predict permanent opponents

[anon1758050382]

I don't think y'all will like what I came up with, but when you do the whole league, it isn't difficult to see a scenario in which we get Alabama and Ole Miss gets Vanderbilt.

team	opponent 1	opponent 2	opponent 3
Alabama	Auburn	Tennessee	Mississippi State
Arkansas	LSU	Mississippi State	Texas
Auburn	Alabama	Georgia	Florida
Florida	Georgia	South Carolina	Auburn
Georgia	Florida	Auburn	South Carolina
Kentucky	Missouri	Tennessee	Vanderbilt
LSU	Arkansas	Ole Miss	Texas A&M
Mississippi State	Ole Miss	Arkansas	Alabama
Missouri	Oklahoma	Texas A&M	Kentucky
Oklahoma	Missouri	Texas	Ole Miss
Ole Miss	Mississippi State	LSU	Oklahoma
South Carolina	Georgia	Florida	Vanderbilt
Tennessee	Vanderbilt	Alabama	Kentucky
Texas	Texas A&M	Oklahoma	Arkansas
Texas A&M	Texas	Missouri	LSU
Vanderbilt	Tennessee	Kentucky	South Carolina

What changes would you make? You have to consider the knock-on effects of moving one matchup.

I think my weakest prediction is Missouri playing both Texas schools every year. But if I try to fix it and screws everything else up.

ETA: I found a way to not have Missouri play both Texas schools every year. Oklahoma and Ole Miss would play ever year, which doesn't feel natural, but it makes everything else work.

Compared to my first pass, I like that the former Big XII schools aren't just playing each other. There's some cross-pollination (LSU/A&M, for example).

 

[mcdawg22]

I think we get Ole Miss, LSU and either Ark or KY.

My pods would be
Us
OM
LSU
Ark

Ok
Mizzou
AM
Texas

Bama
Aub
Tenn
Vandy

UGA
SC
UF
KY

 

[anon1758050382]

I think we get Ole Miss, LSU and either Ark or KY.

My pods would be
Us
OM
LSU
Ark

Ok
Mizzou
AM
Texas

Bama
Aub
Tenn
Vandy

UGA
SC
UF
KY

Oh, interesting. I was not thinking pods. I was thinking three hand picked permanent opponents for each team. Have pods been announced? Or reported according to sources?

 

[The Cooterpoot]

OM, KY, A&M or AU

they aren't doing pods

 

[CoastTrash]

Osama
isis
Russia

 

[8dog]

Dellenger said it was going to be OM, Ky and TAMU last time it was floated

 

[John Deaux VII]

I think one of the Texas schools will have Arkansas as a permeant.

 

[hatfieldms]

Ole miss
Kentucky
TAMU

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

We % getting bama. Flag the tape.

if that is offset by Vandy, it’d make it more palatable.

 

[mcdawg22]

Oh, interesting. I was not thinking pods. I was thinking three hand picked permanent opponents for each team. Have pods been announced? Or reported according to sources?

Wishful thinking

 

[MStateU]

I’m hoping for OM, UK and Ark.

 

[L4Dawg]

We get UM, A&M, and Bama.

 

[patdog]

We’ll get Mississippi, Arkansas & Texas A&M. Bama gets LSU instead of us. Mississippi gets MSU. LSU & Arkansas.

 

[Tractorman]

I've read that they have divided the top and bottom programs into 2 tiers. Team will play 2 from their own tier and 1 from the other to get the 3. Question becomes who are the top 8 and what criteria used? First stab is:
Texas
A&M
OK
LSU
Alabama
Georgia
And 2 of these next 4
Florida, Tenn, Aub, Ole Miss

Would actually be good if OM is 8th and our other 2 would be tier 2.

 

[vhdawg]

I think we get Ole Miss, LSU and either Ark or KY.

My pods would be

There will not be pods

 

[vhdawg]

One thing to remember.....the way this plan works, they COULD change up the permanent opponents every four years. I'm sure the more historical matchups will always remain, but the filler ones could switch around periodically.

 

[mcdawg22]

There will not be pods

Yeah, I know, someone already called that out. No need to pile on David LeeRoth!

 

[patdog]

One thing to remember.....the way this plan works, they COULD change up the permanent opponents every four years. I'm sure the more historical matchups will always remain, but the filler ones could switch around periodically.

They won’t change permanent opponents. At least not until they expand again when ACC grant of rights is close to expiration.

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

We’ll get Mississippi, Arkansas & Texas A&M. Bama gets LSU instead of us. Mississippi gets MSU. LSU & Arkansas.

this would probably be our best hope.

 

[patdog]

this would probably be our best hope.

Yep. And by far most likely. Contrary to popular belief (and the 24-25 schedules) SEC has no real interest in screwing us. It’s all about TV ratings. And Bama-LSU is a much bigger draw than Bama-MSU.

