SEC implementing nine game conference schedule in 2026

[Blake Munroe]

 

 

[4thandFive]

AWESOME

[MBHORNSFAN]

Playoff expansion is likely coming too then. 

[LovingBuckeye]

This is a W for college football fans.

[LovingBuckeye]

1 minute ago, MBHORNSFAN said:

Playoff expansion is likely coming too then. 

Yeah, I think it’s a given that it will be 16. Hopefully the B1G leadership gives up on the ridiculous 4+4+2+2 model in favor of the 5+11 model. The media that covers the B1G always said that that was the compromise the B1G wanted to agree to 5+11.

[JMarquette]

Super league incoming

[SuperDave0805]

Less games between SEC teams and FCS schools

[Drunk randoke]

The road trips make me horny

[Blake Munroe]

Best part, imo, is SEC teams are required to schedule at least one additional high quality non-conference from the Atlantic Coast, Big Ten or Big 12 conferences or Notre Dame each season

[4thandFive]

6 minutes ago, Blake Munroe said:

Best part, imo, is SEC teams are required to schedule at least one additional high quality non-conference from the Atlantic Coast, Big Ten or Big 12 conferences or Notre Dame each season

= limits the extra cupcake wins

Edited 3 hours ago by 4thandFive

[Texas fan in Georgia]

6 minutes ago, Blake Munroe said:

Best part, imo, is SEC teams are required to schedule at least one additional high quality non-conference from the Atlantic Coast, Big Ten or Big 12 conferences or Notre Dame each season

PLEASE GIVE US TECH😂

[Alex Butler]

43 minutes ago, Blake Munroe said:

 

 

Hell yes!! Love that we’ll play ATM, OU, and Arkansas every year!! 

[Alex Butler]

7 minutes ago, Blake Munroe said:

Best part, imo, is SEC teams are required to schedule at least one additional high quality non-conference from the Atlantic Coast, Big Ten or Big 12 conferences or Notre Dame each season

Can we just require ND to join a conference please?! It’s getting ridiculous now especially with the money involved. 

[LonghornFan4Ever]

2 minutes ago, Alex Butler said:

Can we just require ND to join a conference please?! It’s getting ridiculous now especially with the money involved. 

I agree, but until it prevents Notre Dame from competing for national titles, there's no reason for them to join a conference.  They will milk the independence as long as they can.

[GoHorns1]

5 minutes ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

PLEASE GIVE US TECH😂

Never happening 

[MarkInAustin]

7 minutes ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

PLEASE GIVE US TECH😂

You like traveling to Lubbock?

[GoHorns1]

Excellent news!!

[TexasFanatic]

43 minutes ago, SuperDave0805 said:

Less games between SEC teams and FCS schools

Aggy in shambles 

[ArizonaLonghorn]

I love it!  Every four years play the other 6 teams home and away, the way it should be.

Did they announce who our three annual rivals are?  OU and A&M for sure, # 3 is hopefully Mississippi State?  Nope?  Probably Arkansas ...

And now the Big 10 weasels wanting four guaranteed playoff spots can't whinge about us not playing 9 in-conference games ...

Edited 2 hours ago by ArizonaLonghorn

[drag worm]

From February:

 

[ArizonaLonghorn]

This was supposedly proposed by the SEC three years ago

Annual opponents

Two years ago, back when nine games seemed a fait accompli, the SEC office came up with three potential annual opponents for each school. Historic rivalries received heavy consideration, as did a formula that analyzed every team’s record over the past decade and tried to create some parity. The conference never released or confirmed the opponents, but various outlets, including The Athletic, reported the list below.

Alabama: Auburn, LSU, Tennessee

Arkansas: Missouri, Ole Miss, Texas

Auburn: Alabama, Georgia, Vanderbilt

Florida: Georgia, Oklahoma, South Carolina

Georgia: Auburn, Florida, Kentucky

Kentucky: Georgia, Mississippi State, South Carolina

LSU: Alabama, Ole Miss, Texas A&M

Mississippi State: Kentucky, Ole Miss, Texas A&M

Missouri: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt

Oklahoma: Florida, Missouri, Texas

Ole Miss: Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi State

South Carolina: Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee

Texas: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M

Texas A&M: LSU, Mississippi State, Texas

Tennessee: Alabama, South Carolina, Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt: Auburn, Missouri, Tennessee

[Burnt Orange Horn]

I still have not seen what extra ESPN will pay to the SEC for these extra 8 games.  Should be $100M.

[LovingBuckeye]

Notre Dame will eventually be in the B1G. Most people believe by 2030. 

[Alex Butler]

1 hour ago, LonghornFan4Ever said:

I agree, but until it prevents Notre Dame from competing for national titles, there's no reason for them to join a conference.  They will milk the independence as long as they can.

I know it, surely the conferences are tired of that crap from them. 

[SuperDave0805]

1 hour ago, TexasFanatic said:

Aggy in shambles 

Hope this doesn't effect their epic showdown with Tarleton St next season