Because so many here, including many of our new fans are rightfully eager to know their 2014 schedules, and since the SBC typically doesn't release till March 1st, Ive decided to create a mock 2014 schedule for all 11 SBC teams.

The goal of this mock is mainly to gain an idea of how the scheduling will work. With 6 teams based in the West, and 5 in the East, it creates an odd number and makes scheduling very difficult.

Here are the Basic principles I worked with, that I strongly believe the conference will follow as well.

1. All existing rivalries will be accommodated if at all possible. Especially Geographic rivalries such as Ga So/App ULL/ULM and USA/Troy

2. No School will have to play at both NMSU and Idaho in the same year.

3. In turn, No school will have to play at Both Ga Southern and Ga State in the same year.

4. All East schools are guaranteed to play each other to guarantee a tight geographic alignment. Meanwhile, The 4 West Schools in the tight Alignment (ULL, ULM, ASU, Tx State) all are guaranteed to play each other.

What I discovered:

1. Ive worked almost every conceivable angle, and its impossible for every East school to play only one of NMSU or Idaho. Likewise, Its impossible for all West schools to play BOTH NMSU and Idaho.

2. East/West rivalries such as ULL/USA and Troy/ASU cannot be guaranteed in a given cycle.


I will post the mock schedule I created in the next two posts