How the SEC could reportedly add games to each team's schedule in 10-game league season
The SEC is reportedly considering a 10-game conference-only season. So, that begs the question, where will those 2 additional games come from?
Well, there’s a plan for that, too, according to a report on Wednesday. While it’s not final, it’s a way the league could go to a 10-game schedule.
Per Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger, these are the games that would be added if the SEC just went forward 2 years with each team’s rotational games:
If SEC prezs vote conference-only, 2 additional SEC games could be the next 2 in each team's rotation.
BAMA: UF, VU
AU: SC, MU
ARK: UG, SC
LSU: UK, UT
MSU: VU, UG
OM: UT, UK
TAMU: MU, UF
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UF: BAMA, TAMU
UG: ARK, MSU
UK: LSU, OM
MU: TAMU, AU
SC: AU, ARK
UT: OM, LSU
VU: MSU, BAMA— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) July 29, 2020
That’s obviously a tough slate for teams like Florida, which would have to add games against Alabama and Texas A&M.
Still, this is sure to be an unusual season, so we’ll see what the SEC decides when plans are finalized moving forward.
Vanderbilt would be in major dire straits adding Alabama and Mississippi State. They could go 0-10 for the first time ever. In their long history, including 60 years as the bottom-feeder, they have always won at least one game. But then until 2 years ago, they had always won at least one SEC basketball game, and they went 0-19, and continued to lose 28 conference games in a row. They lost 33 conference football games in a row between 1976 and 1981.
Even if this were to happen, and Vandy went 0-10, I would expect Derek Mason to keep his job, because the school would probably rather keep him under contract rather than pay his contract to not coach, while having to pay another coach to achieve the same results.
Arkansas and Vanderbilt should be scheduled just to give both schools their best chance to win a conference game.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Oh, man. I can already hear the crying coming out of Jortsville. We get Arkansas and Mississippi State and they add Bama and TAMU.
Looks like Florida is guaranteed 4 regular season losses with this schedule (us, Bama, LSU, and TAMU).
Poor Sideshow Dan the Clown. Couldn’t have happened to a bigger d-bag!
@Corch……….I read someone suggested adding LSU to the UGA schedule. I SAY, NO WAY!!!!! Because I don’t personally trust the committee to look at strength of schedule. Not when it comes to UGA!!! If there is a playoff. WE ALREADY PLAY ALABAMA AND JORTS U!!! And we have already seen the committee penalize UGA for losing a close game to Alabama, in the SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!!! And last season. NOBODY TOOK INTO ACCOUNT OUR INJURIES!!!
They only looked at our 2 losses!!!!
No it’s definitely Florida who needs an upgrade in their schedule!!!! They were hoping to breeze through with only 2 good teams on their schedule!!! Playing BOTH in Florida!!! I would LOVE to see Florida play Alabama!!! But UGA doesn’t need another elite team on our schedule this season!!!!
It’s bad enough that we are breaking in a brand new QB, and a brand new OC and offense!!!! IT WOULDN’T BE FAIR TO UGA TO ADD LSU!!!! NO WAY!!! We already play Alabama, auburn and Florida!!! And Tennessee believe they are much better!!!
Tennessee will lose the OU game. Meaning they won’t play it. But they still play Florida, ALABAMA and UGA!!! I suggest removing Alabama from the Tennessee schedule. And giving Alabama to FLORIDA!!! Things would be far more even that way!!!
THE SEC IS THE BEST CONFERENCE BY A LONG SHOT!!! Therefore I personally believe. The playoff committee should take 2 SEC teams!!! Even if one has 2 losses!!! The champion of the SEC EAST and SEC WEST. These should both be in the playoffs!!! Clemson now plays nobody already and it got worse!!!! OU should NOT get in again!!!
OHIO STATE PLAYS NOBODY! But they are deserving if they go UNBEATEN!!! But as for OU. I THINK OU SHOULD BE UNBEATEN AND WIN THEM ALL BY 30 POINTS OR MORE!!! Otherwise don’t consider them!!! There were 4 SEC teams who would have DESTROYED OU last season!!!! Maybe even more!!!!
PS. LOOK FOR THE 4 BEST TEAMS. OTHERWISE DISSOLVE THE PLAYOFF SYSTEM!!! OR LET MORE TEAMS IN!!! LIKE THE NFL HAS WILCARD TEAMS. I’M ALL FOR THAT!!!
King Negan
I love it. A&M has a pathetic schedule with 4 cupcakes OOC and Vandy and SC as crossovers. That’s largely why experts have been high on the Aggies. I’ve written that if the Aggies played more SEC gms, experts wouldn’t be so high on them. With adding UF it’s now interesting.
Also, UFs schedule was a bit weak compared to UGA so this would even things up. Let’s do this!
Not the way I would wish, but it is stupid in my opinion that an athlete can play and graduate in four years and not play everyone in the SEC at least once. This will not make the schedule even out as previous posters have noted, but it would be entertaining to have OM at UT (not sure which is home). Lane would probably have a mixed welcome at UT.
They should give TN Ole Miss and Miss St. Then we’d have the Kiffin reunion in Knoxville and Mike Leech who was almost our coach in a botched coaching search hosting UT in Starkville. MissSt could even have Greg SchiaNO be a guest of honor. lol
That would be some made for TV ratings right there!
I like your thinking. Maybe, we could meet on the river and use a periscope to watch those games. Leach might come bring coffee to the yacht and discuss why K2 is a better mountain than Everest.
Yes it would even out the schedule!!! Some teams like Florida play only 2 decent teams. One being the annual cocktail party!!! While UGA plays Alabama, Auburn, Florida and all the rest!!! We did have UVA the team Florida played in their bogus bowl last year. In order to pad Mullens record!!!
PS. And played them in their own back yard!!! Shameful!!!!!!!
King Negan
This would suck for UF’s chances at winning the East. UGA plays Bama and Auburn, whereas UF plays Bama, LSU, and TAMU.
Also, I wonder how they will do the home/away. I’m guessing since Bama plays at UF next year, we would get UF at home this year. Not that it really matters that much with the lack of fans in the stands.
Looking at it more, this schedule would help West contenders AU and LSU and would obviously hurt TAMU, but they deserved to get one of the big 2 (UF and UGA) from the east.
Yeah not sure how they will work it. If they use the next two years of rotational opponents then what happens next year? Do they really work the future rotational games or do you play on as already scheduled?
I think the idea is to move all rotational games forward, so that the team you’re supposed to play in three years, you play next year.
@17Tide……….I am sorry. I wasn’t aware that Alabama fans were so concerned about who wins the east??? Didn’t know y’all were rooting for Florida. Any particular reason?
Florida had the pansy schedule. And UGA had the tough road. Before we went to this new schedule. Tamu is not anything to fear!!! Not if your a great team! THE MEDIA ALL SAID FLORIDA IS THE SEC EAST WINNER IN 2020!!! BOOK IT!!! REMEMBER???? Sounds like to me that y’all were hoping Florida wins the east. Because you don’t want to FACE UGA TWICE!!!! OR FACE UGA WHEN YOU KNOW WE WILL BE CLICKING!!!! UGA still plays Alabama, auburn and Florida!!! And Tennessee might be better this year!!!
Are you really that concerned for Florida winning the east? Or are you in fear of playing Mullen the CLOWN??? Why shouldn’t THE BEST TEAM WIN??? UGA IS BETTER THAN FLORIDA. AND YOU KNOW IT!!!!! You don’t fool me. You have visions of Auburn in 2017!!! Only your thinking it might happen to Alabama!!! Don’t worry. We want to win the first game to!!!
PS. I think your scared of adding Florida to your schedule. And your scared of facing UGA in the SEC TITLE GAME!!! So admit it!!!!
King Negan
No disrespect to the Commodores, but Vanderbilt IS already in major dire straits.
