It says it will be voted on Friday. This is what the basketball coaches agreed they want.
On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 11:07 AM, mail.bobparks.com <[email protected]>wrote: > Oh, that's for sure? I thought it was still being negotiated. > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > Bob Parks, LLC > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > Gallatin TN 37066 > 615-972-4239 > 615-826-4040 > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 31, 2012, at 8:56 AM, Helen Huntley <[email protected]> wrote: > > So how did we get so lucky to draw Kentucky as our permanent basketball > opponent? > > > > On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]>wrote: > >> No consensus on football slate****** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> SEC Commissioner Mike Slive says that the league's football coaches >> talked about scheduling scenarios on Wednesday. (The Associated Press)*** >> * >> >> By Robbie Andreu <http://www.gatorsports.com/personalia/andreur> >> Gainesville SUN Staff writer**** >> Published: Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.**** Last Modified: >> Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 12:11 a.m.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> DESTIN — Adding two new schools has added some excitement to the SEC. >> It's also created some confusion in terms of scheduling in football and >> basketball.**** >> >> The league's basketball coaches seem to have figured it out. They have >> reached a consensus. The football coaches apparently have not two days into >> the SEC's Spring Meetings.**** >> >> While the basketball coaches have proposed a new 18-game schedule that >> will include one permanent opponent and four rotating opponents, the >> football coaches have yet to reach a consensus on what schedule format is >> best now that the league has expanded to 14 teams. **** >> >> “There are a lot of issues going on there (with proposed scheduling),” >> Georgia coach Mark Richt said after Wednesday's league meetings. “There was >> no consensus. There was no, ‘Everybody thought this or everybody thought >> that.' **** >> >> “We're not saying anybody is right or wrong. Everybody's got their own >> opinion on what's best for their school.”**** >> >> The football coaches have been debating three formats: 6-1-1 (six >> division games, one permanent opponent and one rotating opponent from the >> opposite division); 6-2 (six division games and two rotating opponents); >> and a nine-game SEC schedule.**** >> >> At day's end, SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said there is a leader in the >> clubhouse — the 6-1-1 format — after the coaches met with the athletic >> directors Wednesday afternoon.**** >> >> “Our coaches were really impressive and they came in and had a very >> thoughtful sharing session with our athletic directors, talking about the >> various formats,” Slive said. “They shared the complexities of developing a >> format, the same complexities our athletic directors have been sharing over >> the past several months.**** >> >> “Our athletic directors will have to think it through. If they're ready >> on Friday, they'll decide on a format. If not, they'll look some more. I >> think there is a leader in the clubhouse. At some point, a decision will be >> made.”**** >> >> Opinions were all over the place after the coaches met with the ADs on >> Wednesday.**** >> >> While Richt said there was no consensus among the 14 coaches, LSU's Les >> Miles said there was, that most of the coaches like the proposed 6-2 >> format, where there are six division games and two rotating opponents with >> the opposite division. **** >> >> The 6-2 format would eliminate permanent opponents from the opposite >> division — and eliminate (on an annual basis) some of the SEC's most >> traditional rivalries, like Alabama-Tennessee and Auburn-Georgia.**** >> >> “I'm trying to represent the room that's not here,” Miles said. “I would >> say the majority would be for that (the 6-2 format).”**** >> >> Richt and Tennessee coach Derek Dooley quickly contradicted Miles, saying >> they both support the 6-1-1 format that would keep the league's >> long-standing rivalries intact.**** >> >> “I prefer 6-1-1,” Richt said. “What happened was everybody has got their >> opinion because everybody is different. Georgia, Florida and South >> Carolina, their in-state rivals (Georgia Tech, FSU and Clemson, >> respectively) are out of conference. That's a big game.**** >> >> “Some schools, they don't have an in-state rival, some have one within >> league play. For me, 6-1-1 makes the most sense. Some people think the >> rivalry games are really important. With 6-2, you lose Georgia-Auburn. My >> sentiment, to be real clear, is we should play Auburn.”**** >> >> Miles' athletic director, Joe Alleva, said the 6-1-1 format is favored by >> the athletic directors and predicted it would be approved Friday.**** >> >> “As of right now I think that's probably what's going to happen,” Alleva >> said. “I think there's going to be some more discussion to go to a 6-2 >> model, but I don't think there's enough votes in the room for a 6-2 model. >> **** >> >> “Even though it's unfair and inequitable, I think (6-1-1) will still >> pass. If you're going to do that then you should just count the games >> within the division for the division winner. But that doesn't have any >> traction, either.”**** >> >> The argument (on all sides) will be passed onto the league presidents and >> chancellors today.**** >> >> The coaches did seem to agree on one thing Wednesday: a nine-game SEC >> schedule probably is not the way to go.**** >> >> “I'm not interested in nine,” Richt said.**** >> >> Other coaches echoed that sentiment.**** >> >> While the football coaches were having a hard time agreeing on a new >> schedule format Wednesday, the basketball coaches came up with their >> proposal that will be voted on Friday.**** >> >> The new 18-game SEC basketball schedule will feature one permanent >> opponent and four rotating opponents (that will change annually). Each team >> will play eight league opponents only once.**** >> >> “The athletic directors still have to finalize it, but I think we're >> pretty much there,” Slive said. “It will be finalized Friday. I don't think >> there is any question about that.”**** >> >> Florida's permanent opponent will be Kentucky. The other permanent >> opponents will be Alabama-Auburn, Missouri-Arkansas, >> Mississippi-Mississippi State, Vanderbilt-Tennessee, South Carolina-Georgia >> and LSU-Texas A&M.**** >> >> UF coach Billy Donovan said he isn't sure how the decision was reached to >> make UF and Kentucky permanent opponents (meaning they will play a >> home-and-home series every year).**** >> >> “I don't know how that all worked out,” Donovan said.**** >> >> As part of the new schedule format, the top four teams in the league at >> the end of the season will receive double byes in the SEC Tournament, which >> will begin a day earlier (Wednesday) now.**** >> >> Georgia coach Mark Fox said the new format likely will be reviewed again >> after the season.**** >> >> “We're going to do a lot of things for the first time with a 14-team >> league that we may look back a year from now and say, ‘That was a great >> idea.' “ Fox said. “We may do some things where we didn't see that coming >> and we may want to change our thought.”**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> SEC coaches support player pay**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier, shown in this July 20, >> 2011 file photo, presented a proposal to the athletic directors Wednesday >> that would pay certain athletes between $3,500 to $4,000 annually.**** >> >> *Doug Finger/The Gainesville Sun* **** >> >> By Robbie Andreu <http://www.gatorsports.com/personalia/andreur> >> Gainesville SUN Staff writer**** >> Published: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 6:20 p.m.**** Last Modified: >> Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 6:20 p.m.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> DESTIN -- South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier's proposal a year ago to >> pay college football players died a quick death at the SEC Spring Meetings. >> **** >> >> But he's trying again.**** >> >> With unanimous support from the other 13 league coaches, Spurrier >> presented a proposal to the athletic directors Wednesday that would pay >> certain athletes between $3,500 to $4,000 annually. Spurrier reiterated >> what he said a year ago, that much of the money would come from the >> coaches, if necessary.**** >> >> “It's very similar to last year,” Spurrier said. “We're trying to get >> extra money for living expense, academic expense, game-related expense to >> our players because of the tremendous amount of money -- billions -- >> they're bringing.**** >> >> “We as coaches believe they are entitled to a little more than room, >> books, board and tuition. Again, we as coaches would be willing to pay it >> if they were to approve it to where our guys could get approximately get >> three, four thousand bucks a year. It wouldn't be that much, but enough to >> allow them to live like normal student-athletes."**** >> >> The NCAA is considering a proposal to pay athletes $2,000. The SEC >> coaches' proposal could double that total.**** >> >> "That's correct,” Spurrier said. “We think they need more and deserve >> more. It's as simple as that."**** >> >> Spurrier was asked about the complexities of paying 85 scholarship >> football players.**** >> >> "It's a complicated formula,” Spurrier said. “I don't want to get into >> all that, but it would be a way for football players to get approximately >> $3,500 to $4000 for the entire year to live like a normal student-athlete. >> It's not a lot, considering how much they bring in, but we'll see if it can >> go anywhere.**** >> >> "(Commissioner Mike Slive) is usually supportive and he'll pass it on and >> see where it goes I guess."**** >> >> The proposal will go before the league presidents and chancellors today.* >> *** >> >> *No SOS proposal on divisions***** >> >> Spurrier has been adamant recently about his belief that the division >> winners in football each season should be determined by the record within >> the division (and not include games against opposing divisions.)**** >> >> Several other coaches have said they also liked the idea, but the coaches >> did not come up with a proposal this week.**** >> >> “We didn't propose a definite way,” Spurrier said. “We just sort of >> talked about it, different ways to do it.”**** >> >> *Yeguete healthy, in France***** >> >> Florida forward Will Yeguete, who missed the final eight games of the >> season with a fractured foot, has fully recovered, UF coach Billy Donovan >> said. Donovan said Yeguete has returned to his native France for the summer. >> **** >> >> “He's doing good. He's fully recovered,” Donovan said. “ We've gone >> drastically slower with him simply just because it's been so much time. I >> would say that right when we finished the NCAA Tournament he was doing pool >> workouts and was able to jog a little bit. In the last month of school he >> started to do some more cutting, moving and shooting. They've gone really >> slow.**** >> >> “The biggest concern was since he was going back to France they wanted to >> really make sure that nothing was done here at Florida rehab wise that if >> he got set back he would have to find rehab in France.**** >> >> “Our doctors and trainers felt very comfortable that when he left that he >> was in a good place physically where he could actually start to do some >> running, some playing and shooting.”**** >> >> Donovan said Yeguete would be back in Gainesville at the end of June >> along with the rest of UF players.**** >> >> “These guys will come back to summer school (Summer B),” Donovan said. >> “We have that rule now where we can work our guys out two hours a week, so >> (Yeguete) will be involved with that.”**** >> >> ** ** >> >> -- >> GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >> 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions >> 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions >> 2008 National Football Champions | >> Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel >> (1996), >> Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > > > > -- > Helen Huntley > (727) 823-3801 > www.helenhuntley.com > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > -- Helen Huntley (727) 823-3801 www.helenhuntley.com -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
