(09-14-2017 10:26 AM)AllTideUp Wrote:  I'm for expansion for the same reason. I think we should add 2.

I don't think we'll have to worry about getting good additions though. I think at worst we'll end up with OU and OSU.

I wouldn't mind going divisionless, but I get the feeling no one wants to do something that radical.

If we had conference semifinals, divisionless would work. Imagine the SEC going to 18 with OU, OSU, KU and Texas. Go to 9 conference games, 5 permanent rivals and rotate through remaining 12 schools in three seasons.

School - permanent rivals
Ala-Tenn, Aub, LSU, A&M, MSU
Ark-Mizz, Ole, LSU, A&M, Texas
Aub-Ala, SC, Ga, FL, MSU
FL-SC, Ga, Tenn, Aub, OU
Ga-SC, Fl, Aub, Tenn, UK
Kansas/KU-Tex, OU, OSU, Mizz, UK
Kentucky/UK-SC, Ga, Tenn, V, KU
LSU-Ala, A&M, Ark, Ole, MSU
MSU-Ole, V, Ala, Aub, LSU
OSU-KU, Mizz, Ole, OU, Tex
OU-Tex, FL, KU, OSU, Mizz
Ole-MSU, LSU, A&M, OSU, Ark
SC-UK, V, Aub, Ga, FL
Tenn-Ga, FL, Ala, V, UK
Texas-A&M, Ark, OU, OSU, KU
A&M-Ala, LSU, Ole, Ark, Texas
Vandy-Mizz, UK, SC, Tenn, MSU

Rivalry weekend games:
KU-Mizz
OSU-OU
UT-A&M
Ark-LSU
Ole-MSU
Ala-Tenn
V-Tenn
UK-L'ville
Ga-GT
FL-FSU
SC-Clemson

*a&m, not happy about adding Texas and more B12 friends, only has to play UT yearly and not any other former B12 school yearly
*LSU requests dropping FL from its yearly schedule, SEC starts yearly rivalry between FL and OU.
*Auburn gains a very south eastern set of yearly rivals after years of requesting.
*Vanderbilt and Kentucky get rather easy permanent rivals.
*Top four teams enter conference tournament. Top two seeds get home games at their home stadiums; final in Atlanta.
*Fox approves move under condition: Fox gets to split picking second and third with ESPN behind CBS' top weekly pick and package. ESPN agrees and reduces inventory in B1G to Fox as a compromise.