Mizzou to the west Auburn to the East

[BUSMAN.sixpack]

So says The ones in the know..

That way Auburn and Ala can play in Atlanta Every year....
Or so they think.....................

 

[maroondawg]

either the Bama/Tenn game or Iron Bowl will no longer happen.

I just dont see the SEC doing this

 

[studentdawg87]

TAMU and Missouri will become the first fanbases in the SEC to give a **** about Arkansas.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

There have been rumors of 9 conference games in the air.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

And I don't see them going back to having 2 permanent interdivisional games like before 2000. The only way to move Auburn east and let Alabama play UT and AU every year would be to also move Alabama east and bring UK or Vandy west. That ain't happening.

 

[fishwater99]

Add 2 teams to the East and the West, everyone stays where they are.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Currently, it's an eight-game schedule... 5 divisional games, 3 interdivisional games-- 1 being permanent, 2 rotating.

A 9-game schedule could mean 6 divisional games, 3 interdivisional games with 2 being permanent and 1 rotating-- it could be something like this:

Western - Eastern permanent:
Alabama - Auburn, Tennessee
Arkansas - Tennessee, South Carolina
LSU - South Carolina, Florida
Mississippi - Vanderbilt, Georgia
Mississippi State - Kentucky, Florida
Texas A&M - Kentucky, Georgia
Missouri - Vanderbilt, Auburn

 

[patdog]

As much as I would love to see Bama/Aub to the East and Vandy/KY to the West, I just don't see the SEC putting 4 of the traditional Big 6 in the same division. I'm actually starting to think the SEC may just tell Bama that they can choose either Auburn or Tennesse, but not both, as a permanent oponent.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

In addition to some teams having significantly tougher schedules year after year, you would also face the non-permanent teams only 2 out of every 8 years. Right now it's 2 out of every 5. If we went to 7 teams per division and had only 1 rotating game, it would be 2 out of every 10 years, instead of 2 out of every 6 (assuming we keep 2 rotating games).

 

[rabiddawg]

and bing in La Tech. I would love to see LSU have recruiting competition</p>

 

[Maroon Eagle]

At least all the west teams in this scenario are facing universities that previously won MNCs, and I think this would be a good setup-- even taking into account rotational issues.

 

[maroondawg]

As much as I would love to see Bama/Aub to the East and Vandy/KY to the West, I just don't see the SEC putting 4 of the traditional Big 6 in the same division. I'm actually starting to think the SEC may just tell Bama that they can choose either Auburn or Tennesse, but not both, as a permanent oponent.

I dont see this happening either.

I think I like the idea of everyone have 3 or 4 permanent conference opponents (as long as it can be balanced) and rotating the remaining 5 or 6 games between the rest of the league.

 

[jacksonreb1]

a better record against florida....................just sayin'

 

[PBRME]

17 no to Ruston. Add Tulane if you want to screw with LSU. Every other year to New Orleans road trips = winning.

 

[Todd4State]

Bring back Tulane if we're using that logic. It would also make USM mad that another Mississippi school got in the SEC before them.

Heck, I would rather add Louisina-Monroe or Louisiana-Lafayette before I added La Tech.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Number 15... maybeUSF or UCF & just for the heck of it since they have no athletics teams-- #17 would be MUW.