2024 SEC schedule

[travis.sixpack]

Anyone want to take a stab at who the other 7 SEC schools State will play next year (besides OM obviously)? I'm guessing it will look a lot like a typical SEC schedule for us (Bama, Auburn, Arkansas, OM, LSU). The other three schools are up for grabs. 247 predicted we would play @ OU and not LSU.

 

[L4Dawg]

Ole Miss, Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, Oklahoma, LSU, Texas, Tennessee

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

out of conf will be Michigan, TOSU, ND, Oregon, Clempson and USC.

 

[ronpolk]

Ole Miss, Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, Oklahoma, LSU, Texas, Tennessee

That would be about right

 

[patdog]

Anything past Mississippi, Kentucky & Texas A&M and either Texas or Oklahoma is pure guesswork. I’ll guess Bama, LSU, Arkansas & Missouri.

 

[PooPopsBaldHead]

In a new experiment, we get a same season home and home with Alabama and Georgia. After feedback from Kirby and Saban, I fully expect this to become permanent in our schedule.

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

Ryan Flower, sports talk out of Tuscaloosa, was on Bo's show this AM. He said that Bama wanted MSU, rather than LSU, and that threw a wrench in the 9 game schedule.

 

[dawgnabit]

Ryan Flower, sports talk out of Tuscaloosa, was on Bo's show this AM. He said that Bama wanted MSU, rather than LSU, and that threw a wrench in the 9 game schedule.

Which has me worried Alabama is going to get their way when it does go to 9 games in 2025.....

 

[OG Goat Holder]

Ryan Flower, sports talk out of Tuscaloosa, was on Bo's show this AM. He said that Bama wanted MSU, rather than LSU, and that threw a wrench in the 9 game schedule.

Yep. We will see what wins out. For all of history, the SEC as a whole scheduled to get more teams winning, and to protect the teams most likely to win (thus, MSU got sh*t on repeatedly, especially so since we never stood up for ourselves). Now, it looks like it's shifting more towards money and TV matchups.

Ultimately it will end up being about how much money ESPN will give us. And if it's that big, they'll want the matchups I'm sure. If not, the 1-7 will continue.

So, it's kind of a good development for us that they threw a kink in the 9-game schedule, because we'd probably rather not do that.

 

[StillTbonewannabe]

Ryan Flower, sports talk out of Tuscaloosa, was on Bo's show this AM. He said that Bama wanted MSU, rather than LSU, and that threw a wrench in the 9 game schedule.

I wonder if they want us to play our home games in Birmingham again like we did for decades.

 

[Raiderdawg]

Ryan Flower, sports talk out of Tuscaloosa, was on Bo's show this AM. He said that Bama wanted MSU, rather than LSU, and that threw a wrench in the 9 game schedule.

According to Brett McMurphy, 5 teams (UGA, Florida, LSU, Missouri, A&M) voted for a 9 game schedule. So even if the SEC flipped us and LSU causing Bama to switch their vote, 2 more schools would have to change.

What’s the incentive for any of the remaining schools to support a 9 game conference schedule?

 

[8dog]

Ryan Flower, sports talk out of Tuscaloosa, was on Bo's show this AM. He said that Bama wanted MSU, rather than LSU, and that threw a wrench in the 9 game schedule.

I said this before but giving everyone 3 permanents indefinitely is a terrible Idea. No non rival should get Bama every year for eternity just like they shouldn’t get Vandy every year.

 

[Dawgg]

I'm going to assume OU is going to be one of them since State and South Carolina are the only two SEC schools that have never played them. That at least gives them something to make that match-up interesting.

Here are the OU vs existing SEC records:

Opponent	First	Last	Win%	gm	W	L	T
Alabama	1962​	2018​	0.583	6	3	2	1
Arkansas	1903​	2001​	0.625	12	7	4	1
Auburn	1971​	2016​	1	2	2	0
Florida	2008​	2020​	0.5	2	1	1
Georgia	2017​	2017​	0	1	0	1
Kentucky	1950​	1982​	0.667	3	2	1
Louisiana State	1949​	2019​	0.333	3	1	2
Mississippi	1999​	1999​	0	1	0	1
Missouri	1912​	2011​	0.737	93	66	22	5
Tennessee	1938​	2015​	0.75	4	3	1
Texas A&M	1903​	2012​	0.633	30	19	11
Vanderbilt	1933​	1977​	0.833	3	2	0	1
	​	​

 

[Dawgg]

According to Brett McMurphy, 5 teams (UGA, Florida, LSU, Missouri, A&M) voted for a 9 game schedule. So even if the SEC flipped us and LSU causing Bama to switch their vote, 2 more schools would have to change.

What’s the incentive for any of the remaining schools to support a 9 game conference schedule?

There's only one:

 

[OG Goat Holder]

According to Brett McMurphy, 5 teams (UGA, Florida, LSU, Missouri, A&M) voted for a 9 game schedule. So even if the SEC flipped us and LSU causing Bama to switch their vote, 2 more schools would have to change.

What’s the incentive for any of the remaining schools to support a 9 game conference schedule?

There is none, except for a significant increase in money.

I'm glad MOST of the SEC realizes this. And it's a good thing, for the good of the game. We now KNOW (for one year, anyway) we will likely keep Clemson/SC, Florida/FSU, Kentucky/Louisville, Georgia/GT, maybe even Oklahoma/Pokes. Plus we have more cross pollination with the rest of the country.

I still don't see the problem with the 2-6 model. There's no real reason, money or rivalries or anything else, that you have to play every team in the SEC home and away every 4 years.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

out of conf will be Michigan, TOSU, ND, Oregon, Clempson and USC.

Cue the Southern Miss fans on Eaglepost saying that State is ducking them, right @11thEagleFan?

 

[Maroon Eagle]

In a new experiment, we get a same season home and home with Alabama and Georgia. After feedback from Kirby and Saban, I fully expect this to become permanent in our schedule.

That’s okay.

Alabama and UGA are our real rivals.

 

[11thEagleFan]

Cue the Southern Miss fans on Eaglepost saying that State is ducking them, right @11thEagleFan?

What you’ve got to remember about Eaglepost is that it’s mostly populated by idiots. It should just be called Idiotpost.

 

[YesIAmAPirate]

What you’ve got to remember about Eaglepost is that it’s mostly populated by idiots. It should just be called Idiotpost.

So they would probably fit in here pretty well, huh?

 

[travis.sixpack]

I said this before but giving everyone 3 permanents indefinitely is a terrible Idea. No non rival should get Bama every year for eternity just like they shouldn’t get Vandy every year.

I think it will be a four year deal, and then a reshuffling to adjust for teams rising and falling. Like when Saban retires, how long will Zombie Bama win 9-10 games a year (or more) before they start to fall off?