New SEC football scheduling format

[Steak Snabler]

Will continue to play just 8 league games per year, but every school must schedule at least one game against the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten or Pac-12 every year beginning in 2016.

http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/250851/sec-announces-format-for-future-football-schedules.aspx

 

[Cosmo]

Almost everyone does, right?

Trying to think of an SEC school that doesn't schedule a power school on a regular basis. Sounds nice, but that's not a real issue.

 

[MileHigh]

What's the point of having a league if you're not going to play everyone? Should be nine, probably 10, league games.

 

[HanSenSE]

There they go ignoring the little guys again. How will Presbyterian and Georgia Southern be able to balance the budget without body bag games?

 

[I Should Coco]

Off the top of my head, I believe all the other "BCS" conference teams will be playing nine conference games in a couple years.

I know the Big 10 starts in 2016, the Pac-12 and Big 12 already play nine, and I think the ACC does, too.

But hey, those nine-game league slates would have meant only four home SEC games some years, and five road games. That's too tough an obstacle!

 

[93Devil]

Almost everyone does, right?

Trying to think of an SEC school that doesn't schedule a power school on a regular basis. Sounds nice, but that's not a real issue.

One decent game, the SEC teams then as many cupcakes as they can wedge into November.

http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=27811&SPID=2164

All at home...
Sam Houston
UL Monroe
NM State

http://www.gatorzone.com/schedule.php?sport=footb

Idaho
Michigan (Eastern)
Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 22nd WTF

 

[mb]

FFS. Maybe pick a team that isn't playing the defending national champ?

 

[Football_Bat]

If the SEC starts losing a bunch of these SOS games, this strategy could backfire. Keeping it "in the family" has kept the SEC leaders ambush-free the last 6 or 7 years.

 

[mb]

Since 2006, every SEC team that has played for the national title has played a non conference game against a major-conference foe. But feel free to continue the narrative that SEC schools don't play anybody.

 

[LongTimeListener]

Have actual media types fallen for this idea of a "change"? That would be embarrassing.

I'd like to know when was the last time any SEC school failed to schedule a non-conference game against a big-boy conference.

 

[mb]

6-1-1 is ridiculous. Should have been 6-0-2 if 9 is non-negotiable.

 

[JayFarrar]

Have actual media types fallen for this idea of a "change"? That would be embarrassing.

I'd like to know when was the last time any SEC school failed to schedule a non-conference game against a big-boy conference.

This year, Ole Miss, Miss. State, Vandy and A&M don't play a team from a big boy conference. But, to be fair, Ole Miss does get Boise at Atlanta this season.