New 5-1-2 schedule format for SEC teams

[Eckwood43]

The 2004 season will mark the beginning of a 5-1-2 schedule format. The 5-1-2 format allows for each school to play all five of its division opponents along with one permanent and two rotating non-division opponents each year. It ensures an institution will play every conference member four times during a 10-year period and that each team will make two visits to every SEC stadium during the 10-year period.

The old format used was based on a 5-2-1 schedule format. Schools played all five of its divisional opponents along with two permanent and one rotating non-division opponent each year.

ALABAMA
Division (5): Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, Miss. State
Permanent Non-Division (1): Tennessee
Rotating Non-Division (2):
2002/2007 - at Vanderbilt, Georgia
2003/2008 - at Georgia, Kentucky
2004/2009 - at Kentucky, South Carolina
2005/2010 - at South Carolina, Florida
2006/2011 - at Florida, Vanderbilt

ARKANSAS
Division (5): Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, Miss. State
Permanent Non-Division (1): South Carolina
Rotating Non-Division (2):
2002/2007 - at Tennessee, Kentucky
2003/2008 - at Kentucky, Florida
2004/2009 - at Florida, Georgia
2005/2010 - at Georgia, Vanderbilt
2006/2011 - at Vanderbilt, Tennessee

AUBURN
Division (5): Alabama, Arkansas, LSU, Ole Miss, Miss. State
Permanent Non-Division (1): Georgia
Rotating Non-Divsion (2):
2002/2007 - at Florida, Vanderbilt
2003/2008 - at Vanderbilt, Tennessee
2004/2009 - at Tennessee, Kentucky
2005/2010 - at Kentucky, South Carolina
2006/2011 - at South Carolina, Florida

FLORIDA
Division (5): Georgia, Kentucky, S. Carolina, Tennessee,Vanderbilt
Permanent Non-Division (1): LSU
Rotating Non-Division (2):
2002/2007 - Auburn, at Ole Miss
2003/2008 - Ole Miss, at Arkansas
2004/2009 - Arkansas, at Mississippi State
2005/2010 - Mississippi State, at Alabama
2006/2011 - Alabama, at Auburn

GEORGIA
Division (5): Florida, Kentucky, S. Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Permanent Non-Division (1): Auburn
Rotating Non-Division (2):
2002/2007 - Ole Miss, at Alabama
2003/2008 - Alabama, at LSU
2004/2009 - LSU, at Arkansas
2005/2010 - Arkansas, at Mississippi State
2006/2011 - Mississippi State, at Ole Miss

KENTUCKY
Division (5): Florida, Georgia, S. Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Permanent Non-Division (1): Miss. State
Rotating Non-Division (2):
2002/2007 - LSU, at Arkansas
2003/2008 - Arkansas, at Alabama
2004/2009 - Alabama, at Auburn
2005/2010 - Auburn, at Ole Miss
2006/2011 - Ole Miss, at LSU

LSU
Divison (5): Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Ole Miss, Miss. State
Permanent Non-Division (1): Florida
Rotating Non-Division (2):
2002/2007 - at Kentucky, South Carolina
2003/2008 - at South Carolina, Georgia
2004/2009 - at Georgia, Vanderbilt
2005/2010 - at Vanderbilt, Tennessee
2006/2011 - at Tennessee, Kentucky

OLE MISS
Division (5): Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Miss. State
Permanent Non-Division (1): Vanderbilt
Rotating Non-Division (2):
2002/2007 - at Georgia, Florida
2003/2008 - at Florida, South Carolina
2004/2009 - at South Carolina, Tennessee
2005/2010 - at Tennessee, Kentucky
2006/2011 - at Kentucky, Georgia

MISSISSIPPI STATE
Division (5): Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss
Permanent Non-Divsion (1): Kentucky
Rotating Non-Division (2):
2002/2007 - at South Carolina, Tennessee
2003/2008 - at Tennessee, Vanderbilt
2004/2009 - at Vanderbilt, Florida
2005/2010 - at Florida, Georgia
2006/2011 - at Georgia, South Carolina

SOUTH CAROLINA
Division (5): Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Permanent Non-Division (1): Arkansas
Rotating Non-Division (2):
2002/2007 - Mississippi State, at LSU
2003/2008 - LSU, at Ole Miss
2004/2009 - Ole Miss, at Alabama
2005/2010 - Alabama, at Auburn
2006/2011 - Auburn, at Mississippi State

TENNESSEE
Division (5): Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
Permanent Non-Division (1): Alabama
Rotating Non-Division (2):
2002/2007 - Arkansas, at Mississippi State
2003/2008 - Mississippi State, at Auburn
2004/2009 - Auburn, at Ole Miss
2005/2010 - Ole Miss, at LSU
2006/2011 - LSU, at Arkansas

VANDERBILT
Division (5): Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee
Permanent Non-Division (1): Ole Miss
Rotating Non-Division (2):
2002/2007 - Alabama, at Auburn
2003/2008 - Auburn, at Mississippi State
2004/2009 - Mississippi State, at LSU
2005/2010 - LSU, at Arkansas
2006/2011 - Arkansas, at Alabama

[Benthelus]

Thanks for the info.

[Eckwood43]

NP Ben........I figured most of us Western Division teams would like to see when they played Vanderbilt next, ha ha.

[RW13]

Does anyone know if the permanent opp. can be changed? why is USC's permanent opp. Ark?

[Eckwood43]

RW....Because Arkansas and SC were the last two teams that entered the SEC, so they declared them the permanent opponent to play out of division every year.

[RW13]

I figured that since they both entered in 1992 but can it be changed and why are the other ones like they are?

[Benthelus]

It's

It's almost

It's almost time

It's almost time for

It's almost time for the

It's almost time for the preseason

It's almost time for the preseason football

It's almost time for the preseason football experts

It's almost time for the preseason football experts to

It's almost time for the preseason football experts to be

It's almost time for the preseason football experts to be wrong

It's almost time for the preseason football experts to be wrong again.

:cool:

[RW13]

let's hope they are wrong, at least for my team...

[Benthelus]

I hope they pick Ole Miss at number 117.

We always do bad when picked high, and usually do good when picked low.

[Irishrebel]

I hope they pick Ole Miss at number 117.

We always do bad when picked high, and usually do good when picked low.

Funny thats how notre dame has been the last few years lol.

[Neo]

Speaking of Notre Dame, I think that if Mr. Tyrone Willingham doesn't win this year, he is on his way out. Notre Dame is NOT going to wait years just for another "Bob Davie" to show his face.

[Benthelus]

I don't know why people make such a big deal of Ole Miss playing Vandy every year. It's usually all we can do to beat them, for some strange reason.

I wish we could play Florida every year.

[Neo]

Well...it's like the old belief if you play the top teams, you will get better with experience. Look at all of the whippings that USC got from Tennessee and Florida and for the past few years, USC has been closing the gap a little every year.

[oxfordrebel]

Then look at all the whippings Vandy's got from Tennessee, Florida, and Georgia every year. They're trying to turn it around, but that argument goes both ways.