New SEC divisions and pods thread (Page 30 starts recent discussion)

[Saint Austin 745]

At least it's a better idea than eating Deep South babies.

[TrashMaster G 17600]

16 hours ago, AeroHorn said:

Also, I suspect their coaches/AD want to minimize tough permanent rivals and would be glad to not play LSU every year. They will be happy with UT, MSU and USC.

Does anyone really think aggy will continue playing SC?

[DFW Horn 6208]

2 hours ago, TrashMaster G said:

Does anyone really think aggy will continue playing SC?

You, sir, have no appreciation for the prestigious and coveted Bonham Trophy.

[TrashMaster G 17600]

19 minutes ago, DFW Horn said:

You, sir, have no appreciation for the prestigious and coveted Bonham Trophy.

You are correct, sir.

[DFW Horn 6208]

1 hour ago, TrashMaster G said:

You are correct, sir.

Everybody talks about Bowie, Travis and Crockett but, to my way of thinking, James Butler Bonham was the most heroic. Bonham, who was boyhood friends with Travis in South Carolina (and whose whole reason for even being in Texas in the first place was because Travis had written him a letter the previous year that described a world of opportunity in Texas for enterprising young men like themselves ), was sent by Travis to obtain aid for the garrison at Bexar on about February 16, 1836. He visited Goliad, but the commander of the forces there, James Fannin, was unable to provide assistance. Bonham's spirit is best described by T.R. Fehrenbach in his Texas opus, Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans:

 

"At the end, the weary Bonham, a lawyer, a Carolinian of exulted family and a friend of Travis, turned his mount around and rode back toward San Antonio. He was told it was useless to throw away his life. He answered back that Buck Travis deserved to know the answer to his appeals, spat upon the ground, and galloped west into his own immortality."

 

Thus, Bonham returned to the Alamo on March 3, riding through a hail of Mexican bullets to do it. Imagine being him as he approached the Alamo. He could certainly see the huge Mexican Army and must have known that he faced death either trying to get back inside or in the battle that would certainly follow. He could have turned his horse around, gone back to Goliad or Gonzales, and nobody would have ever known.

 

James Butler Bonham died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836, aged 29. He is believed to have died manning one of the cannons.

 

[statsman 5479]

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and galloped west into his own immortality."

That’s a pretty loose example of “immortality”. 

[LTtxfan 49356]

 

[DigglerontheHoof 21245]

36 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

 

I couldn't listen to these two geniuses for more than 1 minute at a time; did they even mention Texas or OU?

[BachelorTrek 3061]

3 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

 

 

 

Skipped around and these twats mention lsu and aggy constantly after the initial Saban comments.

Also found the comment that Houston is all-aggy OFFENSIVE when there are more TEXAS fans in Houston than aggy, but Twat on left that also needs a haircut, and neither of these twats don't know shit about Houston, so they should just shut the fuck up about it.

Is Texas mentioned anywhere? 

Edited March 7, 2023 by BachelorTrek

[OrangEngr 1035]

9 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

 

I love how every SEC knob slobber assumes everything Saban says is gospel (in regards to bamas opponents), vs what it actually is, and that’s Sabans patented “steer the narrative through angry rants even though he might actually not know the facts”. The permanent opponents might not actually be set, but that won’t stop nick

[Wishbone 4782]

7 hours ago, BachelorTrek said:

 

 

Skipped around and these twats mention lsu and aggy constantly after the initial Saban comments.

Also found the comment that Houston is all-aggy OFFENSIVE when there are more TEXAS fans in Houston than aggy, but Twat on left that also needs a haircut, and neither of these twats don't know shit about Houston, so they should just shut the fuck up about it.

Is Texas mentioned anywhere? 

Pos rep for “Mr. Horse” of Ren and Stimpy fame.

[TKthunder2 4997]

4 hours ago, OrangEngr said:

I love how every SEC knob slobber assumes everything Saban says is gospel (in regards to bamas opponents), vs what it actually is, and that’s Sabans patented “steer the narrative through angry rants even though he might actually not know the facts”. The permanent opponents might not actually be set, but that won’t stop nick

I mean Saban is not wrong. They are the only school playing 3 opponents with national championships in the BCS/CFP era. That being said, Alabama benefited every year since Saban got their by playing a weak ass Tennessee game while the other helmet schools that won titles played each other LSU/UF UGA/Auburn. It’s pussyshit to benefit from that arrangement for over a decade and then now bitch about it because Tennessee is suddenly good for the first time ever since you’ve been there.

At the end of the day this is all about money and I don’t think Bama is going to get out of playing LSU annually (which is what they are really trying to accomplish here).

[Cairn Horn88 8283]

Well, Saban was one of the reasons Tennessee was down the past 10 yesrs….come on Nick…..ya gotta take credit for that.

