re: [Dellenger] From speaking to league insiders, this is our best guess of the three rivals

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Ok, so looking at it from a traditional perspective:

The "real SEC" (original 10 teams):

The Big Six (traditional powers);
Alabama- 3 "real SEC" teams
Auburn- 3 "real SEC" teams
Georgia- 3 "real SEC" teams
LSU- 2 "real SEC" teams and an add-in with geographic ties
Tennessee- 2 "real SEC" teams, and an add-in
Florida- 1 "real SEC" team, an add-in, and then a newcomer

The rest;
Ole Miss- 2 "real SEC" teams and an add in
Miss State- 2 "real SEC" teams and an add-in
Kentucky- 2 "real SEC" teams and an add-in
Vanderbilt- 2 "real SEC" teams and an add-in

The Add-ins (expansion teams):
Arkansas- 1 real SEC, 1 add in, 1 new guy
A&M- 2 real SEC, 1 new guy
South Carolina- 3 "real SEC" teams
Missouri- 1 real SEC, 1 add in, 1 new guy

The New Guys:
Oklahoma- 1 real SEC, 1 add in, 1 new guy
Texas- 2 add-ins, 1 new guy

I'm not surprised that Alabama and UGA get what they wanted (although you might argue they'd rather play SC than Kentucky). Sorta surprised that South Carolina gets a classic slate, and Florida gets "leftovers".
You could argue that Texas also got exactly what they wanted.

From a competitive balance, you might say A&M is in trouble. Both LSU and Texas are pretty dominant in their series, and Miss State has not been the cupcake they expected.