We do not target any individuals under the age of 21. At that point it is conceivable that one of these teams has a more difficult schedule than the other but no matter what algorithm you apply, there will be no objective way to measure which team should be placed higher than the other in the conference rankings. Football in the SEC is going to be a gauntlet. 3 of those teams finished the conference schedule with a 6-2 record. SECRant.com is an independent website and is not affiliated with the Southeastern Conference. Any scenario that doesn't involve playing Florida and Georgia every year is good for the Vols, though they'll still play the Gators and the Bulldogs twice every four years. 0* = Mississippi State Georgia: Florida, Auburn, South Carolina, Auburn stinks. That would be 2041. The TN/Vandy rivalry is very close to the GA/GA Tech rivalry in record and years played. The third permanent opponent for the Tigers is much more difficult to guess. In a divisional format, we already see those teams every year and three of those (Alabama, Auburn, LSU) must play each other every year as part of the competition to see who wins the division. . Don't expect the Egg Bowl to be moved from its prime Thanksgiving spot. This could work out beautifully for Mark Stoops and Kentucky if the Wildcats are able to miss both blueblood SEC newcomers andthe feared combination of Georgia and Tennessee annually. An easy one-off trade would be to give Bama OK instead of LSU and have LSU play UF. The difficulty over time can be weighted, relatively speaking, in the following manner: SI projects Tennessee's three permanent opponents in new SEC football Toss in Arkansas and that's a near guarantee for the Longhorns' three permanent rivals in the new era. Florida at Utah, Uhyou left out AU and LSU winning titles during some of those years. So its not about playing them three its about its the hardest draw out of everyone and that might be true, but. Alabama has both. Mississippi State: Kentucky, Ole Miss, Texas A&M (0) We find a nine-game schedule with a three-and-six model to be the most compelling option. . Thankfully it possible that its over. SEC Scheduling: Forecasting Auburn Football's permanent opponents Georgia and Bama really should dump Auburn to toughen up their schedules. I hate TN more than any other team. These programs fans and organizations retain a relevance over short windows of time. SI projects Kentucky Football permanent opponents in new SEC schedule I just wonder if any sports conference in history has done anything as stupid as this is. UGA was not in the conversation from 2008 2016. The other six opponents would rotate from year to year. Congrats. 2021 SEC Football Predictions | Week 3 - FBSchedules.com History? In the NFL they aim for parity by basing this years schedule on last years records, so that the better teams from last year are lined up to play each other for the most part this year. I think not. Longhorns fans have been waiting years to play Texas A&M annually and bringing Red River to the SEC will be a ratings boom. Even if we keep Alabama-LSU, Id rather have Florida than Ole Miss. Well based on his coaching history youll fire him for his personal issues. Missouri/ Texas and Florida ? Georgia was a threat to win the conference and in the natty conversation almost every year during that streak. For the Kentucky Wildcats, there. Tn will always have trouble with Bama as long as Saban is at the helm. Not the awful 1970s men haircuts, but the three permanent opponents all 16 SEC football teams will get starting with the 2024 schedule when Texas and Oklahoma join the league.. Before the meetings, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey hopes to have a new, nine-game league schedule with the format . The Tigers are used to it by now since Florida's already a permanent rival. 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. The plan reduces costs for Womens sports and spring sports, due to closer proximities. Brent Venables' first season with the Sooners didn't go as planned. Nick Saban's not going to have a say inwhat the SEC's schedule makers decide, but you can bet there will be influence in the Crimson Tide's permanent rivals. First year first set of three, second year second set of rivalries. The chokehold is real. Clark Lea and the Commodores showed massive improvements during the 2022 season and he hopes that continues well into 2023 and beyond. For Texas A&M, this would mean that in 2025 you could theoretically have a slate of Arkansas, LSU, Texas, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss and South Carolina, followed by a 2026 slate of Arkansas, LSU, Texas, Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. So to appease Bama we should give Florida both LSU and Georgia? frick A&M. You could end up playing 4 top ten teams in one regular season, and a couple more once you get to the playoffs. In what we call the 3-6-6 format, there would be no divisions, no pods, no subgroups of any kind within the conference. First, being an in-state rivalry. Kirkm TN seems to pop into your head almost as often as you have a cock in your @$$. Plus, UF just isnt a rival. But the best possible arrangement is an East and a West Division. SEC strength of schedule rankings 2023: Georgia lands easiest draw Not all teams have rivals and those teams think its unfair that others do. The chances of an Ole Miss type team being better than Auburn or even Tenn in any year are higher than all three being good. 