re: The REC will fight tooth and nail to keep Bama in the SECW.

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Playing them in the SEC champ game isn't the same as having to play them every year on the schedule. And Tenn has sucked for 13 years. Having to play tougher teams could prevent you from getting to ATL.

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The OP edited his post. He originally mentioned a "resurgent Tennessee and Florida".

We do play them in the regular season some times. But the only wins they have are in the post season since 2008. That's because we do not play them when they are bad most of the time, but we do play them when they are good.

That's the beauty of the SECCG and why it was good in the poll/BCS era. It works in both directions and gives the SEC Champion a boost in SoS and quality wins.