[billfromlaketravis 11523]

48 minutes ago, TKthunder2 said:

I mean Saban is not wrong. They are the only school playing 3 opponents with national championships in the BCS/CFP era. That being said, Alabama benefited every year since Saban got their by playing a weak ass Tennessee game while the other helmet schools that won titles played each other LSU/UF UGA/Auburn. It’s pussyshit to benefit from that arrangement for over a decade and then now bitch about it because Tennessee is suddenly good for the first time ever since you’ve been there.

At the end of the day this is all about money and I don’t think Bama is going to get out of playing LSU annually (which is what they are really trying to accomplish here).

I think Saban is looking for a gimme win here. MS State instead of LSU. I agree it’s a bitch move, but I recognize his strategy. 
 

Saban knows he’s can get any Louisiana recruit he wants because of what he’s built + proximity. He doesn’t need a game every year in Louisiana to dominate recruiting in the state. 

[n64ra 1089]

On 3/6/2023 at 5:18 PM, DFW Horn said:

Everybody talks about Bowie, Travis and Crockett but, to my way of thinking, James Butler Bonham was the most heroic. Bonham, who was boyhood friends with Travis in South Carolina (and whose whole reason for even being in Texas in the first place was because Travis had written him a letter the previous year that described a world of opportunity in Texas for enterprising young men like themselves ), was sent by Travis to obtain aid for the garrison at Bexar on about February 16, 1836. He visited Goliad, but the commander of the forces there, James Fannin, was unable to provide assistance. Bonham's spirit is best described by T.R. Fehrenbach in his Texas opus, Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans:

 

"At the end, the weary Bonham, a lawyer, a Carolinian of exulted family and a friend of Travis, turned his mount around and rode back toward San Antonio. He was told it was useless to throw away his life. He answered back that Buck Travis deserved to know the answer to his appeals, spat upon the ground, and galloped west into his own immortality."

 

Thus, Bonham returned to the Alamo on March 3, riding through a hail of Mexican bullets to do it. Imagine being him as he approached the Alamo. He could certainly see the huge Mexican Army and must have known that he faced death either trying to get back inside or in the battle that would certainly follow. He could have turned his horse around, gone back to Goliad or Gonzales, and nobody would have ever known.

 

James Butler Bonham died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836, aged 29. He is believed to have died manning one of the cannons.

 

Relatives even - cousins or second cousins?

[Mitch Cumsteen 18575]

On 3/6/2023 at 5:18 PM, DFW Horn said:

Everybody talks about Bowie, Travis and Crockett but, to my way of thinking, James Butler Bonham was the most heroic. Bonham, who was boyhood friends with Travis in South Carolina (and whose whole reason for even being in Texas in the first place was because Travis had written him a letter the previous year that described a world of opportunity in Texas for enterprising young men like themselves ), was sent by Travis to obtain aid for the garrison at Bexar on about February 16, 1836. He visited Goliad, but the commander of the forces there, James Fannin, was unable to provide assistance. Bonham's spirit is best described by T.R. Fehrenbach in his Texas opus, Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans:

 

"At the end, the weary Bonham, a lawyer, a Carolinian of exulted family and a friend of Travis, turned his mount around and rode back toward San Antonio. He was told it was useless to throw away his life. He answered back that Buck Travis deserved to know the answer to his appeals, spat upon the ground, and galloped west into his own immortality."

 

Thus, Bonham returned to the Alamo on March 3, riding through a hail of Mexican bullets to do it. Imagine being him as he approached the Alamo. He could certainly see the huge Mexican Army and must have known that he faced death either trying to get back inside or in the battle that would certainly follow. He could have turned his horse around, gone back to Goliad or Gonzales, and nobody would have ever known.

 

James Butler Bonham died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836, aged 29. He is believed to have died manning one of the cannons.

 

And they honored Bonham by naming San Antonio's most famous gay bar after him. 

[Ignatius 4028]

On 3/5/2023 at 8:35 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

It’s still a hell hole, but the SEC move has resulted in some CS upgrades. The George is a solid 4 star hotel. If you absolutely must stay in CS overnight, stay at the George.
 

I’m sure we’ll take it over and they’ll lose their goddamned minds. Oh well, they’ll always have the shitty Hilton.

Only way I’m spending the night there is in jail or the morgue….

[billfromlaketravis 11523]

40 minutes ago, Ignatius said:

Only way I’m spending the night there is in jail or the morgue….

Yeah, you can hire Ubers by the hour now. I'd imagine that or car services will be the move for most of the Houston/Austin Texas fans/heavy drinkers. 

Edited March 10, 2023 by billfromlaketravis

[DigglerontheHoof 21245]

Has the SEC said when they will release the new scheduling format?  I mean, I enjoy baseless speculation as much as the next person, but this is fucking regarded. 

