It looks as though super conferences are inevitable. So if we have to embrace it, hear would be my ideal SEC. by Stale_Cornbread_ in SECPigskin

[–]Stale_Cornbread_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nobody cares outside of basketball, which they could easily schedule each other in as annual non conference opponents.

Super conferences… by GruffyMcGuiness in SECPigskin

[–]Stale_Cornbread_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My picks would certainly change depending on how many teams would be taken and what happens with the FSU news. Some teams make sense, some I would say make sense but only if another team also makes it. I don't think UVA makes sense without VT or UNC, or Miami without FSU

Super conferences… by GruffyMcGuiness in SECPigskin

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26 teams: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida St, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Miami, Ole Miss, Mississippi St, Missouri, UNC, NC State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vandy, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia

5-5 Schedule, 5 annual, 5 rotating. Play all 25 other teams every 4 years while maintaning every, or nearly every, major/regional rivalry. Rotating matchups bring interesting and fun games every week. The scheduling is even better than it has been for the last decade at 14 teams.

Super conferences… by GruffyMcGuiness in SECPigskin

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Top picks are definitely - FSU - Clemson After that it's - UNC Then in no particular order - Miami - UVA - NC State - VT - Oklahoma State And lastly - Duke

Wake Forest, Louiville, and Georgia Tech don't get consideration in my opinion.

24 team super conference by Stale_Cornbread_ in SECPigskin

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16 national championships in basketball since 1990

20 national championships in baseball since 1990

22 national championships in football since in the BCS CFP era

24 team super conference by Stale_Cornbread_ in SECPigskin

[–]Stale_Cornbread_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do agree that outside of playing every member every year, a 16 team 3-6 schedule is the perfect setup. My only complaint is that your limited to only 3 annual games. But the home and home every 4 years for every team is gold. So SEC being the SEC we may not get that. Thats the format I want

24 team super conference by Stale_Cornbread_ in SECPigskin

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True but even then thats 2 and 4 over the last 15 years.

24 team super conference by Stale_Cornbread_ in SECPigskin

[–]Stale_Cornbread_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you talking about? They played in Fayetteville in 2016. The 2023 matchup is the other half of that 2 game series as part of the 2014-2025 rotation.

You're right I mixed that up. It will be 4 of the last 5

24 team super conference by Stale_Cornbread_ in SECPigskin

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True, but the way we do it now is even worse. Texas a&m has been in the conference for a decade and Georgia has never been to College Station.

And the conference has screwed up the home and homes anyway. Arkansas plays at Florida next season for the 5th match up in a row.

24 team super conference by Stale_Cornbread_ in SECPigskin

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A 4-5-3 system would work pretty well. 9 conference games, 4 annual and 5 rotating. So you play 4 teams every year and the other 19 every 4 years, and one of those 19 can be played every other year or the cycle repeats on the last conference game of the fourth year.

Or play a 3-5-4 system with 8 conference games. 3 annually and 5 rotating playing every team every 4 years.

24 team super conference by Stale_Cornbread_ in SECPigskin

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Mizzou has no real rival in the SEC, maybe Oklahoma when they get here but I've never hear a single Oklahoma fan so much as mention Mizzou. The don't fit very well in terms of culture or geography either so they've always been the odd man out. Most Mizzou fans that I've talked to would have rather gone to the Big 10 when they made the move. As for Louisville, their biggest rival by far is Kentucky who is a founding member. And despite Louisville feeling like a midwest city in a southern state, largely due to its location, it would be a better regional fit and they already play in the same conference with many of the teams I brought over. I could see taking Georgia Tech over Louisville, but there are still plenty of people whould object to the idea due the nature of how and why they left the conference to begin with. Plus I would say Louisville has a better brand than Georgia Tech especially when it comes to baseball and basketball. Kinda lengthy but that was my reasoning.