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  1. 1 minute ago, BurntEyes said:

    That thought struck me last night and I neglected to point it out. Potentially losing their November FCS win is gonna sting. 

    I'm absolutely certain they are one of the schools that drags it feet on altering schedules to P4 and bitches when their FCS wins are shit on about media biases.

    Kentucky has some work to do with the next 3 seasons still sitting at 4 OOC games.

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  2. 8 hours ago, BurntEyes said:

    As a Gata fan who out of Tennessee, Auburn and LSU would you prefer. I know Tennessee and Florida are pretty big as far as "rivalries" go. I'd put them 3rd after Kentucky and Vandy (just cause intra state rivals on Vandy)

    That's a tough one.

    I grew up with the Tennessee rivalry becoming a thing, so of the three, probably that one. 

    But there are a lot of ancient Gators who still cling to the hope of Auburn becoming a thing again. But it's slipping because it was sacrificed to the scheduling gods now going on 20 years ago. Tebow era Gators just don't have the same feel for Auburn as we've only played 4 times since then and playing them every other year is already a big gain for the rivalry.

    It's funny that of the three, LSU is the balance of an older rivalry that is still current and has been competitive but it's not the end of the world if that goes to every other year.

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  3. 5 hours ago, TKthunder2 said:

    I don’t see a world where Auburn’s permanent rivals can be Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.

    Playing Florida every other year (and Tennessee on the off years) is getting it back somewhat and is far better than it was with the divisional setup where they only play one team in the East other than Georgia each year.

    From a balance perspective, I agree. Unless Auburn specifically requested it.

     

  4. 1 hour ago, gatormarc said:

    Yup. Especially because it wouldn't be done in a vacuum. Florida-Tennessee draws. Oklahoma-A&M would draw.

    I could kind of understand some old ways of thinking of forcing it to get East and West integrating faster. The 14 team divisional schedule was a nightmare, but that's not an issue anymore and stupid matchups like South Carolina - A&M don't need to be forced.

    This is the fastest rotation the SEC has had since the '92 expansion:

    '92 - 5 division, 2 permanent, 1 rotating for the remaining 5 teams (10 year rotation) 4 teams (8 year rotation)
    '03 - 5 division, 1 permanent, 2 rotating for the remaining 6 teams (6 year rotation) 5 teams (5 year rotation)
    '13 - 6 division, 1 permanent, 1 rotating for the remaining 6 teams (12 year rotation)
    '26 - 3 rivals, 6 rotating for the remaining 12 teams (4 year rotation)

    Correction. 

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  5. 8 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

    They make fantastic sense if you care about a championship game making sense and what made college football great (familiarity-based rivalries). Wildly divergent schedules from freeform conference scheduling is completely nonsensical from a competition perspective. Divisional setups ensure that each representative navigated a very similar schedule compared to the half of the conference they are representing.

    It's really hard to create 4 balanced pods AND protect rivalries

    What made the original SEC divisional format worked was that they put 3 of the "big 6" in each division. It wasn't perfect but from a resource perspective, you would expect competitive balance over time. 

    Tier 1 - Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee
    Tier 2 - Arkansas, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Kentucky
    Tier 3 - Miss St, Vandy

    Adding A&M and Mizzou tilted the balance to the West because A&M has Tier 1 resources while Mizzou was Tier 2. 

    The alternate plan would have been to move Auburn to the East and keep Mizzou to the West, but it would be unbalanced as well.

    Now with Texas and Oklahoma, you have two more Tier 1 resource programs.

    West Pod - Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M (3 tier 1, 1 tier 2)
    River Pod - LSU, Mississippi St., Missouri, Ole Miss (1 tier 1, 2 tier 2, 1 tier 3)
    Central Pod - Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Vanderbilt (3 tier 1, 1 tier 3)
    East Pod - Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina (2 tier 1, 2 tier 2)

  6. 2 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

    I suppose but it really is the worst possible match up I've seen in all of them. I can't see it happening unless it was a big cash payout which OU could use but... otherwise it's a terrible thing given WHY it's happening. 

