KnightTiger 205 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) There is a video floating on twitter where Coach Freeze says “He’s going to miss playing Georgia every year” are we going to lose our annual rivalry game with Georgia after next season due to conference expansion? This whole conference realignment should’ve died in 2010 you throw in rumors of Clemson FSU and UNC wanting out of the acc we are gonna be lucky to see normal rivals once in a blue moon Edited October 3, 2023 by KnightTiger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunInRed 16,512 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aucom96 1,638 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 I think in 5 years or so, you're REALLY going to have to be a college football fan to remain a college football fan. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUcivE09 582 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 I'm sure some rivalries will remain, but I see it becoming something of the AFC vs NFC (SEC v B10). There will be a core group you play against and then some rotating teams. The conference will not really matter anymore. Literally, it will look like the NFL - playoffs and all. Not necessarily a bad thing but those of us who enjoy chanting S-E-C will just have to tell stories to our grandkids about "back in our day". I highly doubt Bama or UGA are not on our schedule. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUwent 3,777 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) There hasn't actually been any talk about this. Here's my (newest) proposal--yes, SEC has much fewer teams so I'm probably biased but I just couldn't think of anyone to fit well besides GT and FSU, and TBH, the Big Six have been dominant enough in terms of NCs won the last 25 years so I'm trying to disperse teams out a little more evenly. Two teams with the best conference record (tiebreaker being head to head and then CFP ranking) meet in the conference championship game for ALL conferences. ACC (sixteen teams--six permanents, three pairs of three [six year cycle]) UCF Cincinnati Clemson Duke FSU GT Louisville Maryland Miami FL UNC NCSU Rutgers USC-east Virginia VT WF Big Ten (sixteen teams--six permanents, three pairs of three [six year cycle]) BC Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan MSU-north Minnesota Northwestern ND OSU-east PSU Pittsburgh Purdue Syracuse WVU Wisconsin Big 16 (sixteen teams--seven permanents, four pairs of two [eight year cycle] [on the six of eight years in which Oklahoma and Texas are NOT on the rotation, it will be counted as a non-conference game]) Arkansas Baylor Colorado Houston ISU Kansas KSU Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma OSU-middle SMU Texas TAMU TCU TTU Pac-12 (twelve teams--three permanents, four pairs of opponents that rotate off the schedule [eight year cycle]) Arizona ASU UCB UCLA Oregon OSU-west USC-west Stanford Utah Washington WSU SEC (ten teams, round robin [one year cycle]) Alabama Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Mississippi MSU-south Tennessee Vanderbilt Hope you all like this, even if it will never happen. Edited October 3, 2023 by AUwent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,776 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 The Great God of TV dollars will swallow and digest anything that will feed it. Rivalries, tradition, desires of the fans can just jump in the lake. From an Auburn perspective this already isn't what it once was with annual games vs. Florida and Tennessee junked in the name of, what? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Win4AU 4,055 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 It’ll be interesting to see what happens when NIL rules change and costs start to mount for the sports other than football. There will be some athletic departments who cannot afford to continually fly the volleyball team cross country. What happens then? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,377 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 15 minutes ago, Win4AU said: There will be some athletic departments who cannot afford to continually fly the volleyball team cross country. What happens then? I've heard sports like volleyball could become regional sports while the major sport stay within conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,797 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 If we won the last game, I would’ve been fine honestly. Shattering the streak and putting them to bed would’ve been nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostic up the middle 80 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 The CFB fan in me will hate to see rivalries lost. BUT as someone stated further up, it is where things are going. For Auburn as a brand to succeed, we have to look ahead. The landscape is more national now and with the CFP expanding next year, we have more opportunities to be in the mix, but not if we are the only team in America continuing to play the #1, #2 and #3 teams every year. I understand CFB is cyclical, but man have we gotten the worst of it. Get out the cheese to go with this whine...Going back to 2006, Auburn has played the eventual national champion during the regular season all but three times...along with the rest of the West schedule. In the CFP era, we have played the champion every year. Our Russian roulette scheduling has been brutal and we don't get a free pass for an extra loss. Tradition is important, but not at the expense of success. Imagine the success of 2017 and then only playing UGA once - in the SEC championship (or the first round of the CFP). I agree @Mikey, TV giveth and TV taketh away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger 8,833 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 We could potentially play UGA 3x in a year right? Regular season SEC Championship Playoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostic up the middle 80 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 4 minutes ago, Tiger said: We could potentially play UGA 3x in a year right? Regular season SEC Championship Playoffs Oh, the horror! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman87 398 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 1 hour ago, bostic up the middle said: Oh, the horror! Bring it. Even the series back out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mims44 1,895 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 On 10/3/2023 at 11:21 AM, KnightTiger said: There is a video floating on twitter where Coach Freeze says “He’s going to miss playing Georgia every year” are we going to lose our annual rivalry game with Georgia after next season due to conference expansion? This whole conference realignment should’ve died in 2010 you throw in rumors of Clemson FSU and UNC wanting out of the acc we are gonna be lucky to see normal rivals once in a blue moon Read thread title and was like... where you been dude, we JUST lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now