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Posted on 9/29/11 at 7:46 pm to lsu777
quote:
main thing is to preserve LSU-UF
Why?
Posted on 9/29/11 at 7:54 pm to JawjaTigah
If Missouri is #14, and I think it will be, then let's look at a few things.
You can't move Alabama and Auburn to the east, that would have 30 of the 38 participants on the SECCG since it's inception in the East.
Putting Missouri, or A&M in the east makes zero sense from a cost basis for travel between the schools.
Alabama and Florida have to be split, since between them they have almost half the total appearances by teams in the SECCG, oddly enough with Alabama having played Florida all 7 of it's appearances.
LSU and UT have to be split, again to balance the conference as much as possible.
Georgia and Arkansas have to be split. Again ideally it would be Arkansas to the east and keep Auburn in the west, but again, doesn't make sense from a financial standpoint.
Face it, with Florida's dominance in the east, they need some more competition in that division and the only teams that make sense for that move are Alabama and Auburn.
Put Alabama in that division and it weights too heavily to the East. Put Auburn in that division and it makes the East the stronger division initially just not extremely so, but if A&M does as well at least as Arkansas it will go a long way toward balancing that back out.
The west would have better balance across the board, and the east without much of what I'd call "mid-tier" teams.
Yes some rivalries are going to be lost. Not looking forward to that, but it is what it is, the super conferences are coming, might as well get used to it now.
You can't move Alabama and Auburn to the east, that would have 30 of the 38 participants on the SECCG since it's inception in the East.
Putting Missouri, or A&M in the east makes zero sense from a cost basis for travel between the schools.
Alabama and Florida have to be split, since between them they have almost half the total appearances by teams in the SECCG, oddly enough with Alabama having played Florida all 7 of it's appearances.
LSU and UT have to be split, again to balance the conference as much as possible.
Georgia and Arkansas have to be split. Again ideally it would be Arkansas to the east and keep Auburn in the west, but again, doesn't make sense from a financial standpoint.
Face it, with Florida's dominance in the east, they need some more competition in that division and the only teams that make sense for that move are Alabama and Auburn.
Put Alabama in that division and it weights too heavily to the East. Put Auburn in that division and it makes the East the stronger division initially just not extremely so, but if A&M does as well at least as Arkansas it will go a long way toward balancing that back out.
The west would have better balance across the board, and the east without much of what I'd call "mid-tier" teams.
Yes some rivalries are going to be lost. Not looking forward to that, but it is what it is, the super conferences are coming, might as well get used to it now.
Posted on 9/29/11 at 7:58 pm to lsu777
quote:
the third saturday in october is what this conference was built on and is more important then the iron bowl.
lulz
slow your roll there buddy. you do realize that AU came out and offered to move to the east right? OFFERED.
Posted on 9/29/11 at 8:00 pm to OneMoreTime
quote:
main thing is to preserve LSU-UF
this is fricking stupid too. it only became a rivalry once we went to 12 teams.
Posted on 9/29/11 at 8:07 pm to jcole4lsu
quote:
lulz
slow your roll there buddy. you do realize that AU came out and offered to move to the east right? OFFERED.
Kind of like.
"Quit or you're fired?" You can volunteered, not like there was really a choice.
Posted on 9/29/11 at 8:17 pm to llfshoals
there was no reason for au to come out and publicly say they would offer to move to the east if there wasnt something in the works that would end up with an unbalanced add (ie 2 teams from the west to get to 14 or 3 teams from the west and 1 from the east to get to 16)
this makes me think that was the plan all along.
besides, my comment was mainly directed at him blasting a hog fan about giving his opinion on realignment.
its utterly absurd to tell another poster their opinion is worthless because they cheer for arkansas, like that has a damn thing to do with anything.
this makes me think that was the plan all along.
besides, my comment was mainly directed at him blasting a hog fan about giving his opinion on realignment.
its utterly absurd to tell another poster their opinion is worthless because they cheer for arkansas, like that has a damn thing to do with anything.