[BurntOrange&White 40010]

20 hours ago, DigglerontheHoof said:

Has the SEC said when they will release the new scheduling format?  I mean, I enjoy baseless speculation as much as the next person, but this is fucking regarded. 

Yeah I'm pretty sure it's when they release the 2024 schedules lol.

[TrashMaster G 17600]

We will know the new format when aggy has a public tantrum because they didn't get their way.

[Davis Lane 5618]

On 3/5/2023 at 7:38 PM, Rimbo said:

my modest proposal

I mean, it's all pretty obvious, no?

East division is for teams in the East.

West division is for teams in the West.

Poors division is Mississippi and Alabama.

Lame is for all the loser teams nobody gives a shit about.

You could probably swap Vandy and S Carolina.

But then again, you don't have to.

[Rimbo 26111]

2 hours ago, Davis Lane said:

You could probably swap Vandy and S Carolina.

But then again, you don't have to.

I mean, Vandy is bad at football. But they're not lame, because they got that whole "great private school" thing, plus they're just SO bad they've wrapped around to being interesting again; those few times they are decent, the whole country wakes up and takes notice.

SoCar on the other hand will never be good. They're where good coaching careers go to die. And even if they've got a good season going, nobody gives a shit. Nobody cares if they lose, either. NOBODY GIVES A SHIT ABOUT THE COCKS.

[Ignatius 4028]

3 hours ago, Rimbo said:

I mean, Vandy is bad at football. But they're not lame, because they got that whole "great private school" thing, plus they're just SO bad they've wrapped around to being interesting again; those few times they are decent, the whole country wakes up and takes notice.

SoCar on the other hand will never be good. They're where good coaching careers go to die. And even if they've got a good season going, nobody gives a shit. Nobody cares if they lose, either. NOBODY GIVES A SHIT ABOUT THE COCKS.

Keep yelling it until you believe it, honcho…

[Rimbo 26111]

40 minutes ago, Ignatius said:

Keep yelling it until you believe it, honcho…

[nunna yo bizness 1687]

We need some news to move this thread to a new page.  I'm tired of checking in for the last 2 weeks to be greeted by marcstanco proclaiming Looches validity.

[Davis Lane 5618]

4 hours ago, Rimbo said:

I mean, Vandy is bad at football. But they're not lame, because they got that whole "great private school" thing, plus they're just SO bad they've wrapped around to being interesting again; those few times they are decent, the whole country wakes up and takes notice.

SoCar on the other hand will never be good. They're where good coaching careers go to die. And even if they've got a good season going, nobody gives a shit. Nobody cares if they lose, either. NOBODY GIVES A SHIT ABOUT THE COCKS.

[Steel Shank 9432]

1 hour ago, nunna yo bizness said:

We need some news to move this thread to a new page.  I'm tired of checking in for the last 2 weeks to be greeted by marcstanco proclaiming Looches validity.

 

[NeverMarryAStripper 21921]

8 hours ago, Rimbo said:

 NOBODY GIVES A SHIT ABOUT THE COCKS.

I’m pretty sure that there’s a thread in a different forum about slots that care about the cock

[nbmishoid 962]

One of my sisters was in grad school at SC In Columbia, the year they won it all back in the late 70’s.  She said their main cheer was “Nobody can beat our ‘Cocks!”

 Carry on.

Edited March 17, 2023 by nbmishoid
Spell check bullshit

[956 Worldwide 34772]

12 hours ago, nbmishoid said:

One of my sisters was in grad school at SC In Columbia, the year they won it all back in the late 70’s.  She said their main cheer was “Nobody can beat our ‘Cocks!”

 Carry on.

What timeline are you posting from?USCe has never “won it all” and their first ten win season came in the 1980s. 

[nbmishoid 962]

My memory is poor.  She did go there, and I conflated that memory with the rare good season memory.

Now carry on, Mr 956, sir.

[billfromlaketravis 11523]

A lot of geography flubbing in the SEC. With the exception of Vandy, almost every road game is 1-2 hours from a decent sized airport. Rental car companies are going to make a fortune off of us. 

[RomaVicta 30018]

On 3/17/2023 at 3:47 PM, nbmishoid said:

One of my sisters was in grad school at SC In Columbia, the year they won it all back in the late 70’s.  She said their main cheer was “Nobody can beat our ‘Cocks!”

 Carry on.

That's a remarkably dull joke even for South Carolina.

[nbmishoid 962]

Well, undergrad was Trinity, so what do you expect?  Clemson turns out to be their aggy.  Something something bowling ball.

[Steelers Roll Left 1182]

So jack shit lately as far as news on 2024 SEC football scheduling?

[BurntOrange&White 40010]

31 minutes ago, Steelers Roll Left said:

So jack shit lately as far as news on 2024 SEC football scheduling?

