tennessee, Mississippi St, Mizzou At first glance, it would seem more fair to swap South Carolina with LSU on the Bama and UT list. TN gets knocked a lot for drawing Vandy as the in-state rival. Oklahoma*: Florida*, Missouri, Texas* (2) Miss St / Kentucky Mostly all winning seasons cept for what 2 or 3 since than. A few of the annual opponents have gradually leaked out: Nick Saban last week told SI.com that Alabama's three annual opponents would be Auburn, LSU and Tennessee. Remember that 10 game conference schedule during the rona? Here is the current makeup of the 3 permanent opponents not officially released by the SEC but gleaned through conversations with athletic directors and coaches should the SEC find a way to move to 9 games after the 2024 season: Alabama coach Nick Saban has made it clear that he believes the Tide are on the short end of SECs permanent opponent determination and has questioned less stringent roads for others. Yes, on that list LSU is by far the most consistently good team and it isnt that close. Texas: Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Arkansas We have more history with UF and I'd much rather go to Gainesville much more than College Station every other year. Now that Tennessee is back to national respectability under Josh Heupel, the Volunteers' best-case scenario would be to miss Georgia as a permanent rival. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 5-Star Georgia Recruit Rips Florida's Football Program, Recent History, SEC Coach Takes Shot At Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss, Here's What Former NBA Star Yao Ming Looks Like These Days, San Jose State Swimmer Andreea Dragoi Enjoys Her Calendar Shoot, Texas A&M Seemingly Responds To NCAA Memo On NIL, Here Are The Latest Pics From Former UFC Star Paige VanZant, Florida Is Making $400 Million Renovations To The Swamp, Former Saban Asst'.s 'Welcome to 'Bama' Moment Had Police Escorts, Private Jets, To Golf, Authorities Release Bodycam Footage From Day Of Ryan Mallett's Death, Arkansas' Donald W. 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The Longhorns hold a 76-37-5 all-time edge in the rivalry series. Predicted new rivals: Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi State. Sorry It will be interesting to see if texass (notorious crybabies themselves) can supplant bammer as king of the SEC crybabies. Sooner rather than later. Its not harder than LSUs draw. I think not. Other schools should cry about Bamas easy rotation. Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/KS/LA (select parishes)/MA/MD/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OH/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Bama fans are the most arrogant sh itty if all. And only at two points in history were they ever relevant on a national stage. Alabama football: Nick Saban questions proposed permanent SEC opponents Ole Miss: Arkansas, LSU*, Mississippi State (1) An easy one-off trade would be to give Bama OK instead of LSU and have LSU play UF. Saban is 71 years old and has 5 years TOPS left to coach. Georgia was a threat to win the conference and in the natty conversation almost every year during that streak. Expanded SEC schedule model advantages. It's inevitable, with Oklahoma and Texas joining the conference in 2025. SEC looking at three permanent opponents instead of pods : r/CFB - Reddit Not really a loss to me. And everybody knows its always another rebuilding year in Tuscaloosa. Youve accomplished both. Auburn is mediocrity with a few flashes of brilliance, but has been terrible of late. I would be furious if we lost the Bama game. Predicted new rivals: South Carolina, Vanderbilt,Ole Miss. Dude 1998 was 25 years ago. What teams should it be? SEC is apparently considering an option of three permanent opponents instead of pods. Here is a much better 3 permanent But such a move could be enough to bring 2 other schools with Alabama to the 9-game schedule (Auburn, Tennessee), and move the vote (with the addition of Texas and Oklahomas vote for 9 games) to 9-7 in favor of 9 games. The SECs argument to keep the LSU (or Tennessee) game is simple: rivalries are the fabric of the conference and are what has helped grow the league to its current standing among the top of college sports. Yes, their track record with coaches of late is stellar., Based on? Once the divisional format is dispensed with, it will be less objective. It will be LSU, 8$4, and the Miss Schools. Thats true for every single team in the country. Expect the SEC to keep Vandy's main historic rivalry on the schedule every season with the Tennessee game, an in-state meeting that dates back to 1892,. They only played 2 ranked teams during the regular season. The Athletic predicts who the Vols' 3 permanent SEC opponents will be 391 days and already whining about TEXAS! Oklahoma owns a 67-24-5 all-time advantage in the series, which includes two previous Big 12 Championship meetings. They will hire a coach, get the backing, get competitive, and then the coach will be hired away by a blue blood. This is true. With Texas and Oklahoma joining the SEC in 2024, there has been a lot of chatter that the conference will change its scheduling model to a nine-game format, where teams will play three permanent opponents and six rotating. So what significant thing has happened for these teams over the last 30 years that indicates something about their program? Unfortunately, for Vandy, it doesnt matter much who they play. If you look out to 2025 which would now be the earliest for 9 games schedule, Bama has FSU and Wisc scheduled. At this point, the most likely model pits each team against six rotating opponents and three permanent rivals. There are going to be a couple teams which get the short end of the SEC scheduling stick and LSU, as one of the elites, could be one of them. They stated in the article that LSU/Bama was most watched football game over the last ten years. You hate to see the cross-divisional rivalry with LSU end for the Gators, but it could happen in the SEC's new era. Missouri drew LSU as a rotating cross-division opponent, and its SEC East game vs. Georgia is on the road in Athens. The best thing Saban can do is just sit back, and have his team ready to play as best they can. So its not about playing them three its about its the hardest draw out of everyone and that might be true, but. Where you want to be on a larger stage, with a 3-6-6 Bama playing LSU, TN and AU, lets assume those three teams are going to be top ten teams. LSU is the only consistently decent team on Bamas list. They should have played UGA closer if it was more about their talent, scheme and skill in production rather than Bama who played a little down.
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