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Everything posted by gatormarc
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From a balance perspective, I agree. Unless Auburn specifically requested it.
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Last year was stupid. We screwed around for 60 minutes and still won by 3 TDs. I've never seen a team give up so completely.
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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)
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Once the NCAA did away with the divisional requirement, pods no longer made sense.
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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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The only way UF-OU makes any sort of sense is if... After UGA, all of Florida's top half rival preferences are taken (Auburn, LSU, Tennessee). Some non-rival permanent games were agreed to so ESPN would pay more.
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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.
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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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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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Those paired with not wearing socks paired with a Saturday afternoon in Gainesville... swamp fever.
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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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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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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.”
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LSU fans are really big on smoking Gator before our game. I guess it can make for a fun spread if people are willing to try it. For some reason the SEC frowns upon us smoking various breeds of cats and dogs when we play half of the conference that apparently utilized a kindergarten popularity contest to pick their mascot.
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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. -- 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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Cal is also a short week (Friday kickoff)
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https://www.on3.com/news/conference-realignment-rumors-speculation-handshake-agreement-north-carolina-virginia-leave-acc-big-ten-sec/ Conference realignment rumors: Speculation over 'handshake agreement' for North Carolina, Virginia if they leave ACC As talking season comes to a close, the conference realignment winds started to blow once again. Rumors are swirling about North Carolina’s future in the ACC – and one insider said there’s speculation about a “handshake agreement” with the SEC. The Post and Courier’s Scott Hamilton said Friday on The Paul Finebaum Show he heard UNC could have a gentlemen’s pact in place with the SEC. That same person told Hamilton Virginia could also be looking toward the Big Ten. Inside Carolina initially reported North Carolina could be looking at an ACC exit. Hamilton indicated the Tar Heels could be the top choice for the SEC with Florida State and Clemson vying for the No. 2 spot. “I actually had a source today tell me that North Carolina has a handshake agreement with the SEC,” Hamilton said. “That same source tells me Virginia has one with the Big Ten. “Now it needs some more vetting, some more reporting, but that pretty much says it all, that that school would be the one to actually maybe have some kind of verbal agreement, understanding, whatever, to go to elsewhere. … I think it’s UNC No. 1, and then I think it’s Florida State-Clemson [or] Clemson-Florida State No. 2 after that.” Inside Carolina sources reportedly named the SEC as the conference “the Tar Heels are aiming” to land, should it ultimately exit the ACC and create another realignment shift. That news comes as the ACC begins a new revenue-share model this year and saw its exit fees change. If a school were to leave the ACC in 2025-26, it would owe $165 million. That number drops to $147 million in 2026-27, $129 million in 2027-28 and $111 million in 2028-29. After it hits $93 million in 2029-30, schools would owe a $75 million exit fee from 2030-2036. Inside Carolina reported that “would figure to become an important final line of demarcation, if the Tar Heels haven’t made their departure (from the ACC) sooner.” When it comes to UNC as a brand, Hamilton said it’s notable the university is so well-regarded by the SEC, based on what he’s hearing. He cited multiple factors, including the partnership with Jordan Brand and the reputation in non-revenue and Olympic sports. “I think that talks about the brand of North Carolina and what that school brings – not just in football,” Hamilton said. “They haven’t won a conference title since 1980. But you look at the basketball, you look at the academics, you look at the Olympic sports. And of course, it doesn’t hurt to have that Jumpman logo tethered to your school colors.”
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I wish I knew why UF never added beach volleyball. They were one of the schools that did a test for the viability of the sport for the NCAA but then never went through with forming the team after approval. It may have been a timing thing or a scholarship thing because by the time the NCAA decided to add it as a sport, UF was already adding Women's Lacrosse. It's probably the scholarship thing. Foley was always trying to get us on the right side of Title IX. Guess that's all pretty much been dismantled now.
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You are reading it right. Something went sideways when I was moving data. It might be the Rye Manhattan's fault. I wish I could edit/delete the previous post. Here's v2
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Let me preface this by saying, I don't feel that the SEC needs to expand. But I thought it would be worth looking at how the names being thrown around would fit athletically where it comes to participation.
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