The ACC is basically an upgraded east coast version of the new Big 12 with only 2 flagship state universities and very few meaningful football rivalries. It also can't be split geographically in a way that is competitively balanced. So pods make total sense for them. I still think the SEC works best in east/west divisions and an expanded 9 game conference schedule with no permanent cross-division opponent (no need anymore).

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Posted by Sooner a Reb

Maryland

Member since Jan 2017

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Posted on 5/11/22 at 4:11 pm to turnpiketiger

What I'd like it to be:

Texass
Arkansas
Alabama

What it would likely be:

Texass
Arkansas
Missouri

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Posted by biclops

Member since Oct 2011

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Posted on 5/11/22 at 4:43 pm to turnpiketiger

Bama would get:

Vandy, Kentucky, Mississippi State

j/k

Auburn, Tennessee, and Miss St. most likely

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Posted by Harry Rex Vonner

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Member since Nov 2013

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Posted on 5/11/22 at 4:52 pm to turnpiketiger

Arkansas: LSU, Ole Miss, Texas

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Posted by WildTchoupitoulas

Member since Jan 2010

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Posted on 5/11/22 at 4:58 pm to turnpiketiger

LSU: OM, Ark, State.

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Posted by 3rddownonthe8

Atlanta, GA

Member since Aug 2011

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Posted on 5/11/22 at 7:16 pm to turnpiketiger

BAMA - AU, UT, LSU
ARK - USC, MIZZ, TEXAS
AU - BAMA, UGA, UF
UF - UGA, AU, UK
UGA - UF, AU, USC
UK - UT, UF, VU
LSU - A&M, BAMA, OM
OM - LSU, MSU, VU
MSU - OM, USC, OU
MIZZ - ARK, OU, TEXAS
OU - TEXAS, MIZZ, MSU
USC - ARK, UGA, MSU
UT - BAMA, UK, VU
TEXAS - OU, A&M, MIZZ
A&M - LSU, TEXAS, ARK
VU - UT, UK, OM

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Posted by VolMarine1371

Member since Jun 2021

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Posted on 5/12/22 at 4:28 am to turnpiketiger

UT- Bama, Florida and Vandy

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Posted by dstone12

Texan

Member since Jan 2007

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Posted on 5/12/22 at 6:10 am to turnpiketiger

Good.

This way everyone but three teams have the hope of ducking out on Wake Forest.

They have a reputation for scaring folks.

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Posted by gamecockman12

Columbia, SC

Member since Aug 2012

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Posted on 5/12/22 at 8:34 am to turnpiketiger

1. UGA - Definitely the biggest SEC game for South Carolina fans. There are also a ton of UGA fans along the Georgia-South Carolina border that would be upset if this wasn't an annual game anymore.
2. Florida
3. Kentucky

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Posted by Tornado Alley

Member since Mar 2012

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Posted on 5/12/22 at 9:30 am to turnpiketiger

Ole Miss: Mississippi State, LSU, Arkansas (pls hawgs accept our rivalry application pls)

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Posted by Tornado Alley

Member since Mar 2012

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Posted on 5/12/22 at 9:44 am to turnpiketiger

Just for shits and giggles, here are each SEC team's three most-played opponents:

Alabama: Mississippi State (104), Tennessee (103), LSU (85)

Arkansas: Texas A&M (77), Texas (76), SMU (73)

Auburn: Georgia (118), Mississippi State (95), Georgia Tech (86)

Florida: Georgia (100), Auburn (85), Kentucky (72)

Georgia: Auburn (118), Georgia Tech (110), Florida (100)

Kentucky: Tennessee (105), Vandy (88), Georgia (75)

LSU: Mississippi State (112), Ole Miss (105), Tulane (90)

Mississippi State: Ole Miss (115), LSU (112), Alabama (102)

Missouri: Kansas (110), Iowa State (103), Kansas State (97)

Ole Miss: Mississippi State (114), LSU (105), Vandy (92)

South Carolina: Clemson (112), Georgia (69), North Carolina (57)

Tennessee: Kentucky (114), Vandy (111), Alabama (103)

Texas A&M: Texas (109), Baylor (102), TCU (89)

Vandy: Tennessee (112), Ole Miss (93), Kentucky (91)

Although they're not in tSEC, here is Tejas and Oklahoma:

Oklahoma: Oklahoma State (110), Texas (107), Kansas (106)

Texas: Oklahoma (114), Texas A&M (111), Baylor (110)

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Posted by RandySavage