re: Does everyone now understand why Bonnette and Miles are against permanents?

The difference of opinion on this board seems to be the schedule of LSU in the past and this year vs. the people who are looking at the fairness of the schedule in the future.

Since we can't do anything about what is past, what are the opinions for how the schedule is determined in the future?

We can argue all night about what would have been.

In 1992, the SEC decided that LSU would have two "permanent" opponents - Florida and Kentucky - based on tradtional strengths of the programs. That seems fair and correct for 1992. In 2002, the SEC decided that Kentucky would be dropped from LSU's schedule, even though they had played for 50 years. That seems to be the sticking point. Why? Because LSU was on the rise in 2002?

Times change. What was fair in 1992 is not necessarily what is fair in 2012, which is the basic problem with permanent opponents. If a program determines that it is in their best interests to play one team outside of the division then that should not be at the expense of the other programs. That is my point.