re: Pat Forde argues for a nine-game SEC schedule

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I've read about scenarios in which a team could choose to play one permanent cross-divisional opponant while rotating two opponants, and everyone else could rotate three. Don't know what the logistics would be, but it might work.

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The issue isn't CAN the SEC go to 9 games with equality in scheduling its IF. The perm cross division games need to be dropped. I prefer not to lose LSU/UF every year but we should make that choice not the SEC/BHam Mafia. The teams that want to keep certain rivalries should be allowed to facilitated by the SEC. By the same token if you choose a traditionally strong perm rival game that's on you. The other teams shouldn't have to give you a traditionally low tier SEC game to offset your rivalry. The schedule should be fair and rotate equally for everyone. If you choose to keep a tough rivalry so be it.