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Former Auburn Coach Pat Dye Thinks SEC Should Realign Its Divisions

by Staff Reporter

May 16, 201748 Comments

Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports

Former Auburn coach Pat Dye joined the Paul Finebaum show this week and said that SEC should realign its division by moving Missouri to the West and Auburn to the East. Per AL.com:

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"Just think about the inconvenience of the Missouri fans having to travel to the East to watch games on the road, of the families that want to go watch their children play," Dye said. "It just makes no sense for Missouri to be in the East.

"(Auburn is) on the Eastern part of Alabama. We're 30 miles from Georgia. We touch Florida and Tennessee, and we need to be in the East. And Missouri needs to be in the West. They could build traditional games with people that are closer to them, where the fans could travel. ... It's a tremendous disadvantage to Missouri being in the East."

LSU has played Auburn every year since 1992. The two schools have played each other a total of 50 times dating back to 1901.

LSU and Missouri played each other for the first time as SEC opponents last year, with the Bayou Bengals beating Mizzou 42-7 in Tiger Stadium. It was the second all-time meeting between the two schools.

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Alleyezon3•83 months

can we get in the east too? -LSU

Tiger in Texas•83 months

I agree with Pat Dye- totally insane that Missouri is in the East!!

Tiger Prawn•83 months

I say get rid of the divisions completely. Keep 3 rivals that you play every year, then play 5 other SEC teams one year...and the other 5 teams the following year. Top 2 in overall standings play in SECCG. This way it eliminates the unbalanced strength of the current divisions, and every team plays each other at least every other year. 4 year players will have the chance to play every team at least twice and play in every SEC stadium at least once. Right now, 4 year players can graduate never having played against 2 teams from opposite division and never traveling to 3 stadiums.

TigerSpray•83 months

Make me commissioner.... please, for the love of God and everything purple and gold.

TigerSpray•83 months

Four - four team divisions - SEC owes me money for this (Yes, bring in two more schools - Only I know which ones and if I'm commissioner.......)

Pineville41•83 months

SWAC

lsutigertalk•83 months

And this is all about sensibility and not wanting to duck playing through the West right?

Placebeaux•83 months

It makes no sense for Missouri to be in the SEC

SthGADawg•83 months

This is the correct answer...should have been another Florida school, a N.C. school, etc...coming into the East...not carpet bagging Missouri

SamuelClemens•83 months

Amen Placebeaux

UFMatt•83 months

I agree

TaderSalad•83 months

Careful, MIzzou could get offended and remain in their safe spaces with all this assuming going on.

GOON•83 months

He's not wrong

EvrybodysAllAmerican•83 months

Or we could just drop Mizzou from the SEC. Problem solved.

Lexman1•83 months

Nice Randy Savage reference biglego! I understand geography very well people. Just trying to have a little fun.

Luke•83 months

Pat speaks the truth

RedFoxx•83 months

Pat Dye couldn't find his pants on a golf course. He shouldn't be telling anyone where to go.

Lexman1•83 months

Who cares? I say: Play whoever, wherever. LSU fears no one. As Ric Flair once said: It takes the best to beat the best! I can't believe I just quoted Ric Flair! Lol

biglego•83 months

No one is talking about fear, macho man. It's about geography.

monsterballads•83 months

well he's right

ImayGoLesMiles•83 months

Pat dye is border line retarded and even he can see this. That should tell you something.

skullopener•83 months

Tennessee & Auburn should switch places. That way Bama can keep permanent East opponent as Iran Bowl and get to play Tennessee every year.

Chitter Chatter•83 months

So does that mean Dye wants AU to give up the Iron Bowl? Because either Bama is gonna have to give up playing Tennessee or Auburn if only AU goes east. The real question should be 'what does Bama want?'

AtlantaLSUfan•83 months

I want to hate it, but it makes sense.

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