Missouri coming to the East Division

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atxvol2010 said:
Dammit I did not want to hear that. It makes more sense from a money standpoint, but from a Vol fans standpoint, I would like to keep the 8 game schedule.
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I agree with that, but at the same time, I would hate to play each west team besides Bama twice every 12 years.
 
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atxvol2010 said:
Sorry we haven't had the opportunity to play Ole Miss this year, unlike UK with their third string Fr. QB.

I really wouldn't come talking crap on a board to a team that has beaten you 25 plus years. I can't tell you how embarrassing that streak is. It's pathetic in so many ways.
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Typical attitude, can't see reality for what it is. UT is irrelevant since 1998, but still arrogant as ever. Good luck beating Vandy. :birgits_giggle:
 
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gordonr24 said:
What's the word? Is an extra conference game likely or are we going to get rid of one western opponent?
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Right now, the coaches are against more than 8 conference games, so that likely won't change next year


It's pretty much felt by all the analysts that eventually the conference will decide to/have to expand to 9 games...just that this won't happen until a few to several years later
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Brian McCat said:
Typical attitude, can't see reality for what it is. UT is irrelevant since 1998, but still arrogant as ever. Good luck beating Vandy. :birgits_giggle:
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Irrelevant my ass. Irrelevant would be if we lost to UF or Alabama 26 straight times and still had the audacity to talk **** on their message boards.

UT was in the top ten in 1999 and 2001. UT has been pretty solid until 2008, one win a way multiple times from a top ten season (2003, 2004, 2007). The alleged irrelevance has been overblown by the rest of the SEC's dominance the past few years and not winning big games regularly.
 
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atxvol2010 said:
I highly doubt the conference will play 9 SEC games. It will decrease the chances of a team to go undefeated and make the title game. Do any other conferences have 9 conference games?
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Been done before, yes. It's really not a big deal effect wise (and the conference isnt going to go with a setup solely because something might mean more or less likelihoods for undefeated teams)


Only point on it right now is that the coaches don't want it for the next season (or few)
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atxvol2010 said:
Irrelevant my ass. UT has been pretty solid until 2008, one win a way multiple times from a top ten season and a top 5 season in 2001. The irrelevance has been overblown by the rest of the SEC's dominance the past few years.
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Good, you changed it. I was going to say we were still pretty relevant in 2007...just a bit
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TrueOrange said:
Been done before, yes. It's really not a big deal effect wise (and the conference isnt going to go with a setup solely because something might mean more or less likelihoods for undefeated teams)


Only point on it right now is that the coaches don't want it for the next season (or few)
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So the coaches don't want a 9 game SEC season for next season (or few)? Not being a smart aleck, just not sure what they are planning to do next year.
 
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atxvol2010 said:
So the coaches don't want a 9 game SEC season for next season (or few)? Not being a smart aleck, just not sure what they are planning to do next year.
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(it's fine) Pretty much yes, they don't want a 9 game conference slate...however in the next 5 or 6 years (apparently) the rest of the conferences are reportedly planning to implement a 9 game system...so it may be more or less be inevitability that the SEC will have to make such a change down the road


As far as next year, it's felt one of two things will happen:

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If Missouri is cleared to join, then one of the cross division conference games (not the permanent opponent) on each team's schedule will be replaced, becoming Missouri and Texas a&m in the east and west divisions, respectively. Cross-divisional conference play for teams will then (for the next few seasons) consist of a yearly opponent and another one based on a rotation...it's still unknown however whether the rotation will still be a set order of home and homes (as it currently is) or an alternating order of home and away opponents [changing the opponent each year]


...in UT's case what would more than likely happen is one of the October sec west games (Arkansas, next team in the order - probably mississippi St) will be replaced by Missouri. Tennessee would then still play (along with Alabama) either Arkansas at home, Mississippi State at Starksville, or - if the entire cross division lineup is scrapped and reordered - whichever West team Tennessee is given next season




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Now, on the other hand

If the big 12 raises or refuses to drop any legal/buyout matters (i.e. doesn't let Missouri leave for another year), then the proposed 13 team schedule has been stated as giving Texas A&M 4 east teams and 4 west teams to play.


....I can't really tell you what effect that'd have on tennessee's schedule (save still playing all the east teams and bama); we really wouldn't be able to know what the game order and/or that season's West division opponents are until the SEC offices released that season's schedule
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Well, my last post in this thread, but at least I admit that my team sucks. I just don't get the delusion and arrogance of fans who think that dominance over a crappy team for 26 years is something to crow about. Congrats- you've beaten a cupcake 26 years in a row. Most of those years, you SHOULD have beaten them.
 
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Brian McCat said:
Typical attitude, can't see reality for what it is. UT is irrelevant since 1998, but still arrogant as ever. Good luck beating Vandy. :birgits_giggle:
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:eek:lol: Let us guess: you've never seen the kitties beat UT in football.

What's the most common question at Thanksgiving in Kentucky?

What was it like to beat UT, grandpa?
 
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Thanks True Orange. Hopefully WVU gets their legal situation taken care of quickly and we don't have to pick up an extra SEC West away game. We have had to run the gauntlet the past two years and the schedule will be a bit easier next year with LSU off. Something has to be done about the schedule, it's part of the AD's job to make sure we have a mangeable schedule.

I really think Dave Hart needs to look at cancelling some OOC series after the 2013 Oregon game. Hamilton was an idiot to schedule some of those with the upcoming schedules we have and possibly going to a 9 game schedule. We realistically will have a very hard time losing less than 4-5 games a year if we play the likes of Oklahoma, Nebraska and Ohio State in the next few years along with the SEC schedule. Save those types of opponents for bowl games.
 
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Brian McCat said:
Typical attitude, can't see reality for what it is. UT is irrelevant since 1998, but still arrogant as ever. Good luck beating Vandy. :birgits_giggle:
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Really?...Hmmm...I seem to remember two SEC title games between 1998 and 2011...But hey you wouldn't know anything about that now would ya? :eek:lol:
 
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Brian McCat said:
Well, my last post in this thread, but at least I admit that my team sucks. I just don't get the delusion and arrogance of fans who think that dominance over a crappy team for 26 years is something to crow about. Congrats- you've beaten a cupcake 26 years in a row. Most of those years, you SHOULD have beaten them.
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And make no mistake about it...We shall continue beating them :loco: :)
 
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Keep this thread in the football forum. SEC just announced Missouri is in the SEC, although I don't think they officially stated the SEC East division yet, which it was a mistake not to do if that was the case.

I like it, better than Clemson, FSU or Va Tech. SEC is way too hard to begin with. We have a b-ball upgrade with A&M and Missouri as well.
 
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atxvol2010 said:
Keep this thread in the football forum. SEC just announced Missouri is in the SEC, although I don't think they officially stated the SEC East division yet, which it was a mistake not to do if that was the case.

I like it, better than Clemson, FSU or Va Tech.
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well it does effect TN football now doesn't it?
 
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Cool with me.

Florida needs to get better quick. Don't want to be losing to mizzou
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I like it. It's a good program, but not great. Rumors are that they will be in the east.
 
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