The SEC spring meetings in June ended with a tentative timeline instead of a schedule.

As the debate surrounding 16-team expansion schedule models was shelved, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said movement could come in late summer or mid-fall.

Since then, conference realignment chaos has eclipsed all other topics in college sports. The Big Ten's additions of UCLA and USC were the first dominos in discussion of whether the SEC will grow beyond 16.

What if the league sticks with Oklahoma and Texas without further expansion, though? Late summer is arriving with SEC football media days (including a Sankey press conference) starting July 18. The holdup between an eight- and nine-game conference schedule model remains fascinating, especially when considered from the perspectives of rival schools such as Alabama and Auburn.

That's where Nick Kelly of the Tuscaloosa News and Bennett Durando of the Montgomery Advertiser come in. This week on the Iron Bowl of Podcasts, they debate which model is best – the 3-6 or the 1-7? – and why one might benefit specific schools more than others. Kelly and Durando also bounce around other media days topics for Alabama and Auburn.

The SEC spring meetings in June<a href="https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/2022/06/03/sec-football-scheduling-spring-meetings-texas-oklahoma-greg-sankey/7501856001/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/2022/06/03/sec-football-scheduling-spring-meetings-texas-oklahoma-greg-sankey/7501856001/"> ended with a tentative timeline instead of a schedule</a>.
As the debate surrounding 16-team expansion schedule models was shelved, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said movement could come in late summer or mid-fall.
Since then, conference realignment chaos has eclipsed all other topics in college sports. The Big Ten's additions of UCLA and USC were the first dominos in discussion of whether the SEC will grow beyond 16.
What if the league sticks with Oklahoma and Texas without further expansion, though? Late summer is arriving with SEC football media days (including a Sankey press conference) starting July 18. The holdup between an <a href="https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/ncaaf/sec/2022/06/03/sec-football-schedule-nine-conference-games-permanent-rivals-expansion/7495883001/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/ncaaf/sec/2022/06/03/sec-football-schedule-nine-conference-games-permanent-rivals-expansion/7495883001/">eight- and nine-game conference schedule model</a> remains fascinating, especially when considered from the perspectives of rival schools such as Alabama and Auburn.
That's where Nick Kelly of the Tuscaloosa News and Bennett Durando of the Montgomery Advertiser come in. This week on the Iron Bowl of Podcasts, they debate which model is best – the 3-6 or the 1-7? – and why one might benefit specific schools more than others. Kelly and Durando also bounce around other media days topics for Alabama and Auburn.

When Auburn and Alabama meet in a sport other than football, it’s the “Iron Bowl of” that sport. So what do you call it when beat writers covering the rivals clash on football opinions? The Iron Bowl of Podcasts, of course. Featuring Bennett Durando and Nick Kelly of the USA Today Network, this conversation show explores the greatest rivalry in sports through the eyes of two writers experiencing football culture in the Deep South for the first time.

When Auburn and Alabama meet in a sport other than football, it&rsquo;s the &ldquo;Iron Bowl of&rdquo; that sport. So what do you call it when beat writers covering the rivals clash on football opinions? The Iron Bowl of Podcasts, of course. Featuring Bennett Durando and Nick Kelly of the USA Today Network, this conversation show explores the greatest rivalry in sports through the eyes of two writers experiencing football culture in the Deep South for the first time.

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