re: If the SEC decided to add 4 more schools, which 4 would you want?

1. Notre Dame
2. Florida State
3. Clemson
4. North Carolina

Create 4 Pods of 5 teams each

SEC West
Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, State

SEC East
TN, Georgia, Florida, Vandy, Kentucky

Southwest
TX, OU, A&M, Arkansas, Missouri

Coastal
ND, FSU, Clemson, SC, UNC

10 Game Schedule
Each pod combines with another pod to form a 10 team division. Pod combinations rotate each year so that you will play all teams at least once every 3 years, and home and home with all teams every 6 years.

Play your division (9)
Play one perm (1)
* when your perm is in your division, you will have a secondary perm as the replacement

Permanent Opponents
Alabama - TN or ND
Auburn - GA or OU
LSU - A&M or FL
Ole Miss - V or ARK
Miss State - KY or MIZ

Tennessee - AL or TX
Georgia - AUB or CLEM
Florida - FSU or LSU
Vanderbilt - OM or SC
Kentucky - MS or UNC

Texas - ND or TN
Oklahoma - CLEM or AUB
Texas A&M - LSU or FSU
Arkansas - SC or OM
Missouri - UNC or MS

Notre Dame - TX or AL
Clemson - OU or GA
Florida State - FL or A&M
So Carolina - ARK or V
No Carolina - MIZ or KY

The perm’s need to be worked out, but something like this..

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Permanent Opponents Alabama - TN Auburn - GA

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So the iron bowl won’t be played every year?

I don't wan to add any.

But if forced... UNC, UVA, WVU, Kansas.

We have enough great teams in the SEC. If we have to add, I'd rather it be state flagship schools to widen the footprint of SEC games. I know it doesn't mean more money, but there aren't 4 teams available that will mean more money for the SEC (which is why I'm against adding anyone).

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So the iron bowl won’t be played every year?

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You play your pod every year. Of course the Iron Bowl would be played.

Alabama Schedule Example

PLAY POD
Auburn
LSU
Ole Miss
Miss State

+ ANOTHER POD
TN or TX or ND
GA or OU or CLEM
FL or A&M or FSU
V or ARK or SC
KY or MIZ or UNC

+ PERM
ND or TN or TN

You currently don't understand what's driving realignment at all.

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I’d prefer to go back to the original twelve.

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You mean original ten.

1. North Carolina
2. N C State
3. Virginia
4. Virginia Tech

SEC gains strong foothold in 2 new states while continuing it's contiguous SEC footprint.

Actually, it was the original thirteen:

Alabama
Auburn
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Florida
Kentucky
LSU
Ole Miss
Miss. State
Sewanee
Tennessee
Tulane
Vanderbilt

Quickly became twelve after a few years, since Sewanee couldn't compete. Went to ten after Georgia Tech and Tulane unwisely left in 1963 and 1966.

Screw the entire idea of pods with 20 teams overall.

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