![]() ![]() That’s one of the most ridiculous arguments I’ve heard why we should have no divisions and rotate people through the league. “What kids do we have staying for five years? I just got a list of the transfer portal. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)Īsked if he could sell a recruit the opportunity to play on every SEC campus during his career, Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz was incredulous. Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin, left with coach Billy Napier, favors a football schedule with nine SEC games. ![]() ![]() This is a boon for fans tiring of stale, predictable SEC schedules, but unlikely to greatly influence players in the age of the transfer portal and name, image and likeness. The eight- and nine-game scheduling models each allowed for schools to play each other at least twice every four years. He called the discourse “the most overrated conversation there ever was.” “We’re at that point where television demands great matchups.You’ve got to put in front of your fan base quality competition.”īut reported only five of 14 schools favored nine games: Florida, Georgia, LSU, Missouri and Texas A&M.ĭespite his school’s support of nine game, Georgia coach Kirby Smart, whose Bulldogs won the past two national championships, brushed off scheduling matters. “I want us to play the most robust schedule we can get,” LSU coach Brian Kelly said. Those trumpeting nine SEC games aim to put forth an even better product for fans and TV partners. Florida coach Billy Napier, right, and Georgia coach Kirby Smart chat at midfield before the Gators and Bulldogs game in Jacksonville last season. ESPN based its 10-year, $3 billion TV deal with the SEC, set to begin in 2024, on an eight-game conference slate and before Oklahoma and Texas decided to leave the Big 12. Eight-game supporters also want additional TV revenue. ![]()
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