(07-13-2020 09:42 PM)AllTideUp Wrote: The SEC athletic directors met in Birmingham today to discuss the upcoming season. Sankey made some statements later, but allegedly there were some specific proposals made.
In no particular order...
-A 10 game conference schedule
-A +1 match-up with the ACC or Big 12
-Contingency plans in the event they decide to move to the Spring
This is not first hand knowledge or anything, but it's probably reliable info.
Considering the +1 model:
In State Matchups
Florida - FSU
Georgia - GT
South Carolina - Clemson
Kentucky - Louisville
Other games already scheduled:
TN- OK
Auburn- UNC
Arkansas - Notre Dame*
LSU-Texas
Ole Miss- Baylor
Vandy - Kansas St.
Miss St. - NC St.
Basically, this plan would keep the current big game matchups, but lose FCS and G5 games.
Alabama vs. TCU makes some sense (TCU losses its game against Cal).
Texas A&M could play Texas Tech (Tech loses their game against Arizona)
Missouri is scheduled to play BYU, and Alabama was scheduled to play USC. Maybe get them to play Kansas? Kansas already plays Boston College. So maybe OK St. they lose a game against Oregon St.
WVU was scheduled to play FSU and Maryland (kudos to them for scheduling both in one season). Maryland game cancelled, if ACC also does plus one, FSU would play Florida, and not WVU.
Pitt, Wake, and Duke all get ND this year, though perhaps a deal could be reached for WVU-Pitt. Barring that, options include Virginia (who would probably lose their game against Georgia to Georgia Tech), VT (loses game vs. Penn St), Miami (loses game vs. Michigan St.), and Syracuse (loses game vs. Rutgers). Location might suggest a WVU-VT matchup.
That leaves Iowa St. from the Big 12, who loses their game against Iowa. Iowa State gets Virginia and Miami and Syracuse are each given an additional matchup against ND.