Future SEC math? 13 teams would mean unequal number of division games

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If necessary, creating a 13-member SEC football schedule for 2012 can be done by teams playing unequal numbers of division games, SEC Executive Associate Commissioner Mark Womack said Tuesday.

"You'd have to have some odd numbers in divisional play," Womack said. "Your schedule may look different where you don't play everybody in your division, but you'd still have a division concept."

Divisions are necessary to maintain for the SEC Championship Game, based on current NCAA rules. To hold a conference championship game, there must be at least 12 members divided into two divisions of six or more schools, "each of which conducts round-robin, regular-season competition among the members of that division."

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This is a problem if he is right about that.  Imagine if LSU and Alabama did not play each other and both went undefeated.  Who goes to Atlanta to represent the west?

Alabama. The Crimson Tide always trumps LSU. What's a matter with you SC?

I like that answer.

But most likely it is not correct.  My guess would be the tie breaker would go to the team that has gone the longest without making it to the SEC title game.  They already have this as the last ditch tie breaker right now and I think Arkansas got to Atlanta a few years ago because of it.  Since Bama goes every year, we would always lose this kind of tie breaker.

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This is a problem if he is right about that.  Imagine if LSU and Alabama did not play each other and both went undefeated.  Who goes to Atlanta to represent the west?

I almost threw up just thinking about us getting screwed out of whatever tiebreaker they'd have to come up with.  Ugh.

They need to just make sure that doesnt happen with scheduling or find #14.

IMO we will get #14 or more. Oklahoma is exploring their options and the link below says FSU is forming a committee to look at realignment. I have to believe that Commissioner Slive and the SEC have talked to more schools and know more than they are letting the media know about.

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^^^THIS^^^

They will get an even number most likely, they are just trying to make it look like we are planning to go with 13 to prevent future lawsuits from #14's current conference mates.  They may not even know who #14 is yet, but this is a smart move regardless to show we could go with 13 and we are not going to raid a conference just to get to an even number.  When the Big 12 collapses and teams are going every where we can take our pick without being blamed for causing all of the turmoil.

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Will Texas A&M automaticlly be given a week off before Bama plays them?

       



Nice one.

[Chechem]

Will Texas A&M automaticlly be given a week off before Bama plays them?

       



Nice one.

That is funny.  Maybe TA&M can just fill in those open dates for the opponent schools; hence, it would solve the problem for Bama.

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