re: Pods are Dumb

Pods are literally just the simplified version of the system you are describing.

Here’s the complicated version you want:
Texas: LSU, A&M, Oklahoma
Oklahoma: Arkansas, Texas, and Mizzou
Arkansas: Mizzou, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma
Texas A&M: Texas, Arkansas, and LSU
Mizzou: Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kentucky

Ole Miss: LSU, Vanderbilt, and Miss St
LSU: Texas A&M, Ole Miss, and Texas
Miss St: Ole Miss, Kentucky, and Alabama
Alabama: Miss St, Tennessee, and Auburn
Tennessee: Vanderbilt, Alabama, and Florida
Auburn: Alabama, Georgia, Florida
Florida: Auburn, Georgia, Tennessee
Georgia: Florida, Auburn, South Carolina
Vanderbilt: Tennessee, South Carolina, Ole Miss
Kentucky: Miss St, south Carolina, and Mizzou
South Carolina: Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Georgia