SEC Scheduling...Future

I think we will go to a 3-6 model after ESPN sees our numbers for the year. The ratings are too good and I think we will end up getting paid for an extra SEC game.

But I also keep hearing rumors about some super league that is coming sooner than later.. and I have no idea what that looks like or if it's a joke or actually has legs..

I don't think we will just flip the schedules in 2026-2027 and lose Alabama vs Tennessee, Georgia vs Auburn, Texas vs Texas A&M, etc.

"Super League"?

My (personal) issue would be everybody involved with the SAME # of members.

& then that brings up what about rivalries with teams not in the SL?

How do you balance the 4/5 game site issue?
Do you repeat 24-25 & play the same teams in consecutive years before switching out?

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How do you balance the 4/5 game site issue?

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Example Year 1

2 Cupcakes at Home
4 Home Games
1 P4 (home)

4 Road Games
SEC Game 9 (away)

Example Year 2
2 Cupcakes at Home
4 Home Games
SEC Game 9 (Home)

4 Road Games
1 P4 (away)

Consistently 7 Home and 5 Road for normal teams.

As for the other 4 teams

2 Cupcakes
4 Home Games

4 Road Games

1 Neutral Game

1 P4 (rotates between home and away)

6 Home Games 1 year.. 7 Home Games the next

eta: Look at Texas schedule from 2012-2023, not including 2020

Georgia's schedule would be similar from a home/away perspective

Greg McElroy was saying with the 2 and 3 loss cluster F at the top of the SEC that means they won’t go to nine games because they don’t want another loss

I don’t know where he’s getting that from, but I hope it’s not true.

I can’t believe people like these layup games in late November vs another late conference game. We just need to accept the fact it’s like the NFL and two and three loss teams will be getting in

Not hard the schedule will flip you will be playing the other side your not in 2026. That’s the only way to keep it fair . Those teams skating by with playing weaker comp will have way harder schedules in 2026 . No one will ever be happy but going to 9 conference games isn’t happening now with how the big ten is being treated the coaches will never go for it . A lot can change in a four year window 1 year you could be playing upper class team and year 4 the other team who plays them may be let off the hook. Nothing you can do about that .

If we do go to 9, which I am in favor of in theory, they are going to have to find a way to balance it more fairly. Some teams this year got sweetheart deals while others were put in a meat grinder. Maybe go back to divisions or transition to pods at least.
Teams with neutral site games as the home team might only gonna get 3 true home conference games in a season. Then the next year they’ll have only 3 real road conference games while others have 5.

I see BigBro addressed this neutral site issue above. I do like the idea of a P4 team as a H/H as the 10th game to balance out the unbalanced home away issue. I just know that some teams are gonna be playing Ourdue while others are playing OHio State.

Your rivals never change …..you will have two .

"There's a cluster F at the top with 8 games...but we won't change things to prevent that."