If SEC stays with 8 team SEC schedule for 2025

Probably swap Kentucky with Bama

I 100% do NOT support skipping Ole Miss. Any version of an LSU schedule should include our traditional SEC rival.

I don't think it's a given. I'm sure there will be rotation, but probably not as widespread as we might think.

For instance, I don't see any way Alabama doesn't play Auburn and Tennessee every year, and I think the SEC would like to keep the LSU-Bama game every year.

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LSU would rotate everyone except Aggies

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i hope this isn't true

1. The current SEC schedule calls for 8 SEC games per year. Each school has ONE permanent opponent and rotates everyone else playing each of those teams every other year. There are NOT 9 schools ready to vote to go to a 9 SEC game schedule mainly because ESPN/ABC/Disney will not pay us extra for going to 9 SEC games annually.

2. Currently, LSU has ONE permanent opponent and that is A&M. We will play the Ags every season.

3. In the current setup, LSU plays Carolina, OMiss, Florida, Alabama, Vandy, Arkansas, and Oklahoma in even years (2024) and UK, Tennessee, Texass, Georgia, Auburn, State, and Mizzou in odd (2025) years.

4. Only 5 SEC schools voted to play 9 SEC games. You need at least 9 schools to vote to move to 9 games.

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I think the SEC would like to keep the LSU-Bama game every year.

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Nah - now that Saban is gone and we will dominate the series, the SEC will not have LSU-Bama very often at all

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Is the three permanent teams not a thing anymore?

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3 only happens if we have a 9 game SEC schedule. If its 8, we only get 1 permanent.

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It cant be just 1.
Bama isnt giving up AU or Tenn
UF isnt giving up Tenn or UGA
Ole Miss would have to choose MSU or LSU
Tenn would have to choose between Bama, UF, and Vandy

There are just too many games that cant be dissolved, fan bases would revolt.

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Saban was leading the charge for just one because he doesn't want Bama to be stuck with AU, LSU , and Tenn every year. It makes their chances at the playoffs harder.

The only thing that has been determined is that there will be en eight-game conference schedule in 2024. It would seem very unlikely that there will be just one permanent opponent.

How many times do we have to hear "The Third Saturday in October" and "The Iron Bowl?" Those aren't going away.

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There are NOT 9 schools ready to vote to go to a 9 SEC game schedule mainly because ESPN/ABC/Disney will not pay us extra for going to 9 SEC games annually.

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That’s an excuse. The cowards don’t want to give up their guaranteed win against Delaware State. And Saban didn’t like that his 3 permanents didn’t include Vanderbilt so he led the charge against it, after saying for years he was for a 9 game conference schedule.