    Yup. Especially because it wouldn't be done in a vacuum. Florida-Tennessee draws. Oklahoma-A&M would draw.

    I could kind of understand some old ways of thinking of forcing it to get East and West integrating faster. The 14 team divisional schedule was a nightmare, but that's not an issue anymore and stupid matchups like South Carolina - A&M don't need to be forced.

    This is the fastest rotation the SEC has had since the '92 expansion:

    '92 - 5 division, 2 permanent, 1 rotating for the remaining 5 teams (10 year rotation)
    '03 - 5 division, 1 permanent, 2 rotating for the remaining 6 teams (6 year rotation)
    '13 - 6 division, 1 permanent, 1 rotating for the remaining 6 teams (12 year rotation)
    '26 - 3 rivals, 6 rotating for the remaining 12 teams (4 year rotation)

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  7. 5 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

    Did you miss the OR part where there was a different team? 

    Why the FUCK would OU end up in a "rivalry" match with Florida? They've played twice, ever. They are the furthest away from one another geographically and Florida already has 3 legit rivalries. OU has a history with Aggie from BiG XII, and Arkansas is next door. Likely its Aggie or Arkansas as it makes the most sense historically and logistically. Which means, Texas, Missouri and a&m or Arkansas as the OU games which shifts Arkansas to Texas, LSU, and OU or Missouri. Then again there is the old SWC Arkansas/Aggie tie so.. Missouri is the odd ball that really only has ties to OU, and a bit of an old rivalry with Arkansas. Who wants to play Missouri though? They're never good, but rarely horrible. Beat them you should, lose it's an upset for good teams.

    The only way UF-OU makes any sort of sense is if...

    1. After UGA, all of Florida's top half rival preferences are taken (Auburn, LSU, Tennessee).
    2. Some non-rival permanent games were agreed to so ESPN would pay more.
  8. 24 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

    They’ve at least shown a willingness to funnel and raise NIL dollars. What’s fsu done post jimbo, other than present their spread ass cheeks for the world to violate?

    Miami has one guy that has been spending funny money like crazy for a few years and that could disappear at any moment.

    The athletic department itself is not healthy.

  9. 5 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

    You should. FSU blows and their program is positioned worse than Miami at this point. 

    Miami's athletic department is trash. They field 15.5 sports. Right now, football and hoops are being propped up by a grifter under federal investigation for fraud who has been trying to use them to grift more taxpayer dollars in South Florida and could vanish at any moment.

    And their "fans" are trash. I saw as many Miami Heat jerseys at the game last year as Hurricanes jerseys.

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  10. 17 minutes ago, Js1 said:
    20 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

    I’m curious who Florida cuts. Miami or FSU? I don’t see them keeping both, but I’ve been wrong before.

    Miami probably. But yeah, they’d be going for 11 P4 games a year if they didn’t

    Also the ACC hasn’t figured out how to do a 9 game schedule with 17 teams. Unless they count games against ND in the standings….

    We have only played Miami on years where there is an extra bye week baked in to the calendar.

    We don't have any future games scheduled with them after this year.

    We are not dropping FSU.

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  11. 6 minutes ago, msucolt45 said:

    Gatorubet, SurlyGator, Gatormarc and others, new “game day only” shoes.  It’d be a conversation piece for sure at tailgates and for those seated near you. 

    Hook’em!!!IMG_6989.thumb.png.c3510e37198a6cb7582623c3b152c556.png

    Those paired with not wearing socks paired with a Saturday afternoon in Gainesville... swamp fever.

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  12. Happy playing a 9 game schedule. We have a couple of good OOC matchups coming up but half of them have already cancelled on us because of realignment.

    Getting to play everyone in the conference twice every 4 years is much preferred over maybe playing a cool P4 OOC game.

    Just annoyed that everyone keeps pairing us up with Oklahoma. We're already playing each other 2 out of ever 4 years, we don't need to "create" marquee brand matchups as a rivalry game.

