(10-03-2019 08:18 PM)MissouriStateBears Wrote: I made some changes to the SEC. I think this might be the more logical permanent rivalries:
Alabama - Auburn, Mississippi State, Tennessee
Auburn - Alabama, Florida, Georgia
Arkansas - Missouri, Ole Miss, Texas A&M
Florida - Auburn, Georgia, South Carolina
Georgia - Auburn, Florida, South Carolina
Kentucky - Missouri, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
LSU - Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Texas A&M
Mississippi State - Alabama, LSU, Ole Miss
Missouri - Arkansas, Kentucky, Texas A&M
Ole Miss - Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi State
South Carolina - Florida, Georgia, Vanderbilt
Tennessee - Alabama, Kentucky, Vanderbilt
Texas A&M - Arkansas, LSU, Missouri
Vanderbilt - Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee
Here's how I would do the SEC (I'll address the other conferences later):
Alabama: Auburn, LSU, Tennessee, Texas A&M
Arkansas: LSU, Ole Miss, Missouri, Texas A&M
Auburn: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State
Florida: Auburn, Georgia, Missouri, South Carolina
Georgia: Auburn, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee
Kentucky: Mississippi State, Missouri, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
LSU: Alabama, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Texas A&M
Mississippi State: Auburn, Kentucky, Ole Miss, South Carolina
Missouri: Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Texas A&M
Ole Miss: Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt
South Carolina: Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt
Tennessee: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Vanderbilt
Texas A&M: Alabama, Arkansas, LSU, Missouri
Vanderbilt: Kentucky, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee
Unless you go to 5 unprotected games for the SEC, this is truly the best that can be done with eliminating the divisions. I wanted to give Auburn Tennessee for a permanent opponent and give LSU Florida for a permanent opponent, but unfortunately, Kentucky's old rivalry with Tennessee which many Kentucky fans JR's age will argue, trumps Auburn's rivalry with Tennessee. Therefore, as compensation, Auburn regained Florida, but LSU got to keep Alabama. Some games still don't make much sense, but considering what there was to work with, I don't think I did too bad. For South Carolina, it was either Texas A&M or Mississippi State. I figured South Carolina would prefer Mississippi State considering they do have some history between them, and Texas A&M would prefer to keep their rivalry with Alabama.