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Starting in 2016 the SEC will play an ACC, Big Ten/11/12..., Big 12 or Pac-12 in addition to it's 8 game SEC schedule. I like that twist a little more then going with an additional SEC team each year.

 

Big Ten, Big 12 or Pac-12. Notre Dame can be played as well.

How does it make their SoS stronger?

Quote:How does it make their SoS stronger?

The few who do not play an OOC team from the given conferences will now take place which makes the conferences SOS as a whole increase in turn.

Quote:How does it make their SoS stronger?

 

A power conference doormat bumps their SOS up instead of playing an FCS team.

The Gators play FSU every year. Georgia plays Georgia Tech every year. South Carolina plays Clemson.

 

Would be status quo, right?

Quote:The few who do not play an OOC team from the given conferences will now take place which makes the conferences SOS as a whole increase in turn.

 

 

Quote:A power conference doormat bumps their SOS up instead of playing an FCS team.

 

One of you guys need to change your avatar.

Quote:The Gators play FSU every year. Georgia plays Georgia Tech every year. South Carolina plays Clemson.


Would be status quo, right?

For them, yes.

Quote:One of you guys need to change your avatar.

I was first

Quote:For them, yes.

 

I read this change last night and wondered how much of an actual change it will be. LSU and Bama seem to play a "BCS level" non conference opponent already. It seems like Vandy plays Wake every year. I just don't see a big change.

Quote:I read this change last night and wondered how much of an actual change it will be. LSU and Bama seem to play a "BCS level" non conference opponent already. It seems like Vandy plays Wake every year. I just don't see a big change.

There are some it won't affect. 4 Don't fit the criteria set for 2016.

 

Bama and LSU do play a "BCS" level non conference every year lately it seems, yes. Not much different from some other schools, but that gets lost in the wash on here.

Quote:The Gators play FSU every year. Georgia plays Georgia Tech every year. South Carolina plays Clemson.

 

Would be status quo, right?

 

The changes wouldn't really impact them.  It's the secondary teams in the SEC that would wind up having to drop a powder puff team and play a more formidable opponent. 

Was reading that of the 14 teams, only 3 or 4 of them this year wouldnt be within the new guidelines.  So 10 or 11 of them are already playing a major conference team out of conference.  And one of those not following the new guideline this year is Vandy who almost always plays a Wake or a Northwestern out of conference.  But James Franklin wanted to institute the Kansas St model of playing 4 guaranteed wins out of conference.

 

This new rule changes basically nothing.  Kind of disappointed.  Was hoping for a 9 game conference schedule.  And if not, was hoping they'd ditch the annual other divisional locked game.  basically only one team rotates on the schedule each year which means it takes 12 years before you play in every road stadium from the other division.

It might actually make the overall SOS weaker. If they replace easy wins with games that might actually be in doubt, the SEC teams accrue more losses which means the entire conference gets hit on SOS. Opponents are twice as important as opponents opponents last I checked the formula.

The real question is will Florida leave the state to play any of these games?

Quote:The real question is will Florida leave the state to play any of these games?

 

They are playing one of the Dallas games in a few years against Michigan.

 

But as long as FSU is on the schedule, nothing will change for UF.

Quote:The real question is will Florida leave the state to play any of these games?

If so, you will just find something else to belly ache about. Proof is in the pudding, Florida's SOS crushes FSU's. Time to belly ache, playing UM in Jerry's World soon.

Quote:Florida's SOS crushes FSU's. 

 

That's all fine and dandy, but at the end of the day FSU is still the champs, and Florida lost to Georgia Southern.

Quote:That's all fine and dandy, but at the end of the day FSU is still the champs, and Florida lost to Georgia Southern.

I like you bigJohn, and you guys are some of the most deserving champs in a long time. But I was REALLY REALLY REEEEALLY hoping your FSU boys would have had to play Bama tho. I think Bama would have given ya'll a harder test than the Tigers did. That said, with the SEC only getting stronger with Missou and A&M showing they're for real, and FSU looking for a repeat, next year's playoffs are gonna be crazy. I predict most years it will be 2 or 3 SEC teams in the playoff, and then an FSU, or an Oregon, etc...

Quote:I like you bigJohn, and you guys are some of the most deserving champs in a long time. But I was REALLY REALLY REEEEALLY hoping your FSU boys would have had to play Bama tho. I think Bama would have given ya'll a harder test than the Tigers did. That said, with the SEC only getting stronger with Missou and A&M showing they're for real, and FSU looking for a repeat, next year's playoffs are gonna be crazy. I predict most years it will be 2 or 3 SEC teams in the playoff, and then an FSU, or an Oregon, etc...

I don't think they would have been that much tougher. Alabama had a weak secondary that Jameis probably would have picked apart.

Quote:I don't think they would have been that much tougher. Alabama had a weak secondary

Quote:Jameis probably would have picked apart.

 

lol.

We'll see you in next year's playoffs BigJohn, :thumbsup: