New SEC football scheduling format

Will continue to play just 8 league games per year, but every school must schedule at least one game against the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten or Pac-12 every year beginning in 2016.

http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/250851/sec-announces-format-for-future-football-schedules.aspx

 

Almost everyone does, right?

Trying to think of an SEC school that doesn't schedule a power school on a regular basis. Sounds nice, but that's not a real issue.

 

There they go ignoring the little guys again. How will Presbyterian and Georgia Southern be able to balance the budget without body bag games?

 

Off the top of my head, I believe all the other "BCS" conference teams will be playing nine conference games in a couple years.

I know the Big 10 starts in 2016, the Pac-12 and Big 12 already play nine, and I think the ACC does, too.

But hey, those nine-game league slates would have meant only four home SEC games some years, and five road games. That's too tough an obstacle!

 

One decent game, the SEC teams then as many cupcakes as they can wedge into November.

http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=27811&SPID=2164

All at home...
Sam Houston
UL Monroe
NM State

http://www.gatorzone.com/schedule.php?sport=footb

Idaho
Michigan (Eastern)
Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 22nd WTF

 

FFS. Maybe pick a team that isn't playing the defending national champ?

 

If the SEC starts losing a bunch of these SOS games, this strategy could backfire. Keeping it "in the family" has kept the SEC leaders ambush-free the last 6 or 7 years.

 

Since 2006, every SEC team that has played for the national title has played a non conference game against a major-conference foe. But feel free to continue the narrative that SEC schools don't play anybody.

 

Have actual media types fallen for this idea of a "change"? That would be embarrassing.

I'd like to know when was the last time any SEC school failed to schedule a non-conference game against a big-boy conference.

 

6-1-1 is ridiculous. Should have been 6-0-2 if 9 is non-negotiable.

 

This year, Ole Miss, Miss. State, Vandy and A&M don't play a team from a big boy conference. But, to be fair, Ole Miss does get Boise at Atlanta this season.