re: What if the SEC was divided into 4 equal divisions?

Atlantic:
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky

Southwest:
Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri , Arkansas

Gulf:
Texas A&M, Mississippi, Miss State, LSU

Middle
Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Vanderbilt

I like this setup better.

East
TN, GA, FL, V, KY

West
AL, Aub, LSU, OM, MS

Pod A
TX, A&M, Ark

Pod B
OU, Miz, SC

East adds A/B to form an 8 team division
West adds B/A

Play division (7) + 1 Perm

Perm
East/West as listed
TX & OU
A&M & Miz/SC
Ark & SC/Miz

It isn’t perfect but it’s pretty good. Add a 9th game to make it even better.

You wish.

What is equal about that?

D 1: UF SC UGA UK

D2: Bama Tenn Aub Vandy

D3: LSU OM State Ark

D4: Tex A&M Okla Mizzou

Cotton:
Arkansas
Mizzou
Oklahoma
tu

Magnolia:
LSU
Ole Miss
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt

Dixie:
Alabama
Kentucky
Mississippi State
Tennessee

Camellia:
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina

Permanent Cross Division:
Ole Miss/State
Alabama/Auburn
A&M/tu
UT/Vanderbilt
Arkansas/LSU
Kentucky/Georgia
South Carolina/Mizzou
Florida/Oklahoma

Format:
8 games
4 permanent opponents
Play everyone in 3 years
Pair divisions on 3 year cycle(which means you’ll never have more than 2 undefeated teams)

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Funny I seem to have missed the iron bowl in your little statement that

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Are you stupid or something? Alabama and Auburn would remain in the West, and would continue to play the Iron Bowl every year.

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More balanced

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Well, it's complicated because the SEC already has its own "Big Six" teams and now UTex and OU are joining as well.

Though UTex and OU have historically played in weaker conferences that had no equivalent to a Big Six in it and were able to pad their win totals and championship accolades by beating up lots of weak conference opponents, let's assume that they truly do deserve "Blue Blood" status. In that case, the most fair thing to do with FOUR divisions is:

Division I: 2 northern Big Six teams and 2 northern Little Eight teams
Division II: 2 eastern Big Six teams and 2 eastern Little Eight teams
Division III: 2 southern Big Six teams and 2 southern Little Eight teams
Division IV: Oklahoma, Texas and 2 Little Eight teams

With this configuration, LSU, Ole Miss, and Mississippi State are basically being kicked out of their own conference as the other 5 teams in their division are expansion teams.

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Atlantic: South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky Southwest: Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri , Arkansas Gulf: Texas A&M, Mississippi, Miss State, LSU Middle Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Vanderbilt

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If they ever go to pods this will be exactly how it shakes out.

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That would give every team 3 permanent rivals. We’d also play 9 conference games every season

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No one needs 3 rivals anymore. Missouri doesn't even have 3 legit rivals. If you have to make them up, what's the point?