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. AtlasTennessee fans have not always been the absolute worst fans in college football, but currently they are. Outside of last year, Tennessee has been putrid for almost 2 decades and in the realm of top programs last year wasnt that great. The league likely heads to a. Anyway, I hope that adds some perspective to this argument. Instead of worrying about imbalance between the divisions, you can simply send the two best teams to the title game using either the tiebreaking procedures that already exist, or using Playoff ranking as the tiebreaker. The easy fix is to replace SCAR with Kentucky on Tennessees schedule and replace Kentucky with SCAR on UGA schedule. Tennessee has had one decent year in 15, and evenb that is a year that truly elite teams would view as a disaster. Say the 2 permanent opponents are Fla and Auburn. Can tell you now OU vs TN and the Heupel history? Im glad he is! SI Predicts Three Permanent Opponents For Each SEC Team If League Moves To Nine-Game Model. Tennessee finally beats his team for the first time in 15 years (or so) and he acts like the sky is falling. Im sure some of their fans would but there is a fairness issue here, especially with the seeding set up for the expanded playoff system. The problem could easily be fixed in a way that still insures an even rotation with a one school rollover. As an Alabama fan I do prefer schedules with some of our traditional rivals so I like the idea of seeing Alabama play Auburn, LSU, and Tennessee every year. Figuring one of the new guys gets Bama, you could have Bama playing LSU, TN, AU, UT, FSU, WISC, and 5 other SEC teams. Either way, I think this may help explain why those opponents are seen as more difficult over time. Im confused mainly because doesnt Bama already play LSU, Tenn, and Auburn every year? The combined score of those games was 577-184; an average score of 48-15. This was also a last second gamble to go for the win for Kelly that almost never goes that way but this time did. Which makes sense to why its on his mouth. (*=natty winner) 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. Keep snatching up them recruits homie. Tn will always have trouble with Bama as long as Saban is at the helm. Assuming the SEC sticks with 3/6/6 to get to 9 games and Bama insists on a change, how does that get handled? Florida: Georgia, South Carolina Predicted new rivals: Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi State. No disrespect to Ole Miss, but adding the Rebels here would balance things out a bit for the Tigers. 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? 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. It's just a. Nothing's going to come easy for Vanderbilt in the new "SEC", but don't foresee Texas or Oklahoma added to the Commodores' schedule as annual opponents. Kentucky: Georgia*, Mississippi State, South Carolina (1) 1* = Arkansas, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas Mostly all winning seasons cept for what 2 or 3 since than. Arkansas and Ole Miss last won national championships nearly 60 years ago but theyre not considered nationally relevent in tha national championship discussion. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Arkansas: Mizzou, LSU For example. Still a bunch of backwoods, cousin humpin losers than cant seem to keep your players and staff out of jail or above the ground. In fact, Arkansas faced the nation's toughest schedule depending on your favorite metric twice over the past three seasons, and has come out the other side of it. We support responsible gambling. No thank you. But I do think all 4 would have made the cut. 1:04 After years of pushback, the SEC is poised to embrace a nine-game conference schedule with the additions of Oklahoma and Texas, which will join the league in 2024 after coming to a $100. However, for the Wildcats and other SEC programs on the same wavelength in terms of trajectory, schedule favorability means everything year to year relating to the likelihood success. Not having to play Kirby Smart's plethora of talent every year would certainly benefit a program that's expecting to challenge for titles in the future. The funniest thing here is fans of teams that also voted against the nine game schedule are here cracking on Saban. Cant complain about cupcakes when you are one of the biggest cupcakes on the schedule. Expanded SEC schedule model advantages. We got even with the Dobbs to Jennings Hail Mary. See terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. 