re: A 9-Game SEC Schedule?

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A 9-Game SEC Schedule?

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About time I say. There seems to be three points of opposition to this:
1. One less home game every other year. Instead of a 4-4 conference split then 4 games to play with (generally 3 cupcakes/in-state and a 1&done or home/away with a major). Now every other year there will be a 4-5 conference split. The question is will better games increase SEC Network revenue and payout to overcome this.
2. Increased schedule difficulty with national implications. This specifically concerns UF/SCar/UGA who have annual OOC major to begin with. Coach Saban has been preaching since 2011 that difficulty of conference must be taken into account for major invites. Regardless of motivation at the time he's been consistent up to present and I think the other coaches need to get on board and be vocal and honest. They should point out that ND would have done well to finish 5th or 6th in this conference in 2012. This talking point will be important in 2014. Should a 11-1 or 11-2 SEC runnerup be left out for a another conference champion with a better record?
3. A concern to certain teams who struggle to win enough FBS games to qualify for a bowl invite, which would affect revenue for said team


Thus endeth the spiel.