Steve Spurrier is the head coach of South CarolinaWith two days down and two days remaining at the Southeastern Conference spring meetings, the future football scheduling format continues to be passionately debated.
The only certainty is that Steve Spurrier’s proposal that only division games determine division winners is out.
SEC commissioner Mike Slive described the 6-1-1 model, in which each team plays its six divisional opponents, a permanent foe from the opposite division and a rotating foe from the opposite division, as “the leader in the clubhouse.” LSU officials, however, would like to end their annual matchup against Florida and believe a 6-2 model would be more balanced and would enhance the frequency in which teams from the opposite sides would play.
“Mississippi State is going to play Kentucky every year, and I think that is disproportionate,” Tigers coach Les Miles told reporters Wednesday at the gathering in Destin, Fla. “I’m not for Auburn playing Georgia every year. Again, it’s disproportionate. I think there should be an opportunity to see a greater segment of the conference.”
Said LSU athletic director Joe Alleva: “It’s not because I’m opposed to playing Florida. I just think it creates a competitive inequity. In my opinion, people are voting for their own self-interests, not what is best for the whole league.”