re: Saban: I want a 9-game SEC schedule, 60-70 team Division I

If you reduce it to 70 teams and also not allow games against lower ranked teams you could have difficulty competing a schedule. You could have some teams every year that can only schedule 11 games because there are no teams available to play based on open dates, etc. you would need a system similar to the NFL which sets up games for there teams.

I agree on a 9 game SEC schedule.