Texas and Oklahoma agreed to pay a hefty bill in order to leave the B12 a year early, now the SEC has major decisions to make. Is this the death of SEC Football traditions?
The SEC is entering their last season of its current model. Neither of the proposed models include divisions, one consists of 8 games with one permanent opponent and 7 rotating ones. The other would be a 9 game schedule with 3 permanent opponents and 6 rotating ones. With the pending realignment, some of the traditional rivalries may be going away.
I think in this super conference we should eliminate divisions all together.
Mike G on the Weekend Tailgate
The SEC has produced 4 of the last 5 CFP winners. It’s reasonable to assume the winner of the playoffs will come from the SEC, especially with Oklahoma and Texas joining. ( If Texas is in fact back, and Oklahoma finds a real head coach ). So the schedule format matters because it will decide who makes and misses the playoffs. If we adopt the 8 game model a playoff caliber team could end up having to go through a gauntlet like schedule just to make the playoffs against a relatively fresher B1G team.
With the spring sessions looming, it seems that the SEC will take the 9 game route. If that happens, who will Auburn pick up for its 3 permanent rivals? Alabama and Georgia are assumed to be a lock but who would pick up the third slot? Personally, I would like to see LSU simply for the tradition in the rivalry but I could also see picking up a historically easier opponent like Mississippi State. Certainly an interesting discussion for the future of the conference.
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