(11-25-2019 12:06 AM)murrdcu Wrote: [ -> ]https://footballscoop.com/news/sec-looki...sher-says/
I wouldn’t mind a 3-5 model. It’ll make the running for the top two spots in Atlanta a wide open and controversial race most seasons.
Here’s an older article that looked at the 3/5 and assigned permanent rivals and put together a sample schedule: https://footballscoop.com/news/fix-secs-...-problems/
With 16 schools a 4 - 4 model is almost perfect. You simply rotate 4 every year and at the end of 3 years then you swap the home and homes when the cycle starts over.
Geography is a big factor in terms of stances. The Mississippi and Alabama schools, and a couple of others, are central in the conference, and travel is less of an issue. Also, they lack permanent OOC rivals which may impact perceptions on the total number of in-conference games preferred.
I agree with South Carolina's interest in a revised model. Playing yearly Texas A&M, who is on the extreme end of the West, is less convenient and/or accessible for motoring fans. The question is not the strength of Texas A&M, but one of those opponents not desirable to play every year. It really is not a "natural" opponent, except by conference dictate, and they never played each other until both were in the SEC.
I prefer enhanced rotations.
(11-25-2019 12:25 AM)JRsec Wrote: [ -> ] (11-25-2019 12:06 AM)murrdcu Wrote: [ -> ]https://footballscoop.com/news/sec-looki...sher-says/
I wouldn’t mind a 3-5 model. It’ll make the running for the top two spots in Atlanta a wide open and controversial race most seasons.
Here’s an older article that looked at the 3/5 and assigned permanent rivals and put together a sample schedule: https://footballscoop.com/news/fix-secs-...-problems/
With 16 schools a 4 - 4 model is almost perfect. You simply rotate 4 every year and at the end of 3 years then you swap the home and homes when the cycle starts over.
How does a 4-4 work with 16? (Honest question, I know its hard to read tone in text). At 16 in the conference, that leaves 15 opponents. If you play 4 that leaves 11?
(11-25-2019 04:30 PM)Soobahk40050 Wrote: [ -> ] (11-25-2019 12:25 AM)JRsec Wrote: [ -> ] (11-25-2019 12:06 AM)murrdcu Wrote: [ -> ]https://footballscoop.com/news/sec-looki...sher-says/
I wouldn’t mind a 3-5 model. It’ll make the running for the top two spots in Atlanta a wide open and controversial race most seasons.
Here’s an older article that looked at the 3/5 and assigned permanent rivals and put together a sample schedule: https://footballscoop.com/news/fix-secs-...-problems/
With 16 schools a 4 - 4 model is almost perfect. You simply rotate 4 every year and at the end of 3 years then you swap the home and homes when the cycle starts over.
How does a 4-4 work with 16? (Honest question, I know its hard to read tone in text). At 16 in the conference, that leaves 15 opponents. If you play 4 that leaves 11?
You have 4 core rivals. You play the next 11 in order first four of which 2 or home and 2 away, next four of which two are home and two away, then you play 3 plus one you've played. 2 of the 3 are home 1 of the three away and you start over with one of the two you first played at home by returning the trip away, and you alternate it from there. BTW: It works for 18 in 3 years as well, but it would take 4 to cover 20.
(11-25-2019 05:59 PM)JRsec Wrote: [ -> ] (11-25-2019 04:30 PM)Soobahk40050 Wrote: [ -> ] (11-25-2019 12:25 AM)JRsec Wrote: [ -> ] (11-25-2019 12:06 AM)murrdcu Wrote: [ -> ]https://footballscoop.com/news/sec-looki...sher-says/
I wouldn’t mind a 3-5 model. It’ll make the running for the top two spots in Atlanta a wide open and controversial race most seasons.
Here’s an older article that looked at the 3/5 and assigned permanent rivals and put together a sample schedule: https://footballscoop.com/news/fix-secs-...-problems/
With 16 schools a 4 - 4 model is almost perfect. You simply rotate 4 every year and at the end of 3 years then you swap the home and homes when the cycle starts over.
How does a 4-4 work with 16? (Honest question, I know its hard to read tone in text). At 16 in the conference, that leaves 15 opponents. If you play 4 that leaves 11?
You have 4 core rivals. You play the next 11 in order first four of which 2 or home and 2 away, next four of which two are home and two away, then you play 3 plus one you've played. 2 of the 3 are home 1 of the three away and you start over with one of the two you first played at home by returning the trip away, and you alternate it from there. BTW: It works for 18 in 3 years as well, but it would take 4 to cover 20.
I gyess that does not seem almost perfect to me. 3-6 would seem more perfect, with the rotation being even. But if you want to keep the games to 8, I guess it works.
3 permanent and 5 rotating seems pretty perfect to me. You get every program in a two year span and every program at home at least once every four years.
Also, it seems like that would be very easy to understand and explain to a casual fan.
So South Carolina for an example might get UGA, UF, and Vandy every year as "permanent rivals". Odd years they get Alabama, Auburn, Ole Miss, Miss State, and Arkansas. Even years they get LSU, A&M, Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee.