Are SEC coaches fueding over scheduling?

ahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel shared that some coaches in the SEC were upset with how the extra conference only games were added to each schedule

With just over a month until the (hopeful) start of the college football season, there have been many recent changes to this season including: cancelling non-conference games, player/coach practice regulations due to the coronavirus, and even adding more conference-only games to the schedule.

Some teams and coaches in the SEC were happy with the teams added to their conference only schedule, but according to Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel, some coaches in the SEC were evidently upset with how the extra conference only games were added to each schedule.

Teams like Alabama favored from the schedule change since they added the Missouri Tigers and Kentucky Wildcats Bulldogs to their 2020 schedule.

But teams like Arkansas didn’t benefit at all. The Razorbacks added both Florida and Georgia. Missouri added both LSU and Alabama. And Tennessee added Auburn and Texas A&M.

Although the coaches weren’t named, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to think of the 5 coaches who would be most upset with the “formula,” of how these decisions were made.

But for those who think Alabama got away with an “easy” schedule, it’s important to remember that Georgia, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Tennessee, LSU, Texas A&M, and Auburn were already on the Crimson Tide’s schedule.

5 of the teams on Alabama’s schedule now were ranked in the top 25 of the The Amway Coaches Poll.

And LSU, who were the national champions last season, added both Vanderbilt and Missouri to their schedule as well.

But That doesn’t mean the coaches don’t have a right to be upset there wasn’t a verbalized formula for how the extra teams were added to the schedule.

That’s something that’s legitimately frustrating.

I think it comes down to both the SEC and NCAA being transparent in how they’re making decisions.

Whether it be scheduling, or why certain decisions are being made, it there is more transparency and communication, I think there would be less frustration from everyone, especially coaches.

It’s also important to remember that this is uncharted territory for the SEC. They’re having to make decisions they’ve never had to make before, such as having an SEC only schedule, and the many coronavirus protocols.

But once again, just because it’s unchartered territory doesn’t mean the SEC can’t do a better job on making decisions along the way.

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