re: Houston Chronicle: Texas and Oklahoma reach out to SEC about joining conference

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Who do we want to see? Which teams do season ticket holders want to see?

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I want a return to the 12 team SEC, ACC, Big 12 that existed prior to realignment with the PAC 12 adding BYU to replace Colorado and the Big 10 adding Notre Dame to replace Nebraska. I would then take the best teams from the group of 5 and old Big East and create 3 more 12 team conferences, and an 8 team playoff featuring the 8 conference champs seeded based on poll voting.

However, I’m not going to get that. Out of the three scenarios I see on the table (status quo, status quo with 9 conference games, 2 8 team divisions, and 4 pods), I think the status quo with 9 conference games is the best plan. That way, you play 6 division games, one permanent rival, and 1/3 of the other cross-divisional opponents annually. That way, every 6 years, you play every team in the SEC at least once home and at-home.

If we have to expand to 16, I favor a pod format with Ole Miss, Miss St, and Alabama in our pod. I would really miss our annual games against Florida and Auburn, but getting those extra games against Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma, and Georgia every other year would help soothe my concerns a lot. Granted, I really wouldn’t bat an eye at never playing Arkansas, Mizzou, Vandy, or South Carolina ever again. I feel like that system would make me really upset for about a year or two, but that I would quickly grow to love it and wonder how we ever got by without it.

The only question I have about the pod system is whether or not it is statistically possible that more than 2 teams could finish a season with an undefeated conference record.

The games I most look forward to annually are:
1. Alabama
2. Florida
3. Cross division game if it’s Georgia or Tennessee
4. Auburn
5. Ole Miss
6. A&M
7. Cross division game if it’s Kentucky
8. Miss St
9. Cross division game if it’s South Carolina or Mizzou
10. Arkansas
11. Cross division game if it’s Vandy

I’m willing to trade our annual game with A&M if it means resurrecting the UT vs A&M rivalry, maintaining the red river shootout, and eliminating the Golden Boot game half the time. I’m willing to cut back to only seeing Auburn half the time to get to see Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas, and Tennessee more often.

Not jazzed about losing the annual Florida game to see South Carolina, Kentucky, and Mizzou more often.