![]() ![]() Reed-Francois on SEC expansion: "I am very glad that the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma has followed Missouri’s lead. If the SEC is truly the dominant conference, then there should be no issue having that upper-tier competition throughout the season’s schedule.Īdding Texas to your schedule looks better than beating Florida A&M by multiple scores. Better conference competition could mean a better playoff portfolio, while also increasing the chance of a conference loss. The SEC teams would be on a similar playing field when it comes to playoff evaluations as well. However, they should keep the same format: play all division opponents, one permanent cross-division rival, and one rotating cross-division game. One of those three still usually includes a quality opponent and two mid-majors or FCS schools.Īdding two more schools to the SEC brings the conference to 16 members. All 16 members should not be expected to play each other each football season, that is crazy. This is in contrast to other Power 5 conferences who have nine conference games and three non-conference games. The historically bad 2019 Vanderbilt Commodores split the non-conference games 2-2, with losses to Purdue and UNLV and wins against Northern Illinois and East Tennessee State. While SEC schools like Vanderbilt and South Carolina may not be much better than some mid-major schools, even they can handle business. While the Rattlers lost handily, that money is key for the overall athletic budget.Īgain, these games against low-tier FBS or FCS schools are bought wins. For example, Florida A&M received $700,000 for a matchup against the Arkansas Razorbacks. These games are a win-win for both schools though, as the clear favorite gets an easy win while the underdog receives a huge paycheck. The other three? Bought wins, for the most part.įor example, while Alabama will play the Hurricanes, their other three opponents are: One of the four games usually features a “marquee” matchup, such as Alabama-Miami (FL) or Ohio State-Oregon in 2021. A team usually needs some warm-up games before the conference schedule starts. This leads to the other four non-conference games. Those conference games include six divisions games, one cross-division permanent game (Missouri-Arkansas, Auburn-Georgia, etc.), and one non-division game that changes each season. In the past, an SEC schedule will include eight conference games and four non-conference games. dmXcBSSzjrĪnother big change would come with how a schedule is structured for SEC teams. The prospects are endless and very enticing. Possible matchups like Oklahoma-Georgia or Texas-Tennessee are strong points to a schedule. Many marquee rivalries, such as Georgia-Auburn and Tennessee-Alabama become yearly division games while opening the door for fresh cross-division matchups. Going from 14 to 16 members, Oklahoma and Texas stay in the same division while causing some schools to shuffle around. ![]() Then, here is where realignment could take schools: (My) Proposed SEC Division Line Up In comparison, here is the current division alignment: Keeping the divisions as geographically standard is key and still preserves traditional SEC rivalries. Now that the move is official, where does this leave the Missouri Tigers? It likely lands them, with a division realignment, in a division with Texas and Oklahoma. But, their greed drove four quality schools to other conferences in a two-year span. In a conference paired with lower-tier financial schools such as Oklahoma State and Kansas State, it does make sense that the Longhorns could ask for a bigger piece of the pie. Texas was, and still is, the most valuable athletics department in the nation. Between favoritism in public perception, financially, and more, Texas seemed to be the golden child of the Big 12. Texas is arguably the school the caused Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, and Texas A&M to leave the Big 12 originally. With Oklahoma and Texas set to join the SEC by June 30, 2025, the conference adds two of the most prominent athletic schools in the country and certainly the top two in what’s left of the Big 12 Conference. Now it seems the Big 12 is coming to Missouri. The Missouri Tigers escaped the Big 12 in 2012. Sec Media Days When the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns will join the SEC, how could that affect the Missouri Tigers? SEC logo seen during SEC Media Days at the Hyatt Regency in Hoover, Ala., Monday, July 19, 2021.
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