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locoguano · Oct 17, 2011

Mission Impossible: Texas A&M's 2012 SEC Schedule : Outkick The Coverage

Now that we know Texas A&M is officially divorced from the Big 12, the complications for the SEC actually become more substantial. The next step is fairly simple: The SEC presidents will vote to extend an offer to Texas A&M once the Aggies officially submit an application. (The application is really fun to think about. In particular, is there an essay portion? I'm picturing R. Bowen Loftin sitting up late at night staring at his computer screen screaming: "Why am I so damn boring?" If this essay doesn't focus on the trials and tribulations of male cheerleaders, I'm going to be really disappointed.)

At least nine SEC presidents will vote yes and A&M will join the best conference in America.

Then things get difficult.

OKTC has been told the 2012 scheduling process will move into the hands of the SEC office which will present three or four different potential schedules and allow the ADs to vote on the best option. Simple majority will carry the day. That is, assuming the SEC schedulers aren't all throwing themselves off bridges before all is said and done

I spent an hour tonight trying to draft a potential 2012 SEC football schedule for A&M. Then I gave up. How did I give up? I called my friend Chris Shaw, a Math PhD living in Chicago, gave him the divisional parameters -- every team plays every other team in its division and all teams play eight total SEC games.

I didn't even worry about the issue of making the dates work, which layers a degree of complexity on top of an already intractable problem.

I asked my math PhD buddy to confirm what I believed was true -- that an eight game schedule for 13 teams predicated on playing every team in your division was impossible.

Ten minutes later he texted me back -- "That is impossible."
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lsudolemite · Oct 17, 2011

We'll just merge with the Big 10 and add Notre Dame to make a 26-team superconference. Problem solved.

locoguano · Oct 17, 2011

I'm just waiting for the NC St. announcement. North Carolina is a huge market for the SEC to get its claws into.

MobileBengal · Oct 17, 2011

This is exactly why we keep Vanderbilt around.

Proposed 2012 13-Team SEC Schedule - Anchor Of Gold

locoguano · Oct 17, 2011

Saw that one... The question though will be, "Who does aTm play from the West and the East?" MSU, Ole Miss, Auburn, Arkansas... UT, Kentucky, Vandy, and Georgia... OR LSU, Bama, Arkansas, Auburn... USC, Florida, UT, Georgia...

Two very different schedules.

stevescookin · Oct 17, 2011

West Virginia's coming to solve the problem, I believe.

T-Time · Oct 17, 2011

stevescookin said: ↑

West Virginia's coming to solve the problem, I believe.
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I sure hope not....

TigerCliff · Oct 17, 2011

locoguano said: ↑

I'm just waiting for the NC St. announcement. North Carolina is a huge market for the SEC to get its claws into.
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yep

huge

TigerCliff · Oct 17, 2011

stevescookin said: ↑

West Virginia's coming to solve the problem, I believe.
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WV has at least 10 people that make over 100k

COTiger · Oct 17, 2011

T-Time said: ↑

I sure hope not....
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+1