re: If the SEC goes to the 3-6 scheduling option, which 3 permanent opponents should we face?

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I hear what you are saying, but any four team pod/division that doesn't include all the schools that are in the same state is complete bullshite in my opinion.

If Texas and TAM aren't in the same division it looks ridiculously weak for both of them, like they're hiding like cowards.

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There is no "perfect" solution and Texas and A&M are the only two schools from the same state that wouldn't be in the same division. IMO, that's not enough of an issue to screw everything up over. Particularly if it meant you would lose the OU v. Texas rivalry each year...which I'm CERTAIN from a marketing stand point means more than a Texas vs. A&M rivalry that hasn't been played in 10 years...and hasn't really been missed by either side.

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I get that a four team division of LSU, Ark, Ole, MSST lines up really well for us, but why fault us for having a great geographic location? frick, the whole conference is based on location to begin with.

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Because balance is better for the league as a whole.

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That is really why I think they just two an East/West division and we then rotate 1 or 2 teams from the East every season.

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If you play an 8 game conference schedule then, for example, LSU, would only play each East opponent once every 8 years. And they would only play an away game in that Eastern' division opponents town once every 16 years. Why have a 16 team conference at that point? The west and east would essentially be two separate conferences. No different than if LSU played one Big 10, or ACC, or Pac 12 team a year.

The reason Texas and OU are joining the SEC, and the reason the SEC wants them, is to secure more and more money for media rights. If you bring Texas and OU in, but then lose the annual Iron Bowl, or Red River Shootout, or Cocktail Party, etc., the league becomes less marketable. Those are traditional games that draw attention.

Selfishly, as an LSU fan I hate the thought of losing the annual LSU v. Alabama game. But, again, there is no perfect scheduling solution and I think the 4 division scheme allows for the LEAGUE to be as entertaining as possible. Sure, losing LSU v. Alabama sucks. But that blow is lessened when it is replaced by LSU playing OU and Texas in the same season as well as Florida and Georgia in the next. I'd hate a scenario where LSU would play Georgia, Florida, Tennessee once every blue moon.