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  13. Just now, closetojumping said:

    I laughed. Hey man, smoke all of the beef you want when Texas comes to town. We usually do as well. 

    I love love love Texas style brisket. If there were one of those "you could only eat one thing the rest of your life" situations it would either be brisket or well seasoned fried chicken.

    I've got one of Aaron Franklin's books and I make his rub recipes for all of my smoking, though I admit I have only tackled brisket once myself. I usually take the easy way out with pork butt.

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  14. I love that Finebaum seems to hold a grudge against FSU. Though it's probably because he knows it will get the best reaction and nothing else.

    https://www.theclemsoninsider.com/2025/07/29/finebaum-says-clemson-better-option-for-sec/

    Finebaum says Clemson Better Option for SEC

    By: Gavin Oliver July 29, 2025

    Conference realignment rumors have ramped back up, specifically with the reports that North Carolina is leading a group of schools looking to leave the ACC, and the Tar Heels are eyeing a move to the SEC.

    If that happened, a drafting partner would figure to follow UNC to the SEC. So, which school might that be?

    ESPN/SEC personality Paul Finebaum was asked that question on McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning, with schools such as Clemson and Florida State rumored as potential options for SEC expansion.

    Finebaum explained why he thinks Clemson is a better choice for the SEC than FSU.

    “I feel far more strongly saying that it is not Florida State than anyone else,” Finebaum said.

    “Just go back two years ago. We all watched that circus going on down there. Not only that, we saw the program implode last year, which doesn’t help you in any way. Which brings me to the school that I think gets the most conversation about, and that is Clemson.

    “I might have said sometime back that I didn’t think Clemson was really in a good position. I think they’re probably in a better position now, only because in this world that we live in, it is about buzz, it is about sizzle, and it is about matchups. And you put Clemson against anyone on the upper level of the SEC, and it’s a far better game than it would be if you put Florida State against them. … I think Clemson has gained a little bit of traction, and just in the parlor game. That’s all we’re talking about here.”

    As Finebaum alluded to, he said back in May 2024 – when asked about Clemson’s level of appeal, should conference realignment occur again – that he didn’t think Clemson was as attractive of an option for other conferences as the Tigers were several years ago.

    “I think they’re already less attractive,” Finebaum said last year.

    “Clemson, if you go back to 2016, 2017, 2018 — they were at the epicenter. We all joked about how boring it is that Alabama and Clemson play each other every year. Nobody’s saying that anymore. They weren’t that big of a name until then. Clemson has always been a good football school, but it’s never been a main attraction like an Alabama or Georgia or Texas or Michigan or Ohio State. Now they’ve fallen off of that.”

    Finebaum also said last year that FSU had “pulled ahead” of Clemson as the more attractive school in the potential next wave of conference realignment. Obviously, Finebaum has changed his tune now.

    As for how South Carolina would feel about their rival joining the SEC, Finebaum weighed in on that as well.

    “The question for every one of these schools within a state that has SEC schools is, what is the position? … Would South Carolina try to stand in Clemson’s way, and if they did, would they be able to stop them?” Finebaum said. “So those are the questions, and I think after that, there are any number of possibilities. But none which would have as much gravitas as Clemson would.”

  15. 4 hours ago, DFW Horn said:

    I had fried gator tails once at some Cajun restaurant in Houston years ago - I don't remember the name of it (not Pappadeaux's or Landry's). It tasted like chewing a mouthful of rubber bands. Never again

    🤢

    Gator is a lot like chicken. It can be like chewing gum if it's from a shitty source even if it's prepared properly.

    When I get it, I usually just go for fried gator bites because most places go with a spicier batter.

    I have never tried cooking any myself. I'll stick to smoking beef, pork, and chicken.

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    As far as this season, I've got nothin. Just along for the ride. Can't let myself spend time worrying about injuries or anything like that. It's gonna happen anyway.

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