Who misses east and west divisions?

#3
#3
I'm actually glad the divisions are gone. The new format has everyone playing everyone else equally (besides your one permanent rival). So I would rather NOT play half the conference every year but only play other division rivals once every couple years. Plus GA got away with only playing AL in the SECT while we played them every year. New set up seems more fair to me.
 
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Flipdaddy said:
I certainly do. I’d like to see:

East
Tennessee
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
South Carolina
Vandy
Kentucky
Georgia

West
Texas
A&M
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Mississippi state
Ole miss
LSU
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Hell no. Why would we ever want to go back to playing in the two Columbias semi-annually and playing old quasi-rivals like LSU and Auburn once per presidential administration or even less?
 
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Not really. I like playing all the conference teams more equally and the SECCG should be the 2 best teams, regardless of geographic location. And it was weird having Missouri in the East anyway.
 
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Brave Volunteer said:
Uh, yes it is. What do you mean "isn't remotely close"? As if Texas, Texas A&M, LSU, and Ole Miss aren't formidable and capable of beating anyone in the East on a given Saturday. Give me a break!
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I overlooked Ole Miss. So it’s remotely close but only remotely. LSU is a paper Tiger. A&M is a solid team but not top tier. So it’s Ole Miss and Texas on one side with UT, Bama, and UGA on the other. The East also has Vandy, which nearly beat Texas, and South Carolina, who could beat nearly any of the West teams on a given Saturday.
 
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Flipdaddy said:
I certainly do. I’d like to see:

East
Tennessee
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
South Carolina
Vandy
Kentucky
Georgia

West
Texas
A&M
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Mississippi state
Ole miss
LSU
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What? Heck no...look at all the cool matchups and chaos we are getting in the SEC this year thanks to no divisions.
 
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#12
I'm glad divisions are gone the currently schedule being the same 2 years in a row just swapped home/away is ridiculous. That means those with easier schedules get it 2 years in a row or those with tougher schedules get it 2 years in a row
 
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Flipdaddy said:
I certainly do. I’d like to see:

East
Tennessee
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
South Carolina
Vandy
Kentucky
Georgia

West
Texas
A&M
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Mississippi state
Ole miss
LSU
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The divisions have been favorable to TN at times, but the 2 best teams in the SEC should be playing each other for the ship. I just don't know how long it will last when there is a possibility of 2 teams playing each other 3 times in a year. This is yet another reason that strength of schedule needs to weigh more with the selection committees. Indiana and BYU have no business being in the discussion at this point. Penn st also has not beat a ranked team. Any of the 3 will get dominated in the playoffs imo.
 
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#15
Would be an interesting poll.

I, for one, am glad they are gone. There have been multiple years in a row where all the power was in the east, then multiple years where all the power was in the west. SEC Championship game was lopsided and not reflective of the "top two" teams in the conference.

I don't mind the extra chaos (like having seven teams at 6-2. I think they have enough rules to sort it all out.
 
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Flipdaddy said:
I certainly do. I’d like to see:

East
Tennessee
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
South Carolina
Vandy
Kentucky
Georgia

West
Texas
A&M
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Mississippi state
Ole miss
LSU
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I wanted and still want these divisions. You would only lose one rivalry, UF/LSU, and it’s not a HUGE rivalry.
With this, you could go to 9 games and play all 7 in your division each year and rotate 2 teams from the other division per year every four years.
 
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#17
Divisional play with a championship game is the only way to have more balanced scheduling that is more fair. Plus, they maintained/created good geographic rivalries.

These unbalanced schedules suck because they are not fair.

We don’t even play Georgia next season, which is a travesty IMO.
 
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EZE said:
Divisional play with a championship game is the only way to have more balanced scheduling that is more fair. Plus, they maintained/created good geographic rivalries.

These unbalanced schedules suck because they are not fair.

We don’t even play Georgia next season, which is a travesty IMO.
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Actually we do play Georgia next year.
The SEC (in its infinite wisdom) decided last year that 2024 and 2025 would have the exact same conference pairings except for changing out the home teams.
In 2024, Vols hosted UF, BAMA, UK, MSU and played at OU, ARK, UGA, VU.
in 2025, Vols will play at UF, BAMA, UK and MSU and will host OU, ARK, UGA, VU.
 
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Vfl2407 said:
Actually we do play Georgia next year.
The SEC (in its infinite wisdom) decided last year that 2024 and 2025 would have the exact same conference pairings except for changing out the home teams.
In 2024, Vols hosted UF, BAMA, UK, MSU and played at OU, ARK, UGA, VU.
in 2025, Vols will play at UF, BAMA, UK and MSU and will host OU, ARK, UGA, VU.
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I missed the Georgia game. Thanks.

Welcoming gift to Texas….
 
#25
#25
Enki_Amenra said:
I believe the players like it the way it is. Fans should too, for the same reason. They get to play in every SEC stadium if they play here for 4 years.
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Do you think that's really all that important to most of the players? I don't know, maybe it is. But if I had to guess I would say most couldn't care less about that.
 
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