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. Quit the whining. 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. LSU is not the strongest on the list now. Like moths to a flame everyone comes running to talk about the Tide. Id happily take arky as they always give LSU the best they can. Let the games decides for themselves who becomes a new rival. Youve accomplished both. Hes done nothing. Kentucky: Tennessee, Mississippi St, Mizzou Maybe Saban wants no part of Mizzou ;), No, Oklahoma has made the playoff and won a title this century.. Saban and bammer is and always have been the biggest crybabies in the SEC. You fit right in with atlas and 2021. Go to 9 and I dont believe SEC teams will buy out of every game vs P5 opponents that SEC teams have scheduled in the next decade. Mississippi State gets a tough slate with Alabama and LSU, but if they can navigate their permanent opponents 2-1 it would set them up well to contend in the SEC. Napier would be fired if he wasnt already. And it's now starting to look like at least part of that trio of. Im interested if some mid major programs end up having to fold their programs as they have fewer paycheck teams, and their good players hit the portal. 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. According to Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger, the latest intel suggests that Tennessee's three permanent opponents have changed. Earlier this month, SEC commissionerGreg Sankey talked future scheduling with the addition of the Longhorns and Sooners. I personally love the Third Saturday in October. All of the opponents are set for the 2024 Alabama football schedule. You can hear him daily from 12-3 p.m. on 1010XL in Jacksonville. Florida: Georgia, LSU, South Carolina It will take a lot for an SEC school to get to 10-2 vs a 10-2 in any other conference. Predicted new rivals: Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri. Each SEC team will play eight conference football games to include six games against division opponents and two games against non-division opponents. Perhaps. Oklahoma/Tennessee Texas is in fact the Texas of the SEC now though. Auburn: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi St South Carolinas rematch against Cam Newtons Auburn went poorly, but maybe Arkansas or LSU couldve competed? Ole Miss: Mississippi St, Vandy, Texas A&M Before Bama, he wasnt that hard to beat. Please. BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (September 20, 2022) - The Southeastern Conference today announced the football schedules for all 14 SEC schools for the 2023 season. When this format was first floated, the Tennessee Vols' three permanent opponents were expected to be Alabama, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt. Predicted new rivals: Georgia, Florida, Kentucky. Oklahoma vs Arkansas makes since geographically. Yes sir they do. Its been 35 years since Notre Dame last won a national championship but, theyre Notre Dame and get treated differently. We have more history with UF and I'd much rather go to Gainesville much more than College Station every other year. Arkansas/ S Carolina Oklahoma: Texas, Mizzou, Arkansas How long does a national championship carry a programs relevence on the national stage? You are correct in pointing out that Uga didnt win a natty during that time, but I think that had it not been for Alabama, Uga wins two titles in that time (2012 SEC Championship winner no matter who wouldve crushed Notre Dame, 2017 National Championship game) and goes into the playoff on another (2018 SEC Championship). LSU's 3 permanent SEC football opponents all but set for 9-game format Here is a much better 3 permanent Wisconsin at Washington. Home . Kentucky: South Carolina, Miss St. Alabama football 2024 schedule: The SEC teams Tide will face Mizzou should be playing Texas, Texas A&M and OU. 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 . Guy gets some skills and moves on (See Bo Nix). Elite D players do not want to spend most of the game playing & will not come to Knoxville. By the look of your profile, youre nothing more than a walking wind tunnel at this point. You are crying about playing your biggest rival and a team you have dominated for 15 years. Gary Cosby Jr. via Imagn Content Services, LLC. And you get mocked and laughed at for saying st upid things you inbred wh ore. Alabama/LSU You cant seem to keep the ones on the roster out of jail and above ground. Texas/Texas AM 2* = Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, South Carolina, Vanderbilt This time he might be right, but its hard to please everyone. Years ago, an SB Nation article by Jason Kirk and Bill Conelly