You're not going to hear shit about  it until they fucking release the schedule this fall 

[mdmost 43050]

We won't hear about it until SEC meetings occur in May. 

[USC Traveler 488]

On 3/3/2023 at 9:11 PM, Hagbard Celine said:

i disagree.

it was contingent on sharp getting a call about 945am on that saturday morning and the entire aggy echochamber pivoting 90 degrees by lunch like the prior 36 hours had never happened.

Aggy found out the hard way that their place in the SEC pecking order is two tiers below Bama, UGA, Auburn, LSU, UF and the  Vols, and a tier below UK, Ole Miss and MSU.

They’re not even at the kids table.  They’re in the playpen with Vandy, Cocky, Arky, and Mizzou, waiting for the adults to tell them what to do.

The aggy public meltdown when their leadership realized they had no juice was one of the great side benefits of UT and OU making the move.  

Unintentional comedy at a very high level in a way that only aggy can deliver.

[USC Traveler 488]

On 3/5/2023 at 5:38 PM, Rimbo said:

my modest proposal

I mean, it's all pretty obvious, no?

East division is for teams in the East.

West division is for teams in the West.

Poors division is Mississippi and Alabama.

Lame is for all the loser teams nobody gives a shit about.

I’m a fan this- love the Poors and Lame pods.  
 

My only suggestion would be switching Arky and aggy, since Arky has actually won a title since the start of WW2, whereas no one does consistent mediocrity like aggy.

[Rimbo 26111]

1 hour ago, USC Traveler said:

I’m a fan this- love the Poors and Lame pods.  
 

My only suggestion would be switching Arky and aggy, since Arky has actually won a title since the start of WW2, whereas no one does consistent mediocrity like aggy.

yes but then i don't get to beat up their pansy asses twice a season

[TrashMaster G 17600]

6 hours ago, USC Traveler said:

Aggy found out the hard way that their place in the SEC pecking order is two tiers below Bama, UGA, Auburn, LSU, UF and the  Vols, and a tier below UK, Ole Miss and MSU.

They’re not even at the kids table.  They’re in the playpen with Vandy, Cocky, Arky, and Mizzou, waiting for the adults to tell them what to do.

The aggy public meltdown when their leadership realized they had no juice was one of the great side benefits of UT and OU making the move.  

Unintentional comedy at a very high level in a way that only aggy can deliver.

I've said for years that aggy is God's gift to unintentional comedy.

[USC Traveler 488]

17 hours ago, Rimbo said:

yes but then i don't get to beat up their pansy asses twice a season

That works!

[USC Traveler 488]

14 hours ago, TrashMaster G said:

I've said for years that aggy is God's gift to unintentional comedy.

So true.

With Jimbo in charge, they're going to start every season as the overwhelming national championship favorite  in unintentional comedy both on and off the field.

[UTexasFight 9528]

On 3/6/2023 at 8:33 PM, statsman said:

That’s a pretty loose example of “immortality”. 

Idk, changing your name to John and hanging around ~140 years later to be the drummer of a badass rock band sounds pretty immortal to me 

[mdmost 43050]

So dumb but completely unsurprising 

 

[Js1 85576]

And how many of those 38 are November FCS stat padding and rest games? 35?

[gatormarc 915]

39 minutes ago, Js1 said:

And how many of those 38 are November FCS stat padding and rest games? 35?

Of the 3 seasons that Florida has 4 OOC games, all of them have an FCS game we can cancel.

Of course doing that would mean we are scheduling 12, 11, and 12 P5 teams those seasons.

2024
08/31 - Miami (FL)
09/07 - Samford
10/05 - UCF
11/30 - at Florida State

2025
09/06 - USF
09/20 - at Miami (FL)
10/11 - Florida A&M
11/29 - Florida State

2026
09/05 - at NC State
09/12 - Campbell
09/19 - California
11/28 - at Florida State

[gatormarc 915]

It's good to finally see a list on where everyone sits going into next week:

9 Game Schedule:

Florida
Georgia
LSU
Missouri
Texas A&M

8 Game Schedule:

Arkansas
Kentucky
Mississippi State
South Carolina

On The Fence

Auburn
Ole Miss
Tennessee
Alabama*

Unknown

Vanderbilt

* It really looks like Saban is just posturing.  "If you schedule us with Tennessee, Auburn, and LSU, we'll vote 8. If you get rid of LSU and give us someone like Miss St, we'll vote 9."

The one angle I hadn't heard before of is the option to do a temp 8 game schedule for 2024/2025. Might be a good way to kick the can down the road a little and also separate out the negotiation with ESPN for adding OUT vs adding the 9th game.

[Horn of Gabriel 1671]

We will fucking riot if it's an 8 game trash schedule.  JFC this is the easiest decision ever.