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Question: Should the SEC consider realignment?

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The West could seriously petition the NFL for entrance as a division right now. Now it appears as if Petrino is locked in and Mullen may end up staying. Saban, Miles, and now Cheezit will (most likely) each have NC's in recent years. Arkansas is nearly always tuff and very physical. Miss St. and Ole Miss will still compete and jump up and bite you once in a while.

Now look at the East. Florida, Georgia, and Tenn each had a down year, but they are still tough programs due to their ability to draw top recruits. South Carolina had what is likely their best shot at winning the SEC this year, they had never even contended before. There is only one reason for thier success and it resides under a visor. Kentucky is a bastketball school who'll make a bowl occasionally and Vandy is an academic school that rarely competes.

My point is that there is a serious imbalance in our divisional strength in the SEC. What about the following.

West: Alabama, Arkansas, LSU, Miss St., Miss, Vandy
East: Aubarn, Florida, Georgia, Tenn, SC, Kentucky

agree/disagree?
 
Auburn is the only team in the SEC that needs to be seriously considering joining the NFL. However, they might have to cut a number of players to get in under that pesky salary cap.


The barn will be lucky to be bowl eligible next year, we don't need a divisional realignment.
 
No realignment is needed. The East used the be the beast when Tenn, Georgia, & Florida where on to of their game with the only real threat from the West being LSU. Each division plays 2 teams from other division. I think this plus the championship game has served the SEC well regardless of the balance of power.
 
Each team actually plays three teams from the other division, potentially four, with the SECCG. One cross divisional rival is fixed, i.e. Bama-Tenn game, while the other two rotate, i.e. USCe and Florida in 2010, Florida and Vandy in 2011.
 
Just say NO. Why mess around with something that's working? Four straight BCS football titles with number 5 likely coming in less than a month . . . leave it alone!
 
In most years it is gonna be UT, UGA and UF in the East and Alabama, LSU, and AU in the West competing for the divisional championship. The other teams normally will not win their division. I see no need to realign.
 
No need for realignment. That being said, I'd still applaud any move that shifts Auburn to the East. IMO the Bama-Barn rivalry is unhealthy for both programs.

Only way I see realignment happening is if the SEC eventually expands by adding two schools from territory to the west... e.g. aTm & MO/OK/TT or whatever. In this event, an SECW school closer to the eastern part of the conference (Hello Auburn...) would have to move to the East.
 
BamaFossil said:
No need for realignment. That being said, I'd still applaud any move that shifts Auburn to the East. IMO the Bama-Barn rivalry is unhealthy for both programs.

Only way I see realignment happening is if the SEC eventually expands by adding two schools from territory to the west... e.g. aTm & MO/OK/TT or whatever. In this event, an SECW school closer to the eastern part of the conference (Hello Auburn...) would have to move to the East.
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I believe you are right. There is probably no justification for switching Auburn and Vandy unless there is an expansion which would demand a total reshuffling of schedules.
 
GrayTide said:
In most years it is gonna be UT, UGA and UF in the East and Alabama, LSU, and AU in the West competing for the divisional championship. The other teams normally will not win their division. I see no need to realign.
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My initial statement also added that since Petrino and Mullen are at this time locked in, the road is about to get a lot rougher for West division teams. MSU has beat us out for a couple of recruits since Mullen arrived, he only improved his standing by actually winning with them. And I think that with Petrino, Ark is going to be a annual threat to the West. The jury is still out on Ole Miss, but that is it.

The East has two bottom feeders, three if South Carolina can't sustain their success. I still say that in a couple of years, if the current state of affairs holds true, the SEC will need to look at realignment or expansion.
 
JD95 said:
Just say NO. Why mess around with something that's working? Four straight BCS football titles with number 5 likely coming in less than a month . . . leave it alone!
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thats my point LSU twice, Florida twice, Alabama, and now Auburn have all won (or is about to win) the NC in the last decade. What do 4 of the 6 have in common. With the exception of Florida they are all SEC West teams. During one of Florida's NC runs they were beaten by an SEC West bottom feeder (Ole Miss). I'm making the point that we play in the toughest conference, but our division far more competitive than the East. Plus the Eastern Champ is almost always decided prior to the West Champ, why is that?
 
I think if they consider realignment based on how good the teams are on each side, then you will be realigning every few years. It is a roller coaster ride for nearly all the teams in the conference.
 
Cowzrul said:
Each team actually plays three teams from the other division, potentially four, with the SECCG. One cross divisional rival is fixed, i.e. Bama-Tenn game, while the other two rotate, i.e. USCe and Florida in 2010, Florida and Vandy in 2011.
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Thanks for the correction. It was late when I posted. In the morning I was wondering "did I say 2?". Makes the argument against realignment even stronger.
 
JD95 said:
Just say NO. Why mess around with something that's working? Four straight BCS football titles with number 5 likely coming in less than a month . . . leave it alone!
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I agree to leave it alone but I hope it stays at 4 straight BCS titles. I just can't pull for the boogs.
 
RIP Jumbo Pkg said:
The West could seriously petition the NFL for entrance as a division right now. Now it appears as if Petrino is locked in and Mullen may end up staying. Saban, Miles, and now Cheezit will (most likely) each have NC's in recent years. Arkansas is nearly always tuff and very physical. Miss St. and Ole Miss will still compete and jump up and bite you once in a while.

Now look at the East. Florida, Georgia, and Tenn each had a down year, but they are still tough programs due to their ability to draw top recruits. South Carolina had what is likely their best shot at winning the SEC this year, they had never even contended before. There is only one reason for thier success and it resides under a visor. Kentucky is a bastketball school who'll make a bowl occasionally and Vandy is an academic school that rarely competes.

My point is that there is a serious imbalance in our divisional strength in the SEC. What about the following.

West: Alabama, Arkansas, LSU, Miss St., Miss, Vandy
East: Aubarn, Florida, Georgia, Tenn, SC, Kentucky

agree/disagree?
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agree with caveat. I do not want to play the barners twice in a year which could happen in this scenario. I want the annual last regular season game of the year to remain but would not like it if we had to play them back to back. Too many anomalies happen in this series and one game a year is all I can stand based on their fan base I have to deal with at work. I know, I should just retire. But then what if more move into my neighborhood, etc :(
 
RIP Jumbo Pkg said:
The West could seriously petition the NFL for entrance as a division right now. Now it appears as if Petrino is locked in and Mullen may end up staying. Saban, Miles, and now Cheezit will (most likely) each have NC's in recent years. Arkansas is nearly always tuff and very physical. Miss St. and Ole Miss will still compete and jump up and bite you once in a while.

Now look at the East. Florida, Georgia, and Tenn each had a down year, but they are still tough programs due to their ability to draw top recruits. South Carolina had what is likely their best shot at winning the SEC this year, they had never even contended before. There is only one reason for thier success and it resides under a visor. Kentucky is a bastketball school who'll make a bowl occasionally and Vandy is an academic school that rarely competes.

My point is that there is a serious imbalance in our divisional strength in the SEC. What about the following.

West: Alabama, Arkansas, LSU, Miss St., Miss, Vandy
East: Aubarn, Florida, Georgia, Tenn, SC, Kentucky

agree/disagree?
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Disagree. "Strength" in the divisions is cyclical. It will eventually even back out and then swing to the East for a few years.
 
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