Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[Gilbert]

I know they wouldn’t do this, but if you look at the map geographically it should look like this:

North- UT, Vandy, Mizzou, UK
South- Bama, LSU, Ole Miss, Miss St
East- UGA, SC, UF, Auburn
West- A&M, TX, OU, Arky

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Heupel has to be the guy. Has to be.

 

[Girth Brooks]

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

I know they wouldn’t do this, but if you look at the map geographically it should look like this:

North- UT, Vandy, Mizzou, UK
South- Bama, LSU, Ole Miss, Miss St
East- UGA, SC, UF, Auburn
West- A&M, TX, OU, Arky

Now this I can get behind but it is still much harder than currently.

 

[SweetasSoda]

They're keeping us with bama no matter what

Hate to say it, but that makes sense in trying to keep the higher/lower teams balanced plus keeping tradition. AL/AUB/TN has that tradition. We can go back to the days of beating one and losing one with each other.

 

[SweetasSoda]

That's so stupid.

 

[peaygolf]

We HAVE to win now to prepare for this ********. I would say Heupel's job just got harder, but hopefully our team is built up by that point.

A "Good" season could be 7-5 for most teams if this happens. Coaches, ADs that hire coaches, Presidents who hire ADs..............everyones job will be much harder.

7-5, 6-6 will get you fired within a few years.

 

[Rishvol]

They're keeping us with bama no matter what

Somebody saw my post last night

 

[Orangeburst]

This is all what if, not saying I want it to happen, but I'd divide the pods differently for geography.

Pod A: Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, South Carolina
Pod B: Florida, Georgia, Auburn, Alabama
Pod C: LSU, Ole Miss, Miss St, Arkansas
Pod D: TAMU, Mizzou, Texas, Oklahoma

What is up with divisions being called pods?

 

[JCVol00]

This is honestly the best idea I’ve seen

 

[Rishvol]

This is all what if, not saying I want it to happen, but I'd divide the pods differently for geography.

Pod A: Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, South Carolina
Pod B: Florida, Georgia, Auburn, Alabama
Pod C: LSU, Ole Miss, Miss St, Arkansas
Pod D: TAMU, Mizzou, Texas, Oklahoma

Just quote me why don't you

 

[SweetasSoda]

Part of it is keeping certain rivalries alive, but they're discounting other rivalries at the same time.

Looked like FL and LSU would not be kept.

 

[SweetasSoda]

This is honestly the best idea I’ve seenView attachment 381955

Do you keep the SEC championship game or just go to the playoffs? If you keep it, just the 2 with the best record?

 

[Tyler865]

See how they put 2 if the best teams in the same one? Tennessee is not considered one of the best.

Yeah, I was going to mention that as well. You can tell what they think of Tennessee football by this grouping.

 

[Rishvol]

Do you keep the SEC championship game or just go to the playoffs? If you keep it, just the 2 with the best record?

Top 4 1v4, 2v3 then the championship

 

[Catbone]

Some how we will get a permanent schedule of Texas, OU, Bama, GA, and FL the SEC really loves a weak Tennessee

 

[Weezer]

I know they wouldn’t do this, but if you look at the map geographically it should look like this:

North- UT, Vandy, Mizzou, UK
South- Bama, LSU, Ole Miss, Miss St
East- UGA, SC, UF, Auburn
West- A&M, TX, OU, Arky

They won't split Auburn and Bama. The Iron Bowl is considered a bigger rivalry game than the Third Saturday in October.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

You know, this is a great point that I didn't consider. DW is not going to stand around and let us get screwed here. He will fight for us.

 

[Jimmy Football]

Maybe they should seed teams each year, based on 4-yr rolling conference records. Then you play the 3 other teams from your seed group, and 2 random teams from each of the other seed groupings.

They could even televise the schedule drawing each year.

 

[SweetasSoda]

Yeah, I was going to mention that as well. You can tell what they think of Tennessee football by this grouping.

Yes. We would have to rebound faster than Auburn to be able to climb up. AL and GA would have to lose their dominance in recruiting.

 

[DarthVol1]

Did Mr. Jennings play? I know he's old but I bet he could still hoop.

Not that far back, but Cortney Pigram from early 2000s was hooping it up. Jennings coaches now I believe.

 

[VOLINVONORE]

Maybe they should seed teams each year, based on 4-yr rolling conference records. Then you play the 3 other teams from your seed group, and 2 random teams from each of the other seed groupings.

They could even televise the schedule drawing each year.

Selecting random team would become become very interesting.

 

[SweetasSoda]

Maybe they should seed teams each year, based on 4-yr rolling conference records. Then you play the 3 other teams from your seed group, and 2 random teams from each of the other seed groupings.

They could even televise the schedule drawing each year.

Afraid they are going to have to try to sell keeping the main rivalries.

 

[Jackcrevol]

I recall back in 07, Calvin used to play pickup with current players. Dude couldnt walk but would take those boys to school. For real, dunking on them.

 

[Jimmy Football]

Selecting random team would become become very interesting.

Definitely a potential drawback, as it would probably be done in private in Nick Saban’s office.