 

[OG Goat Holder]

I think you are off. I did this a while back. Some changes I see.

- We will get Bama, Kentucky and Ole Miss;
- Vandy gets Georgia, Tennessee and Ole Miss;

I think you need to balance out the haves and have nots playing each other. But I could be dead wrong, no idea what the SEC will do. Probably some whacked out shlt.

 

[vhdawg]

They won’t change permanent opponents. At least not until they expand again when ACC grant of rights is close to expiration.

Why wouldn't they? People care if Alabama and Tennessee play. They don't care if Mississippi State and Kentucky play. The former can be kept, the latter can be played with.

 

[Dawgbite]

We’re Mississippi State, there's no way that we don't get Alabama, LSU, and Georgia. Playing OM every third year is enough.

 

[patdog]

Why wouldn't they? People care if Alabama and Tennessee play. They don't care if Mississippi State and Kentucky play. The former can be kept, the latter can be played with.

Because it’s easier to just keep the ones we have. After the first 4-year rotation, it will be 2030 & that’s about when the ACC implosion & SEC/Big 10 raids will be heating up anyway.

 

[ronpolk]

I’m gonna say OM, Kentucky and bama. Hoping for A&M but I’m betting bama will lobby to get us and will probably get what they want

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

We’re Mississippi State, there's no way that we don't get Alabama, LSU, and Georgia. Playing OM every third year is enough.

They'll probably give us Texas as a 4th opponent.

 

[patdog]

I’m gonna say OM, Kentucky and bama. Hoping for A&M but I’m betting bama will lobby to get us and will probably get what they want

It won’t be Bama or Kentucky. They’re not gong to suddenly move 2 teams we don’t play in 24-25 to permanent status. If so they would have been in the 24-25 schedules.

 

[RivaDawg]

I think we get UM, LSU, and KY.

 

[Mjoelner]

Ole Miss, UK and Bama

 

[Faustdog]

I think we get get the confederates, Kentucky, and Auburn.

Auburn will want Bama and Georgia, and they will need to be thrown a bone. We should ask politely if we can be that bone.

 

[TheBannerM]

Either OM, A&M, Ark or OM, A&M, UK.

ESPN is going to pony up a lot of money for a 9th SEC game, and they don’t want to see Bama or LSU playing State every year. So yall can stop worrying about it.

Geography doesn’t matter in college football anymore (see UCLA vs Rutgers).

 

[Pookieray]

Tx, Ga, and Bama

 

[OG Goat Holder]

It won’t be Bama or Kentucky. They’re not gong to suddenly move 2 teams we don’t play in 24-25 to permanent status. If so they would have been in the 24-25 schedules.

That doesn’t matter at all. Literally has zero to do with it.

 

[Howiefeltersnstch]

OM, UK and A&M

 

[QuaoarsKing]

Ole Miss, Kentucky, and Texas A&M most likely.

Auburn and Arkansas are possibilities, but I suspect it's those 3 above.

 

[POTUS]

If TV folks are in charge, which it’s established they are, I don’t see how Bama’s permanents aren’t AUB, TEN & LSU. Those games draw huge numbers.

 

[Seinfeld]

OM, UK and A&M

I’d be all for that. OM is obvious, UK is a consistently winnable game and great trip, and for some reason I always enjoy our games with A&M.

If I had to switch one of those out, Ark would be my next choice.

 

[Faustdog]

Ole Miss, Kentucky, and Texas A&M most likely.

Auburn and Arkansas are possibilities, but I suspect it's those 3 above.

I'm not sure why people are saying Arkansas. There is no tie there. They will get a couple of the old Big 12 schools (A&M, Texas, OK and Mizzou) and maybe LSU. All make more sense. As would Ole Miss for that matter. They played them regularly before Ark joining the conference.

 

[DT4248]

How I would divide it up:

Aub - Bama, UGA, UF
Ark - tu, aTm, LSU
aTm - Ark, tu, OU
Bama - Aub, Tenn, State
Florida - UGA, Aub, UK
UK - Tenn, SCar, UF
Tenn - Vandy, Bama, UK
tu - OU, aTm, Ark
State - OM, Bama, LSU
OM - State, LSU, Vandy
LSU - OM, Ark, State
OU - tu, Mizz, aTm
Mizz - OU, Scar, Vandy
SCar - UGA, Mizz, UK
UGA - UF, Aub, SCar
Vandy - Tenn, Mizz, OM

 

[patdog]

That doesn’t matter at all. Literally has zero to do with it.

It literally has everything to do with it. They knew what the 9-game rotation would look like 2 years ago. 24 & 25 are the 1st two years of that rotation with one rotating team dropped to get 8 games instead 9. Kind of the whole idea behind permanent opponents is that you play them every year & don’t skip 2 years.