Good news on the Football scheduling front

Rutherford B Hays · May 29, 2012

SEC is going to a 6-1-1 format and we keep Kentucky as our constant SEC-East team. Bears keep Vandy. Pigs get Mizzou and South Carolina gets aTm.<div>*************</div><div>Here is an excerpt.</div><div>
</div><div>ANDESTIN, Fla. -- When the Southeastern Conference's new football schedule begins in 2013, it will consist of six divisional games, one permanent cross division rival and another game against a rotating cross division team.

SEC consultant Larry Templeton toldthe Birmingham Newson Saturday that the league would go with a 6-1-1 scheduling model.

Sources told CBSSports.com that the SEC is expected to announce the league's scheduling opponents for the next 12 years and that the rotating cross division game will be a one-year rotation instead of a two-year home and home rotation. However, commissioner Mike Slive said "we'll see what emerges with the schedule."

The SEC's spring meetings began Tuesday in Sandestin. An official announcement on the league's future schedule could come on Friday, the final day of meetings.

In other words: an SEC West team would play six games against the other six SEC West opponents, one game against a permanent SEC East rival and one game against a rotating SEC East team.

That rotating opponent will change every year, meaning each league team will play every other league member at least once every six years. If the league had opted for a home and home series between the rotating teams, it would have taken 12 years for each SEC school to play each other.

The cross division rival games will be: Alabama-Tennessee; Georgia-Auburn, Arkansas-Missouri, LSU-Florida, Ole Miss-Vanderbilt, Mississippi State-Kentucky and Texas A&M-South Carolina.</div>

Rutherford B Hays · May 29, 2012

SEC is going to a 6-1-1 format and we keep Kentucky as our constant SEC-East team. Bears keep Vandy. Pigs get Mizzou and South Carolina gets aTm.<div>*************</div><div>Here is an excerpt.</div><div>
</div><div>ANDESTIN, Fla. -- When the Southeastern Conference's new football schedule begins in 2013, it will consist of six divisional games, one permanent cross division rival and another game against a rotating cross division team.

SEC consultant Larry Templeton toldthe Birmingham Newson Saturday that the league would go with a 6-1-1 scheduling model.

Sources told CBSSports.com that the SEC is expected to announce the league's scheduling opponents for the next 12 years and that the rotating cross division game will be a one-year rotation instead of a two-year home and home rotation. However, commissioner Mike Slive said "we'll see what emerges with the schedule."

The SEC's spring meetings began Tuesday in Sandestin. An official announcement on the league's future schedule could come on Friday, the final day of meetings.

In other words: an SEC West team would play six games against the other six SEC West opponents, one game against a permanent SEC East rival and one game against a rotating SEC East team.

That rotating opponent will change every year, meaning each league team will play every other league member at least once every six years. If the league had opted for a home and home series between the rotating teams, it would have taken 12 years for each SEC school to play each other.

The cross division rival games will be: Alabama-Tennessee; Georgia-Auburn, Arkansas-Missouri, LSU-Florida, Ole Miss-Vanderbilt, Mississippi State-Kentucky and Texas A&M-South Carolina.</div>

Dawgbreeze · May 29, 2012

Wouldn't have shocked me but Kentucky is actually good and it still is brutal playing the west. Rutherford B Hays said:
SEC is going to a 6-1-1 format and we keep Kentucky as our constant SEC-East team. Bears keep Vandy. Pigs get Mizzou and South Carolina gets aTm.<div>*************</div><div>Here is an excerpt.</div><div>
</div><div>ANDESTIN, Fla. -- When the Southeastern Conference's new football schedule begins in 2013, it will consist of six divisional games, one permanent cross division rival and another game against a rotating cross division team.

SEC consultant Larry Templeton toldthe Birmingham Newson Saturday that the league would go with a 6-1-1 scheduling model.

Sources told CBSSports.com that the SEC is expected to announce the league's scheduling opponents for the next 12 years and that the rotating cross division game will be a one-year rotation instead of a two-year home and home rotation. However, commissioner Mike Slive said "we'll see what emerges with the schedule."

The SEC's spring meetings began Tuesday in Sandestin. An official announcement on the league's future schedule could come on Friday, the final day of meetings.

In other words: an SEC West team would play six games against the other six SEC West opponents, one game against a permanent SEC East rival and one game against a rotating SEC East team.

That rotating opponent will change every year, meaning each league team will play every other league member at least once every six years. If the league had opted for a home and home series between the rotating teams, it would have taken 12 years for each SEC school to play each other.

The cross division rival games will be: Alabama-Tennessee; Georgia-Auburn, Arkansas-Missouri, LSU-Florida, Ole Miss-Vanderbilt, Mississippi State-Kentucky and Texas A&M-South Carolina.</div>

patdog · May 29, 2012

I told all of you this is what would happen soon after A&M and Mizzou joined the league. And yes, this is good news for us (and for UM).

QuaoarsKing · May 29, 2012

patdog · May 29, 2012

But after learning how the ACC got raped with their TV contract and how unhappy FSU is with it, I think the SEC will eventually wind up adding North Carolina and Virginia Tech. Don't know if that will happen next year or in 5 years, but mark it down, those are the 2 targets. And I think the SEC will wind up getting them.

woozman · May 29, 2012

patdog said:
And yes, this is good news for us (and for UM).

Much better news than it could have been, no doubt (i.e. FL), but since 2005: Vandy has won 5 of 7 against OM, and wewere only4-3 against KY.

patdog · May 29, 2012

During that time Crxxm was 1-3 vs. Kentucky and Mullen is 3-0.

DawgatAuburn · May 29, 2012

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57stratdawg · May 29, 2012

some better teams during the Croom years than they have these days. Not that it matters, but worth mentioning.

ckDOG · May 29, 2012

They generally suck by SEC standards, so we should always have a fighting chance regardless of home/away. If somehow we do lose, it sucks, but isn't quite as embarrassing as losing to Vandy. I wouldn't trade that match-up for any other east team.

patdog · May 29, 2012

All-time, we've played in more bowl games than they have and we've won more bowl games than they have. Considering the other options for a permanent opponent in the East, I'll take that in a heartbeat.

woozman · May 29, 2012

But KY had some decent teams during the run (i.e. might have not been 100% due to the Croom error).

Make no mistake, I'd rather be paired with KY that any other east team (including Vandy).

FlabLoser · May 30, 2012

I wish they'd have home&home cross divisional stuff. She we go play somewhere in the east, I liked getting them again the next season in Starkville.

With so many teams in the SEC now, I understand there's just not time for those kinds of arrangements. With home&home, it would take 12 years to cycle through each cross divisional team.

Foronce · May 30, 2012

Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Missouri
Kentucky
Vandy

the only team better to sign would be Vandy so that should make Kentucky a good thing to get to play them every year.

GloryDawg · May 30, 2012

Having trouble with the math.

Dawgbreeze · May 30, 2012

Foronce · May 30, 2012

year 1 - florida
year 2 - sc
year 3 - georgia
year 4 - tn
year 5 - vandy
year 6 - missouri
year 7 - florida
repeat

however, i wouldn't worry about it, I fully expect us to get to 16 before this 6-1-1 really gets going, probably 2014 season

DawgatAuburn · May 30, 2012

Look to the far left of your keyboard (the thing with the letters on it). Look for one that says CAPS LOCK. Press it one time.

MSDawg34 · May 30, 2012

Come on

Shmuley · May 30, 2012

Beretta.sixpack · May 30, 2012

Rutherford B Hays · May 30, 2012

Good news on the Football scheduling front

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