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If SEC would expand to 16 teams.....2 divisions or 4 divisions???
Posted on 9/4/11 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 9/4/11 at 1:06 pm
With SEC possibly expanding to 16 teams in the near future, would the SEC split into 4 division (North, South, East, and West) or remain as 2 divisions (East and West)????
Lets say (hypothetically speaking) the SEC picks up A&M, Mizzou, Florida State, and West Virginia.
Option 1: Mizzou and A&M are in SEC West. Florida St. and WVU are in SEC East. All teams from each division play each other (7 games) and 1 permanent opponent from opposite division. Total 8 conference games. Kinda like having 2 separate conferences within 1 super-conference.
Option 2: Same as option 1 but get rid of permanent opponent from opposite division. Rotate teams instead each year. May not work though with tradition rival games like UT/UA and AU/UGA. Unfortunately, Birmingham most likely wouldn't allow these rivalries to break up.
Option 3: Play 9 or 10 conference games and use the same format used today.
Option 4: Break SEC into 4 divisions.
SEC West: LSU, A&M, Ole Miss, Miss St.
SEC South: Alabama, AU, UTenn, UGA
SEC East: FSU, SCar, Florida, Vandy
SEC North: WVU, Mizzou, Arky, Kentucky
Have winners of each division play 4 team playoff at end of 12 game regular season. Each team plays teams from same division (3 games) and 5 teams on a rotational basis each year. Would end up playing each team from other divisions every 2nd or 3rd year under this format.
Any other suggestions???
Lets say (hypothetically speaking) the SEC picks up A&M, Mizzou, Florida State, and West Virginia.
Option 1: Mizzou and A&M are in SEC West. Florida St. and WVU are in SEC East. All teams from each division play each other (7 games) and 1 permanent opponent from opposite division. Total 8 conference games. Kinda like having 2 separate conferences within 1 super-conference.
Option 2: Same as option 1 but get rid of permanent opponent from opposite division. Rotate teams instead each year. May not work though with tradition rival games like UT/UA and AU/UGA. Unfortunately, Birmingham most likely wouldn't allow these rivalries to break up.
Option 3: Play 9 or 10 conference games and use the same format used today.
Option 4: Break SEC into 4 divisions.
SEC West: LSU, A&M, Ole Miss, Miss St.
SEC South: Alabama, AU, UTenn, UGA
SEC East: FSU, SCar, Florida, Vandy
SEC North: WVU, Mizzou, Arky, Kentucky
Have winners of each division play 4 team playoff at end of 12 game regular season. Each team plays teams from same division (3 games) and 5 teams on a rotational basis each year. Would end up playing each team from other divisions every 2nd or 3rd year under this format.
Any other suggestions???
This post was edited on 9/4/11 at 1:10 pm
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Posted on 9/4/11 at 1:13 pm to grif82
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Have winners of each division play 4 team playoff at end of 12 game regular season.
You may want to check the NCAA rule book before suggesting this.
Posted on 9/4/11 at 1:18 pm to ProjectP2294
I think we stay at 14 for now. I guess Mizzouri or WVU will be #14.
A poster at the mizzou board has them in the East. Pretty cool map and once you look at the map it does not appear to be as bad as it sounds. BTW, Im not tech savvy so I don't if this will hyperlink correctly
LINK
A poster at the mizzou board has them in the East. Pretty cool map and once you look at the map it does not appear to be as bad as it sounds. BTW, Im not tech savvy so I don't if this will hyperlink correctly
LINK
Posted on 9/4/11 at 1:20 pm to RunningBlake
If the PAC-12 goes to 16 teams, then you can bet your bottom dollar that Slive wouldn't allow the PAC-16 to have the most teams in college football.
Posted on 9/4/11 at 1:23 pm to ProjectP2294
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You may want to check the NCAA rule book before suggesting this.
Didn't know about this. Take the 2 best winners from each of the 4 divisions using BCS formula. Have those 2 play SEC Champ game. Problem solved
Posted on 9/4/11 at 1:39 pm to ProjectP2294
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You may want to check the NCAA rule book before suggesting this.
2 divisions and a ccg wasn't in the rule book until the SEC asked for it.
Posted on 9/4/11 at 2:27 pm to grif82
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Take the 2 best winners from each of the 4 divisions using BCS formula. Have those 2 play SEC Champ game. Problem solved
Then what's the reward for the two division winners who get left out? I'd rather keep it 2 divisions with winners in the SECCG .
Posted on 9/4/11 at 2:52 pm to medtiger
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Then what's the reward for the two division winners who get left out?
You would get to hang a banner like Ole Miss
Posted on 9/4/11 at 4:23 pm to RunningBlake
Basically, the only team that would really get screwed in that map is UF, but since they are being the bitches about letting FSU in, then this is the result and I think fair.
Honestly, you could always switch to an SEC North and South if it came to it and those were the two teams added.
Another option keeping the West/East set up is to move Auburn and Bama to the East and Vandy to the West or just moving Auburn to the East. This would mean you'd have to keep the permanent cross divisional rivalries in tact though.
Honestly, you could always switch to an SEC North and South if it came to it and those were the two teams added.
Another option keeping the West/East set up is to move Auburn and Bama to the East and Vandy to the West or just moving Auburn to the East. This would mean you'd have to keep the permanent cross divisional rivalries in tact though.
Posted on 9/4/11 at 4:38 pm to Geaux2002
I like Option 4.
Posted on 9/4/11 at 4:44 pm to grif82
if it's legal or could get the rules changed I would love this:
LSU would win that easily
that really isn't fair, easiest division in the conference
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SEC West: LSU, A&M, Ole Miss, Miss St.
LSU would win that easily
that really isn't fair, easiest division in the conference
Posted on 9/4/11 at 5:44 pm to Geaux2002
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Another option keeping the West/East set up is to move Auburn and Bama to the East and Vandy to the West or just moving Auburn to the East.
I think this makes the most sense.
Posted on 9/4/11 at 5:51 pm to Geaux2002
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Another option keeping the West/East set up is to move Auburn and Bama to the East and Vandy to the West or just moving Auburn to the East. This would mean you'd have to keep the permanent cross divisional rivalries in tact though.
Or move Kentucky instead, this keeps TN and Vandy in the same division (as is the case with AU/AL and MS/MSU).
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