The biggest topic at this week's SEC Meetings, will be whether the SEC adopts an 8 game league schedule or a 9 game SEC Schedule.
There had been serious momentum in favor of a 9 game SEC schedule, where each team would keep 3 permeant rivalries and rotated the other 6 games where each team in the league would play one another at homeland away every 4 years.
The 9 game schedule would also mean that the SEC schools would only have 4 SEC home games every other year.
Once the proposed, permanent rivalries started leaking out, teams like Alabama started bucking back on the 9 game schedule.
An 8 game SEC schedule would include only one permanent rivalry game and rotate the other 7 games, where each team would play all other SEC opponents at their home and away at least every 4 years.
The kicker in all of this is that ESPN would not pay the SEC more money to move to a 9 game league schedule.
Here is a column that does a very good job of explaining the pros and cons of each schedule
As we have it now, here is where each SEC school reportedly stands on the 9 game league schedule.
There had been serious momentum in favor of a 9 game SEC schedule, where each team would keep 3 permeant rivalries and rotated the other 6 games where each team in the league would play one another at homeland away every 4 years.
The 9 game schedule would also mean that the SEC schools would only have 4 SEC home games every other year.
Once the proposed, permanent rivalries started leaking out, teams like Alabama started bucking back on the 9 game schedule.
An 8 game SEC schedule would include only one permanent rivalry game and rotate the other 7 games, where each team would play all other SEC opponents at their home and away at least every 4 years.
The kicker in all of this is that ESPN would not pay the SEC more money to move to a 9 game league schedule.
Here is a column that does a very good job of explaining the pros and cons of each schedule
The SEC Is Getting a New Schedule Model, but Which One Will Win Out?
The conference appears split on a scheduling format ahead of welcoming Texas and Oklahoma and starting a new TV deal with ESPN.
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As we have it now, here is where each SEC school reportedly stands on the 9 game league schedule.
- Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi State and South Carolina oppose going to nine games
- Alabama/Saban are now leaning to eight
- Auburn, Ole Miss and Tennessee are "on the fence"
- Seven want nine games, including Mizzou and both new additions (Texas & Oklahoma)
- Vanderbilt "has remained silent" on its preference
Support for nine-game SEC football schedule dwindling with Alabama mulling vote for eight-game format
The conference is expected to finalize the scheduling format next week as administrators meet in Florida
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