RE: Why a Rock Solid ACC GOR Could Prove Providential for Kansas and South Florida
That is intriguing, JR. Would you recommend a 3-7-7, 5-4-4-4, or some other scheduling format with 18 teams? Just playing around, 3-7-7 could look something like this:
Kansas - Missouri, Oklahoma, Kentucky
Oklahoma - Kansas, Texas, Missouri
Texas - Oklahoma, TAMU, Arkansas
TAMU - Texas, LSU, Mississippi State
Missouri - Kansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky
Arkansas - Mississippi State, Texas, LSU
LSU - TAMU, Arkansas, Ole Miss
Ole Miss - LSU, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt
Mississippi State - TAMU, Ole Miss, Arkansas
Alabama - Auburn, Tennessee, South Florida
Auburn - Alabama, Georgia, Florida
Vanderbilt - Ole Miss, Tennessee, South Florida
Tennessee- Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Alabama
Kentucky - Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee
Georgia- Auburn, Florida, South Carolina
South Carolina - Georgia, Florida, South Florida
Florida - Georgia, South Carolina, Auburn
South Florida - Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Alabama
Some permanent rival packages are more challenging than others, but it will all pretty well even out with 7 additional rotating opponents. You could easily get every school into either the state of Texas or Florida for an away game every year, which would be huge for longterm recruiting. I like this path, especially since it is the least resistant. Like you said, there are still 6 spots left for ACC teams in 2036, and a 5-6-6-6 schedule gets everyone playing at least every three years with one open game to spare.
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