Who will be our third home to home opponent in SEC plays
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I’ll be shocked if it isn’t Arkansas…..ESPN cares about TV ratings primarily AND it is likely UK & Arkansas will be the highest ranked SEC teams in the pre-season rankings when the schedule is decided. Florida or Bama could still sneak in there but as of today it’s UK & Arkansas.
Past season we have been arranged with team that made deepest tournament run in 23-24 season amomg sec teams-Alabama, so we play home -home with national championship Florida also makes sense
But I bet Arkansas is most most likely
I only know it will be a good team.
UK never gets two LSUs.
My best guesses are UF (2000s-2010s rival and defending national champ) or Arkansas (former coach works there, former 1990s rival)
UK never gets two LSUs.
My best guesses are UF (2000s-2010s rival and defending national champ) or Arkansas (former coach works there, former 1990s rival)
Probably Arkansas. Who knows how long cal coaches or lasts so tv has to capitalize this coming season.
I believe last season the schedules had already been planned behind the scenes and it was too late to make Arkansas a team we played twice.
I believe last season the schedules had already been planned behind the scenes and it was too late to make Arkansas a team we played twice.
I wish the SEC would change to playing every team one time.
Then each school has 3 games to schedule as they please.
Then each school has 3 games to schedule as they please.
The SEC should go to 20 conference games, but like football, until they are forced to do so, it will help pad records of conference opponents.
I'd guess it's Florida or Arkansas as well. A home and home with Arkansas is 2 guaranteed big ratings games.
I'd guess it's Florida or Arkansas as well. A home and home with Arkansas is 2 guaranteed big ratings games.
I want the pod system. 3 permanent teams and play the remaining 12 teams either at home or away annually. All 12 of the single game teams each get played twice home and away over a 4 year period
I don't know how they decide but if I were to pick three right now it would be UF, UT, Ark
Since 1999, the SEC's best rivalry has been Florida vs Kentucky whether in the regular season or in the SEC-Tourney.
The two teams, UF & UK, would have the last game against each other where SEC titles were often decided.
In recent years the league tried to showcase other programs like Auburn-Alabama or Alabama-Tennessee.
After the addition of Oklahoma & Texas, the home-away SEC games went from five teams to three teams that rotate H-A which takes away some flexibility in keeping rivalries alive on a yearly basis (i.e, the former SEC-East ones).
In 2025, for the first time since 1968, Kentucky & Florida did not have two regular season games scheduled against each other. Florida's three H-A games were Georgia, South Carolina & Tennessee (in place of Kentucky).
floridagators.com
I hope that Florida will get Georgia, Kentucky and one of Tennessee/Arkansas/Vanderbilt.
The two teams, UF & UK, would have the last game against each other where SEC titles were often decided.
In recent years the league tried to showcase other programs like Auburn-Alabama or Alabama-Tennessee.
After the addition of Oklahoma & Texas, the home-away SEC games went from five teams to three teams that rotate H-A which takes away some flexibility in keeping rivalries alive on a yearly basis (i.e, the former SEC-East ones).
In 2025, for the first time since 1968, Kentucky & Florida did not have two regular season games scheduled against each other. Florida's three H-A games were Georgia, South Carolina & Tennessee (in place of Kentucky).
Florida Gators Men's Basketball History vs University of Kentucky
Florida Gators Men's Basketball History vs University of Kentucky
floridagators.com
I hope that Florida will get Georgia, Kentucky and one of Tennessee/Arkansas/Vanderbilt.
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If you look at the history of the SEC, I think Alabama should be the third permanent and then Florida…Arkansas is a SWC school and non-charter member. The had a few great years with Nolan Richardson. There current coach will be gone in a year or two…Permanent…History…Alabama or Florida