Ross Dellinger on new SEC football schedule options

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I would laugh a lot at Aggie being forced into playing Texas every year.

Other than that meh

I really don't think Alabama will have to play LSU after already playing Auburn and Tennessee.

This will be incredibly unpopular, but I would be just fine with 0 permanent opponents.

It would piss me off if that's what they didn't do

Like Ole Miss’ schedule. One rough game…then State & Vandy every year.

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Several months ago, we took our best guess at the three permanent opponents for each team. We based these on three things: (1) primary and secondary rivalries; (2) geography; and (3) creating as much equity as possible.

Alabama: Auburn; Tennessee; LSU
Arkansas: Missouri; Texas; Kentucky
Auburn: Alabama; Georgia; South Carolina
Florida: Georgia; South Carolina; Oklahoma
Georgia: Auburn; Florida; Kentucky
Kentucky: Mississippi State; Arkansas; Georgia
LSU: Ole Miss; Texas A&M; Alabama
Mississippi State: Ole Miss; Kentucky; Texas A&M
Missouri: Oklahoma; Arkansas; Vanderbilt
Oklahoma: Texas; Missouri; Florida
Ole Miss: Mississippi State; LSU; Vanderbilt
South Carolina: Florida; Auburn; Tennessee
Tennessee: Vanderbilt; Alabama; South Carolina
Texas: Oklahoma; Texas A&M; Arkansas
Texas A&M: LSU; Texas; Mississippi State
Vanderbilt: Tennessee; Ole Miss; Missouri

And now, let the bickering begin!

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no matter how they split this, some school is inevitably going to get a really easy draw and some school is going to get an unfairly cruel draw.

let's just hope LSU is somewhere in the middle. auburn/bama, moo state/ole miss, texas/A&M/Arkansas i'd be fine with.

OU/Texas/Arkansas/Mizzou
LSU/aTm/Ole Miss/Miss State
Tenn/Bama/Auburn/Vandy
KY/Fla/GA/South Carolina

Dellinger raises a good point when he says,

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While Texas and Oklahoma have reshuffled the hierarchy deck a bit, most within the conference would consider the top half Alabama, LSU, Auburn, Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Georgia and Florida. The bottom would be Tennessee (in many ways, the Vols are caught between the two), South Carolina, Arkansas, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Missouri.

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If the league gets a bit more granular with four tiers:

1. Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma, Georgia
2. Auburn, Texas, Texas A&M, Florida
3. Tennessee, South Carolina, Arkansas, Ole Miss
4. Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State Missouri

Then competitive balance could work this way:

Tier 1 plays: Another Tier 1 plus Tier 2 and Tier 3
Tier 2 plays: Another Tier 2 plus Tier 1 and Tier 4
Tier 3 plays: Another Tier 3 plus Tier 1 and Tier 4
Tier 4 plays: Another Tier 4 plus Tier 2 and Tier 3

The top tier seems clear.

The other tiers not so much.

The league could adjust the tiers based on something measurable every four or every eight years.

All or at least most rivalries would be maintained unless something happened (for example) where Tennessee was Tier 1 and Vanderbilt was Tier 4.

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They absolutely wont kill LSU/Bama, especially with Kelly in the league.

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AU and Tenn will be locks

With that scenario, could definitely see Bama not wanting LSU as 3rd.