re: If Aub/UGA stays then Bama/UT should stay

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Auburn and UGA want to keep the rivalry. Bama does not want to keep the rivalry with Tenn.

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Really, so are you saying Bama wants their top 3 to be Auburn, LSU and Miss. State and give up TENN.

That might be why TENN did not vote for the 9 game schedule. But even then, TENN could align with the definite no votes among the 2nd tier teams in the league (Vandy, UK, Arkansas, SCAR, Ole Miss and Miss. State) and assuming that Auburn and Alabama will vote with the 5 9 game schools (LSU, Texas A&M, UGA, MIZZOU and Florida) and OU/TX that gets you to a 9-7 vote for the 9 game schedule.

Based on Saban's public comments, my understanding is he does not want TENN, LSU and Auburn as his 3 but that LSU would be the one to go. So while the old school Alabama fans view TENN and Auburn as the top 2 rivals (and they are correct), you seem to be suggesting that Saban views Auburn and LSU as his top 2 rivals.