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Possible A&M Schedule for Next Year
Posted on 9/13/11 at 10:21 pm
Posted on 9/13/11 at 10:21 pm
At this point there is no way that A&M will go back to the Big 12 and it doesn't look like the SEC is interested in rushing to add a 14th team just yet. So for the 2012 season, I think A&M will probably play as a partial member in the SEC.
Their schedule will probably include 4 west teams (Arky, Bama, Auburn, and State) and 4 east teams (Vandy, Florida, and 2 others will have to break contracts) plus SMU and 3 other OOC (maybe Texas?). They won't belong to either division and they won't be eligible for the championship game, but they will go to an SEC contracted bowl game.
What do you guys think, will A&M go for this idea? Is there any other alternative at this point? It seems too late to add #14 for next season and I don't think there is any way that the west will ok having 7 teams when the east has 6.
Their schedule will probably include 4 west teams (Arky, Bama, Auburn, and State) and 4 east teams (Vandy, Florida, and 2 others will have to break contracts) plus SMU and 3 other OOC (maybe Texas?). They won't belong to either division and they won't be eligible for the championship game, but they will go to an SEC contracted bowl game.
What do you guys think, will A&M go for this idea? Is there any other alternative at this point? It seems too late to add #14 for next season and I don't think there is any way that the west will ok having 7 teams when the east has 6.
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Posted on 9/13/11 at 10:28 pm to txtiger21
that could work with a twist or two
pretty sure A&M's first SEC game will be vs LSU
esp since LSU doesn't have a "OOC" powerhouse on the schedule
Arky, OM, MSU prob the other 3 west, Vandy UT SC and prob UK
they will be "SEC" games but not really in the standings. something along that line but pretty sure the reason Toweson or whoever was brought on was to have a team to dump for the ags
pretty sure A&M's first SEC game will be vs LSU
esp since LSU doesn't have a "OOC" powerhouse on the schedule
Arky, OM, MSU prob the other 3 west, Vandy UT SC and prob UK
they will be "SEC" games but not really in the standings. something along that line but pretty sure the reason Toweson or whoever was brought on was to have a team to dump for the ags
Posted on 9/13/11 at 10:37 pm to txtiger21
This sounds like a pretty reasonable scenario and one I would be fine with. We will be replacing some major contributors, so it might be best to kind of ease into the conference. I also think they will try make LSU our first SEC game and capitalize off of some of the hype around it, which would be awesome. I'm just excited to see our first schedule, or what it might resemble.
Posted on 9/13/11 at 10:43 pm to txtiger21
There's no way we put them in the conference and don't allow them to compete for the conference championship.
Can you imagine the shitstorm if they run the table... no matter how unlikely it is, you must prepare for all contingencies.
Can you imagine the shitstorm if they run the table... no matter how unlikely it is, you must prepare for all contingencies.
Posted on 9/14/11 at 1:10 am to txtiger21
quote:
What do you guys think, will A&M go for this idea?
so now they're telling us what to do?
god i hate this move.
Posted on 9/14/11 at 1:27 am to txtiger21
If you treated cross division games like OOC games for one year then I think they could be eligible for the title, that way some teams could play more conf games than others and have it not count against conference/division standings.
As long as all the west teams play each other and same for east then you would have the flexibility to schedule cross division as needed to fill schedules.
West would play 6 games that count towards going toward the title game, and the east would play five. 5 teams would play 8 conf games, while 8 teams would play 9 conf games (the 8 teams that added A&M to the schedule). A&M would play two teams from the east, those two teams plus the nonA&M west teams would be the 8 with 9 conf games, even though only your division games count towards standings.
Whether the scheduling could be pulled off I have no idea though.
As long as all the west teams play each other and same for east then you would have the flexibility to schedule cross division as needed to fill schedules.
West would play 6 games that count towards going toward the title game, and the east would play five. 5 teams would play 8 conf games, while 8 teams would play 9 conf games (the 8 teams that added A&M to the schedule). A&M would play two teams from the east, those two teams plus the nonA&M west teams would be the 8 with 9 conf games, even though only your division games count towards standings.
Whether the scheduling could be pulled off I have no idea though.
Posted on 9/14/11 at 2:25 am to txtiger21
I think LSU/A&M should be the 1st or 2nd game of the season every year if A&M comes to the SEC.
Posted on 9/14/11 at 7:21 am to txtiger21
The MAC has 13 teams and they will go to a MAC like schedule imo. The way it works is not everyone in the 7 team div plays every team in that div. In a 8 game conf sched, 3 teams will play everyone plus two cross conf (i.e. 6-2) and the remaining four teams will only play 5 div teams and 3 cross conf (i.e. 5-3). That's 18 cross conf games. The East plays everyone in their div plus 3 cross (i.e. 5-3)
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