outlined a different and, in our opinion, better format for conference scheduling if divisions go away (which recent news has made even more likely) in a 14-team SEC. The hypocrisy at the SEC and with Alabama is fully on display. Repeat process. I believe the Pac-12 plays 9 conference games now and does not ipso facto load up with 3 cup cakes out of conference. I know that schedule isnt etched in stone but I hate Tennessee not getting Kentucky as a permanent opponent. SEC teams rank with permanent opponents in 3-6 model: - SECRant.com Nashville Tennessee Vols News broke on Thursday evening that the Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns are officially joining the SEC in 2024, a year earlier than expected. There are very coaches/teams that have had success against Saban. Like it or not they work as a rival. Then nobody can gripe except ESPN who unfortunately has a huge voice since they are the ones with the checkbook. Vandy: Ole Miss, South Carolina. TN-KY is second most played SEC Rivaly behind Aub-UGA. Georgia was a threat to win the conference and in the natty conversation almost every year during that streak.. He's not a fan. Looking at the schedule the odds that all three teams are going to be good in any given year are very low. LSU: Texas A&M, Arkansas SI Predicts Three Permanent Opponents For Each SEC Team - SEC Football Youve probably had to defeat anywhere from 3-5 top 25 opponents to achieve that record. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. (Photo: Nelson Chenault, USA TODAY Sports), (Photo: Todd Van Emst/AU Athletics, 247Sports), have met in football 118 times dating back to 1894, with Texas winning the most recent meeting that was played in College Station in 2011. TN-KY and UGA-SCAR are better rivals than TN-SCAR and UGA-UK anyways. The stakes are higher. They were. Agreed. 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). I think its safe to say that Georgia, TN , LSU and Bama all should have made a 12 team playoff last year. In fact only three teams have more wins than UGA this century. Texas A&M: LSU, Texas, Ole Miss Remember that 10 game conference schedule during the rona? You will vanish from SDS when Saban retires. Please correct me if Im wrong. He was literally speaking to everyone but you. 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. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Pays Special Tribute To Ryan Mallett, Arkansas and Bobby Petrino Release Statements On Ryan Mallett's Passing, Former Arkansas/NFL QB Ryan Mallett Passes Away In Drowning Accident, Changes Are Coming To National Letter Of Intent Penalties. Washington at Michigan State. Would LSU fans want to play Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee on an annual basis if no other team in the league had a schedule of 3 Super 8 teams? South Carolina: Georgia, Florida, Vandy Yeah, it wasnt so much about Saban than it was about us. Yes, OleMiss fell off after Freezes dysfunctional leadership left us sanctioned. Georgia, Tennessee, Texas - So I can visit Athens, Knoxville, and Austin more frequently. By every metric, the SEC is far and away the best CFB conference in the land. This is what Saban really is nervous about. Predicted new rivals: Missouri, Texas, Mississippi State. Especially in a 9 game schedule. The SEC long has been focused on two formats: eight games with one permanent rival or nine games with three permanent rivals. Anyway, imagine the Kick Six turning a likely Alabama-Missouri into an immediate Iron Bowl rematch. Who Wants Whom In 3-6-6 SEC Schedule Model? - 247Sports No, Oklahoma has made the playoff and won a title this century. If one person is to blame, its Sankey. The same goes for the less successful teams. You can go back further, to the 1920s and 1930s as well as the 19th century to discuss college football powerhouses and championships. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook to get the latest updates on SEC Football and Recruiting. Before Kirby came to UGA, that one coach. The left out school ( Missouri ) would be at the top of Yr 3 with everybody bumping up a slot. It will be interesting to see if texass (notorious crybabies themselves) can supplant bammer as king of the SEC crybabies. Id put my money on his dad. 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 . Second, being a rivalry that means something at the end of the year. GA Tech has a championship that only predates Tennessees last title by 8 years. They used their SEC Muscle to bully the other teams into complacency! While GA Tech does have a better record overall than Vandy, the conferences are nowhere near at the same level. Vandy: Tennessee, Ole Miss, Could switch the Following: Remember the Southwest Conference? The Razorbacks' annual rivalry game with Missouri may move on the schedule, but we don't see the SEC dropping that one.

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