Alternate 14 team SEC map

LSU would love that map. Doubt if the East team goes for that.

That won't happen for competitive balance purposes. LSU would be the heavy favorite every year.

So in other words, an automatic bid for LSU to Atlanta nearly every year?

Geographically, it makes sense, but from the perspective of talent, not so much.

There are six traditionally stronger teams. That map puts 5 if those in the east. Mizzou to the East and be done with it.

Too much power in the east. If LSU were to Lose playing Auburn and Alabama every year I would almost rather a North South alignment. Even though it would mean more travel it would be a bit more even in football.

North
Mizzou
Kentucky
Tennessee
South Carolina
Alabama
Auburn
Arkansas

South
LSU
Texas A&M
Ole Miss
Miss State
Florida
Georgia
Vandy (Only fair to split Vandy and Kentucky they are both weaker in football).

I can tell you 7 SEC teams who would vote no to that arrangement right now if you would like. It's amazing how much effort people make to complicate things before even thinking about the basics.

vanderbilt is like 150 miles east of where it is on this map

just sayin

If we know for a fact that we would got to 16 teams in the next few years, I could see it passing so those old rivalary games aren't messed up. But yeah that is really unbalanced.

Unbalanced. Except for LSU and maybe Arky, all the glamor/power is concentrated in the East. I don't like this mix at all.

That map is horrible for LSU in the long run. I think that LSU will lose a lot of recruits because the blue chippers want to play against the best. I can see Saban asking recruits do you want to play against Georgia, Tennessee, Auburn, Florida or Miss State and Vanderbilt etc.