Posted on 9/29/11 at 8:38 pm to jcole4lsu
Time for the tail to quit wagging the dog. To he'll with these old rivalries. OU quit playing Nebraska and the world didn't end. If they want to play every year, go ahead and schedule it but don't count it in conference standings. Same happened this year with Cal - Colorado
Posted on 9/29/11 at 9:05 pm to jcole4lsu
quote:
slow your roll there buddy. you do realize that AU came out and offered to move to the east right? OFFERED.
What exactly are they giving up by moving to the East?
"Fine, I guess we'll go to the other division and play all our main rivals. If you insist."
Posted on 9/29/11 at 9:31 pm to jcole4lsu
why? because its a money game for the sec.
and ut-ua is more important then iron bowl to bama fans and that's what matters.
please quit suggesting ooc conference games. Dumbest thing I have ever heard.
and ut-ua is more important then iron bowl to bama fans and that's what matters.
please quit suggesting ooc conference games. Dumbest thing I have ever heard.
Posted on 9/29/11 at 9:44 pm to Chd1478
I like Mizzou to the East because it doesn't water down the western division as much.
The East needs to have to deal with some new blood, too.
The East needs to have to deal with some new blood, too.
Posted on 9/29/11 at 9:48 pm to Hubbhogg
If you put the Barn in the East, then the cheating bastards in Bham will try to force a Bama/Barn SECCG... Book it!
Posted on 9/29/11 at 9:51 pm to griswold
Move the SEC offices to Memphis. Its as close to neutral ground as exists in a large SEC city.
Posted on 9/29/11 at 9:54 pm to lsu777
quote:
and ut-ua is more important then iron bowl to bama fans and that's what matters.
Posted on 9/29/11 at 9:58 pm to wmr
"Move the SEC offices"
+1,000,000
+1,000,000
Posted on 9/29/11 at 10:02 pm to griswold
Memphis will be a more central location than before now that we're moving things west. Memphis is a UT/OM/AR and even MSU and LSU town.
I hope we can at least get the baseball tourney there a few times in the coming years.
I hope we can at least get the baseball tourney there a few times in the coming years.
Posted on 9/29/11 at 10:33 pm to BrerTiger
north south split?
This post was edited on 9/29/11 at 10:46 pm
Posted on 9/29/11 at 11:32 pm to lsu777
quote:
lsu777
I like this guy.
Posted on 9/30/11 at 12:04 am to ohiovol
Easiest Geographical Split
West
LSU
Arky
A&M
Miss St
Bama
Ole Miss
Mizzou
East
Florida
UGA
Auburn
Vandy
UT
SC
UK
Rivalry Priorities:
Iron Bowl/Egg Bowl
Bama-UT/Cocktail Party
Auburn-UGA
The others really aren't worth consideration.
So considering rivalries and strength this could be a possibility.
North
Mizzou
Arky
UT
Vandy
UK
AU
Bama
South
Florida
LSU
UGA
A&M
Ole Miss
Miss St.
SC
West
LSU
Arky
A&M
Miss St
Bama
Ole Miss
Mizzou
East
Florida
UGA
Auburn
Vandy
UT
SC
UK
Rivalry Priorities:
Iron Bowl/Egg Bowl
Bama-UT/Cocktail Party
Auburn-UGA
The others really aren't worth consideration.
So considering rivalries and strength this could be a possibility.
North
Mizzou
Arky
UT
Vandy
UK
AU
Bama
South
Florida
LSU
UGA
A&M
Ole Miss
Miss St.
SC
This post was edited on 9/30/11 at 12:07 am
Posted on 9/30/11 at 12:52 am to jcole4lsu
you tell me what matters then. If you don't mind though sing it so can okay it for my 5 month old and hopefully get his crying arse to sleep,
kids killing me
kids killing me
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