Yes definitely, but now they would be major, major, major dire straits. Without the extra home games where the opponent brings all the fans and buys all the overpriced hot dogs and beer, Vanderbilt won’t be able to pay the electrician to fix the broken air conditioners or the plumber to fix the hot water tanks. When the washers and dryers break, the players will have to wash their uniforms in the river. They can catch their lunch while they are at it.
To bad!!! We won’t put the season on hold for Vandy!!! And Florida gets Alabama!!! It’s only fair!!!
King Negan
I love this. Wish it was this way every year. I’m tired of seeing games against FCS and group of 5 teams. Some schools have been playing 4 of those games a yr and only winning 2 SEC games and going to bowl games the last 10 yrs. I always thought you should have to win more than 2 conference games to make a bowl. It’d be fun to have a year where we keep things in the family. Should make some good memories.
Not gonna lie, as a Florida fan that hurts a bit but as a football fan, I could not be more excited. 4 maybe 5 games against top 10 teams. That’s awesome. Gonna be a wild ride.
Does anybody think the SEC would be smart enough to make one of those two added games the cross-over game lost when the league expanded from 12 to 14? Tennessee and Auburn should be playing, because that was a better rivalry than Tennessee and Florida are today.
On the other hand, what about doing something like the NFL and schedule last year’s #1 East vs. #1 West, and so on down to #7, making switches if those games are already on the schedule.
1. Georgia vs. LSU
2. Florida vs. Alabama
3. Tennessee vs. Auburn
4. Kentucky vs. Texas A&M
5. Missouri vs. Mississippi St.
6. South Carolina vs. Ole Miss
7. Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas
Are any of these games already on the schedule this year? I would even consider making these home and home games for the two extras, especially if the SEC Champion gets an automatic bid to a playoff if there is one.
Because the number 1 East and west from last year means nothing for this year… The Vols were historically the best team in the East when they split into divisions and Bama got aligned with them but everyone cries about that matchup now…
@BamaTime………I’m not crying about it, at all!!! But honestly I don’t believe that Tennessee or Florida were the best in the east in those past seasons!!! Sometimes yes!
But honestly I think that UGA was the best team in the east. Many times we were better. But lost to Tennessee or Florida in games we should have won! But maybe I misunderstood what your point was? Either way. UGA and Alabama have been the two best SEC teams for years now. Before LSU stepped up last season!!!
PS. Auburn has been winning the iron bowl quite a bit lately!!! I have no point. Just wanted to say it. LOL
King Negan
@BamaTime……..How do you feel about possibly adding Florida to your schedule? I’m all for it. And I’ll be rooting for Alabama!!! LOL
Do you like it. Or does the competition worry you? I wish we had more games before Alabama honestly. We are breaking in a new OC and new QB as well as offense!!! No I’m not afraid of Alabama. I’m afraid of playing so soon!!!
Honestly I think it’s Alabama, that should be afraid. If we get that offense going quickly!!! We bring back an improved version of the #1 defense in the country!!! We go 5 deep at running back. Super talented young WRs with 3 5 stars!!! The only question was QB and how quickly. We could get things together!!! Now we probably have the deepest QB room in the country!!! As for Alabama. I know Mac Jones can get it done!!!! In fact if your ever going to look like CLASSIC ALABAMA again. It will be with Mac Jones!!!
PS. The young kid is another Tua wannabe!!! But Alabama and anyone is better. With a good steady classic QB and offense. That allows the defense rest!!!
King Negan
@BamaTime……..Don’t take this the wrong way. But are you alive?
PS. Just checking.
King Negan
UGA already has enough on their plate. Without adding LSU!!! But UGA gets LSU in Athens. The next time we play!!!
King Negan
How do you gator fans like the idea of adding TX A&M and bama??? Personally I think it’s totally fair!!! What do gators think????
King Negan
How do you gator fans like the idea of adding TX A&M and bama??? Personally I think it’s totally fair!!! What do gators think? Like it or hate it?
King Negan