re: SEC leaning towards 1 division

The way I’ve understood it, the eight top tier teams would have two other top tier permanent opponents and one bottom tier permanent opponent.

It would be reversed clearly for the bottom tier

My guess: top tier is Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Florida, Auburn, Oklahoma, Texas, and Tennessee….all have won National titles this century except Tennessee which won one in ‘98 I believe.

But also, other than LSU, Oklahoma, Alabama and Georgia, each has had a prolonged period of irrelevancy this century.

In any case, if the tier concept is true, I hope the tiers can change over time. Since the cycle is a four year cycle, it would be cool if the changed every four years. That makes the permanent opponents semi-permanent I suppose.

LSU’s permanents are hard to predict I think. My best guess is a Texas school, a Mississippi school, and either Florida or Oklahoma