That other thread got me thinking- there's no pod or "permanent rivals" in baseball, right? But is there an understanding at least, that A&M and Texas will play a series against each other every year?


Would be a terrible thing it seems to not plsy a series every year.

I just don't recall this being "officially" a thing.

Thanks JK! I was thinking about adding LSU to that question. great to know we get both of them, even though it's a tough task.

Traditionally the two best teams in the conference.

Good thing there are a lot more games than fooball.

ensign_beedrill said:

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Agryan00 said:

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Traditionally the two best teams in the conference.

Good thing there are a lot more games than fooball.

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I volunteered to have Missouri and Kentucky as our permanent foes, but no dice.
It really is a lopsided arrangement when some teams play Missouri every year and others play LSU.

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We've not have the best of luck against these two teams, Not awful overall but have had some extremely poor series against them. Mizzou in particular could be a thorn in our side especially when you consider they've been normally toward the bottom of SEC standings and at best in the middle.

I knew ours were LSU/Texas but I guess I never looked across the rest of the league. The SEC actually did a really good job with these. Much better than their football permanent rivals.

Player To Be Named Later said:

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Agryan00 said:

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Traditionally the two best teams in the conference.

Good thing there are a lot more games than fooball.

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Well then, let's just be one of the traditional best teams in the SEC as well.

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A MCWS Championship is the best next upgrade to Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park?!?

A-A Ron said:

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Don't know if it has any effect on it but could it be that only 15 teams play softball and 16 play baseball, 2 permanents across 16 is easier to schedule than 2 across 15. It may not even be a factor, just spitballing here.

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I don't think so
My inner math nerd tells me it doesn't make a difference
for example
Team 1 could have 2&3 as rivals
Team 2 could have 3&4 as rival
Etcetera and when it wraps around
Team 14 has 15&1
Team 15 has 1&2

Everybody has 2 rivals

Number of Teams won't matter

Speaking of scheduling and the sips... is there an SEC rule against doing the "split" series like we used to do with the sips? Where one team gets two home games, and the other team gets one. Then it flips the next year.

Or did the two sides just not want to do that anymore now that the sips managed to maneuver their way into the SEC?

Please no. Even if allowed there is no other SEC school close enough to also have a split series with and hence one team will get 16 home games and the other 14.within the league.

IMO a midweek game at the school not hosting the SEC series (or at a neutral site with the team that doesn't host the league series as the home team) would be a better option. Unfortunately POS has made this unlively to happen any time soon.

Was Baylol also part of the split series arrangement ?

Sq 17 said:

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Was Baylol also part of the split series arrangement ?

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Yes.