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[Moderated by Matt Jones, Drew Franklin and Tyler Thompson]
[Moderated by Matt Jones, Drew Franklin and Tyler Thompson]
The Southeastern Conference officially announced the new format for the 14-team conference schedule and tournament, and it looks pretty much like everyone expected it to. These are the highlights:
–Every team plays 18 games, with at least one game against every other team.
–Each team plays one permanent rival home-and-home every year.
–Teams play four rotating opponents home-and-home each year.
–Teams play each remaining school once.
–The rivalry pairings are as follows:
Kentucky – Florida
Alabama – Auburn
Arkansas – Missouri
Georgia – South Carolina
LSU – Texas A&M
Ole Miss – Mississippi State
Tennessee – Vanderbilt
Under the format, in a three-year period every team would play their permanent rival six times and every other team four times, which means UK will get a steady diet of Florida in the years to come, but a smaller serving of Vanderbilt than they have been getting. Somewhere in the last sentence are the makings for a fat joke about Kevin Stallings, but I’m having trouble choosing so I’ll just move on.
The SEC tournament will also adjust to include all 14 teams, and will now start on Wednesday with the 11-14 and 12-13 games. The top four seeds get a bye to Friday’s quarterfinal, meaning that travel plans for Kentucky fans probably won’t change much from what they have been recently. The 2013 tournament will take place from March 13-17 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, and Kentucky fans have probably already taken the place over.
You can see the full release about the schedule at the SEC website.
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June 4th, 2012 at 6:37 pm
QUIT HATING ON RONDO MATT JONES….u dont know him personally…he is an introvert, a loner, quiet, and is willing to do anything for his friends. U HAVE NO RIGHT TO DOG HIM ON UR SHOW. He is a Kentuckian. Joe crawford, morris, and bradley seemed like the guys who were showboats and classless. NAME 1 INSTANCE WHERE RONDO WAS N TROUBLE….the guy plays hard just because he does not g go on ur show u r upset .
June 4th, 2012 at 6:38 pm
I’m sure some will be unhappy with the rivalry pairings, but all things considered, I’m fine with them. I’ll be very surprised if the SEC doesn’t add a couple more teams within the next couple of years. Then we will have the opportunity to revisit all of this.
So much for the good old days.
June 4th, 2012 at 6:51 pm
I wonder if the “permanent” pairings will change every 5-10 years or so. Florida is great, and has been our biggest adversary the last ten years. But would be nice to switch it up. Tennessee is probably our biggest natural rivalry, even ahead of Florida.
June 4th, 2012 at 7:00 pm
@#3, I agree.
June 4th, 2012 at 7:12 pm
Definitely agree with #3 about UT being our biggest natural rivalry. ‘Gonna miss it. But I think
playing UF will be really good for us, and be great preparation for big games in the last
stretch. Donovon and UF are definitely worthy opponents!
June 4th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
@Bilbo: STFU.
Rondo’s got a tough personality that rubs a lot of people the wrong way. That doesn’t mean he’s a bad OR good guy – just that some folks aren’t going to get along with him.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:19 pm
I agree that Florida is probably the best fit for us from a talent perspective, I just like beating Tennessee a lot.
June 4th, 2012 at 9:52 pm
I usually go to the bathroom and use the stall for disabled people. Put some paper towels on the ground and do some push-ups. Then do some isometric exercises like push against the wall. Also put your hands on the toilet seat and do some dips. When you come out of the bathroom try and keep pumped by staying active and flexing your muscles every once in a while, covertly.
Good luck
June 4th, 2012 at 10:08 pm
Not a big fan of 18 conference games but not sure how else to do it. All in all this and the football schedule worked out about as well as UK could hope for.
June 4th, 2012 at 10:10 pm
The South Carolina v. Georgia matchup should be exciting. Frank Martin will have USC “back” before long and Georgia should’ve been much better but some very poor decisions to leave early hurt them.
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June 4th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
As a Vandy ticket holder to get one guaranteed UK game a year, my strategy is now suspect in the “off” year.