For weeks we have heard the message loud and clear from the SEC.
“It Just Means More” is still the main theme for the conference, but we have been reminded constantly about the “New Era of SEC Football.”
If you can still call it the SEC.
Think about the league when I started in the newspaper business in 19** (I did that on purpose because I don’t want to think about how long ago it was).
Back in those olden days, there were 10 SEC teams, most of whom were either on probation from the NCAA or headed there.
Now it is up to 16 with the SEC picking up two in 1991, two more in 2012 and then the latest two who will be playing big-boy football with the rest of us in 2024.
All this said, the schedule reveal on Wednesday was less of a reveal than a reminder. We already knew who was playing who, but when it was laid out end to end, it looked like 16 trips to hell and back.
The Dooley’s Dozen takes a look at the new schedules with 12 things that are going to be difficult to get used to next fall.
This is a temporary thing
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Don’t forget that this could very well be the last of the eight-game SEC schedules. Or not. We still don’t know what it is going to look like in 2025 and may not know that until the spring meetings or later. The potential of a nine-game schedule next year makes this feel as much of a one-timer as the COVID season.
Remember what I said about Florida’s schedule?
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How it was tough, but manageable? And how they would be facing a slew of new starting quarterbacks and coaches? Then I saw the November To Forget with Georgia, Texas, LSU, Ole Miss and FSU – four of them New Year’s Six bowl teams this year.
Emily Litella and I want to tell you one thing… never mind.
It’s gonna take awhile
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For example, do we root for or against…
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Publish date : 2023-12-17 12:00:24
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